Petroecuador is engaged in the exploration, production, storage, refining of crude oil, and retailing petroleum products. It operates through subsidiaries, such as Petroproduccion (exploration and production), Petroindustrial (refining), and Petrocomercial (transportation and marketing of refined products). The company operates several oil fields, including Shushufindi, Sacha, Auca, Lago Agrio, and Libertador. It also operates the Trans-Ecuadorian oil pipeline network, Sistema de
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Ecuador has three commercial oil refineries with a combined capacity of 175,000 b/d. According to the Oil & Gas Journal, Ecuador had three commercial oil refineries with a combined capacity of 175,000 b/d. All three refineries are operated by Petroindustrial, a subsidiary of Petroecuador (Table 2).18 In 2016, Ecuador consumed 274,000 b/d.
As of January 2017, Ecuador had 8.3 billion barrels of proved crude oil reserves, the same as in the previous year. Ecuador has the third-largest oil reserves in South America after Venezuela and Brazil.6 Most of Ecuador’s oil reserves are in the Oriente Basin located in the Amazon.
Map of Ecuador Ecuador’s energy mix is largely dependent on oil, which represented 76% of the country’s total energy consumption in 2016 (Figure 2).1 Hydroelectric power was the second-largest energy source. Natural gas and nonhydro renewable fuels account for the remainder of Ecuador’s energy mix.
Ecuador’s hydrocarbon resources are exclusively owned by the state, and state-owned oil companies account for most of the production. National oil company (NOC) Petroecuador was merged with state exploration and production company (E&P) Petroamazonas in 2012 to consolidate and optimize Ecuador's hydrocarbon production.
