This Monday, the Commission seeks to delve into why the government, despite not awarding the country’s most productive crude oil block to the Sinopetrol consortium, has not yet repealed the ministerial resolution allowing its concession.
After numerous questions and protests from social organizations, the process did not materialize because Sinopetrol, which was to operate the Sacha oil field, did not pay the $1.5 billion premium within the timeframe established by the Executive Branch.
The Progen case, on the other hand, refers to the company’s delay in installing the contracted generator motors amid the country’s electricity crisis at the end of 2024.
The Audit Office summoned the highest authorities of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Petroecuador, the Comptroller General’s Office, the Electric Corporation of Ecuador, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Attorney General’s Office, among other institutions, to clarify these points.
“These authorities have been previously summoned and have declined to participate, hindering our work. In the case of the Minister of Energy and Mines, Inés Manzano, this is her fourth summons,” the parliamentary group said in a statement.
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