Texaco oil spill in Ecuador

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Texaco_oil_spill_in_Ecuador

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Amazon_rainforest gptkb:Orellana_Province gptkb:Sucumbíos_Province
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:Huaorani_people gptkb:Cofán_people gptkb:Secoya_people gptkb:Siona_people Indigenous people
gptkbp:cleanupResponsibilityDispute	gptkb:Chevron gptkb:Texaco Ecuadorian government
gptkbp:containsSettlement	Texaco paid $40 million for cleanup (1995)
gptkbp:controversy	adequacy of cleanup allegations of judicial corruption ongoing legal battles
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Ecuador
gptkbp:endDate	1992
gptkbp:environmentalDamageType	oil spills water pollution soil contamination toxic waste pits
gptkbp:estimatedVolume	over 16 million gallons of crude oil over 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater
gptkbp:hasPollutant	gptkb:oil toxic waste
gptkbp:healthEffect	birth defects increased cancer rates respiratory problems skin diseases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Texaco oil spill in Ecuador
gptkbp:impact	deforestation environmental damage loss of biodiversity contaminated water sources health problems for local communities
gptkbp:legalIssue	gptkb:Chevron_v._Donziger gptkb:Aguinda_v._Texaco,_Inc.
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Ecuador
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:The_Guardian gptkb:The_New_York_Times gptkb:Amazon_Watch gptkb:Crude_(2009_documentary)
gptkbp:notableFor	one of the largest oil-related environmental disasters in history
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Texaco
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Chevron-Ecuador_litigation
gptkbp:startDate	1964
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Chevron_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Texaco
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5