Chevron dispute with Ecuador discussed by Correa with Cristina Fernandez

Wednesday, December 5th 2012 - 18:26 UTC

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Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said he discussed with his Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernandez the legal dispute with US oil giant Chevron that has spilled over into her country. Read full article

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Pugol-H
Whatever the truth about the details of this case, you have to feel for the people who were most directly affected, the people whose land was polluted.

Going to be interesting though how it plays out in Argentina. “Great Expectations”, seems an appropriate phrase really.
Dec 05th, 2012 - 08:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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slattzzz
doubt it somehow
Dec 05th, 2012 - 10:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
President .....
“I know, you make the Argentina contract dependent on there being no outstanding problems with a Mercosur country. That way we can get Chevron to pay up, through the nose, and we can all get a cut of the costs”

Presidenta ....
“Yeees, then Chevron can get the work underway in Argentina .... and then we nationalise them!!! Sorted!”
Dec 06th, 2012 - 03:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
Poor old Chevron can't take a trick...Oh well, if you lie down with dogs you get fleas..ask Thicko about that.
Dec 06th, 2012 - 07:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#3 Sounds good to me, its not as if they deserve much sympathy after all the pollution they've cause in Ecuador...
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