Ecuador seeks partner to stop gas flaring as anger rises in the Amazon

 

Oil and gas pipelines are pictured on the side of a road near a state-owned oil company Petroecuado's plant in Lago Agrio.

Ecuador oil company Petroecuador says it is working to shut down gas flares in the Amazon to comply with a court-imposed deadline, but progress is too..

slow for nearby communities who allege the flares cause cancer and other illnesses.

A gas flare is pictured at a burner of a state-owned oil company Petroecuador's plant in Lago Agrio

Από το reuters.com