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Fuse failure shuts 161 oil wells at Ecuador ITT block

Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM ET
Summary: A blown fuse at a processing plant triggered the emergency shutdown system at Ecuador’s Block 43-ITT, automatically switching off 161 oil wells between September 5 and 7, 2026. Petroecuador estimated the lost volume at about 25,000 barrels and said national output fell from roughly 375,000 barrels per day.
WHO: Petroecuador
WHAT: Blown fuse triggered an emergency shutdown that switched off 161 oil wells at Block 43-ITT.
WHEN: Sep 05, 2026
WHERE: Ecuador
WHY: Cause not yet established.

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