
Ecuador’s President Noboa demands $1.5 billion early payment for major oil deal
(World Oil) – Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has ordered a consortium seeking to take over the nation’s top oil asset to pay an entry fee of $1.5 billion by March 11, moving up the deadline by more than three weeks. Noboa has warned he will cancel the deal without the early payment. “The motive is simple: If they don’t respond with