INDEX
Page references followed by b indicate a box, followed by g indicate a graph, followed by m indicate a map, and followed by t indicate a table.
AGIP, 111–12
Alien Tort Statute (U.S.), 73
Amazon basin: environmental threats to, 13–14
history of oil exploration and production in, 14–15
Indigenous population of, 15
nine countries of, 13
Andean countries, 15
Andes mountain range, 15
Andes Petroleum (China), 24
Anglo Ecuadorean Oilfields (Ecuador), 18–19
Angola Partnership Initiative (Chevron), 127–28
Argentina: natural gas production (2001–2011) in, 34g
oil and gas reserves (2011) in, 32t
percentage of South America’s oil production (2011) in, 33g
Pluspetrol of, 91, 99, 126–27, 129b
Asociación de Desarrollo Indígena Región Amazonica (ASODIRA), 112
Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), 69, 105
assimilation: Indigenous Peoples’ social inequalities and demands for, 47–50
Peru’s 1993 constitutional reforms fueling fears of, 83–84. See also multiculturalism
Awas Tingni Indigenous community (Nicaragua), 75
Aymara Indians (Bolivia), 36
Bagua confrontations (2009 Peru), 79, 82, 84, 108–9
Barco concession (Colombia), 16
Belo Monte Dam (Brazil), 13
Berlinger, Joe, 73
Block 1AB/8 (Corrientes River conflict; Peru), 93, 99–101, 127
Bolivarian Alliance for the Americans, 3–4
Bolivia: Amazon basin within boundaries of, 13, 14m
class differences between Indigenous Peoples and Spanish population in, 5
early history of Indigenous recognition in, 36–37
events triggering the “Gas Wars” (2002) between Chile and, 4–5
Indigenous Peoples’ ascendancy to power (2006) in, 5
natural gas production (2001–11) in, 34g
natural gas revenue distribution dispute in, 5
oil and gas reserves (2011) in, 32t
War of the Pacific (1880s) between Chile and, 4
border oil-related conflicts: Chaco War (1832–1935), 16
early history of, 16–17
resolution of hydrocarbons differences through, 4
start of “Gas Wars” (2002), 4–5
War of the Pacific (1880s), 4
Brazil: Amazon basin within boundaries of, 13
Amazon environmental threats in eastern, 13–14
local opposition to Belo Monte Dam and Madeira River Complex in, 13
natural gas production (2001–11) in, 34g
oil and gas reserves (2011) in, 32t, 33
percentage of South America’s oil production (2011) in, 33g
“presalt” Lula and Cernambi fields in, 33
state-owned Petrobras in, 22, 33, 126
British Anglo Persian Oil (later British Petroleum), 18
British Peruvian Amazon Company, 37–38
British Petroleum Corporation (UK), 18
Bucaram, Abdala, 92
Burlington Resources (U.S.), 125
Camisea project (Peru): “Contract of the Century” status of, 128
as natural gas flagship project, 126, 127
Royal Dutch Shell’s environmental commitment during, 128, 130–31
technical facts about, 129b
Canada Grande (South Korea), 22
Caño Limón oil pipeline attacks (Colombia), 133–36
Canon Law (2002; Peru), 56–58, 64, 147n1 (chap. 3)
Caribbean countries, and Petrocaribe Initiative (2005), 3
Chaco War (1832–1935), 16
Chávez, Hugo, 3–4
Chevron (U.S.), 91, 98, 127–28
child labor (Colombian Indigenous children), 50
Chile: events triggering “Gas Wars” (2002) between Bolivia and, 4–5
War of the Pacific (1880s) between Bolivia and, 4
China: concerns of, over increased minority rights, 45
distrust of, regarding Ecuadoran oil industry management, 24
free trade agreement of, with Peru (2009), 29
increasing oil and gas demands by, 13
China National Petroleum Company, 22
civil-society involvement: conflict resolution facilitated by, 104–5
difficult liaisons required for, 102–6
finding truly representative Indigenous voices in, 105
Indigenous consultation and participation as part of, 106–10
as responding to previous grievances and noncompliance, 97–101. See also Indigenous activism; NGOS
class differences. See social inequalities
clientelism and corruption: Colombia’s revenue decentralization hindered by, 62, 63, 64, 132
fixing structural flaws by addressing, 139
investment in hydrocarbon development as determined by, 60, 61–62
Latin America’s widespread pattern of, 47, 86
as obstacle to local government administration, 59
oil resource distribution impaired by, 60
as undermining voter public policy demands, 47
cohesion: Indigenous activism division versus, 90–95
between national and local community activists, 95–97
Cold War ending (1990s), 132
Colombia: Afro-Colombian population in, 47, 50, 106
Amazon basin within boundaries of, 13–14, 14m
as Andean country, 15
clientelism hindering revenue decentralization in, 62, 63, 64, 132
Constitutional Court resolutions supporting Indigenous Peoples of, 40–41, 140, 143, 146n1
displaced person crisis status of, 133
early history of oil conflicts (1900s) involving, 16–17
Ecopetrol owned by, 17, 19, 134
Eighteenth Army Brigade of, 135–36
fiscal decentralization process in, 62–63
national parks and Indigenous protected areas (resguardos) in, 67–68
natural gas production (2001–11) in, 34g
natural gas resources of, 27
oil and gas reserves (2011) of, 32t, 33
percentage of South America’s oil production (2011) by, 33g
restructuring of, to attract private investments in oil industry, 25–26
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (2010) on, 47
—Indigenous Peoples of: child labor among, 50
Colombian protected areas (resguardos) for, 67–68, 146n1
Constitutional Court resolutions supporting, 40–41, 140, 143
government approach to ethnic identity of, 85–87
government’s failure to protect, 86–87
IACHR cases on rights of, 74–75
population of, 15
poverty rates of, 47–48, 50–51
recognition movement and advances for, 40–41
territorial conflicts with, 68
tutela (writ of protection) rights of, 40, 85
U’wa Indigenous population, 7, 68, 86–87
—laws/legal system of: Constitutional Court resolutions supporting
Indigenous Peoples, 40–41
Constitution’s (1991) inclusion of tutela writ of protection, 40, 85
Law 20 (1969) nationalizing oil resources in, 19, 72
Law 93 (1993) on state subsoil ownership, 72
Law 165 creating state-owned Ecopetrol, 17, 19
Law 850 (2003) establishing citizen oversights (veedurías ciudadanas), 17
National Constitution titles 11 and 12, 62
opposition to proposed royalty bill, 63
Resolution 3598 requiring consultation with Indigenous community, 106. See also oil and gas: legislation
—oil and gas development in: Barco concession (1913), 16, 19
De Mares concession, 16–17, 19
early history, 19–20
private investor interest, 25
state-owned Ecopetrol, 17, 19, 134
twentieth century, 24–27
—oil fields of: armed conflicts over, 134–35
concentration of, in eastern Llanos and Magdalena basins, 7
Cusiana oil field subsoil compensation case and, 71–72
discovery of Caño Limón, Cusiana, and Cupiagua, 24–25
early discoveries (1900s) of, 19
environmental protection of, 67–68
guerrilla attacks on and kidnapping of oil workers from, 17, 25, 96, 131–36
—oil production in: between 1999 and 2011, 26g
Law of Judicial Stability for Investors (2005) to promote, 26
perceived as rebel group funding source, 132
restructuring to attract private investments in, 25–27
Trasandino pipeline for, 86
U.S. exports and, 27
—oil-related conflicts involving: Caño Limón oil pipeline attacks and, 133–36
Constitutional Court role in resolution of, 40–41, 140, 143, 146n1
early history of (1900s), 16–17
Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) role in, 132, 133, 134
examining, 6–10
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) role in, 132, 134
guerrilla attacks and kidnapping of oil workers and, 17, 25, 96, 131–36
Indigenous Peoples and, 17
intensity and number of, 8t, 9t
leftist ideological influence on, 131–32
rebel group funding through, 132
U.S. funding and training of Eighteenth Army Brigade to reduce, 135–36
Colombian Eighteenth Army Brigade, 135–36
Compañía General de Combustible (Ecuador), 76
Comunidad Mayagna (Sumo) U’was Tingni v. Nicaragua, 75
Comunidad Saramaka v. Suriname, 75–76
Condorcanqui, José Miguel (Tupac Amaru II), 37
Confederación de Nacionalidades de la Amazonía Peruana (CONAP), 105
Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE), 40, 90, 92
Confederación Kichwa del Ecuador (ECUARUNARI), 90
conflict-prevention policies: benefits, 141
central government involvement, 141–42
importance of social and environmental corporate attitudes, 142
Indigenous monitoring of junior oil companies, 143
institutional mediation, 142–43
junior oil company monitoring, 143
legal framework governing oil and gas industries, 139–40
recommendations for addressing more transient stressors, 140–41
resolving structural flaws, 139
revenue distribution to producing regions, 142. See also local oil-related conflicts; oil-related disputes
ConocoPhillips (U.S.), 125
Conservation International, 104
Contract of the Century. See Camisea project
Convention 107 (ILO), 41
Convention 169 (ILO), 41, 42, 44, 77, 79, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
Corporación Estatal de Petróleos de Ecuador (CEPE; Ecuador), 20–21
corporate image: Chevron’s Angola Partnership Initiative to improve, 127–28
Royal Dutch Shell’s Camisea project to improve, 128
Corporate Social Responsibility: Angola Partnership Initiative (Chevron) example of, 127–28
corporate image concerns as helping to drive, 127–28
FTSE4 Good Socially Responsible Investment Index on, 131
increasing participation by oil companies in, 118–20
less concern of junior oil companies in, 124, 143
Peru’s Camisea project as example of, 126, 127, 128–31
social investment and, 118–19, 119g
Correa, Rafael: investment atmosphere in Ecuador under, 22
planning reforms of Petroecuador and Petroamazonas by, 24
proposal to delay oil exploration in Yasuni Park by, 70
Corrientes River conflict (Block 1AB/8 Peru), 93, 99–101, 127
corruption. See clientelism and corruption
Crude (Berlinger), 73
Cuban Revolution (1960s), 131
Cusiana oil field (Colombia), 71–72
De Mares concession (Colombia): origins of, 16–17
transfer of, to Ecopetrol (1951), 19
democracy: fiscal decentralization brought about with, 56–64
horizontal accountability mechanisms in, 53
Indigenous recognition tied to development of Latin American, 39, 54
structural flaws in Latin American, 53–66
“third wave” of, 53. See also Latin America
displaced populations (Colombia), 133
Dorissa Accords (2006 Peru), 91, 99, 101
Drake, Edwin, 18
economic growth: conflicts accompanying unprecedented, 2
declining poverty rates due to, 6–7
OPIP’s Integral Development Plan for, 96
economic inequalities: Indigenous Peoples and continued, 45–50
Spanish colonial enslavement of Indigenous Peoples and, 36–38
strong ethnic component of, 47–50. See also fiscal decentralization
Ecopetrol (Colombian state-owned oil company), 17, 19, 134
Ecuador: Amazon basin within boundaries of, 13–14, 14m
as Andean country, 15
Chaco War (1832–1935) between Peru and, 16
Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del, 40
fiscal decentralization process in, 63–64
foreign direct investment (FDI) in, 22, 30–31
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes exit of, 24
oil and gas reserves (2011) in, 32t
oil-related border conflicts between Peru and, 16
OPEC membership of (1973), 20
percentage of South America’s oil production (2011) by, 33g
Pueblo Indígena Kichwa de Sarayaku v., 76–77
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (2010) on, 47
Yasuni National Park of, 15, 21, 67, 103
—hydrocarbons development in: Anglo Ecuadorean Oilfields exploration (1918), 18–19
community benefits of Repsol’s Block 16 contract, 122–23
Correa’s proposal to delay Yasuni Park, 70
discovery of major oil fields in Lago Agrio (Nueva Loja), 20
foreign direct investment (FDI), 22, 30–31
noncompliance with agreements, 101
Sarayaku Agreements (1989), 79–80, 81, 95–96, 101
—Indigenous Peoples of: abolition of Agrarian Reform of 1964 victory of, 92
article 57 on free prior informed consultation with, 106
bilingual education for, 48
Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE) of, 40, 90, 92
Confederación Kichwa del Ecuador (ECUARUNARI) of, 90
IACHR cases on rights of, 74
infant mortality rates among, 48–49
lawsuit against Texaco for toxic environmental exposure of, 73–74, 90–91, 98
organized activism against oil development by, 91–92, 93
Pachakutik Pluricultural Movement alliance as supporting, 40
population of, 15
pro-Indian movement (neo-indigenismo) approach by, 91
Pueblo Indígena Kichwa de Sarayaku v. Ecuador case on, 76–77
Sarayaku Agreements (1989) with, 79–80, 81, 95–96, 101
Sarayaku Indigenous community, 76–77, 81, 105
—laws/legal system of: article 57 on free prior informed consultation with Indigenous communities, 106
article of Hydrocarbons Law (no. 244), 63
conflict between national interest and Indigenous rights, 68–70
Environmental Law (1999), 68–69, 80
Environmental Rules for Hydrocarbons Operations (2001), 80
Hydrocarbons Law articles 4 and 91 (2010), 72–73
Law of Citizen Participation, 107
Law of Hydrocarbons reformed by Law 44 (1993), 21
Law to Reform the Hydrocarbons Law and the Tax Regime Law (R. O. 244), 22
Organic Law for the Recovery of the Use of Oil Resources That Belong to the State and Administrative Rationalization of the Debt Processes (2008), 63
private investment, 146n9
Rules for Consultation and Participation in Hydrocarbons Activities (2002), 80
Sarayaku Agreements (1989), 79–80, 81, 95–96, 101
subsoil ownership, 71t. See also oil and gas: legislation
—oil companies in: Anglo Ecuadorean Oilfields, 18–19
Compañía General de Combustible, 76
Corporación Estatal de Petróleos de Ecuador (CEPE), 20–21
departure from country over Law 244, 22
lawsuit over contamination by Texaco, 73–74, 90–91, 98
Petroamazonas (Petroecuador subsidiary), 23, 63
Petroecuador, 19, 21–22, 23–24, 63
—oil fields of: Block 10, 111–12, 113g
Block 16 community benefits, 122–23
concentration in Amazon basin, 7, 13–15
discoveries of Drago and the old Shushufindi, 23
environmental protection, 67
factors leading to drop in total crude output (2006–9), 22–24
Ishpingo, Tambococha, and Tiputini (ITT) in Yasuni National Park, 21, 67
Lago Agrio (Nueva Loja), 20
Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP) barrel capacity, 21, 62, 72–73
Sistema de Oleoducto TransEcuatoreano for transporting crude, 21
—oil-related conflicts involving: examination of, 6–10
institutional mediation of Block 10 and, 111–12, 113g
intensity and number of, 8t, 9t
over contamination by Texaco, 73–74, 90–91, 98
Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN; Colombian rebel group), 132, 133, 134
Energy Development Corporation (U.S.), 22
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), 107–8
environmental protection: Colombian Indigenous protected areas (resguardos) and, 67–68
Ecuador law mandating oil company funding for, 63
Ecuador’s Environmental Law (1999) and, 68–69
FTSE4 Good Socially Responsible Investment Index on, 131
intangible zones and, 69–70
lawsuit over Texaco contamination and, in Ecuador, 73–74, 90–91, 98
Royal Dutch Shell’s Camisea project (Peru) commitment to, 128, 130–31
“State schizophrenia” over hydrocarbons development and, 67–68
threats to, of Amazon basin, 13–14
ethnicity/ethnic identity: Colombia’s approach to, of Indigenous Peoples, 85–87
Ecuador’s percentage of poor according to, 48g, 48–49
Peru’s 1993 constitutional reforms replacing class affiliations for, 83–84
Peru’s Bagua confrontations (2009) and issue of, 79, 82, 84, 108–9
Peru’s percentage of poor according to, 49g
social and economic disparities related to, 47–50. See also Indigenous identity
family-by-family negotiations, 94, 97
Federación de Comunidades Nativas de Río Corrientes (FECONACO), 105
Federación de Pueblos Indígenas del Bajo y Alto Corrientes (FEPIBAC), 105
fiscal decentralization: Colombia’s, 62–63
democratization’s relation to, 56–64
Ecuador’s, 63–64
Peru’s, 56–62, 64. See also economic inequalities
flauta, la (the flute; Caño Limón oil pipeline), 133–36
foreign direct investment (FDI): Colombian restructuring to increase, 25–29
comparison of Peru’s and Ecuador’s, 30–31
Ecuadoran laws governing, 146n9
Ecuador’s Law 244 impact on, 22
estimates on needed energy supply infrastructure, 34–35
increase in Latin America 2000 and beyond, 29–35
Peruvian regulatory restructuring attempt to attract, 27
Venezuelan hostility toward, 31–32
Frente de Defensa de la Amazonía (FDA), 103
Friedman, Milton, 118
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC; Colombian rebel group), 132, 134
Fujimori, Alberto, 115
Galeano, Eduardo, 37
García, Alan, 109
geopolitical conflicts: centered around natural resources, 3–4
Venezuelan oil-related disputes as primarily, 3–4, 7
governance: decentralizing inefficiencies, 56–64
efforts to control corruption, 60, 61
Indigenous Peoples complaints about lack of protection, 65–66
poor subnational, 55–66
weak local state presence and imperfect communications, 64–66. See also democracy
grassroots organizations: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), 105
cohesion versus division within Indigenous, 90–95
Confederación de Nacionalidades de la Amazonía Peruana (CONAP), 105
difficult liaisons with, 102–6
Federación de Comunidades Nativas de Río Corrientes (FECONACO), 105
Federación de Pueblos Indígenas del Bajo y Alto Corrientes (FEPIBAC), 105
NGOs participation with Indigenous, 106–10
as responding to previous grievances and noncompliance, 97–101
umbrella organization links with, 95–97. See also NGOS
guerrilla attacks. See paramilitary groups
Gulf Oil: Barco concession development by, 19
CEPE (Ecuador) takes over 60 percent of Lago Agrio concession from, 20–21
Petroecuador takes full control of Lago Agrio from, 21
Gutierrez, Lucio, 92
horizontal accountability, 53
human rights: Colombian failure to protect Indigenous, 86–87
Colombian paramilitary group violations of, 132–33
Indigenous People’s self-determination as issue of, 74–75
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) protection of, 43, 74–75, 77–78
Inter-American Court on, 74
legal conflict over national interest versus Indigenous, 68–70
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and, 42, 44, 79, 106, 107, 146n2
United Nations Charter on self-determination as, 74. See also Indigenous recognition
Human Rights Watch, 87
Huntington, Samuel, 53
Hunt Oil (U.S.), 127
hydrocarbons-related disputes. See oil-related disputes
“identity title,” 71
India, 45
Indigenous activism: Asociación de Desarrollo Indígena Region Amazonica (ASODIRA), 112
Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), 69
cohesion versus division, 90–95
Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE), 40, 90, 92
Confederación Kichwa del Ecuador (ECUARUNARI), 90
difficult liaisons, 102–6
family-by-family negotiating approach, 94, 97
guerrilla attacks and kidnapping of oil workers, 17, 25, 96, 131–36
historical impact of previous grievances and noncompliance, 97–101
legal requirements for participation, 106–10
local links with umbrella organizations, 95–97
NGO participation, 106–10
OPIP’s Integral Development Plan, 96
Pachakutik Pluricultural Movement alliance, 40
Sarayaku Agreements (1989; Ecuador), 79–80, 81, 95–96, 101
search for representative voices, 105
Indigenous identity: Colombian government’s approach to, 85–87
Indigenous strategies for cultivating, 39
land reforms and efforts to dilute, 38
Peru’s Bagua confrontations (2009) and issue of, 79, 82, 84, 108–9. See also ethnicity/ethnic identity
Indigenous Peoples: Amazon basin population of, 15
class differences between population of Spanish descent and, 5
Colombian protected areas (resguardos) for, 67–68
Constitution (1993) restricting land tenure of, 83–84
definition of, 145n1 (intro.); demands for recognition by, 36–45
factors driving modern conflicts with, 1–3
failure of government to protect, 65–66
ILO convention 169 in oil and gas disputes involving, 41, 42, 44, 77, 79, 106, 107, 108, 109
institutional mediation between oil companies and, 110–18
junior oil company monitoring by, 143
legal conflict between national interest and rights of, 68–70
legal issues related to defining, 82–87
limitations to economic and political inclusion of, 45–50
living in voluntary isolation, 15, 69, 80–82
media coverage of oil-related clashes with, 1–2
oil company strategies to gain social support of, 120–23
Organization of American States (OAS) support for, 43, 74
overview of oil-related disputes and role of, 1–3, 17, 36–52, 138
research on mitigating oil-related conflicts with, 138–43
self-determination of, 74–75
territorial title function as “identity title” for, 71
UN Declaration on the Rights of, 42, 44, 79, 106, 107, 146n2
World Bank policies on, 44–45. See also local communities
Indigenous recognition: Comunidad Mayagna (Sumo) U’was Tingni v. Nicaragua case over, 75
Comunidad Saramaka v. Suriname case over, 75–76
constitutional reforms supporting, 39–40
early history of, 36–38
ethnic identity promoted for, 39
at heart of hydrocarbons conflicts, 3
ILO Convention 169 on, 41, 42, 44, 77, 79, 106, 107, 108, 109
land reforms (1960s) supporting, 38–39
Latin American democratization’s role in, 39, 54
legal conflict between national interest and, 68–70
political decision-making power and, 47
postcolonial-period efforts (1940s) for, 38
Pueblo Indígena Kichwa de Sarayaku v. Ecuador case over, 76–77
self-determination issue of, 74–75
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and, 42, 44, 79, 106, 107, 146n2
United Nations’ support of, 41–43. See also human rights
Indigenous uprising (1780 Peru), 37
inequality. See economic inequalities; poverty levels; social inequalities
institutional mediation: description and function of, 110–11
Ecuador’s Block 10 as negative example of, 111–12, 113g
need to increase availability of, 142–43
Peruvian Ombudsman’s positive, 112, 114–18
intangible zones, 69–70
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), 43, 74–75, 77–78
Inter-American Court on Human Rights, 74
Inter-American Development Bank, 104, 129b
Inter-American Human Rights Tribunal, 115
international agencies: Bolivarian Alliance for the Americans, 3–4
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), 43, 74–75, 77–78
Inter-American Court on Human Rights, 74
Inter-American Development Bank, 104, 129b
Inter-American Human Rights Tribunal, 115
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, 22, 24
local conflicts and role of, 67, 73–78
Organization of American States (OAS), 43
United Nations, 41–43
U.S. EximBank, 104
World Bank, 22, 44–45, 118. See also NGOS
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes: Block 15 dispute between Oxy and Ecuador, 22
Ecuador’s decision to exit from, 24
International Energy Agency, 34–35
International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 107 (1957), 41
International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 169 (1989), 41, 42, 44, 77, 79, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110
international legal jurisdiction: Alien Tort Statute (U.S.), 73
class action suit against Texaco for environmental damage in Ecuador, 73–74, 90–91, 98
Comunidad Mayagna (Sumo) U’was Tingni v. Nicaragua, 75
Comunidad Saramaka v. Suriname, 75–76
conflict resolution facilitation, 104–5
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), 43, 74–75, 77–78
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, 22, 24
Pueblo Indígena Kichwa de Sarayaku v. Ecuador, 76–77
resolution of local oil and gas conflicts, 67, 73–78
International Petroleum Company (Peru), 16, 18, 19, 27
junior oil companies: Corporate Social Responsibility of, 124, 143
increased Latin American activity of, 131
operating styles of majors versus, 124–27
perverse incentive framework of, 127
recommended monitoring of, 143. See also oil companies
Kichwa Indians (Bolivia), 36
land distribution/ownership: intangible zones of, in protected areas, 69–70
Peru Constitution (1993) restricting, of Indigenous Peoples, 83–84
problem of unclear or nonexistent, 46–47
rights of Indigenous Peoples, 82–87
of subsoil oil and gas resources, 70–73. See also national parks
land reforms: abolition of Ecuadoran agrarian, of 1964, 92
Bagua confrontations’ (2009 Peru) demands for, 79, 82, 84, 108–9
continued disparities in spite of, 46–47
dilution of Indigenous identity tied to, 38
Latin America: clientelism and corruption patterns in, 47, 59, 60, 61–62, 86, 90–97
declining poverty rates due to economic growth in, 6–7
early history of hydrocarbons development in, 17–20
economic growth in, 2
foreign direct investment (FDI) since 2000 in, 29–35
increase of oil-related disputes (2000–2010) in, 138
Indigenous Peoples during colonial Spanish period of, 36–38
Indigenous population in, 15
Indigenous recognition and democratization of, 39
land ownership rights in, 46–47
limitations to economic and political inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in, 45–50
Middle Eastern oil reserves versus those in, 35
oil and gas reserves (2011) in, 32t
ownership of subsoil oil and gas reserves in, 70–73
poverty levels (1990) in, 45
sanitation coverage in rural (2010), 46
as second faster growing region, 12. See also democracy; social inequalities
laws/legal system: conflicts between Indigenous and national interests, 68–70
definition of Indigenous Peoples in, 82–87
gaps within, 66–68
local conflicts and internationalization of, 73–78
local conflicts as generators of changes in domestic, 78–82
ownership of subsoil in, 70–73, 71t
research findings on improving oil-related, 139–40. See also oil and gas: legislation; and specific countries
Leonard Exploration Company (later Standard Oil), 19
local communities: environmental protection of, 13–14, 63, 67–74, 90–91, 98, 130–31
institutional mediation between oil companies and, 110–18, 142–43
oil company operations and safeguards impacting, 123–28
revenue distribution to, 142
skepticism toward oil companies by, 120
strategies for gaining social support of, 120–23. See also Indigenous Peoples
local oil-related conflicts: Colombia’s approach to Indigenous context of, 85–87
factors driving, 6–10
as generators of domestic legal transformations, 78–82
internationalization of, 73–78
Peru’s approach to Indigenous context of, 82–85
structural causes of, 53–73, 139
territorial rights of Indigenous communities as central to, 82–87
transient triggers of, 89–137. See also conflict-prevention policies; oil-related disputes
Machiguenga Indigenous community (Peru), 98–99
Madeira River Complex, 13
Mahuad, Jamil, 92
major oil companies: Corporate Social Responsibility of, 118–20, 124, 127–28
definition and examples of, 148–49n13
operating styles of juniors versus, 124–27
perverse incentive framework and corporate image concerns of, 127–28
rarity of, in Latin American upstream, 125. See also oil companies
Matses Indigenous community (Peru), 80–82
Matses National Reserve (Peru), 80–82
Megantoni National Sanctuary (Peru), 98–99
Mesa, Carlos, 5
Meta Petroleum (Rubiales subsidiary), 126, 149n17
Mexico: natural gas production (2001–11), 34g
oil and gas reserves (2011), 32t
Middle East oil reserves, 35
minority rights. See human rights; Indigenous recognition
Mission, The (film), 37
Mobile Corporation (U.S.), 128
Morales, Evo, 5
multiculturalism: versus assimilation, 47–50, 83–84
comprehensive theory of justice for state of, 43
consequences of government reluctance to accept, 88
Ecuador’s 1998 Constitution formalizing, 40, 92
national interest/nationalism: hydrocarbons development relationship to, 20
legal conflict between Indigenous rights and, 68–70
oil and gas legislation and, 67
ownership of subsoil and, 70–73
national parks: creation of Colombian Indigenous protected areas (resguardos) in, 67–68
Indigenous opposition to pipeline through Megantoni National Sanctuary, 98–99
intangible zones in, 69–70
Matses National Reserve (Peru), 80–82
Yasuni National Park (Ecuador), 15, 21, 67, 69, 103. See also land distribution/ownership
Nature Conservancy, 104
NGOS (nongovernmental organizations): combative versus conciliatory approaches of, 102–4
demands of, for social responsibility of oil companies, 119
difficult liaisons of, 102–6
Frente de Defensa de la Amazonía (FDA), 103
Indigenous communities participation with, 106–10
internationalization of legal proceedings of, 78
international versus national influence of, 104–5
polarization versus cohesion of, 89, 90–101
search for representative Indigenous voices in, 105. See also grassroots organizations; international agencies
Nicaragua, Comunidad Mayagna (Sumo) U’was Tingni v., 75
noncompliance and previous grievances triggers, 97–101
Occidental Petroleum (Oxy; U.S.), 22, 91, 93, 135–36
oil and gas
—development: bilateral negotiations between oil company and local community for, 120–23
early history of, 17–20
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) required for, 107–8
nationalistic sentiments awakened by, 20
as source of contemporary conflicts, 5–6. See also specific countries
—development negotiations: design of overall development plan through, 121–23
institutional mediation for, 110–18, 142–43
between oil company and local community, 120–23
Peru’s Office of the Ombudsman role in, 10, 60, 94, 108, 112–18, 140, 143
tangible benefits for local communities through, 120–21
—legislation: conflicts between Indigenous and national interests, 68–70
definition of Indigenous Peoples in, 82–87
gaps within, 66–68
Indigenous participation and consultation required by, 106–10
internationalization of local conflicts and, 73–78
local conflicts as generators of domestic, 78–82
ownership of subsoil in, 70–73, 71t
research findings on improving, 139–40
“State schizophrenia” over environmental protections and, 67–68
on territorial rights of Indigenous communities, 82–87. See also laws/legal system; and specific countries
—reserves: Amazon basin source of, 13–15
Latin American production (2011) of, 32t
Middle Eastern versus South American, 35
natural gas producers (2001–11) and, 34g
ownership of subsoil and, 70–73
world context and demand for, 11–13. See also specific countries
oil companies: Amazon basin arrival of, 16–17
Corporate Social Responsibility of, 118–20, 124, 127–31, 143
early hydrocarbons development of, 17–20
guerrilla attacks on and kidnapping of workers of, 17, 25, 96, 131–36
Indigenous People’s self-determination issue in conflict with, 74–75
institutional mediation between Indigenous communities and, 110–18, 142–43
local community skepticism toward, 120
safeguards and operating strategies of, 123–28
strategies of, for gaining social support of local communities, 120–23
“war tax” extortion demanded from, 132, 136. See also junior oil companies; major oil companies
—privately owned: AGIP, 111–12
Andes Petroleum (China), 24
Anglo Ecuadorean Oilfields, 18–19
British Anglo Persian Oil (later British Petroleum), 18
British Petroleum Corporation (UK), 18
Burlington Resources (U.S.), 125
Canada Grande (South Korea), 22
Chevron (U.S.), 91, 98, 127–28
China National Petroleum Company, 22
Compañía General de Combustible (Ecuador), 76
conflict with Indigenous Peoples, 50–52
ConocoPhillips (U.S.), 125
Energy Development Corporation (U.S.), 22
Gulf Oil (U.S.), 19
Hunt Oil (U.S.), 127
Leonard Exploration Company (later Standard Oil; U.S.), 19
Mobile Corporation (U.S.), 128
Occidental Petroleum (Oxy; U.S.), 22, 91, 93, 135–36
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corporation (Canada), 126
Perenco (France), 22
Petrominerales Limited (Canada), 126
Petrooriental (China), 24
Pluspetrol (Argentina), 91, 99, 126–27, 129b
Repsol (Spain), 122–23
Royal Dutch Shell (Europe), 17–18, 128, 130
Talisman (Canada), 93–94
Tecgas, 129b
Tecpetrol, 127
Texas Mobil (U.S.), 16, 19–21, 73–74, 90–91
Transportadora de Gas del Peru consortium, 129b
Tropical Oil Company (Troco; Colombia), 17, 19
—safeguards/operating styles of: examples of successful juniors, 126
large versus junior oil companies, 124–27
perverse incentive framework created by juniors and majors structure, 127–28
rarity of majors involved in upstream, 125
unique approaches of each company, 123–24
—state-owned: Corporación Estatal de Petróleos de Ecuador (CEPE; Ecuador), 20–21
Meta Petroleum (Rubiales subsidiary), 126, 149n17
Petroamazonas (Ecuador), 23, 24, 63
Petrobras (Brazil), 22, 33, 126
Petroecuador (Ecuador), 19, 21–23, 63
Petroperu (Peru), 27
oil prices (2001–11), 12
oil-related disputes: Caño Limón oil pipeline attacks in, 133–36
civil society involvement in, 102–10
Colombian paramilitary groups in, 17, 25, 96, 131–36
consultation and participation requirements for, 106–10
economic growth accompanied by, 2
elements and characterization of, 6
factors and actors driving, 1–3, 5–10, 138–43
increase in number (2000–2010) of, 138
Indigenous Peoples’ role in, 1–3, 17, 36–52, 138
institutional mediation for resolving, 110–18
journalistic ethics and methodology for studying, 7–10
media coverage of, 1–2
number of, per country, 5t
populations displaced by, 133
rebel group “war tax” extortion in, 132, 136
research identifying how to prevent and resolve, 138–43
scale of intensity of, 8t. See also local oil-related conflicts; violence; and specific countries
—types of: border conflicts, 4–5
geopolitical conflicts, 3–4
related to development of hydrocarbons, 5–6
related to distribution of revenues, 5
Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP; Ecuador), 21, 62, 72–73
Ombudsman. See Peru: Office of the Ombudsman of
OPEC: description and membership of, 145n1 (chap. 1)
Ecuador’s membership (1973) with, 20
OPIP’s Integral Development Plan, 96
Organization of American States (OAS), 43, 74
ownership issues. See land distribution/ownership
Pachakutik Pluricultural Movement (Ecuador), 40
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corporation (Canada), 126
paramilitary groups: Caño Limón oil pipeline attacks by, 133–36
human rights abuses by, 133
oil production as source of funding for, 132
violence and kidnapping of oil workers by, 17, 25, 96, 131–33
“war tax” extortion by, 132, 136
Pearce, Scott, 133
Peru: Amazon basin within boundaries of, 13–14, 14m
as Andean country, 15
Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP) lawsuit against, 69
Chaco War (1832–1935) between Ecuador and, 16
fiscal decentralization in, 56–62, 64
foreign direct investment (FDI) in, 27, 30–31
free trade agreement of, with China (2009), 29
Indigenous uprising (1780) in, 37
natural gas production (2001–11) in, 34g
oil and gas reserves (2011) of, 32t, 33
oil-related border conflicts between Ecuador and, 16
percentage of South America’s oil production (2011) by, 33g
rubber industry of, 37–38
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (2010) on, 47
—government of: corruption prevention in, 60, 61
fiscal decentralization by, 56–62
Indigenous People’s accusations against, 1–2
political discretion of, 60–61
weak local state presence and imperfect communications of, 64–65. See also Peru: laws/legal system of
—hydrocarbons development in: Dorissa Accords (2006) agreement on, 91, 99, 101
early history of, 18
foreign direct investment (FDI) in, 27, 30–31
foreign oil companies’ early monopoly in, 18
Indigenous opposition to pipeline through Megantoni National Sanctuary, 98–99
International Petroleum Company’s 80
percent control (1949) over, 16, 18, 19
in twentieth century, 27–29. See also Peru: oil-related conflicts involving
—Indigenous Peoples of: activism of, against oil development, 91, 92–95
Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP) lawsuit on behalf of, 69
Bagua confrontations (2009) with, 79, 82, 84, 108–9
Block 1AB/8 opposed by, 93
Blocks 67 and 39 oil production opposed by, 29
Camisea natural gas project in territorial reserve homeland of, 129b
disputes between oil companies and, 1–2, 50–52
IACHR cases on rights of, 74, 77–78
lack of governmental recognition of, 145–46 46n3
Law of Communities (1979) on rights of, 40
living in voluntary isolation, 80–81
Machiguenga Indigenous community, 98–99
Matses Indigenous community, 80–82
national interest versus rights of, 69
population of, 15
poverty rates of, 49g
rubber industry exploitation of, 37–38
territorial conflicts over Blocks 88, 100, 113, and 138, 68
uprising (1780) by, 37
—laws/legal system of: article 6 of Law 26221 creating Perupetro, 27
Canon Law (2002) on transfer of percentage of oil and gas revenues, 56–58, 64, 147n1 (chap. 3)
Constitution (1993) restricting land tenure, 83–84
constitutional mandate on subsoil ownership, 71t
General Environmental Law (2005), 108
Law for the Protection of Peoples in Voluntary Isolations or in Initial Contact (no. 28736), 69
Law of Communities (1979) recognizing Indigenous rights, 40
Law of Previous Consultation (2011), 79, 106, 109, 110
Law of Private Investment (1997), 72
Law of Protected Areas (no. 26837; 2007), 80
Law to Regulate Hydrocarbons Activities in the National Territory (no. 26221), 27
Supreme Decree 015-2006-EM, 79. See also oil and gas: legislation; Peru: government of
—natural gas resources of: between 2001 and 2011, 28g
Camisea as flagship project using, 126, 127, 128–31
Canon Law (2002) on transfer of revenues from, 56–58, 64, 147n1 (chap. 3)
exports of liquefied natural gas from, 29
La Convención opposition to exporting, 58–59
oil reserves compared with, 27
revenue distribution of, by producing region, 57g
—Office of the Ombudsman of, 60
commending actions of, 10, 140, 143
as facilitating Indigenous dialogue with Talisman, 94
institutional mediation by, 112, 114–18
public approval and legitimacy of, 114, 117
reporting on legal barriers to human technical resources, 60
reporting on right to consultation-related conflicts, 108
types and examples of conflicts meditated by, 114–15, 116t. See also Peru: oil-related conflicts involving
—oil companies in: conflict with Indigenous Peoples, 1–2, 50–52
contracts and conflicts, 51g, 51–52
Perupetro oversight, 277
Petrobras, 126
Petroperu, 2
—oil fields of: Amazon basin concentration of, 7, 13–15
environmental protection of, 68
expected production in Blocks 67 and 39, 29
exploration and production of, 14–15
natural gas reserves compared with, 27
—oil production in: Canon Law (2002) on transfer of revenues from, 56–58, 64, 147n1 (chap. 3)
oil imports due to insufficient, 27, 28
regulatory restructuring of, 27–29
revenue distribution of, by producing region, 57g
state-owned Petroperu’s control of downstream, 27
—oil-related conflicts involving: Bagua confrontations (2009) as, 79, 82, 84, 108–9
over Block 1AB/8 (Corrientes River conflict), 93, 99–101, 127
over Blocks 64 and 101, 94, 97
over Blocks 88, 100, 113, and 138, 68
family-by-family negotiation over, 94, 97
Indigenous activism and, 93–95
Indigenous Peoples’ role in, 1–2, 50–52
intensity and number of, 8t, 9t
La Convención opposition to exporting gas and, 58–59
Matses Indigenous claims and resolution of, 80–82
oil contracts versus, 51g, 51–52
overview of, 6–10
Shining Path activity in, 62, 93. See also Peru: hydrocarbons development in; Peru: Office of the Ombudsman of
Perupetro (Peru), 27
Petroamazonas (Ecuador state-owned oil company): decline in barrel output by, 23
law mandating social and sustainable project funding by, 63
planned reforms of, under Correa administration, 24
Petrobras (Brazil state-owned oil company), 22, 33, 126
Petrocaribe Initiative (2005), 3
Petroecuador (Ecuador state-owned oil company): financial instability of and labor strikes impacting, 21–22
law mandating social and sustainable project funding by, 63
Law of Hydrocarbons reform by Law 44 (1993) as increasing role of, 21
mismanagement and scandals of, 23–24
Perenco (France) fields seized by, 22
planned reforms of, under Correa administration, 24
Petrominerales Limited (Canada), 126
Petroperu (Peru state-owned oil company), 27
Plano Agreements, 111
Pluspetrol (Argentina), 91, 99, 126–27, 129b
political decision-making power: hydrocarbons development and, 60–61
inequalities related to, 47
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (2010) and, 47. See also Indigenous recognition
Pongo de Mainiquie (Gorge of the Bears; Peru), 98–99
poverty levels: ethnic component of disparities in, 47–50
Latin American (1990), 45
among peasant owners of redistributed lands, 46
previous grievances and noncompliance triggers, 97–101
private investment. See foreign direct investment (FDI)
Pueblo Indígena Kichwa de Sarayaku v. Ecuador, 76–77
Reid, Michael, 55–56
Repsol (Spain), 122–23
Royal Dutch Shell (Europe), 17–18, 128, 130
rubber industry (Peru), 37–38
Sanchez de Lozada, Gonzalo, 5
Saramaka tribal community, 75–76
Sarayaku Agreements (1989 Ecuador), 79–80, 81, 95–96, 101
Sarayaku Indigenous community (Ecuador), 76–77, 81, 105
Schumpeter, Joseph, 53
Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (2005–14), 41
self-determination issue, 74–75
Shining Path guerrilla movement (Peru), 62, 93
Sistema de Oleoducto TransEcuatoreano network (Ecuador), 21
Smithsonian Institution, 104
social inequalities: ethnic component of, 5, 47–50
four basic areas of, 46
Gini coefficient measuring income and, 147n3 (chap. 2)
historical origins of, 36–38
Indigenous Peoples and continued, 45–50
land ownership link to, 46–47
oil companies’ social investment to reduce, 118–19, 119g
poverty levels and, 45, 46, 47–50. See also Corporate Social Responsibility; Latin America
South America. See Latin America
Spanish colonial era, 36–38
Spanish-descent population, class differences between Indigenous Peoples and, 5
Standard Oil (U.S.): early work in Peru, as Leonard Exploration Company, 19
entrance into Latin American oil development by, 17
International Petroleum Company subsidiary of, 16, 18
“State schizophrenia,” 67
structural factors: gaps within legal framework as, 66–68
local conflicts in context of, 53–55
“national interest” that clashes with Indigenous rights as, 68–70
ownership of subsoil as, 70–73
poor subnational governance as, 55–66
research findings on how to improve, 139
subsoil ownership: Colombian Cusiana case on, 71–72
constitutional mandate by country on, 71t
financial compensation to surface property owners for, 72–73
Latin American laws granting, to state, 70–73
U.S. laws concerning, 70
Suriname, Comunidad Saramaka v., 75–76
Tagaeri Indigenous group, 15
Talara refinery (Peru), 29
Talisman (Canada), 93–94
Taromenane Indigenous group, 15
Tecgas, 129b
Tecpetrol, 127
Texaco Mobile (U.S.): Amazonian arrival (1960s) of, 16
Barco concession development by, 19
class action suit against, for environmental damage in Ecuador, 73–74
Ecuadoran Indigenous activism regarding Block 10 and, 91–92
Lago Agrio concession from, 20–21
oil production contamination (1967) by, 90–91, 98
“third wave of democracy,” 53
Titusville, Pa., 18
transient triggers: availability and efficiency of institutional mediation, 89, 110–18
extent and nature of civil-society involvement, 89, 102–10
level of organizational radicalization or cohesion, 89, 90–101
strategies for adoption of safeguards and service delivery, 89, 118–36
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (2010), 47
Transportadora de Gas del Peru consortium, 129b
Trasandino pipeline (Colombia), 86
Trinidad and Tobago: liquefied natural gas exports by, 13
natural gas production (2001–11) of, 34g
oil and gas reserves (2011) of, 32t
Tropical Oil Company (Troco; Colombia), 17, 19
Tupac Amaru II (José Miguel Condorcanqui), 37
tutela (writ of protection; Colombia), 40, 85
United Nations: Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 83
Indigenous recognition supported by, 41–42, 79
International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (2005–14), 41
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 110
self-determination promoted by, 74
Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 42, 44, 76, 106, 107, 146n2–47n3
United Nations Charter, 74
United Nations Global Company, 118
United States: Alien Tort Statute of, 73
Colombian oil exports to, 27
funding and training of Colombian Eighteenth Army Brigade by, 135–36
Latin American subsoil ownership practice compared with, 70–73
Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 42, 44, 76, 106, 146n2
Uribe, Alvaro, 25–26
U.S. EximBank, 104
U’wa Indigenous population (Colombia): government’s failure to protect, 86–87
opposition to oil developments by, 7
territorial conflicts with, 68
U’wa Indigenous population (Nicaragua), 75
Vargas Llosa, Mario, 38, 98–99
Venezuela: Amazon basin within boundaries of, 13, 14m
Colombian rebel groups illegally importing gasoline from, 132
geopolitical oil-related conflicts involving, 3–4, 7
hostility toward foreign investment by, 31–32
natural gas production (2001–11) of, 34g
oil and gas reserves (2011) of, 32t
percentage of South America’s oil production (2011) by, 33g
Petrocaribe Initiative (2005) between Caribbean countries and, 3
violence: by Colombian paramilitary groups, 17, 25, 96, 131–36
in Peruvian Bagua confrontations (2009), 79, 82, 84, 108–9
populations displaced by, 133
on scale of conflict intensity, 8t. See also oil-related disputes
voluntary isolation: Colombian protected areas (resguardos) for, 67–68
Indigenous Peoples living in, 15
Law for the Protection of Peoples in Voluntary Isolation or in Initial Contact (no. 28736 Peru), 69
Matses Indigenous community living in, 80–82
World Bank: Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, 118
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the, 22
Operational Policy on Indigenous Peoples by, 44–45
World Wildlife Fund for Nature, 104
Yasuni National Park (Ecuador): Correa’s proposal for delaying oil exploration in, 70
environmental protection of, 67
Frente de Defensa de la Amazonía (FDA) internal differences over, 103
Indigenous Peoples living in, 15
intangible zones in, 69
Ishpingo, Tambococha, and Tiputini (ITT) oil fields in, 21, 67