Ecuador halts major oil pipeline due to protests, eyes force majeure

QUITO (Reuters) - Petroecaudor halted operations of its Trans-Ecuadorean Pipeline System (SOTE) on Wednesday after anti-austerity protests choked off production from some oil fields it uses for stock, the energy ministry said on Wednesday. The state-run company's pipeline, which normally transports 360,000 barrels per day to the Pacific Coast, was shut down at 1 p.m

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