{
  "id": 6632963,
  "title": "Fuse Failure Shuts 161 Ecuador Oil Wells at Referendum-Hit ITT Block",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/fuse-failure-shuts-161-ecuador-oil-wells-at-referendum-hit-itt-block",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T18:13:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/ecuador-oil-wells-itt-fuse-failure-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ecuador · Energy Key Facts —What happened. 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. —The cost. Petroecuador puts the lost volume at about 25,000 barrels. National output fell from roughly 375,000 barrels per day […] The post Fuse Failure Shuts 161 Ecuador Oil…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}