In the company’s 2003 Health, Environment, and Safety report Occidental writes that in order to protect biodiversity and indigenous lands, “A key decision made by the team was that the development of the oil field wound not include construction of a road. Air transport, via helicopters, and waterborne transportation would be used for personnel and materials.”

This statement leaves the impression that Occidental is using cutting edge “off-shore” technology, when in fact the company has constructed a 30 km road that is linked to a major transportation corridor, the Napo river.