Editing Repsol (section)

==Environmental record==
In 2011, Repsol built the world's first service station certified by [[BREEAM]], "the leading international method for evaluating and certifying building sustainability". The construction of the station was completed under green architecture parameters, utilizing multiple recycled materials.<ref name="Repsol Our History Page" />  The publication [[Newsweek]] selected Repsol as the most environmentally respectful energy company of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Repsol, elegida la energética más respetuosa con el medio ambiente por Newsweek|url=http://www.abc.es/20121103/economia/abci-repsol-elegida-energetica-respetuosa-201211022137.html}}</ref> However, recent reports of Repsol drilling in the indigenous lands of the Peruvian Amazon display a disregard for the environment. According to an [[Environmental Impact Assessment]], Repsol's exploration of the rainforest will involve drilling at least 21 wells. Although Repsol denies it, 20 of the 21 wells fall within the land of indigenous people, who are very vulnerable to any sort of contact with foreigners.<ref>{{cite news|title=Repsol to drill for oil in Amazon rainforest in Peru|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=July 2013 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2013/jul/01/amazon-rainforest-peru-indigenous-tribes |last1=Hill |first1=David }}</ref>

In 2016, Repsol ranked as being among the 12th best of 92 oil, gas, and mining companies on indigenous rights in the Arctic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313474088|title=Ranking Oil, Gas and Mining Companies on Indigenous Rights in the Arctic|last=Overland|first=Indra|date=2016|website=ResearchGate|publisher=Arran|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> In 2021, Repsol was ranked no. 9 in the [[Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index]] (AERI) that covers 120 oil, gas, and mining companies involved in resource extraction north of the Arctic Circle.<ref>Overland, I., Bourmistrov, A., Dale, B., Irlbacher‐Fox, S., Juraev, J., Podgaiskii, E., Stammler, F., Tsani, S., Vakulchuk, R. and Wilson, E.C. 2021. The Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index: A method to rank heterogenous [[extractivism|extractive industry]] companies for governance purposes. ''Business Strategy and the Environment''. 30, 1623–1643. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bse.2698</ref>

Repsol's La Pampilla refinery in Peru was involved in an estimated 6,000-barrel spill off the coast of [[Lima]], on 15 January 2022. Over 18,000 square kilometres of coastline have been affected, including the [[Ancón District|Ancón]] Reserved Zone, home to hundreds of endemic marine species. The spill has been called by the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Peru)|Peruvian Foreign Ministry]] "the worst ecological disaster that has happened in Lima". The Peruvian [[Ministry of Environment (Peru)|Minister for the Environment]] has estimated that the penalties imposed on Repsol could go as high as USD 33.4 million, aside from the reparations to the local population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gestion.pe/peru/cancilleria-el-derrame-de-petroleo-de-repsol-en-ventanilla-es-el-peor-desastre-ecologico-ocurrido-en-lima-nndc-noticia/|title=Cancillería: "El derrame de petróleo de Repsol en Ventanilla es el peor desastre ecológico ocurrido en Lima"|date=19 January 2022|website=Gestión|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> Before the Government inspected the spill, Repsol falsely stated that the spill involved only "seven gallons".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/derrame-repsol-peru-causa-peor-desastre-ecologico-ocurrido-lima_1_8671161.html|title=Un derrame de Repsol en Perú causa "el peor desastre ecológico ocurrido en Lima"|date=19 January 2022|website=elDiario.es|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> A Repsol spokeswoman stated to the Peruvian press that Repsol wasn't responsible for the spill: "we didn't cause the ecological disaster, we were unloading crude oil since the previous day. We called the Peruvian Navy, we asked them to confirm the alert on the coasts of Peru".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2022-01-20/peru-cuestiona-a-repsol-por-no-contener-el-derrame-de-petroleo-en-el-mar.html|title=Perú cuestiona a Repsol por no contener el derrame de petróleo en el mar|date=19 January 2022|website=El País|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> The spokeswoman explained the mistake in informing the Government of the actual amount of spill stating that, since it happened during the night of the 15th, Repsol was unable to correctly estimate how much crude was spilled, and had to wait until the following morning to accurately analyse the situation. She also declined to say who would be responsible for the spill.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/01/19/repsol-nosotros-no-ocasionamos-el-desastre-ecologico-y-no-podemos-decir-quien-es-el-responsable/|title=Repsol: "Nosotros no ocasionamos el desastre ecológico y no podemos decir quién es el responsable"|date=19 January 2022|website=Infobae|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> The spill comes as the latest development in the botched response to the [[2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami]] in Peru, where, due to the absence of any formal warnings by the [[Peruvian Navy]]'s Hydrography and Navigation Directorate, two people died.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/internacional/2022-01-16/la-erupcion-del-volcan-submarino-causa-al-menos-2-muertos-en-peru-y-danos-significativos-en-tonga.html|title=La erupción del volcán submarino en Polinesia causa al menos dos muertos en Perú y "daños significativos" en Tonga|date=16 January 2022|website=El País|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> Repsol has claimed that the Navy's refusal to inform the public of the incoming waves and tsunami allowed them to continue with the unloading of crude oil, which lead to the spill.

On August 23, 2022, a judge in Peru admitted a lawsuit by Peru's Consumer Protection Agency, [[Indecopi]], against Repsol, i.e. the case will be dealt with in court. The case would consist of a civil lawsuit seeking $3bn for environmental damage and $1.5bn for damages to locals, like fishermen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62659241|title=Peru to sue Repsol for $4.5bn over oil spill|date=24 August 2022|website=BBC News|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gob.pe/institucion/minam/noticias/637607-diecinueve-playas-afectadas-por-derrame-de-petroleo-de-repsol-aun-siguen-contaminadas-por-hidrocarburos|title=Diecinueve playas afectadas por derrame de petróleo de Repsol aún siguen contaminadas por hidrocarburos|date=4 August 2022|website=Plataforma digital única del Estado Peruano|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref>