CORDOBA, ARGENTINA--November 6, 2012--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--State-owned company EP Petroecuador (Quito, Ecuador), the owner and operator of the 110,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Esmeraldas refinery , which is located in the northeast region of Ecuador, announced that it has postponed a maintenance turnaround and modernization program for the facility in 2012-13.