The research studies carried out from 1996 to 2004 at the Central University, which were funded by the state oil company, were bound by strict confidentiality clauses that did not permit even a local transfer of knowledge.
Los trabajos realizados entre 1996 y 2004 por la UCE, pagados por la estatal de petróleos, contaban con cláusulas de confidencialidad estrictas que ni siquiera permitían la transferencia local de conocimiento.