Ecuador oil exports slide to 303,278 bpd in Feb

Oil exports drop in February

* Private investment in oil sector down under President Correa

QUITO, April 13 (Reuters) - Ecuador's oil exports in February fell to 303,278 barrels per day from 337,900 bpd exported in the same month a year ago, the OPEC nation's central bank said on Tuesday.

Private investment in the oil sector has dropped in Ecuador since President Rafael Correa came to office and took a tough stance in renegotiating contracts with foreign oil companies.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia, writing Patrick Markey in Bogota; Editing by David Gregorio)