(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 27.Sep.2018) — Venezuela’s José Antonio Anzoátegui Petrochemical Complex was the site of a crude oil spill that affected the beaches of the Peñalver municipality in Anzoátegui state.
The presence of oil was detected on September 26, 2018 along the beaches of Puerto Píritu, La Cerca and El Hatillo, located in the western region of the state, by fishermen and tourism promoters, reported the daily Venezuelan newspaper Ultimas Noticias.
“A few months ago fishermen recovered oil from their nets and not fish,” reported the daily citing Peñalver municipality tourism promoter Humberto Guerra. He added that at least five such occurrences have occurred in the region, without stating a specific time frame.
Venezuela’s Ministry for Ecosocialism (Minec) Director Katiuska Homsi announced contingency efforts to collect the detected oil involved 120 persons onshore and another 20 offshore, according to the daily.
Venezuela’s state oil PDVSA did not respond to emails requesting details about the oil spill or clean-up efforts.
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