2023 El Palito oil spill
| El Palito oil spill | |
|---|---|
 El Palito refinery, where the spill occurred | |
| Location | El Palito refinery,  Carabobo Carabobo state,  Venezuela |
| Date | December 2023 |
| Cause | |
| Operator | Petróleos de Venezuela |
| Spill characteristics | |
An oil spill occurred December 2023 at the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.
Spill
[edit]The oil spill occurred at the end of December 2023[1] on the coast of the Carabobo state, affecting the beach of Puerto Cabello.[2] Days later, the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) denounced that officials of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) had prohibited the reporting of the incident.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Venezuela oil giant says 80 percent of oil spill cleaned up". phys.org. 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ Lozano, Daniel (2023-12-27). "El chavismo silencia un derrame petrolero en una de sus mayores refinerías". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Lapatilla (2023-12-28). "El Mundo: El chavismo silencia un derrame petrolero en una de sus mayores refinerías". LaPatilla.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Torres, Eudo (2023-12-28). "Dgcim obligó a periodistas borrar imágenes del derrame petrolero en Carabobo". Radio Fe y Alegría Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-28.