Venezuela experienced at least 86 oil spills in 2022, an average of seven such accidents a month, according to a report published by the Venezuelan Observatory of Political Ecology (OEP) on Tuesday.
“The Venezuelan population should have at its disposal detailed information on the number of barrels spilled, the dimensions of the affected areas and the actions that have been taken to remedy the environmental impacts after each incident,” the report reads. “However, no official information is available, while spills continue to occur and affect various communities in the country.”
On Monday, right before OEP’s report was released, the Venezuelan non-governmental organization Mapache Ecoaventura raised the alarm after a new three-to-five-kilometer-long oil slickThe president of Mapache Ecoaventura, José Sandoval,to the Spanish news agency EFE that the appearance of oil slicks of that kind are now a recurring problem that repeats around this time every year due to the change of winds — which, he explained, means that there are oil leaks in other parts of Zulia during...
“There must be a leak or several leaks in the south of the lake, which have no solution because year after year it is patrolled as if it were a stationary issue, and it is not a stationary issue, it is an anthropic issue,” Sandoval said. “It is an issue of irresponsibility, of the inoperability of PDVSA.”
OEP’s report further explained that the oil spills have direct implications for both the affected communities and for those who live off of fishing and farming, as the oil damages their livestock, crops, and equipment without PDVSA issuing any kind of compensation for the damages.
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