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2023 El Palito oil spill

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El Palito oil spill
El Palito refinery, where the spill occurred
LocationEl Palito refinery,  Carabobo Carabobo state,  Venezuela
DateDecember 2023
Cause
OperatorPetróleos de Venezuela
Spill characteristics

An oil spill occurred December 2023 at the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

Spill

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Venezuela oil giant says 80 percent of oil spill cleaned up". phys.org. 2023-12-29. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.