Manuel Ferreira described what happened as a catastrophic scene.
The authorities responsible for oil production did not provide any information, although the reality speaks for itself
Ferrera complained on his Twitter page.
He also ordered the closure of affected beaches for at least 72 hours in the resorts of Los Canales, Lido and Cangrejo.
# 12 march | Acabamos de select lo que se presume ha sedo un derrame de hidrocarburos en Playa Los Canales. This solution is not noticed until the moments in Playa Lido or Playa Cangrejo. We proceed to inform the Ministerio del Ambiente to investigate the origin. pic.twitter.com/xNjlLhw7R4
– Manuel Ferreira Gonzalez (@manuelferreiraG) March 12, 2022
So far, neither the government of President Nicolás Maduro nor the state oil company PDVSA has commented on the cause of the oil spill and the amount of oil that has entered the sea along the coast of the state of Anzoategui.
The oil refinery in neighboring Puerto La Cruz has the capacity to process 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day. In addition, several tankers pick up crude oil and natural gas destined for Venezuelan and foreign markets daily.
However, oil production has decreased dramatically in recent years in Venezuela. Critics of the Maduro government say this is due to poor infrastructure maintenance and a lack of investment in modernization, which has led to more frequent breakdowns and leaks.
The latest regarding Europe Oil leak Even the Hungarian population felt how oil prices began to skyrocket, because in October the transportation of oil through a section of the Friendship pipeline to Germany was stopped. After all, that is contributed to itthat fuel shortage The Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out.
