Trinidad and Tobago recognizes oil spill following alert issued by Venezuela

The government of Trinidad and Tobago, on Sunday, recognized that the oil spill reported by Venezuela occurred at the main oil field.

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00:00The government of Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday recognized that the oil spill reported by Venezuela occurred at the main

00:07oil field.

00:08According to the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Heritage Petroleum Company Limited quickly brought the incident under control.

00:17Environmental organizations in both countries assert that the spill was detected on May 1st,

00:22and Canadian Minister Rodal Molinal, when asked about it on May 9, said he was unaware of the incident.

00:30Environmental activists are asking why it was not reported, and they are calling attention to the extractive model in the

00:36region.