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    Oil spill fouls river in eastern Venezuela

    Associated Press – Sat, Feb 11, 2012

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Crude oil that spilled from a ruptured pipeline has blackened a river in eastern Venezuela, and the state oil company said workers are containing the spill.

    Workers have removed a "good percentage of the crude" from the Guarapiche River in Monagas state, said Ramiro Ramirez, environmental director of state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA.

    Ramirez told the state-run Venezuelan News Agency on Friday that workers have been using absorbent barriers to block the crude in the river. He said they have also shut off water intakes along the river, where a drinking water purification plant is located.

    State oil company officials said a pipe that transports crude to a processing plant ruptured on Feb. 4. Ramirez didn't say how much crude has spilled. He said officials were investigating what caused the accident.

    Gov. Jose Gregorio Briceno said earlier in the week that the government had declared an emergency in Monagas state after the spill forced officials to halt normal water distribution to parts of the city of Maturin, the Venezuela television station Globovision reported.

    Briceno said classes have been canceled at schools in affected areas, and public offices have reduced hours due to the water supply problems.

     

    20 comments

    • Gary
      Gary  •  3 mths ago
      "... reduced hours due to the water supply problems.' this will happen when you mix water and oil
    • CK3
      CK3  •  3 mths ago
      Here's another reason to raise our gas prices!
    • David u.s.a.
      David u.s.a.  •  3 mths ago
      were you at hugo?
    • riprap
      riprap  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      Hugo will blame America.
      • JustMag
        JustMag 3 mths ago
        Why not ? More than likely we put the pipe in.
      • riprap
        riprap 3 mths ago
        JustMag, But they put the oil in the pipe, their oil's in the their river.
      • chooch352
        chooch352 3 mths ago
        its ok riprap the usa will buy the oil water.
    • ken
      ken  •  3 mths ago
      That idiot Chavez will try to blame everybody but his own inept nitwits!!!!
    • Eater of Souls
      Eater of Souls  •  3 mths ago
      I'm sure Chavez will claim American spies did it...
    • Stony
      Stony  •  3 mths ago
      Anti-Chavez forces at work. Not all Venezuelans want to be Chavezstas.
    • American 2
      American 2  •  Yakima, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      poor maintenance always leads to problems. Venezuela, China, Russia they are all the same. Look at the spills in Siberia that are being left alone cause the Govt doesnt want to spend money on maintenance. Commies are killing the planet!
    • thetnrebel
      thetnrebel  •  Nashville, Tennessee  •  3 mths ago
      it happens, i was wondering do ever oil spill get reported?
      • David
        David 3 mths ago
        No, every oil spill doesn't get reported.
    • THOMAS
      THOMAS  •  3 mths ago
      Could not happen to a better, unfriendly, drug ridden country
    • wassup
      wassup  •  3 mths ago
      It was the fanatic eco terrorist who did it because they are going to use it to slam the Keystone pipeline. They'll also find a way to blame it on Bush. Gak, gak, gak, gak, gak.
      • Mike
        Mike 3 mths ago
        Your gene pool needs to be chlorinated.
    • George Have Guns Will Tra ...
      George Have Guns Will Tra ...  •  San Diego, California  •  3 mths ago
      I am sure Hugo will blame George Bush.
    • Tim
      Tim  •  Denver, Colorado  •  3 mths ago
      Hugo doesn't care about the people, the more that die the fewer he has to coerce and beat into submission to vote for him.....oh wait did he learn this from barry or vice versa...
    • James C
      James C  •  Dafter, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      How about we do this. You need water. We want oil. You charge us $100.00 a barrel for oil, we charge you $100.00 a barrel for water. Sounds like a fair trade to me. This is a bit of a stupid statement. They don't need water and we don't need oil.. BUT this is what the brokers want us to believe so that they can line their pockets with money off of the backs of others. When people finally start to realize that no matter what any country has to sell, what any country needs, the people with control/money will prevail.. Quit blaming "other" people for problems that exist because of your/our greed.... My solution on a few problems that we face. I drive less. I don't shop at Wal Mart. I contest each and every one of my tax increases, and finally I am not afraid to question the IDIOTS that we now have running this country... When citizens finally start to stand up, ask questions rather than sit on their lazy butts and take the "give away" money, then and only then will this country survive. The way it is going now, we shall go the way of Europe.... LAZY #$%$ PEOPLE....
      • George Have Guns Will Tra ...
        George Have Guns Will Tra ... 3 mths ago
        What do you get out of not shopping at Walmart? They sell the same stuff as other stores just for less. You don't like them because as a liberal you have to attack any company that is non-union and unions send money to liberal Democrats.
    • D
      D  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Better check to see if terrorist jews are in the area then you would know how this happened.
      • James C
        James C 3 mths ago
        You are an idiot and should be deported back to the crapola hole country that you came from.
      • More Betta
        More Betta 3 mths ago
        @ D, better yet inquire and check to see if their are any Mexcrements and Koranimals within the area, higher probability of that occuring
      • Frank H
        Frank H 3 mths ago
        D, why don't you just say you hate Jews,then your comment would make sense, retarded idiot.
    • themtone007
      themtone007  •  Lafayette, Louisiana  •  3 mths ago
      Where are all the so called envirnomental activists whining and crying about this and demanding Chavez shut down the National Oil Company? If they really believed in their ideas, they would be protesting at Chavez's palace.
    • Peter
      Peter  •  3 mths ago
      Chavez own martir-tactic of his unhappy Oil price ,because hi want to see the Oil price over 150,now he will say;oh the imperialist or jews made it...and the than he wait for an reaction from the speculators .People like Chavez and Islam Leaders needs to bring in a international Court about crimes against the freedom of Human and intentional Nature Contamination.
    • skibiketrash
      skibiketrash  •  Hillsboro, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      When you no longer have good clean drinking water, having a full tank of gas is moot point!
    • hoeay
      hoeay  •  3 mths ago
      need to send the DETROIT BOYS to visit CHEVZE
    • BadDude
      BadDude  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      mmm that will cost millions for that spill.
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