Peru's environment ministry and Repsol SA on Friday increased the estimated size of a Pacific Ocean oil spill at a company refinery to over 10,000 barrels - significantly higher than an initial estimate of 6,000 barrels.
Workers clean up an oil spill following an underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga, in Ancon, Peru January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Pilar Olivareson Friday increased the estimated size of a Pacific Ocean oil spill at a company refinery to over 10,000 barrels - significantly higher than an initial estimate of 6,000 barrels.
Earlier in the day, a Peruvian judge barred four Repsol executives from leaving the country for 18 months as prosecutors investigate the cause of the oil spill. A spokeswoman for La Pampilla has said the firm was not responsible for the spill and blamed the Peruvian Navy for not issuing a tsunami warning after the Tonga undersea explosion triggered Pacific Ocean-wide tsunami alerts.Prosecutor Tamara Gonzales said the executives did not comply with their "functional responsibilities" after the Jan. 15 oil spill, which led to contamination of up to 140 km of coastline.
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