Amidst an Electoral Crisis, Venezuela Faces Another Massive Oil Spill
A new oil spill, equal to 37,000 soccer fields, could be among the biggest in Venezuela’s history: and it has already created a damage area of 450km²
Tony (1997) is one of Caracas Chronicles' editors, where he writes since 2016. He graduated in Journalism and Political Science from Boston University in 2021. Since then, he has written at Bloomberg, The Economist, Politico and others.
A new oil spill, equal to 37,000 soccer fields, could be among the biggest in Venezuela’s history: and it has already created a damage area of 450km²
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