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July 21, 2023

1,200-Barrel Oil Spill Coats Ecuadorian Coastline
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In Ecuador, some 1,200 barrels of crude oil spilled into the Pacific
Ocean Wednesday, contaminating over two miles of shoreline. Officials
with Ecuador's national oil company, Petroecuador, said a tank in a
maritime terminal had surpassed its capacity, causing it to spill. The
company was only able to contain about half of the spilled crude, while
the rest collected on the oceanfront of the popular Las Palmas Beach.
Cleanup efforts are underway as environmentalists warn of the effects
the spill could have on local wildlife.


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