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Venezuela Oil Giant Says 80 Percent Of Oil Spill Cleaned Up

More than 80 percent of the spill at Venezuela's El Palito oil refinery has been cleaned up, officials say (Credit: AFP)

Venezuela's state oil company said Thursday that an oil spill at a refinery on the country's western coastline was no longer "active" and that more than 80 percent of the affected area had been cleaned up.

Wednesday's spill at the El Palito facility in the northwestern state of Carabobo occurred when heavy rainfall caused fluids to overflow from lagoons at the site, PDVSA said on social media platform X.

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