The Dutch ‘Rijkswaterstaat’ to provide assistance with oil spills on all islands
THE HAGUE - The ‘Rijkswaterstaat’ as part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment has as its main role the practical execution of the public works and water management, including the construction More...
Crew Zr. Ms. Van Amstel helps to clean up oil spill in Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - Over seventy crew members of Zr.Ms. Van Amstel helped clean up the oil spill on the north coast of Curaçao last Saturday. At Wacawa, Boca Ascension and in St. Joris Bay, various teams of the Royal More...
U.S. Consulate volunteers join oil spill cleanup efforts
WILLEMSTAD - The United States Consulate General, in coordination with the Curaçao Sea Turtle Conservation, RAC/REMPEITC Caribbean, and the International Maritime Organization, is proud to do its part today in More...
Clean up actions are still needed
WILLEMSTAD – Once again there is oil tar on the coast of Curaçao, which necessitates re-cleaning. Corrine van Hal of Sea Turtle Conservation indicates that it is frustrating but the organization will continue More...
McWilliam: “We must be able to claim for damages caused by oil spill”
WILLEMSTAD – According to the Member of Parliament for MAN, Giselle McWilliam, Curaçao must have professionals evaluate the damage caused by the oil spill and possibly claim the company that is responsible for More...
Update: Petrotrin talks with PDVSA on oil spill
PORT OF SPAIN, WILLEMSTAD - State-owned oil company Petrotrin has had discussions with its counterparts at Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA after reports that hydrocarbons had surfaced on the northeastern More...
Minister: “Do not clean oil residue on your own”
WILLEMSTAD – The Minister of Public Health, Environment and Nature Suzanne Camelia-Römer has called on the population not to start cleaning the polluted areas themselves. These areas have been smeared by the More...
Update: Leak from Petrotrin tank reaches ABC-Islands
WILLEMSTAD, PORT OF SPAIN - Bunker fuel leaked from a storage tank at Petrotrin’s Pointe-a-Pierre refinery has allegedly reached Bonaire’s east coast, says Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) corporate secretary More...
Oil spill also reaches the ABC-Islands
WILLEMSTAD – After oil residue was discovered in Bonaire last week, authorities also found them in Aruba and Curaçao yesterday. Due to this discovery, additional inspections will be carried out at the beaches More...
Probe into Trinidad oil spill that’s worse than first thought
PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad and Tobago’s oil company Petrotrin says the equivalent of 300 barrels of oil actually leaked from a ruptured storage tank on Sunday – 15 times more than the amount it had initially More...
