Peru disputes with oil company over massive spill
12 February 2022 |
1:16 pm
Peru's government says an oil spill off the country's coast is twice as big as previously reported. 12,000 barrels of oil leaked into the sea at a refinery owned by the Spanish oil company Repsol. Lima has demanded compensation.
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