Peru govt and Repsol revise estimated size of oil spill to over 10,000 barrels

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Workers clean up an oil spill following an underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga, in Ancon, Peru January 25, 2022. — Reuters pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. LIMA, Jan 29 — Peru’s environment ministry and Repsol SA yesterday increased the estimated size of a Pacific Ocean oil spill at a company refinery to over 10,000 barrels — significantly higher than an initial estimate of 6,000 barrels.Repsol said it had calculated the oil spilled to be equivalent to 10,396 barrels, in response to a revised government estimate that put the number at 12,000 barrels.The Spanish company has faced widespread backlash for the spill, which took place near capital Lima on January 15. Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has called it the biggest ecological disaster to affect the country in recent years.Repsol added that 35 per cent of the oil spi…