Repsol activate efficiently your contingency plan for the 6,000 barrels of oil Spilled
Repsol activate efficiently your contingency plan for the 6,000 barrels of oil Spilled
The Issue
#REPSOLHAZTECARGO
Peru is currently under an environmental emergency. This last Saturday, January 15th, in Ventanilla, Lima, 6,000 oil barrels were spilled by an energy and petrochemical company, allegedly caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga. Approximately 18 beaches have been affected, and, according to the Peruvian Natural Protected Areas Service (SERNANP), 512 of two Natural Protected Areas: the System of Islands, Islets and Guano Points National Reserve and the Ancón Reserved Zone have been damaged. Since this accident, the oil has spread, now spanning more than 15 km in length of affected areas.
Marine fauna species, such as guano birds, sea turtles, Humboldt penguins, sea lions and important migratory birds are being directly affected due to stagnated crude oil floating on the ocean surface. Humboldt penguins and guano birds have been found devoid of life, and those alive have presented inability to move or to breathe, since crude oil not only disables these animal’s movements; it can also enter their respiratory tract and cause death by suffocation, as well as these vulnerable species’ intoxication.
SOCIAL IMPACT: Roughly 800 smallholder fishermen find themselves extremely concerned, as their daily livelihoods (and income) depend on everyday artisanal fishing. With the disaster, access to beaches has been closed, and not even the Mayors have clarity in instructions from the corresponding authorities on how to act.
OEFA— the Agency for Environmental Assessment and Enforcement— has interposed administrative measures for the petrochemical company to follow: it has allocated 10 days to clean the affected areas, 5 days to contain and recover hydrocarbons from the ocean, and 8 days to safely dispose the waste generated from the spill cleanup.
Contingency plan
Initially, the petrochemical company reported that 0.16 barrels of crude oil had been spilled. The Ministry of the Environment has revised this number, correcting it to 6,000 barrels. The company’s feeble contingency plan has allowed for massive inefficiency in its execution, as it started to tackle the disaster by allocating only 15 workers with dustpans and brooms to clean the 4 km that were by the time affected by the spill.
As of this moment, there are 1 million, 739 m2 of affected areas. And this area keeps growing by the minute if this remains unattended. The longer it remains unaddressed, the more damage and death that it causes.
Please support us in ensuring that the company complies with an efficient implementation of a robust contingency plan, and to harness support and assistance from international entities.
Till this moment there are 1 million 739 thousand m2 of affected area.
Help us to ensure that the company complies with the efficient implementation of its contingency plan and receive assistance from international entities! You can also sign the petition here:
The Issue
#REPSOLHAZTECARGO
Peru is currently under an environmental emergency. This last Saturday, January 15th, in Ventanilla, Lima, 6,000 oil barrels were spilled by an energy and petrochemical company, allegedly caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga. Approximately 18 beaches have been affected, and, according to the Peruvian Natural Protected Areas Service (SERNANP), 512 of two Natural Protected Areas: the System of Islands, Islets and Guano Points National Reserve and the Ancón Reserved Zone have been damaged. Since this accident, the oil has spread, now spanning more than 15 km in length of affected areas.
Marine fauna species, such as guano birds, sea turtles, Humboldt penguins, sea lions and important migratory birds are being directly affected due to stagnated crude oil floating on the ocean surface. Humboldt penguins and guano birds have been found devoid of life, and those alive have presented inability to move or to breathe, since crude oil not only disables these animal’s movements; it can also enter their respiratory tract and cause death by suffocation, as well as these vulnerable species’ intoxication.
SOCIAL IMPACT: Roughly 800 smallholder fishermen find themselves extremely concerned, as their daily livelihoods (and income) depend on everyday artisanal fishing. With the disaster, access to beaches has been closed, and not even the Mayors have clarity in instructions from the corresponding authorities on how to act.
OEFA— the Agency for Environmental Assessment and Enforcement— has interposed administrative measures for the petrochemical company to follow: it has allocated 10 days to clean the affected areas, 5 days to contain and recover hydrocarbons from the ocean, and 8 days to safely dispose the waste generated from the spill cleanup.
Contingency plan
Initially, the petrochemical company reported that 0.16 barrels of crude oil had been spilled. The Ministry of the Environment has revised this number, correcting it to 6,000 barrels. The company’s feeble contingency plan has allowed for massive inefficiency in its execution, as it started to tackle the disaster by allocating only 15 workers with dustpans and brooms to clean the 4 km that were by the time affected by the spill.
As of this moment, there are 1 million, 739 m2 of affected areas. And this area keeps growing by the minute if this remains unattended. The longer it remains unaddressed, the more damage and death that it causes.
Please support us in ensuring that the company complies with an efficient implementation of a robust contingency plan, and to harness support and assistance from international entities.
Till this moment there are 1 million 739 thousand m2 of affected area.
Help us to ensure that the company complies with the efficient implementation of its contingency plan and receive assistance from international entities! You can also sign the petition here:
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Petition created on January 20, 2022