Tag: oil well

• Wednesday, November 17th 2021 - 20:40 UTC

  Argentina: “Not penguins, dogs” covered in oil on Comodoro Rivadavia beach go viral

  

  Dogs covered in oil have appeared on the Comodoro Rivadavia beach in the Argentine province of Chubut, it was reported. Local residents insist poorly sealed oil wells are the reason for the environmental tragedy but say the problem is not new.

• Saturday, October 21st 2017 - 07:30 UTC

  Uruguay government announces presence of hydrocarbons in an exploratory well

  

  The Uruguayan government announced on Friday the presence of hydrocarbons in the north west of the country, in the framework of exploratory drilling by US based Schuepbach Energy. The discovery took place in the county of Paysandu, some 400kms north of the capital Montevideo.