Break in a pool of YPF caused an oil spill in Neuquén

January 23, 2013
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Another oil spill in the Colorado River due to a broken YPF sink in the province of Neuquén.

The government of La Pampa said booms were placed and the remediation work began.

The spill occurred at 2 am in Puesto Hernandez, more precisely on the transport plant.

Last week there was also spill on YPF areas and Petrobras Argentina, Desfiladero Bayo reservoir and Puesto Hernandez, in the province of Neuquén.

“At 3 in the morning we were informed that there was another spill in a pool of YPF. The people of the Audit Technical Commission from Coirco are participating in the remediation”, Secretary of Water Resources of La Pampa, Nestor Lastiri said.

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