Authorities Probe Possible Oil Spill Off Trinidad Coast as Venezuela Raises Alarm

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating a possible oil spill off the nation’s coast after reports and video footage emerged on Friday.

The energy minister said multiple agencies have launched a joint operation to determine the source and nature of the substance.

He added that officials are in contact with the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs as part of the regional response effort.

The development has quickly escalated into a cross-border environmental concern after Venezuela’s government said on Friday that an oil spill originating near Trinidad and Tobago could be drifting toward its coastline and threatening fishing grounds and marine ecosystems.