Peru Government and Repsol Revise Estimated Size of Oil Spill to Over 10,000 Barrels

Workers clean up an oil spill following an underwater volcanic eruption in Ventanilla, Peru, on Jan. 25, 2022. Pilar Olivares/Reuters

LIMA—Peru’s environment ministry and Repsol SA on Friday 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.