Oil clean up in La Brea, source not found

On Tuesday, after receiving reports of oil deposits along the Point Sable and Carat Shed beaches in La Brea, Petrotrin personnel visited the affected regions and confirmed the presence of oil on the beaches.

Clean-up crews were mobilised and the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, the Environmental Management Authority and the Occupational Safety and Health Agency were notified, according to a Petrotrin release.

The company said the beach clean-up was completed yesterday and would continue investigations to determine where the oil came from.