The Government Strengthens Measures to Control the Oil Well in Pichanal - Nuevo Diario De Salta

Writing Open Channel Farmers of Finca “El Estanque”, in Lomas de Olmedo, La Estrella, 69 kilometers from Pichanal, department of Orán, Salta, denounce a case of environmental pollution generated by the neglect of the company President Petroleum S.A. It is the Pozo Lomas de Olmedo x-10, abandoned by the operating company as a result of the loss of productive potential. As a result, massive deaths of livestock and wildlife, damage of the groundwa…

Faced with the emergence of gases and liquids in the Pichanal oil well, the provincial government ordered measures to protect public health and the environment, and continues with controls in the area. In order to prevent further damage and protect the health of the population, the government implemented a series of urgent measures to control the loss detected in the Lomas oil well in Olmedo x-10, operated by the company President Petroleum S.A.…

The Government of Salta Province ordered a series of measures to control the situation of the Lomas de Olmedo x-10 oil well, located on fiscal land in the town of Pichanal, department of Oran. The owner company, Presidente Petroleum S.A., was invited to restrict access to the affected area and to immediately contain the loss of fluids emanating, with the aim of protecting the environment and avoiding risks for people, animals and goods. The Mini…