Veracruz governor says natural seep may be causing Gulf oil contamination

Veracruz governor says natural seep may be causing Gulf oil contamination

Oil that has contaminated the southern coast of the state of Veracruz may have come from a natural oil seep, Governor Rocío Nahle said Tuesday. In early March, what appeared to be an oil spill was detected off the coast of Pajapan, a municipality in southern Veracruz that borders Coatzacoalcos. The contamination also affected the Gulf of Mexico coastline in other nearby municipalities. The mayor of Pajapan said last week that fishermen, restaura…