An oil spill has dumped black sludge on beaches along Venezuela's northwestern coast and affected fishing in the area, residents and environmental activists said Monday. In Puerto Cabello ...

Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA on Thursday denied accusations by Brazil that it was responsible for a massive oil spill that has polluted beaches on its northeastern Atlantic coast.

a huge oil spill hit beaches in north-eastern Brazil affecting a stretch 1,500km long. Brazil's environment ministry said at the time that testing showed that it's "very likely from Venezuela".