VENEZUELA’S Foreign Minister Yvan Gil has called on the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to provide compensation related to an oil spill that occurred on May 1, 2026.

Gil held a news conference yesterday during which he also requested that the T&T Government provide information on the spill, which he claimed originated from Trinidad and impacted Venezuelan coastlines, ecosystems, and fishing communities. The minister claimed that the lack of information from the T&T Government was extremely serious, and also stated that there was no information on the exact origin, volume, or type of hydrocarbon involved.

He said the Venezuelan government had conducted an exhaustive monitoring report, and pointed out that between 2015 and 2023, there had been more than 876 spills involving various types of hydrocarbons in the area.