Toxic Spills in Venezuela Offer a Bleak Vision of the End of Oil Bloomberg 12/15/2020 Fabiola Zerpa, Peter Millard and Andrew Rosati (Bloomberg) -- Tropical rains have washed away most outward traces of the oil spill that ravaged Rio Seco this fall. But the fishing village in the shadow of Venezuela’s main refining hub bears the scars of deeper contamination. Popular Searches Boats with oil-stained hulls must now travel further out into the Caribbean to make a catch. Crude has soaked the roots of nearby mangroves, leaving shrimp grounds barren. Seeing no future, dozens o...