Venezuela Gas Pipeline Tract Explosion Blamed on Attack

摘要

A tract of a gas pipeline in eastern Venezuela suffered an incident the country's oil minister blamed on an attack, according to a report from state oil company PDVSA(Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.), The 36-inch (914-mm) pipeline ships natural gas to the Pigap II gas reinjection plant in northern Monagas state. The explosion caused PDVSA to temporarily shut the plant to put out the blaze and evaluate damages.