Authorities confirmed that a recent hydrocarbon leak near Progreso, Yucatán, was successfully contained and attributed to a disused underwater pipeline. State officials stressed that this incident is unrelated to the massive, earlier oil spills that affected multiple states along the Gulf Coast.

<p>Yucatán Governor Díaz Mena stressed that the Progreso leak “is not related” to the earlier Gulf spill that hit Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Tamaulipas and Yucatán, and even sent tar and oil residue as far as Texas.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/oil-spill-pipeline-progreso/">Oil spill due to pipeline leak near Progreso has been contained, governor says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mexiconewsdaily.com">Mexico News Daily</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: ...