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Shrimping boat sinks in Guanacaste, spilling diesel on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

The Tico Times - November 2, 2016

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Costa Rica cancels $1.2 billion Chinese refinery project

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Biofuels would be produced at Chinese refinery in Limón, says Costa Rica oil chief

Shrimping boat sinks in Guanacaste, spilling diesel on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

The Tico Times - November 2, 2016

A large amount of diesel oil spilled into Costa Rican waters off the coast of Brasilito earlier this week when a shrimping vessel sank.

Costa Rica cancels $1.2 billion Chinese refinery project

The Tico Times - April 14, 2016

RECOPE President Sara Salazar told reporters that the Chinese-Costa Rican joint-venture cost the Costa Rican government ₡33 billion — more than $61 million — with nothing to show for the effort.

Biofuels would be produced at Chinese refinery in Limón, says Costa Rica oil chief

The Tico Times - January 10, 2015

News of the agreement came as Costa Rican and Chinese officials reached consensus Friday on how to move forward with the $1.5 billion project after the Comptroller General’s Office canceled the previous project over a conflict of interest in 2013.