Peru state energy company reports Amazon oil spill

An oil spill in the Amazon region of Peru was detected on Friday night, state energy company Petroperu said in a statement on Saturday, adding that measures were being taken to fix the ruptured pipeline and to protect the environment. Cleanup efforts were focused on preventing spilled oil from being absorbed into the ground, it said. The statement did not give an estimate of how much oil had escaped from the Nor Peruano pipeline in the accident.