Support WBUROil spills increase in Venezuela as it revs up output after the U.S. lifted sanctionsPlay04:45Download AudioJohn OtisNovember 29, 2023 ShareA work brigade sponsored by Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, which critics blame for the oil spills, use shovels and rakes to remove congealed petroleum from a Lake Maracaibo beach. (John Otis for NPR)