The Consejo Técnico Administrativo para la Proteccién Costero- Marina, the government commission in charge of the environmental protection of Dominican coasts, said that it evaluated the request for installation of a fuel terminal by Esso Standard Oil and Texaco Latin America in Puerto Plata and determined that preventive measures and controls could be implemented to avoid damages to the environment. The terminal is contested by tourism developments in the area of influence of the project.
