Curacao: Oil Versus Tourism Dilema

Curacao's picture perfect coastline and historical UNESCO listed capital making it a tourism mecca. Many cruise ships currently stop at the island (340,000 a year). However, the centre of the island is blighted by an oil refinery built by Shell to take advantage of Venezuelan oil. The refinery is now leased to the Venezuelan's. However, some want the refinery to close in 2019 when the contract expires.

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