CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) said on Tuesday it managed to contain a fire in a pump room in a station in the east of the country, in an incident that it attributed to sabotage by opponents to President Nicolás Maduro.

The company said the loss affected Ero Station, which has an installed capacity of 300,000 barrels per day of crude oil coming from the production of joint ventures in the Orinoco Oil Belt.

The president of the firm, Manuel Quevedo, attributed the act to "an act of sabotage perpetrated by the opposition right," according to a company statement.

The official denounced that "the terrorist act to the detriment of the Venezuelan oil industry occurred hours after (US President) Donald Trump, with his warlike speech, incited violence and war," he added.

PDVSA said there were no injuries due to the incident.

Venezuela is mired in a political crisis after Maduro was declared a "usurper" of the post by Congress, whose head was sworn in as president in charge, which has been backed by the United States and other countries.

Maduro claims that his opponents seek to overthrow him with the support of Washington.