The National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy (SNMPE) reported that there are losses of more than US $ 4 million due to the stoppage of PetroPerú’s operations in Loreto in its entirety due to the latent threat of the seizure of Station 1 and the stoppage of operations at Station 5 of the Norperuano Pipeline – ONP.
Station 1 of the pipeline had to be evacuated due to threats from the take over its facilities by a group of residents of the Saramuro community. They announce that even though government representatives have tried to establish channels for dialogue, the protesters rejected this mechanism and persisted in the measures of force.
SNMPE reported that they are 44 days that operations have been stopped of the North Peruvian Pipeline and that these events are repeated. “Since Station 5 is the central nucleus for the activities of this infrastructure, through which all the production of the Loreto oil circuit is transferred to the Bayóvar Terminal on the north coast of our country,” commented the business union .
They also denounced that These types of actions are being encouraged by groups with particular interests and who are unaware of the efforts made by the State. to comply with plan to close social gaps that was approved in 2020. “Although dialogue must prevail in the resolution of conflicts, actions that threaten a critical national asset so important to the country’s energy security cannot be tolerated,” they announced.
It should be noted that from the 4th of October the facilities of the Station 5 located in the area of Féliz Flores – Saramiriza in the Manseriche district, by another group of Protestants. They warned that at this station there are about 70 barrels of oil stored and “what The people who have been occupying their facilities in a violent way constantly carry out actions that not only endanger their lives, but can cause an explosion that would cause serious environmental damage to the Peruvian Amazon”, They stated.
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