The Minister of Economy and Finance, Alex Contreras, indicated that the position of his portfolio is clear and there are two criteria that must be considered with respect to the Talara lots, whose contracts are about to expire: that the investment to operate them is assured and that generates some benefit for the State. In line with the opinion of the president of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola, he said that the final decision on the delivery of the lots to Petroperú rests with Perupetro.
“The MEF’s position has been quite clear. We are going to respect the analysis that Perupetro does, but in the particular case of Petroperú, we have said, is able to operate some lots and not other lots. In that sense, the final decision that is made, which depends on Perupetro, has to consider that, the greatest benefit for the State,” the official said during a press conference.
The minister also explained that there is no policy of promoting the business state, as some sectors have suggested, but rather that the companies that exist today are more efficient and “function in the best way.” For this reason, Petroperú has a restructuring plan underway.
“We will always respect the institutions, what Perupetro says. We want to achieve a balance between promoting private investment and also generating the greatest resources for the State,” said Contreras.
Regarding the financing requested by the state company, he pointed out that last year there was an injection of US$1,000 million of capital because there were available balances; However, in 2023 the resources are being allocated to economic reactivation and prevention, in relation to the arrival of El Niño Global.
Source: Larepublica
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