Congressmen from various groups have rejected the motion of censure against the Minister of Energy and Mines, Oscar Vera, presented by another group of parliamentarians, led by Fuerza Popular, after the Executive Branch gave up on a possible reprivatization of the Talara lots.
At a press conference, Congresswoman Margot Palacios, from Perú Libre, stated that there are interests in redirecting the contracts in favor of the companies that operated the deposits in the last 30 years, despite their questions about little exploration and reduced production.
As recalled, last Thursday the 14th a group of congressmen from various groups presented a motion of censure against Minister Oscar Vera, in the middle of the process of reversing lots VI and Z-2B of Talara at the end of their 30-year contracts. in the hands of the private sector.
“They have pointed out that Petroperú is not capable of managing the oil lots, but we must remember that when they were concessioned, they had an important production capacity. Currently, they have decreased dramatically. The question is, why do they mean that the State is not capable of managing these fields, and they want to hand over other legal contracts to these companies that have done nothing,” said Palacios.
In this sense, the legislator said that the Peru Libre bench has resolved to “defend the country’s energy sovereignty” and its “energy resources.”
For his part, the general secretary of the National Hydrocarbons Federation (Fenahid), Carlos Castro Cardoza, asserted that the Government must have a clearer position on the destination of the lots in question “and in favor of national interests”, which is why which will carry out a nationwide march on September 27.
“We met with the president of Perupetro and Minem a week ago. Everything was on track, but 3 or 4 days ago the board [de Perupetro] has retracted and now the fate of the Talara lots is in the hands of Mrs. Isabel Tafur.”said the leader.
Source: Larepublica
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