The president of the Council of Ministers announced that the Government has decided to deny the request for an injection of US$1.15 billion to Petroperú. In addition, they will completely reform the board of directors of the state company.
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The president of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola, announced that the Government has decided to deny the request for a capital injection of US$1.15 billion to Petroperú because the resources are not available. The company had requested this amount to pay, in part, the US$1,576 million that it inherited in 2023 commitments and that it must pay until August.
“The money that has been requested will not be injected for a very simple reason: because there are no funds to do so, because this money has been invested in prevention due to the El Niño phenomenon and we believe that there are other priorities (…) It is not going to be capitalized Petroperuthe debts with the MEF are going to be rescheduled,” said the premier in the Punto Final program.
In addition, Otárola pointed out that another of the decisions that the Government has made after several meetings in recent weeks is to restructure the board of directors of the state company to generate “efficiency” and “independence.” However, the premier contradicted himself as he highlighted that currently fuel prices – at the stations associated with Petroperú – are cheaper, due to the greater volume produced by the new Talara refinery.
“What I can say is that that taxi driver who fills the tank with regular gasoline at the intersection of Isabela Católica and Andahuaylas and that costs S/15, that is possible thanks to the fact that Petroperú manufactures that gasoline. Otherwise, that fuel would cost S/. /18 or S/19. (…) Petroperú is a company that guarantees the adequate flow so that gasoline does not go up“he admitted.
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