The Peruvian subsidiary of Repsol A few days ago, he sued the company Fratelli D’Amico Armatori SPA, owner of the Mare Doricum ship, before a local court for allegedly causing the crude oil spill in the Ventanilla Sea, which occurred in January 2022 at the La Pampilla refinery.
The Spanish-owned company told La República that on January 12 they presented the request before a local court, requesting compensation of US$197.5 million plus interest.
The reasons? In their opinion, they blame the Italian shipping company for “non-execution of obligations and extra-contractual liability”since “all the expert evidence” shows that the “uncontrolled and improper movement of the vessel and its displacement from the position for safe unloading” generated that the underwater installation of La Pampilla broke, and thus caused the ecological disaster in the Chalaco resorts.
According to specialized organizations, more than 10,000 barrels were counted dumped into the sea. Two years later, it is impossible to resume artisanal fishing in the area due to the high presence of Petroleumthey warned from the Peruvian Sea Institute (Imarpe).
They assure that La Pampilla “he has borne all the expenses alone” linked to remedying the coastline and compensating those affected—fishermen, for the most part—as well as “significant personal damage,” when “Peruvian and international maritime legislation” places responsibility for the mooring, safety and operation process “on the captain and his employer Fratelli D’Amico.”
On the other hand, the Italian shipping company presented a request for extrajudicial conciliation—a requirement for filing a lawsuit under Peruvian law—claiming US$45 million from Repsol for the alleged damages suffered as a result of the spill. “The Company (Repsol) considers that this possible counterclaim lacks any basis,” they pointed out.
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- Waiting. In January, the organization Stichting Environment and Fundamental Rights in the Netherlands sued Repsol for US$1.27 billion for more than 35,000 people affected by the disaster.
- Criterion. Oceana and OEFA They describe what Repsol committed in the Peruvian sea as ecocide.
Source: Larepublica
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