Today, Thursday, April 11, it was planned to meet the consortium that was going to take the reins of Lot X of Talara; However, Perupetro reported that the award announcement was suspended until next Monday, April 15 at 10:00 am
The consortiums interested in managing the most important operation in Peru are Offshore International Group, INC, Aguaytía Energy del Perú SRL and Termoselva SRL and J&F Investimentos SA, Upland Oil and Gas LLC
According to the bases established by Perupetro, the private sector will manage 60% of Lot X and the State, via Petroperú, 40%.
Regarding the future of the bidding process, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Rómulo Mucho, told RPP the day before that, together with the MEF, they are evaluating changes that he prefers “not to advance.”
It is important to emphasize that the Ministry of Energy and Mines or the Ministry of Economy and Finance cannot interrupt or stop the process, as it would be illegal in the opinion of experts consulted on this issue. If you want to stop the ongoing process, it will be up to Perupetro’s own commission in charge of the bidding for Lot X.
Regarding the participation split between 60% and 40%, Mucho mentioned that “several companies came before the tender and wanted to participate under those conditions,” but, for some reason, “they did not show up.”
Even the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)—current operator of Lot X—expressed its willingness to be one of the bidders, but its proposal did not materialize either.
Source: Larepublica
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