Petroperú restarts the transportation of hydrocarbons through the North Peruvian Pipeline

Petroleos del Peru – Petroperú SA announced the restart of the transportation of hydrocarbons through the North Peruvian Pipeline (ONP), after it remained paralyzed since last October 4, due to the seizure of Station 5 by residents of native communities.

Last Wednesday, December 22, the ONP began to pump from Station 1, the 340 thousand barrels of crude that were stored in the facilities located in San José de Saramuro, Urarinas district, towards Station 5, in the Manseriche district, both located in the Loreto region.

“As is known, this crude of the operators Perenco Y Petrotal it could not be transported because the transport activities were paralyzed by the measure of force adopted by the native communities, demanding that the Executive pay attention to their demands, ”the state company explained in a statement.

After 74 days, and the persistent dialogue that was established between Petroperú, the Executive and indigenous organizations, control of the facilities was recovered, on Thursday, December 17.

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“From that moment, Petroperú deployed its personnel and immediately activated the tasks that would allow the ONP to reactivate its pumping and safe transport of hydrocarbons operations, in strict compliance with the security protocols, contemplated in the Plan for Surveillance, Prevention and Control of COVID-19 ″, said the oil company.

Meanwhile, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), announced the installation of a Work Table, on January 15, 2022, to begin the implementation of the plan to close gaps in the population located in the oil field.

Petroperú: patrolling the North Peruvian Pipeline

To guarantee that these transport activities are carried out normally and without setbacks, Petroperú carries out land patrols in Section I, as well as the maintenance of all pumping equipment located in all ONP Stations.

“Petroperú reaffirms its commitment to the sustainable development of the communities in the ONP’s area of ​​influence, through actions that contribute to improving their quality of life, in coordination with the Executive authorities,” the document concludes.