Pedro Castillo: “We want Petroperú strengthened and self-sustainable”

After 25 years, Petroperú resumed oil and natural gas production activities with the operation of Block 1, located in Talara. Faced with this, the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, stressed that this is an important step and is in line with the purpose of his government, which is to have a strengthened state oil company and autosostenible.

“Our purpose as a government is to have a fully strengthened Petroperú that contributes to the development of the country, remaining as up to now as a self-sustaining company that acts responsibly with full economic, financial and administrative autonomy, without receiving funds from the Condition”, Expressed the president during the ceremony for the reception of Lot I of Talara.

Along the same lines, Terrones Castle He specified that in the coming months Petroperú will operate Block 192, the largest in the country, and Block 64, both located in Loreto, and whose contracting processes are in process.

In this way, with the operation of both batches, part of the crude required by the new refinery of Talara for fuel production.

“In April of next year, the state company plans to start the safe and progressive start-up of this important complex, which will be one of the most important and modern in America, and which will allow the production, very close to this batch, of 95,000 barrels per day. Diesel gasoline and other low sulfur fuels. This measure will have a significant impact in the near future on the sale prices of the fuels that Petroperú will produce to supply the national market, ”the head of state highlighted.

Along the same lines, the president indicated that Petroperú is committed to continuing to develop important projects that allow it to increase its presence in the oil market. GLP, since this way the prices of this product could be improved.