Government evaluates nullifying the closure of La Pampilla

The president of the Council of Ministers, Héctor Valer, emphasized yesterday that he will promote the repeal of the resolution of the Ministry of the Environment that suspends the operations of Repsol at the La Pampilla refinery after the oil spill in Ventanilla.

“We are starting the fuel shortage from yesterday because La Pampilla is not working because of a resolution that we have to repeal,” he told the press.

The premier’s statements about the alleged lack of fuel in the market contradict those of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem), a portfolio that assured that there is no risk of shortages.

“According to reports from Repsol and Osinergmin, there is no threat of fuel shortages. But it is a situation with the passing of days. Y if the company does not meet the OEFA requirements, it could happen”, The deputy minister in charge of Hydrocarbons, Jorge Chávez Cresta, explained.

Go to neighboring markets

Also, the representative of the mine He acknowledged that —if the refinery remains paralyzed— the Government is evaluating the possibility of buying fuel from countries in the region such as Ecuador and Colombia.

This represents a special challenge in the case of jet fuel, where Repsol supplies 75% of the market, since you have no reservations for more than 11 days. In the case of fuel for ships, La Pampilla is supplied, but it cannot tank the ship, today empty, responsible for distributing the resource along the coast.

Finally, Chávez Cresta pointed out the importance of having a strong counterpart in the State to mitigate scenarios of shortages in critical situations.

Repsol updates plans

Repsol updated its Contingency Plan and the Management Plan for Hydrocarbon Spills at Sea required by OEFA after establishing the stoppage of La Pampilla.

Likewise, the Spanish capital company reported that they will make the greatest efforts to avoid the risk of shortages and development of the country.

The data

Visit. The Minister of the Environment, Wilber Supo, together with the Minister of Produce, Jorge Prado, and the General Director of OEFA, Milagros Pozo, went to the La Pampilla control center to evaluate the progress made in cleaning up the sea and coastline.