The Office of the Specialized Prosecutor for Environmental Matters (FEMA) of Loreto – Nauta Headquarters decided to open an investigation against the company Perupetro for the alleged crime of environmental pollution, after verifying the existence of a crude oil spill in Block 192, in the district of Tigre, province and department of Loreto,
Prosecutor Félix Alberto Castro Valderrama, head of the investigation, indicated that Perupetro is in charge of the lot in question, for which it has initiated the pertinent legal actions to determine the causes of the spill, as well as the responsibility of the state company in the maintenance of the infrastructure, based on compliance with the rules and regulations on hydrocarbons.
The Loreto FEMA became aware –on March 4– of a spill of oil from well 1, of the San Jacinto battery, Lot 192, by Perupetro, and immediately coordinated with the Environmental Assessment and Enforcement Agency (OEFA) to travel to the 12 de Octubre community, located on the banks of the Tigre River, in order to verify the information.
During the diligence –which lasted approximately seven days, due to the time it took to travel to the area, near the border with Ecuador–, the Provincial Deputy Prosecutor of FEMA Loreto, Wesley Pizango Sias, together with OEFA personnel, verified the affectation of soil, vegetation and water with oil, which was present in a perimeter of 2,103 m2 around well 1.
Subsequently, the prosecution coordinated with the OEFA the submission of the initial and final reports of the company Perupetro SA, the public supervision report and the laboratory results of the samples collected during the diligence.
Source: Larepublica
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