As anticipated by La República, the general meeting of shareholders of Petroperú appointed Pedro Chira Fernandez as the new chairman of its board. Chira Fernández — a petroleum engineer trained at UNI — had been serving as vice president, and will now take the reins of the board of directors of the state firm after […]
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Carlos Vives: “There is total agreement with Minem regarding the return of Petroperú to the Talara lots”
— Engineer Vives, why do you resign from the presidency of Petroperú? — These are cycles that are ending, the board needs to be refreshed with other ideas and other forces. Sincerely, I don’t think any director says they have thrown it out. I reiterate, these are cycles that end and welcome the new directory […]
Senace and Minem will seek to cut environmental permits to accelerate mining-energy projects
He National Service for Environmental Certification for Sustainable Investments (Senace) and the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) will seek to reduce the deadlines for the issuance of environmental management instruments in the evaluation of investment projects in the mining-energy sector, and even “cut” some permits associated with them. Joanna Fischer, executive president and general […]
Lithium: Another Budding Export-Only Industry
Lithium has once again been the protagonist this week after the Government of Chile (the second largest producer in the world, only after Australia) announced its intention to nationalize the production of the so-called white gold as part of its new “National Lithium Policy” for the management of this metal, an initiative that contemplates creating […]
Minem will promote the development of green hydrogen in Peru
He Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) provided for the creation of a Temporary Multisectoral Working Group, in order to propose regulatory and promotional alternatives that promote and make viable the development of projects related to green hydrogen in the country. According to ministerial resolution No. 165-2023-MINEM/DM, the team will be made up of the […]
Talara: production and investments stagnant 30 years later
One of the cornerstones for the privatization of the oil lots it was the increase in existing reserves and production through private investment and the flow of capital to fields that, at their peak, yielded 187,000 barrels per day (bpd) nationwide. None of this has happened thirty years later, and in the case of Talara, […]
Roque Benavides: “We were received by Minem in a way we hadn’t been for a long time”
Roque Benavidesexecutive president of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura, recognized the work that the Minister of Energy and Mines, Oscar Vera Gargurevich, is doing to regain the confidence of the country’s extractive industries, beginning with mining. During his speech at Conamin 2023, organized in Trujillo, engineer Benavides recalled the meeting held a few days ago with […]
Minem and the main mining companies in Peru agree on objectives to reactivate the sector
The Minister of Energy and Mines, oscar veramet this week with executives of the main mining companies operating in Peru, reaffirming the Government’s commitment to increase mining investments and generate benefits for the country. After the meeting, the head of Minem stated that a “good moment” has returned with businessmen in the mining sector. In […]
Minem announces reactivation of the North Peruvian Pipeline
The Minister of Energy and Mines, Oscar Vera, announced the reactivation of the North Peruvian Pipeline (ONP)which had been closed since February 2022, the date on which attacks against this National Critical Asset (ACN) also multiplied. During the last conference of the Council of Ministers, the head of the Minem confirmed the information advanced in […]
Mining: fall in the first quarter would be amortized with a new portfolio
The Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) highlighted that, after a series of meetings with businessmen in the sector, Several mining companies operating today in the country plan to advance the processes to extend the useful life of its mines, which would stop the drop in investment expected this year after the delivery of quallaveco. […]