The National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) asked the Spanish company Repsol to send the insurance and reinsurance policy that it contracted globally to remedy the damage caused by the spill of some 6,000 barrels of oil in the sea Window.
According to the executive president of Indecopi, Julián Palacín, the policy should have been activated on Sunday, January 16. In addition, an international adjuster had to be appointed and the necessary funds used to contract the specialized companies that were in charge of the ecological cleaning.
“We hope that Repsol, today, Friday, January 21, will deliver the insurance and reinsurance policy of the Spanish parent company for all subsidiaries in the world and the local insurance policy, the contact of the international adjuster that we hope has been appointed and that with these coverages start with ecological cleaning, decontaminate the sea and prevent it from advancing to the beaches in the north of the country. Compensation to the Peruvian State and consumers will be seen later“, He said.
The executive added that “not having activated, to date, the insurance and reinsurance policy and the international protocols to mitigate the damage through specialized companies, would aggravate the liability that could even be criminal against Repsol managers, board of directors and advisors who know these procedures“.
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In addition, he indicated that this environmental disaster should have been solved by Repsol, the insurers and reinsurers within 48 hours because the economic coverage exists, in addition to the support of international cooperation that requires actions that cannot continue to be delayed.
Indecopi stressed that its requirement to know the details of the policy and the designated adjuster is for “quantify the money needed to start cleaning up the oil spilled in the ocean, which, in addition, is affecting thousands of families who live from artisanal fishing and tourism”.
The oil spill occurred on Saturday, January 15, and involves the La Pampilla refinery, located in Ventanilla and managed by Repsol.
So far, 20 contaminated beaches and protected natural areas of Ventanilla have been reported, expanding towards the shores of Chancay (Costa Azul, Cavero, Bahía Blanca, Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa Grande, Club Naval, La Puntilla, San Francisco Grande and Chico, San Martín, Enanitos, Hermosa, Ancón resort, Donofrio, Miramar, Conchitas, Pocitas, Pasamayo Serpentín Beaches, Chacra y Mar, Peralvillo.
