Minister of Economy on Petroperú: "We want to put up a good directory"

Within 30 days of not having a directory, the Minister of Economy and FinanceJosé Arista justified the delay this Wednesday.

This constant rotation prevents the continuity of business policies in the state oil company. The term of the recent resigning board if not ratified will be below average.

“We are taking time because we want to put in place a good board. We don’t like to make changes all the time, but rather people who are willing to work there for a long time,” he said in an interview with RPP.

As revealed Peru21, The appointment of the new board, or the possible ratification of the previous one, is stalled due to the positions of the president Dina Boluarte and the union member Óscar Vera, who seek Alejandro Narváez to assume the presidency of the director

Narváez is a controversial figure who has downplayed Petroperú’s financial problems. Although the recent rescue approved for the company is part of the outgoing board’s restructuring plan, Narváez has indicated that, if he became president, he would not implement said plan.

Regarding the financing that the State gave to Petroperú of $750 million, José Arista said that this money will be returned to the State and the state company must guarantee that a good job will be done, so “this year costs will be reduced by 10% and next year 30%.”

“Since August 7, the plant started with 75,000 barrels per day and the idea is to grow production week after week, suddenly by January or February, it will reach 95,000 barrels per day,” he assured Tv Perú.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PETROPERÚ BUILDING?

Regarding the Petroperú building, he stated: “We have to move part of the Petroperú building to Talara and this building, hand it over to the sale of assets, the movable assets and only keep the important areas of Petroperú, such as the commercial distribution chain and the oil pipeline. which costs us $100 million a year.

FACT

According to the reports and facts of Importance sent by Petroperú to the Superintendency of the Securities Market, between 2014 and 2024, a director of the company remains in office for an average of 11.7 months; the president, 9.1 months; the vice president, 12 months; and the general manager, 5.4 months.

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