Minister of Energy and Mines: "Peru has an important oil future"

The Minister of Energy and lookJorge Montero Cornejo, said that our country has a promising future oil with a pipeline with the ability to transport 200 thousand barrels per day of oil and a refinery with the capacity to process 100 thousand barrels per day, during the conference of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM).

“Peru has an important oil oil. We have difficulties in the pipeline, sometimes there are attacks, sometimes there are some technical failures, but it is a pipeline that can transport 200 thousand barrels per day of oil. And we have a refinery that can process 100 thousand barrels oil newspapers and the port of Bayovar that can export them, “he said at conference.

Petroperú called on the authorities to reinforce security.

In addition, Montero Cornejo said that he is betting on the modernization and reactivation of Petroperó, one of the national companies most questioned by the millionaire rescues he has needed to continue operating.

“Then, what Peru needs are investments to increase reservations and activate your oil business, your future oil. We are betting on that and we are sure that we will achieve it with the cooperation and concurrence of the private company and with the reactivation, The modernization of our emblematic company, the emblematic oil company, the company of all Peruvians: Petroperú.

New attack on the pipeline

As is known, Petroperú reported that on February 8 the Norperuano pipeline suffered a new attack with the intentional cut executed by using a mechanical tool, which constitutes a crime that will be denounced before the authorities.

This fact occurred at kilometer 376 of Section II, near the community of Numpatkain, Santa María de Nieva district, Condorcanqui Province, Amazon region.

Given this situation, the state company called on the authorities to reinforce the security of the pipeline, in order to guarantee the normal development of hydrocarbon transport operations.

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