The Minister of Energy and Mines, oscar veraassured that the final price of the new Talara Refinery (Piura) will be US$5.300 million.
“This project was conceived in two stages. One with the investment of Petroperú for the process units and another for the auxiliary units”added the official from Talara.
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In this sense, he assured that there has been no extra cost, despite the fact that the Comptroller’s Office estimated that there was, for more than S/1,000 million. “It is not a white elephant because it will generate significant resources for the country’s economy”he added.
Likewise, the head of Energy and Mines indicated that they seek to boost oil production in the country, which can be refined in Talara.
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FUEL SUPPLY
On the other hand, the minister reported that there is concern about fuel shortages and indicated that this is a consequence of the “pickets that block highways.”
“We are very concerned about it, but we also know that it is being released, so I know that the fuel is already arriving in Tacna and we hope that in the next few days this will also happen in the southern sierra”he added.
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