This is how Wilber Supo thought about Repsol before becoming Minister of the Environment: "It is possible to demand its departure from Peru"

Before appointed minister of Atmosphere, the geographer Wilber Dux knew, considered that the departure of Repsol of Peru in the face of the serious environmental crisis caused by the oil spill in the sea of Window, on January 15.

After the spill of crude oil during the unloading process in front of the La Pampilla Refinery (operated by Repsol), Knew Quisocala declared for the RT channel as a geographer from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) and pointed out that the multinational has acted without transparency, hiding information and that it reports infractions and faults against the environment.

“the multinational Repsol It has been characterized by not having transparency in providing the information, initially it reported that there were 7 barrels that had accidentally spilled (into the sea) but according to the investigations, it has been shown that it is a lie and that it has been about 1,600 barrels those that were dumped into the Peruvian sea,” he said during a march in Plaza San Martín against the transnational.

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It should be noted that the data that Supo shared in the interview was inaccurate, since Repsol’s first estimate was 0.16 barrels of oil spilled into the sea, while the Peruvian authorities initially assured that there were 6,000. Later calculations put the figure at 11,900 barrels dumped into the ocean.

“So that we can see that Repsol is a transnational that lacks transparency and that also has a long history of infractions and faults against the environment, in such a way that its situation has to be evaluated in Peru and therefore it is possible to demand its departure from Peru.”, added Knew Quisocala.

Experts ask Repsol to leave Peru

To date, the Environment sector announced the stoppage of hydrocarbon loading and unloading operations at the La Pampilla refinery, considering that “clear cleaning and remediation actions have not been evidenced in the face of the disaster caused”.

The measure will be lifted when a Management Plan for Hydrocarbon Spills at Sea and the updated certifications by the competent authorities that guarantee the operation of the terminals are presented to the Environmental Assessment and Enforcement Agency (OEFA).

Who is Wilber Supo?

Wilber Dux Knew He is a graduate of the Geography career of the National University of San Marcos. Likewise, he applied to the Congress of the Republic for the 2021 elections for the ruling party Peru Libre.

The President of the Council of Ministers, Héctor Valer, defended the appointment of the new Minister of the Environment. When asked about Wilber Supo’s work experience, the head of the PCM explained that he has “A whole formation that could give us some expectation in relation, not only to the La Pampilla spill, but also a more structural and holistic issue related to the environment, is an ecological approach”.

Likewise, he specified -in an interview with RPP Noticias- that he has reviewed his curriculum vitae. “We have been reviewing your experience in the private sector and especially the plan that you have presented in writing and your presentation has seemed interesting to us and to the President of the Republic as well”, he pointed.

On Wednesday, February 2, the Deputy Minister of Environmental Management, Mariano Castro Sánchez-Moreno, presented his resignation from the position a day after Supo Quisocola was confirmed as the new head of the Minam. He held the position since November 24, 2020, during the management of Gabriel Quijandría Acosta as Minister of the Environment.