Dina Boluarte signs the decrees that allow Petroperú to enter lots I and VI

Today the Government sealed the delivery of lots I and VI (of Talara) to the state Petroperu in a colorful event attended by the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarteand the Minister of Energy and Mines, Óscar Vera, forger of the temporary nationalization of hydrocarbon fields for a period of at least two years.

That is, a reasonable interval of time – according to the Executive – for Petroperú to improve its ailing economy through the capture of the oil income that the lots will generate.

Frame for this ‘oil rescue It was the esplanade of the lot Ia project that the state company has been operating since December 2021, the date on which it was delivered by the formerPresident Pedro Castillo through another temporary contract (in this case, 22 months).

In that same line of ideas, the President of the Nation and the Minister of Energy and Mines signed today the supreme decrees that transfer lots I and VI to Petroperú “for a period of 24 months or until the effective date of a new license agreement, whichever occurs first.”.

This, when there was just one day left until the expiration of the current contracts for both lots (October 21, 2023).

“Today, after more than three decades, the State, through Petroperú, assumes the temporary administration of hydrocarbon lots I and VI, in front of Talara, within the framework of a special commission entrusted (to the state oil company) after the expiration of the concessions in force since the 90s″said Boluarte.

The president specified that the order given to Petro-Perú is carried out “in strict compliance with the law” and that it will be valid for 24 months, during which time the Executive will work on organizing a public contest “to attract the best bidders in the world for hydrocarbons”.

For his part, the Minister of Energy and Mines declared that the signing of the license contracts constitutes a great opportunity for the state oil company to demonstrate all its capabilities and contribute to banishing the idea that the State is not efficient.

“I want to mention that from the first day we were working with the president, she gave me the task of strengthening Petroperú. Within this, we are working in compliance with her instructions because we know that Petroperú is close to all Peruvians.“, said.

Immediate objective of Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) is that he Perupetro directory agrees to approve the license agreement for lot Z-69, as it already did with the contracts for lots I and VI.

The hydrocarbons agency estimates that the three oil lots will generate an income of US$160 million for Petroperú for two years of operation.

Isabel Tafur, president of Perupetro, He stressed that the stay of the state oil company in the hydrocarbon fields will bring tangible benefits to the population of Talara through a new form of contracting.

In that sense, he indicated that his client will prioritize the supply of natural gas, coming from the production wells, to the company in charge of distributing said hydrocarbon in the region, the Colombian Promigas“to the extent required”.

This, in order to massify the use of this fuel in Piuran industries and homes.

Likewise, he said that the new contracts include the formation of a trust for social development works with the 1.5% of production value of the lots.

““In this way, Talara will be returned to what it always had to be: a 1.5% trust, which represents US$1 million in daily income for the province,” accurate Luis Neyra, regional governor of Piura.

Pedro Chira, president of Petroperú, For his part, he committed to making the greatest efforts to bring the technology that allows extracting the oil that still remains in the subsoil of Talara.

“There is still very large and very fertile life in these fields of Talara. To put things simply: Of the 100% hydrocarbons that these fields have, only between 6% and 9% have been removed from below. said.