Peru pipeline closed for six more months following third oil spill
Peru’s Northern Peruvian Pipeline will remain closed until at least 2017 after its third spill…
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Petroperu looks to take over Peru’s top oil license in 2017
Peru’s oil regulator Perupetro is working on a contract for state oil firm Petroperu to assume drilling…
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Private capital and cynicism in Peru’s Congress
In one day Peru’s Congress passed two inspiringly cynical laws – one regarding state oil firm Petroperu…
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Peru’s Congress overrides president to pass Petroperu law
Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to override President Ollanta Humala’s veto of a law which…
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Native protesters end occupation of key oil block in Peru
Protesters who had stopped production at Peru’s oil block 192 agreed to end their occupation after…
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Peru’s largest oil block paralyzed by occupation protest
Over 500 native residents of the Amazon jungle in Peru have occupied oil block 192, halting production.…
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Peru’s congress approves law for state firm to operate oil block
Last night Peru’s congress approved a law to allow state oil firm Petroperu to operate the oil wells…
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Peru’s congress enters second debate over oil block
Peru’s congressional mining and energy commission has submitted a bill which would allow the state…
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Protests against oil companies throughout northern Peru
Local residents have occupied oil fields and an airfield in northern Peru’s Loreto state as the city…
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Political posturing as Peru’s congress rejects changing oil license
Peru’s congress rejected calls to rewrite a law which would allow state oil firm Petroperu to take…
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