Peru’s state oil firm to beef up defense of Amazon pipeline
State oil firm Petroperu has declared emergency measures to protect its pipeline in the Amazon jungle…
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Natives release 200 hostages in Peru’s Amazon after oil spill
Indigenous protesters on Saturday released over 200 international tourists and other hostages who…
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Peru state oil firm blames latest spills on vandals
Peru state oil company Petroperu has said that the latest two oil spills accounting for over 4,000…
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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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Seven killed after cruise ship explosion in Peru’s Amazon
An explosion and the subsequent sinking of a cruise ship in Iquitos on Saturday left at least seven…
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Armed gang holds up tourists on cruise in Peru’s Amazon
An armed gang held up passengers on an Amazon River cruise ship Thursday morning in Peru’s northeastern…
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Peru declares Zika emergency in 11 states
Peru’s government has declared a health emergency in 11 states in the north and eastern jungle regions…
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State firm confirms another oil spill in Peru’s Amazon
The Petroperu-operated Northern Peruvian Pipeline has suffered the third spill this year in an Amazon…
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Peru and cocoa firm in legal spat over Amazon plantations
Peru’s environment ministry has issued a statement to the London stock exchange stating that United…
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Group kidnappings an enduring negotiation tactic in Peru
The recent kidnapping of seven oil workers by an indigenous tribe in Peru’s Amazon highlights the…
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