Amazonas: Protesters set fire to the North Peruvian Pipeline (Exitosa [Spanish] - 1/17/2023)
Amazonas: Protesters set fire to the North Peruvian Pipeline (Spanish)
Petroperú says violent protests put the lives of the citizens of the area at risk.
A group of protesters set fire to the pipeline of the Norperuano Pipeline, at Kilometer 389 of Section II, near the indigenous community of El Paraíso, located in the Chiriaco District, Bagua Province in the Amazonas region announced the Petroperú company.
High risk
This violent act carried out yesterday was considered an act of "high risk" by Petroperú, because it affects the integrity of the pipeline and can cause a hydrocarbon spill - adding to the fire - it could generate an explosion with fatal effects for those who live in surrounding areas. and including the protesters themselves who pass through the place.
For this reason, the state company and private law, dedicated to the transport, refining, distribution and commercialization of fuels and other petroleum products; denounced this serious event "which endangers the lives of the nearby population and could generate a major environmental catastrophe," Petroperú stressed.
Likewise, it requests the pertinent authorities the corresponding actions to protect the North Peruvian Pipeline and identify those responsible for the unconscious actions in the demonstrations.
In the same way, Petroperú demanded the immediate cessation of the attacks against this industrial infrastructure.
It was not the only attack
Petroperú highlighted that this new attack is added to those caused on Saturday, January 14, at kilometers 371 and 440 of the Norperuano Pipeline, also located in the Amazonas region, which were also reported to the National Police, Osinergmin, OEFA, MINEM, Ministry Public, among others. At the first point, an excavation with the possible detonation of an explosive device was detected.
National Critical Asset
Finally, Petroperú indicated that the area is a National Critical Asset that must be protected to guarantee a safe and sustained operation of the transportation of hydrocarbons, in addition to safeguarding the integrity of its inhabitants and the care of the environment.
Tags: #Petroperú #Protests #Sabotage #NorthPeruvianPipeline
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