Acts of vandalism against the North Peruvian Pipeline put the lives of the nearby population at risk

In the midst of the social context taking place in the country, a new attack against the North Peruvian Pipeline (ONP) has been reported yesterday, 01.16.2023, when a group of protesters set direct fire to the ONP pipeline in the area close to kilometer 389 of Section II, near the native community El Paraíso, in the district of Chiriaco, province of Bagua, Amazonas region.

This act of vandalism is considered to be of high risk, since by affecting the integrity of the pipeline it can cause a hydrocarbon spill that -added to the fire- could generate an explosion with fatal consequences for the nearby communities and for the protesters themselves.

For this reason, Petroperú denounces this serious act that endangers the lives of the nearby population and could generate a large-scale environmental catastrophe. Likewise, it requests the authorities to take the corresponding actions to protect the ONP and identify those responsible. Likewise, it reiterates its call for the immediate cessation of the attacks against this industrial infrastructure.

This new attack, which is added to those caused on 01.14.2023 at kilometers 371 and 440 of the ONP, also in the Amazonas region, has already been communicated to the corresponding entities such as the PNP, OSINERGMIN, OEFA, MINEM, the Public Ministry, among others. At the first location, an excavation with the possible detonation of an explosive device was even detected.

Petroperú reiterates that the ONP is a Critical National Asset that must be protected to guarantee a safe and sustained operation of the transportation of hydrocarbons, but above all to safeguard the integrity of people and care for the environment.