Group of residents takes ONP's Morona Station

Petroperú addresses the public opinion to report the following:

1. Yesterday, Wednesday, March 15, a group of residents of the Fernando Rosas community and other communities seized the Morona Station of the North Peruvian Pipeline, located in the Morona district, Datem del Marañón province, Loreto region.
2. At the time of the takeover, there were 36 workers, including own personnel and those of contractors, who were prevented from continuing their work. In view of this, the demobilization of personnel has been coordinated, to safeguard their safety and integrity.
3. According to the statements made by the residents, this measure has been adopted to demand that the State pay attention to their demands of a social nature.
4. The company reminds the occupants that the takeover of Morona Station puts the surrounding communities, workers, infrastructure and facilities of the North Peruvian Pipeline, considered a National Critical Asset, at risk. In said Station, crude oil and fuels are kept in storage tanks, constituting a facility with a high risk of fire and explosion if it comes into contact with heat sources or is manipulated by unauthorized third parties, which could generate unfortunate consequences.
5. Petroperú has been keeping the competent authorities updated, such as the National Police and the Public Ministry, regarding the facts described and requests their urgent intervention to restore social order and to safeguard the integrity of the Company's personnel and its contractors.
6. Likewise, it exhorts those who lead this occupation to return to the path of dialogue in a climate of peace and harmony.