BUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Reuters) - Energy production inArgentina's top oil-producing province, Chubut, was disrupted onWednesday by protesters using road blocks and picket lines toimpede access to fields, Pan American Energy said in astatement.
The protests were mounted by unemployed construction workersdemanding jobs, local media reported. The local labor union wasnot immediately available to comment.
The road blocks were set up in the early hours of Wednesdayand affected operations at PAE, which is controlled by BP, Argentine state energy company YPF, China'sSinopec, and Argentine companies Tecpetrol, Capsaand Oil, according to the PAE statement.
"Once again, energy activity in the area of the San JorgeGulf in Chubut province has been completely disrupted byblockades along access roads to all the fields," PAE said. "Werepudiate these demonstrations."
The company said some of the people leading the protest wereinvolved in vandalism at its Cerro Dragon facilities last year,which dented oil output province-wide.