RE: tsunami oil spill23 Jan 2022 18:52
ONP 20/01/2022: On the night of Thursday, January 20, 2022, there was knowledge of a crude oil leak in the Norperuano Pipeline - ONP, at km 59+131 of Section I, in the Urarinas district, of the Loreto province and region. At the scene of the events, at 02:30 a.m. today, January 21, PETROPERÚ patrol personnel verified that the oil leak was caused by an intentional cut, becoming a new attack on the ONP, in less than a month.
This fact constitutes a criminal act with subordinate interests, caused by unscrupulous people who only seek to harm the first national company.
As part of the contingency plan, Petroperú proceeded to stop the pumping of Section I of the ONP, which had been in activity since January 8. With this, the crude returned to the tanks of Station 1, to relieve pressure in the sector. The valves were also closed, with which the oil stopped leaking and the contingency zone was isolated.
Likewise, the mobilization of Petroperú personnel and contractors to the area for the verification, containment and control of hydrocarbons was arranged.
Petroperú, in compliance with legal procedures, will inform the supervisory authorities such as OEFA and OSINERGMIN about what is found in the field, within the established deadlines. Likewise, it is processing the complaint before the Maypuco police station and the participation of the prosecution for the corresponding investigations of this attack.
The company strongly rejects these acts perpetrated by unscrupulous people who threaten the infrastructure of a critical national asset of great importance for the development of the country, the environment and the native communities of our Amazon.
We invoke the immediate participation of the Law Enforcement and the Authorities to guarantee the security of the containment, control, cleaning and remediation activities of this contingency.
This intervention is very necessary in order to safeguard the well-being of the communities and restore the operating conditions for the transportation of hydrocarbons through the ONP, which values ??the crude oil from the northern jungle of the country.
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