Peru

Brazil's state-run Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has made a significant gas discovery in Peru's Block 58, in the vicinity of the Camisea project, Peruvian President Alan García... 2009-11-06

Peruvian Amazon tribes are pressuring US independent Hunt Oil to abandon its exploration programme on Block 76 in the south of the country. The fierce and well-organised opposition... 2009-10-28

Peru's state licensing body Perúpetro has postponed the country's Amazon licensing round for the second time due to ongoing negotiations with local indigenous groups.

As expected, on August 27 the Peruvian energy minister Pedro Sánchez announced the reservation of the majority of gas reserves at the country's flagship Camisea project for domestic... 2009-08-27

Peru's energy minister Pedro Sánchez has said that the Camisea project does have sufficient gas reserves to supply the planned South Andean gas pipeline, after regional government... 2009-08-17

The Peruvian congress on June 18 voted to repeal two controversial pieces of legislation, in a bid to end large-scale protests that have gripped the country since April, leaving at... 2009-06-19

The violent escalation of clashes between local indigenous communities and government security forces will likely have longer-term political consequences for the Peruvian government.... 2009-06-08