Peru

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

Peru's state-controlled Petroperú has announced that it has been forced to stop operations of its 40,000 barrels per day (b/d) oil pipeline as a result of protests in the Amazon... 2009-05-20

Peru's government has announced that it is considering setting up five new reservations to protect tribes that are living in voluntary isolation.

Russia's Gazprom has revealed plans to acquire a 20-24.5% stake in Petroandina, a joint venture (JV) between the national oil companies (NOCs) of Bolivia and Venezuela, which aims... 2009-04-20

Peru's state licensing agency Perúpetro signed 13 upstream contracts with international oil companies (IOCs) on April 16, with a total value of US$650mn.

Peru's state licensing agency Perúpetro has announced plans to launch a new licensing round in July 2009.

South Korea's state-controlled Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and Colombia's Ecopetrol have announced the acquisition of Peruvian explorer Petro-Tech.