11 November 2018

An optimistic post issued by Oxfam America and co-authored by Oxfam Peru considers “a small victory” the September agreement signed by the four indigenous federations representing the Amazonian communities affected by oil exploration in Block 192…The agreement commits the government to making prior consultation part of the contracting process when the current contract comes up for renewal in September 2019. This follows an earlier agreement in October last year and now commits the government specifically to a timetable for prior consultation.

Under the formal resolution with Prime Minister César Villanueva, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, and PetroPerú, the government will complete the community consultation for Block 192 between December this year and March next…Abuses and contamination suffered by communities have continued under many different owners...The government plans on it having another 30 years of productive life.