Indigenous Peruvians protest state oil company taking over their land
Indigenous Peruvians protest state oil company taking over their land
Members of the Achuar people say they won't allow Petroperu to enter their territory, but the company has other ideas
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David Hill
Friday 7 June 2013 09.20 EDT guardian.co.uk
Members of the Achuar indigenous people in the northern Peruvian Amazon have been protesting against Peru's state oil company's plans to enter their territory and exploit an estimated 42 million barrels of light oil.
A protest was held against Petroperu last month in an Achuar community called Wisum near the border with Ecuador, just 12 days after it was confirmed the company would take over operations in a concession called "Lot 64."
Petroperu's involvement in this region follows the decision announced last September by Canadian company Talisman to withdraw from "Lot 64", after discovering oil but meeting opposition from Achuar living within the concession.
The recent protest could be considered extremely embarrassing for Petroperu since its acquisition of "Lot 64" constitutes a return to upstream operations after a break of 17 years, according to Lima-based newspaper La Republica, which called the move "historic."
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2013/jun/07/peruvians-protest-oil-company-land-petroperu
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