‘Amazon auction’ suspended until later in the year

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Peru’s state oil company, Perupetro, has announced that its auction of new oil and gas exploration rights will take place later this year.

The auction, which is slated to include large areas of Peru’s Amazon rainforest, had originally been scheduled for last month.

The announcement comes shortly after violent conflict in the Peruvian Amazon following indigenous protests against a series of laws making it easier for outsiders – including oil and gas companies – to seize control of indigenous land. Less than a week ago, Amnesty International urged Peru’s government not to give any more exploration rights to companies that could affect indigenous peoples’ rights.

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