US EditionAmazonian Communities in Peru Rejoice as Plan for Oil Drilling on Ancestral Land Stalls
- Peru's state-run oil company Petroperu failed to attract any bids on May 15, 2025, to develop Block 64 in the northern Amazon, overlapping Indigenous ancestral lands.
- This result comes after more than two decades of steadfast Indigenous resistance beginning in 1995, as Block 64 is situated within the traditional lands inhabited by the Achuar, Wampis, and Chapra peoples.
- Petroperu said last-minute withdrawals by interested companies were due to internal strategy changes, denying Indigenous resistance influenced the decision.
- Indigenous leaders and advocacy groups celebrated the result, calling it a relief amid ongoing struggles to protect their environment and rights.
- The failed tender marks a setback for Petroperu’s expansion plans and highlights growing legal and financial risks deterring Amazon oil investments.
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Amazonian communities in Peru rejoice as plan for oil drilling on ancestral land stalls
Peru’s state-run oil company failed to attract any bids to develop an oil field that overlaps ancestral territories of several Indigenous groups.
Amazonian communities in Peru rejoice as plan for oil drilling on ancestral
Peru 's state-run oil company failed to attract any bids to develop an oil field that overlaps ancestral territories of several Indigenous groups, prompting celebration by the communities and environmentalists on Friday.The land parcel known as Block 64, which overlaps the ancestral territories of the Achuar,
Amazonian communities in Peru rejoice as plan for oil drilling on ancestral land stalls - The Morning Sun
Peru 's state-run oil company failed to attract any bids to develop an oil field that overlaps ancestral territories of several Indigenous groups, prompting celebration by the communities and environmentalists on Friday. The land parcel known as Block 64, which overlaps the ancestral territories of the Achuar, Wampis, and Chapra nations, has long been the focus of Indigenous resistance. Thursday’s failed tender by Petroperu marked a major blow t…
Petroperú’s Oil Gamble Fails: Block 64 Auction Flops Amid Indigenous Opposition
"For many years, we have stood alert and resisted every attempt by the Peruvian government and Petroperú to encroach on our territory." The post Petroperú’s Oil Gamble Fails: Block 64 Auction Flops Amid Indigenous Opposition first appeared on Amazon Watch.
Petro-Peru Fails in Its Search for a Partner to Operate Lot 64, What Happened and What Doubts Does It Leave?
The tender organized by Petro-Peru to select a strategic partner to help him develop the lot 64 (Loreto) was declared desert.In fact, this newspaper learned that the public act for the presentation of offers and granting of the good pro (called for May 14 at 3:00 p.m.) did not attract any of the companies called to operate the project, among them the Saudi Aramco, the Peruvian Petrotal, the Egyptian Cheiron and the Chinese CNPC.This, despite the…
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