Overview
- ProInversión president Luis del Carpio said the promotion plan defining patrimonial blocks could be ready within two weeks, with options such as management contracts, APPs, concessions and fiduciary trusts.
- Petroperú’s shareholders called a press briefing after talks with 12 unions and lawmakers to outline steps to stabilize finances under Emergency Decree 010-2025.
- The economy minister cited losses since 2022 and about US$5.46 billion in debt, and targeted roughly a 40% cut to payroll outlays focused on upper management, with Contraloría oversight requested.
- General manager Rita López Saavedra remains in her post after rescinding her resignation, following reported tensions involving a Ministry of Energy and Mines adviser.
- Labor and political resistance is building, with marches this week and a national strike announced for Jan. 19–20, as the government named Carlos Niño Neira as Perupetro’s new board chair.