Overview
- Workers and civic groups marched outside the Talara refinery on December 31 to oppose what they call a covert privatization tied to the proposed reorganization.
- The Economy and Finance Ministry said the Executive is drafting a Decreto de Urgencia for an integral restructuring that would empower ProInversión, with no Council of Ministers approval reported yet.
- Minister Denisse Miralles reiterated that the government will not inject fresh funds into Petroperú, noting about S/17,000 million in transfers since 2022.
- Talara’s mayor warned that Petroperú’s liquidity shortfall threatens operations at the Nueva Refinería Talara and fuel supply to regions reliant on the company, urging urgent financing and citing an alleged S/5,000 million state debt.
- Unions demand a technical dialogue with the Executive, alleging planned asset sales and possible layoffs of about 1,000 workers under the reorganization.