
Peru: two oil tankers stormed by indigenous militants
June 9, 2023
Environmental groups are becoming increasingly radical around the world. In Peru, the indigenous group Aidecobap (Indigenous Association for the Development and Preservation of Bajo Puinahua) took control of two PetroTal tankers on Tuesday June 6. The Canadian company claims that the two barges were stormed with canoes and molotov cocktails on Tuesday June 6, on a river in the Puinahua district, in the Loreto region (north-east Peru).
The first boat, flying the Brazilian flag, was empty and had a crew of six. The second, Peruvian, was carrying 40,000 barrels of oil and eight crew members. One of them is said to have been hit in the head by a spear, but his injury required only “light medical attention”, according to PetroTal. The company is denouncing a river blockade that is preventing it from exploiting the Loreto production field. The two boats are said to be guarded near a town called 7 de Julio. The company cited supporters of the Indigenous Association for the Development and Conservation of Bajo Puinahua (Aidecobap), who on their Facebook page accuse PetroTal of destroying the environment “with impunity”. The two barges are transporting crude to Brazil from PetroTal’s Loreto production field.
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