Pluspetrol in Peru stops gas production following pipeline leak

Pluspetrol, Peru's liquefied gas producer, has halted production of LPG following a rupture and leak on a pipeline in the Amazon region.

The ruptured pipeline was operated by Transportadora de Gas del Peru, (TGP), and occurred in Megantoni district, Cusco region, just a few kilometers away from the Camisea field, where Pluspetrol extracts gas.

Pluspetrol's Pisco fractionation plant has been cut off from receiving natural gas. According to company data, the facility provides approximately 70% of Peru’s?LPG needs.

TGP announced on Monday that it will temporarily restrict gas supply to users in the industrial and electric sectors while it repairs its leak.

Pluspetrol stated that its Pisco and Malvinas plants are "ready to resume full production once TGP restarts its natural gas and liquids pipeline transportation service."

The company has?added it is working with the national authorities to resolve this situation and that they have made?logistical support available to TGP.

On?Monday the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru declared a 14-day natural gas transportation emergency, in order to prioritize supply on the domestic market. (Reporting and editing by Inigo Alexandre and Daina Beth Solon)

(source: Reuters)