Peru Pipeline Leak Halts Pluspetrol Gas Production, Disrupts LPG Supply

A pipeline rupture near Peru’s Camisea gas field forced Pluspetrol to suspend LPG production, cutting supply from a facility that provides roughly 70% of the country’s domestic demand.

(Reuters) — Peru's Pluspetrol suspended liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) production following a pipeline rupture and leak in the country's Amazon region, the company said in a statement on March 4.

The rupture of the pipeline, operated by Transportadora de Gas del Peru (TGP), occurred Sunday in the district of Megantoni, in the Cusco region, a few kilometers from the Camisea gas field where Pluspetrol extracts natural gas.

The outage has cut off the flow of natural gas to Pluspetrol's fractionation plant in Pisco. The facility supplies approximately 70% of Peru's LPG consumption, according to company data.

TGP said on March 2 it would implement temporary restrictions on gas supplies to industrial and electricity sector users while it repairs the leak.

Pluspetrol said its Pisco and Malvinas plants "remain ready to resume full production capacity once TGP has restarted its natural gas and gas liquids pipeline transportation service."

The company added that it is coordinating with national authorities and has made logistical resources available to TGP to resolve the situation.

Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines also declared a 14-day emergency for natural gas transportation on March 2, a move intended to prioritize domestic market supply.