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Viewing cable 06LIMA4773, PERU OIL BOOM CONTINUES; EXPLORATION SPREADS TO HEAVY OIL

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06LIMA4773 2006-12-22 19:59 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Lima
VZCZCXYZ0001
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHPE #4773/01 3561959
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 221959Z DEC 06
FM AMEMBASSY LIMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3455
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RHMFIUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 0380
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 7146
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 2721
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 1021
RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 4206
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ DEC QUITO 0906
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 0034
UNCLAS LIMA 004773 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EB, WHA/AND, WHA/EPSC, EB/ESC, OES 
TREASURY FOR A. JEWELL, J. LEVINE 
STATE PASS TO EXIM - A. FOLEY, C. O'CONNOR, R. WILLIAMSON 
DEPT OF ENERGY FOR PUMPHREY/LADISLAW;DOBRIANSKY/RICHARDS 
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION FOR CHARLES ESSER 
DEPT PASS TO INT/USGS/RESTON FOR D. MENZIE/A. GURMENDI 
USAID FOR LAC, EGAT 
USTR FOR HARMAN, CARILLO 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EPET ENRG EINV SENV PE
SUBJECT: PERU OIL BOOM CONTINUES; EXPLORATION SPREADS TO HEAVY OIL 
 
REF: Lima 4321 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY.  The GOP signed oil exploration deals with three 
foreign firms on December 12, resulting in a record 16 oil 
exploration deals signed this year.  One of the firms, Texas-based 
Barrett Resources, also announced its intention to produce oil in 
another block, with plans to produce 100,000 barrels per day by 
2010. New technology and high oil prices have made profitable the 
heavy Amazon oil that companies such as Occidental had declined to 
exploit in the past.  The GOP plans to offer 17 concession lots for 
exploration bids in February.  Despite the good news, foreign firms 
have raised concerns that some in the GOP may have anti-competitive 
plans.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2. (U) In a December 12 signing ceremony over which Minister of 
Energy (MEM) Juan Valdivia presided, the GOP formalized oil 
exploration contracts with three foreign firms: Barrett Resources 
(U.S., Lot 125), Hocol Peru (Colombian, Lot 116) and Gran Tierra 
Energy (U.S./Canadian, Lot 128).  The three lots total almost 3 
million hectares, in the Amazon basin areas of San Martin, Amazonas 
and Loreto Departments; each firm committed to investments of from 
$32 to 45 million. 
 
3. (U) These three contracts bring to 16 the number of exploration 
and production contracts signed for 2006, exceeding 2005's record of 
15. U.S. firm Burlington Resources, acquired this year by 
ConocoPhillips, signed in September the first oil 
exploration/production agreement to be finalized under President 
Garcia's administration.  Burlington will spend about $108.5 million 
in the seven-year exploration phase in blocks 123 and 124, and is in 
the exploration phase for block 104 under a 2005 agreement.  With 61 
contracts in force for oil or natural gas, the GOP plans to invite 
bids for 17 additional concessions in February at the annual 
hydrocarbon fair in Texas.  (Note: some media reports have trumpeted 
Peru's covering its Amazon basin with oil development.  Most of 
these wells will cover one or two hectares out of the hundreds of 
thousands in each concession.  Some concessions include protected 
areas for which Peruvian law permits hydrocarbon exploration.  End 
Note.) 
 
4. (U) At the December 12 ceremony in Lima, Barrett took the 
opportunity to announce "commerciality" (intention to produce) for 
Block 67, an Amazon heavy oil area that Barrett concessioned in 1995 
and confirmed oil in 1998.  At that time the expensive extraction 
process, coupled with lower oil prices did not make production 
feasible.  Barrett has invested over $100 million after drilling new 
wells in 2006, with current production techniques and high oil 
prices making production attractive.  During peak production, 
beginning in 2010, Barrett expects to produce 100,000 barrels per 
day. 
 
5. (U) Note: Block 67 is part of the same general seam of heavy oil 
that includes Blocks 8 and 1AB where Pluspetrol has had 
environmental issues with contamination of the high volume of water 
that is extracted with the oil in this area (Reftel).  Barrett 
executives took pains to explain to us (and in their press release) 
that all water extracted with the oil will be reinjected into the 
fields (something Pluspetrol had neglected to do earlier in its 
exploitation). 
 
6. (U) Another project dimension of Lot 67 is the construction of a 
400km pipeline to connect Barrett's production to the existing 
Northern Peru pipeline system, which currently transports 
higher-grade crude.  To avoid problems resulting from mixing the two 
grades, Barrett will construct a heavy oil upgrade facility. This 
model should encourage other firms to conceptualize exploitation of 
nearby heavy oil fields. Aside from extraction challenges, the 
inability of the Northern Pipeline to carry heavy oil has been a 
deterrent to exploitation of this area.  Pluspetrol, for example, 
ships its Block 8 oil out on river barges. 
 
NOT ALL IS ROSY 
--------------- 
7. (SBU) Despite the heady news of oil and gas to be exploited and 
the GOP's public efforts to show it welcomes foreign investment, 
some foreign firms remained cautious about the future business 
climate.  State-controlled Perupetro, responsible for overall 
regulation and licensing of the oil and gas industries in Peru, 
recently disqualified one U.S. independent from a pre-Garcia 
exploration contract for alleged lack of financial resources. Strong 
advocacy from several sources, including the U.S. Embassy and inside 
the GOP, appears to have helped to convince Perupetro to rescind the 
disqualification yesterday.  State-owned oil company Petroperu's 
recent cooperation agreement with Brazilian parastatal Petrobras has 
helped fuel the rumor that some in the GOP want to turn state-owned 
Petroperu into a major exploration firm allied with other regional 
parastatals that would compete against foreigners.   Perupetro's 
President told us that after recently being "burned" by a small U.S. 
firm that failed to carry out a concession contract, Perupetro is 
leery of undercapitalized independents 
 
COMMENT 
------- 
8. (SBU) The three-contract signing and commerciality announcement 
was front page news in the major Lima newspapers.  While we will 
continue to watch for difficulties, so far we believe the GOP's 
interest in attracting investment is genuine, and have seen no firm 
evidence that it intends to interfere unfairly in the concessioning 
process. 
 
9. (U) Information on oil concession blocks can be found on 
Perupetro's English language web site at 
http://mirror.perupetro.com.pe. 
 
STRUBLE