Frontera Energy facing Indigenous action in Peru over government consultations
CALGARY — Frontera Energy Corp. (TSX: FEC) says Indigenous communities in Peru are protesting at its operations in an effort to secure negotiations with the Peruvian Government.
The Toronto-headquartered company said the communities are pushing to have laws respected that require the government to consult with Indigenous people before signing resource contracts.
“The Indigenous communities are making a presence in one portion of the facilities as a request to negotiate with the Peruvian Government,” the company said in a statement.
The protest comes as Frontera looks to extend a production contract on Block 192, an area in a remote section of the Amazon rainforest near Ecuador that was once the most prolific oil field in the country.