Independent Monitoring of the Camisea Natural Gas Project, Peru (2004-2005)
In October of 2003, E-Tech International began exploring with Peruvian civil society the creation of a long-term social and environmental monitoring and response program for the 700-km long Camisea natural gas project. In March 2004, E-Tech met with governmental, industrial, and civil society stakeholders in Peru and developed the initial elements of an independent social and environmental monitoring and response program. In May, 2004, E-Tech and the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment (NCEIA) met with project investor Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC to discuss and subsequently formally propose a short-term audit by NCEIA and a long-term independent monitoring program. E-Tech continues to work with Peruvian civil society to analyze current monitoring conducted by industry and the IDB and to better define the environmental elements of an independent monitoring and response program for the Camisea project.
Camisea Project Pipeline Ruptures (2005-2007)
E-Tech conducted an independent audit of the Camisea natural gas liquids pipeline from October 2005 through July 2007 to determine the reasons behind the frequent ruptures of the pipeline and to determine the steps necessary to ensure the integrity of the pipeline over the long-term. E-Tech’s intervention was controversial and widely reported in part because concerns over pipeline integrity raised in the report and initial resistance of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Peruvian government to conducting transparent audits of pipeline problems. The documents and articles below covering the period February 2006 through December 2007 provide a chronology of E-Techs actions as well as those of IDB and Peruvian government who ultimately responded with an audit that included many of E-Tech’s recommendations.
- Reports and Documentation
- July, 2006: Overview of Evaluations of Camisea Project Pipeline Ruptures, Peru
- June 5, 2007: En Español E-Tech press release on Camisea audit
- May 20, 2007: E-Tech response to Exponent (IDB contractor) analysis of Camisea pipeline integrity
- 20 de mayo, 2007: Respuesta de E-Tech al analisis de Exponent – integridad de los ductos de Camisea, 20 de mayo, 2007
- February 14, 2007: E-Tech presentation on Camisea ruptures to Houston pipeline integrity conference
- August 21, 2006: Supplemental report to 2/06 E-Tech report on Pipeline Failures
- 21 Agosto 2006: Informe complementario al informe 2/06 Fallas de Gasodocto Camisea
- 11 Septiembre 2006: Comunicado de E-Tech
- 11 Septiembre 2006: E-Tech respuesta a MEM
- February 27, 2006: E-Tech report on Camisea Pipeline Failures (Powers, Salazar)
- 27 de Febrero de 2006: Evaluación de fallas en Tuberías del proyecto Camisea y soluciones largo plazo
- February 24, 2006: Executive Summary
- 24 de Febrero, 2006: Resumen Ejecutivo
- March 4, 2006: E-Tech Response to Transportadores Gas de Peru (TGP)
- March 25, 2006: E-Tech Response to TGP
- March 2006: TGP Response to E-Tech
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Press: (English and Spanish)
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November 1, 2007: “Audit Says Peru Camisea Pipelines Flawed” – EcoAmericas
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February 26, 2006: “Environmental Firm Warns on Peru Pipeline” – AP
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April 1, 2006: Entrevista Bill Powers – El Comercio (Español)
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April 26, 2006: “Bungle in the Jungle” – Grist Magazine
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May 10, 2006: “E-Tech: El ducto tiene fallas” – La República (Español)
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June 21, 2006: “Recomiendan posponer auditoría” – El Comercio (Español)
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June 29, 2006: “Controversy Brews Over Camisea Audit” – Oil Daily (p. 2)
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July 14, 2006: “EEUU pone en tela de juicio a Camisea” – La República (Español)
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July 17, 2006: “Leaky Pipes Slow Peru Gas Project” – Christian Science Monitor
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Government Documents and Testimony (Camisea Pipelines)
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October 22-30, 2007: Visit to Blocks 1AB and 8 Summary Photos
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October 20, 2007: E-Tech Letter To IDB Executive Director Jaime Quijandria on Independence of Camisea Audits
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October 24, 2007: Block 1AB, Jibaro photos
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October 25, 2007: Block 1AB, Dorissa photos
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October 25, 2007: Block 1AB -Huayuri well
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October 25, 2007: Block 1AB – Huayuri: Huayuri reinjection & remediation photos
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October 29, 2007: Block 8 – Corrientes 1:Battery 1 reinjection project
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October 30, 2007, Block 8 – Corrientes 2: Battery 2 reinjection project
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October 30, 2007: Block 8 – power plant:existing and new expansion