Pluspetrol-led consortium to assess gas potential in Peru's Amazon

Peru's state-owned ​agency Perupetro said on ​Monday that ‌the Camisea ​Consortium, led by Pluspetrol, signed an agreement with the government ‌to evaluate the natural gas potential of an Amazon area in the Cusco region.

The two-year agreement gives ‌the consortium the first option to negotiate future ‌license contracts for hydrocarbon exploration and production in all or part of the study area.