The conflict that began yesterday when the Mapuche Painemil community blocked the entrance to the YPF field in Loma La Lata in complaint for lack of gasworsened this Wednesday when production affected in the state-owned oil company. The first communications reported the retention of oil workers at facilitiesHowever, from the community they indicated that the blockade is only in the management and that “the oil union “He asked people not to enter.” At 4 p.m. after the signing of an agreement, the measure was lifted.
From the Private Oil and Gas Union had estimated that some 80 workers in the private sphere of the industry that isThey were detained at the scene, although they indicated that there were also YPF workers affected.
It was learned that during the night of Tuesday, workers were partially released, but this Wednesday, police personnel had confirmed to Diario RÍO NEGRO that they were following the measure.
This paralyzed production and, according to an industry source, There are more than 3 million cubic meters of gas that, if the situation continues, will affect the supply in Buenos Aires and other points of the gas consumption network.
He indicated that Since yesterday the truck to refill the LPG was in the place without the possibility of access.
Mapuches lifted the blockade of Loma La Lata that affected gas production in Neuquén: what the agreement says
From the Painemil community they confirmed the lifting of the measure and detailed that an agreement was signed with representatives of the provincial government and the YPF company.
The record that unlocked the conflict states:
– The parties will work together loading and filling gas in the zeppelins of the community’s homes.
– Being in normal operating conditions of the plants, between Thursday and Friday of this week, will level out 100% all zeppelins, prioritizing the first loads for homes that contain less than 30% load.
– With all of them at 100%, the consumption for each home will be corroborated. in order to generate a loading and filling schedule.
– The board of directors will monitoring the respective gas consumption per home.
– The report regarding consumption, It will be provided by the community commission through the usual communication channels between the board of directors and institutional relations.
– For other procedures, the usual dialogue table will be maintained between the commission management and the company.
Mapuches block Loma La Lata in Neuquén: they assure that the union sent the order that workers not enter the site
The local of the Mapuche community, Elba Painemil, had detailed RÍO NEGRO Diary the situation regarding access to YPF management in Loma La Lata, and clarified that The blockade remained at the entrance to the offices, that the community considered «the patio of our house.
He explained that the measure was because They do not have gas in their homes. «We have the site embedded within our patio and taking out gas for everyone, except for us»he expressed.
He assured that there was no no worker inside. «Last night, at three in the morningthe last group, including the operations manager, left the facilityYes,” he assured.
«Last night we spoke with him and the top leadership “He told the manager to put all the plants in safe operation and leave.”he guaranteed.
The lonco said «They accused us of holding people hostage when at three in the afternoon the police came and told the manager that People could all walk out and he said he didn’t have the capacity to do that. After When the union called and said to get people out, they arranged it there,” he stated.
«If they had wanted to, they would take it out at three in the afternoon and they didn’t want to take it out, then it is not our fault“, he said.
This morning the change of personnel at the plant was expected to take place, but “The oil union asked people not to enter,” Painemil assured.
