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Transport Strike Disrupts Ucayali as Petroperú Says Fuel Shipments Continue

Rising international oil markers have pushed Petroperú list prices up, creating a clash over local deliveries and higher transport fares.

Overview

  • Transport unions in Ucayali began a strike on Monday that included gatherings at the Sáenz Peña roundabout and blockades on the Federico Basadre road, and some public-transport fares have risen sharply.
  • Petroperú issued an official statement on Monday saying it maintains continuous dispatches to Pucallpa and has sufficient fuel inventories both in its plant and in transit to meet demand.
  • Local service-station owners and the Asociación de Griferos de Ucayali report rationed deliveries and say retail prices have climbed, with witnesses citing diesel near S/22 per gallon and regular gasoline rising from S/16 to S/20 at some pumps.
  • The Frente de Defensa and transport unions are demanding direct government action and have requested the presence of President Keiko Fujimori to address supply and price grievances.
  • Petroperú says it is monitoring the supply chain, coordinating with distributors and transporters, and may evaluate using the Fuel Price Stabilization Fund (FEPC) as a policy option to moderate consumer prices.