Media Coverage of the Camisea Project

"UPDATE 1-Peru Denied Export-Import Bank Funds for Gas Project"
Reuters, August 28, 2003

"Peru Natural Gas Pipelines, Plant Ignite Controversy"
San Francisco Chronicle, August 5, 2003

"US to Vote on Aid for Peruvian Gas Project"
Washington Post, July 27, 2003

"Latin America's Oil Legacy"
National Public Radio, July 8, 9 and 10, 2003

"Texas Firms Line Up U.S. Aid in Peru"
Washington Post, November 20, 2002

About the Camisea Project

The Camisea Project
This is the Web site for the companies that comprise the consortium involved in the Camisea natural gas project. The most recent environmental and social impact reports can be found here along with general information about the project.

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
As the oldest and largest regional multilateral development institution, IADB loans money to Latin American countries for economic, social and institutional development projects. It is currently considering providing financing for the Camisea Project, with a decision expected sometime in August 2003.

Export-Import Bank (ExIm Bank)
ExIm Bank, the official export credit agency of the United States, also is considering providing financing for the Camisea Project.

The Andean Development Corporation (CAF)
The Corporación Andina de Fomento is a multilateral bank whose mission is to promote sustainable development and regional integration in Latin America. The CAF is considering a $50 million loan to the Camisea Project.

Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution's Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program studied the ecology of the Camisea region in 1996. Investigators found remarkable biodiversity, including 152 different plant species per hectare, 198 species of birds, 118 species of fish, 86 species of reptiles, and more than 100 species of bats, rodents and other small mammals.

Oxfam America
This organization has expressed concerns about the impact the project will have on the environment and local indigenous communities. Oxfam, a nongovernmental organization (NGO), works closely with indigenous groups affected by the project.

Bank Information Center
This NGO monitors multinational development banks, including IADB and ExIm Bank. The Bank Information Center has up-to-date information on Camisea Project financing.

Amazon Watch
Amazon Watch, an NGO that is opposed to the Camisea Project, works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin.

Instituto del Bien Común
This Peruvian organization works on natural resource management and also maps indigenous lands. The institute has helped local communities establish legal title to many of the indigenous lands now being used by the petroleum companies aiming to extract the Camisea's gas.

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