Petroperu Is Asking for Nearly $2 Billion in Government Support

The cost of building the Talara refinery in Piura, Peru has ballooned to $6.5 billion.Photographer: Sebastian Castaneda/Bloomberg
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State-owned Petroleos del Peru SA is seeking nearly $2 billion in government support, its chairman said as the battered company runs out of cash.

The requested package outlined Thursday includes a capital injection worth $1.2 billion and the conversion of a $750 million government loan issued in 2022 into shares of the company.