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It's just a pity that the growth achieved by increasing exports and the discovery of oil and gas reserves for the fight against poverty in developing countries will see improved by the misbehavior of a few companies that do not respect the environment or the towns near the areas where exploitation.
Several investments are in addition to those that already exist, especially in the South American jungle.

Peru has become a very attractive place for foreign investment in hydrocarbons as evidenced by a prestigious consulting Canadians.Wood Mackenzie. In this ranking Peru is in the first place with sixty four concessions surpassing Brazil.
The ministry of energy and mines in Peru hopes that this year investment exceeding one billion dollars in exploration and exploitation of new deposits. Investors are more interested even in the Maranon River area in the jungle of Ecuador Colombia and Peru.
Lot 67 has a development plan and has become the main project of the Peruvian jungle. Source Barrett that by this, which plans to build 10 platforms with 98 wells, exceeding an investment of one billion dollars until 2011. Also a private company Hindu, the largest company in Mumbai is keen to invest in exploration and refining of oil and natural gas in Peru.

The situation in Bolivia is similar. Bolivia has not only oilfields, but also gas. According to the assessment of Bnamericas is the poorest country in South America will be urgently needed to exploit its gas reserves, as the sector
Hydrocarbons are highly politicized, generating protests that have caused the resignation of two presidents since. Oil production in Bolivia, 40000 barrels, it is minimal and is the second most important reserves in Latin America after Venezuela. But only produced one third of what what makes Argentina, 7200 billion cubic meters. And much of this is exported to its neighbor Brazil. But for this year 2008 investments in oil will amount to more than one billion dollars surpassing three times those of years past, and that without considering two other Repsol and Petrobras.

Yet, these investments are not very high demand for the resources that are needed for these countries to reach their development and be at the level of other developed countries. Of the companies operating in these countries support through their foundations helping nearby towns in culture, education and social development. Those working jointly with the government.
Previously when some developed countries were exploiting oil nobody complained

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