That same day, the national government announced that it will appeal the judicial measure through the analysis of the Ministry of the Environment, the Secretary of Energy and the Attorney General of the Nation.
“Argentina has had offshore production for decades, and there has been no problem”Kulfas said in statements to CNN Radio, emphasizing that “for the first time the Ministry of the Environment participates, took action on the matter, increased the environmental requirements as a safeguard for this activity.”
But in addition, he stressed that it is “an activity that generates many jobs. For every direct job that there is in an oil well, there are 5 indirect ones, in different activities, technology, transportation, and Argentina needs to increase its jobs.”
“We are going to insist,” he continued, “because there is no inconvenience, no harm, and I believe that there is a disinformation campaign in some sectors, that is why we want to inform well that this activity is not going to cause any harm to Mar del Plata. On the contrary, it will generate many more benefits for all the economic activity that it will indirectly mobilize.”
Kulfas rejected the legal argument to order the suspension of offshore exploration operations, pointing out that “there is a claim that the community of Mar del Plata has to participate in the definition, and the truth is that there was a public hearing, a audience where there were a lot, hundreds of people from all over the country”.
“They claim that they have not had an instance of participation and the reality is that they did, all sectors did. There was a hearing that lasted two days if I’m not mistaken, due to the number of people who participated and spoke”, he asserted.
Source: Ambito
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