Alejandro Stipanicic said that “critical tasks have not yet begun” and warned of the impact on fuel prices.
The president of Ancap, Alejandro Stipanicic, stated that the company is still far from reaching an agreement with the union, after offering a special bonus to each worker to advance with maintenance tasks at the refinery. The Tile, whose stop could be delayed until February 2024.
For Stipanicic, the delay in reaching a solution Fancap has a full impact on the price of fuels, which increased during the last month and in this scenario it could continue down the same path, without having the back of the state company.
When asked at a press conference about the work being carried out in The Tile, The leader indicated that “critical tasks have not yet begun as planned.” Thus, he specified that, if there are no changes, activity would be restored in mid-February 2024, two months later than planned.
In this sense, Stipanicic regretted that the negotiations with Fancap They continue without progress. “We made three proposals in one week and the proposals are continually rejected because they do not achieve an internal agreement,” he questioned the union.
Meanwhile, the sunca and members of Fancap They carried out a strike between 9 and 13 to hold responsible Ancap of the lack of agreement. “There is a clear responsibility of those who lead and those who make decisions,” said the president of Sunca, Richard Ferreira. They even spoke of a “lack of political will” on the part of the Board, which they accused of canceling a meeting.
The price of fuel
For the president of Ancap, “The most important thing is that, by not having the refinery operating, Uruguay “It loses the ability to moderate the rise in international prices,” for not having the oil company’s back. And he compared: “Today, for the first time in two years, Ancap “It is selling exactly at import parity.”
In this regard, he recalled that it was sold “cheaper than the price set in the market”, a task in which the oil company stopped charging 450 million dollars, as a result of the profit margin generated by the refinery.
Source: Ambito
