Camisea Gas Project, Natural gas field in Megantoni District, Cusco Region, Peru.
Camisea is a natural gas field in the Amazon Rainforest of southeastern Peru holding substantial reserves of gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The site lies in a remote location with challenging geography and limited infrastructure.
Shell discovered the gas field in 1986 and negotiated with Peruvian partners before withdrawing from the region in 1998. Subsequent operators took over development and brought the project into production phases.
The gas field sits within territory where Indigenous communities maintain their traditional ways, creating tension between resource development and land use. This coexistence shapes how the project operates in a populated region.
The site is not open to visitors as it lies within a protected forest zone with restricted access. Information about operations is available through public sources, but direct visits are not permitted.
The project uses a processing facility called Malvinas that liquefies and compresses gas before sending it through hundreds of kilometers of pipelines to consumers. This infrastructure crosses multiple elevation zones and climate regions of the country.
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