By an OGJ correspondent
LIMA, Jan. 28 -- US-financed PetroTech Peruana SA is holding two hearings for environmental impact studies in March before beginning a marine seismic survey of Block Z-6's Sechura basin off northern Peru.
A first hearing will be held in Piura Mar. 5 and a second, in Chiclayo, Mar. 6.
PetroTech signed an exploration and development license for the block on Mar. 20, 2002
Block Z-6 is south of Block Z-2B, which the company also operates off northern Peru (OGJ Online, Jan. 28, 2002). Last year, Block Z-2B produced an average 12,401 b/d of oil and 7.6 MMcfd of natural gas.
