Published in La Vanguardia .
The superintendent suspended the contract to export Brazil oil because it would cause losses to the state.
La Paz. (EFE) .- The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, relieved the chief executive of state oil company YPFB, Jorge Alvarado, accused of violating the nationalization of oil delivered in May and dismissed the way to all senior managers who made or seconded that accusation.
In the presence of Alvarado, Morales was sworn in at the government palace in La Paz's new president Bolivian Fiscal Oilfields (YPFB), Juan Carlos Ortiz Banzer, who until today was vice president of administration, contracts and control of the same company .
Earlier, presidential spokesman Alex Contreras, read a "letter of resignation" of Alvarado, in which he describes as "false" allegations of corruption made by the opposition and the media.
appointed lawyer Santiago Morales Berrios Caballero Hydrocarbons new superintendent, replacing Victor Hugo Sainz, who had lodged the complaint against Alvarado and had resisted pressure from the Executive to rectify.
Berrios liquidator had been appointed before (auditor) at Andina, a joint venture in which it has most of the actions the English-Argentina Repsol YPF, but could not take office as opposed to it, as reported the same Efe.
There is also a new deputy minister of Exploration and Production of Hydrocarbons Ministry, Guillermo Aruquipa, advisor to the nationalization, replacing Julio Gomez, who criticized YPFB and supported the superintendent.
were fired today, in addition, the legal director of the regulator, Ramiro Ergueta, and the director of economic analysis, Tatiana Genucio, who prepared the report against Alvarado.
The former president of YPFB five weeks ago was accused of violating the rules dictated Morales nationalized on May 1, when signing a contract with an intermediary to export oil to Brazil, because the oil state has a monopoly on the marketing of hydrocarbons. In addition, the contract was awarded without competitive bidding and are violated other rules of procedure, under supervision, the Oil Ministry and the Comptroller General.
However, Morales insisted today he believes in the innocence of Alvarado, but accepted his resignation and admits that she may make mistakes, as there are many opinions against the "administrative responsibility." Again denounced a "conspiracy" against nationalization and said the opposition responsible for the registration period of uncertainty during the last month. "Comrade Alvarado is incorruptible, "the president said in the presence of the now former president of YPFB.
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The superintendent suspended the contract signed by Alvarado to export oil to Brazil because, presumably, would cause losses to the State for about $ 38 million.
The complaint, which is still investigating the prosecution of La Paz, Alvarado was rejected even though the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and the Comptroller General issued reports matching that violated several standards. The new officers were sworn in with Morales, Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and industry minister, Andrés Soliz Rada, who last week was criticized by the opposition majority in the Senate.
With today's changes, Morales hopes to settle the biggest political crisis of his first seven months in office, and silence the critics about because their main banner, the nationalization of hydrocarbons, not to be realized in fundamental ways.
YPFB was unable to take the marketing monopoly of gas, oil and its derivatives, as mandated by the decree of May 1, for lack of resources. They are also about to fulfill four of the six months set to negotiate new contracts with multinational companies operating in Bolivia, led by Brazil's Petrobras and Repsol YPF, but the talks are deadlocked.
Bolivian state oil company has also failed to receive new resources resulting from the nationalization, or dominate half plus one of the actions of five joint ventures and privatized by previous governments re-nationalized in May.
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