Cerro Dragon situation worsens

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By Kathrine Schmidt and news wires

 22 June 2012 22:19 GMT

As many as 400 protesting construction workers continue to occupy Argentina’s largest oilfield, Pan American Energy said Friday.

The protest has kept more than more than 6700 employees from entering to work and left dozens of equipment standing idle, the company said. Picket lines and blockades have followed, forcing production cuts.

“This could create serious consequences for the internal development of hydrocarbons and compromises the distribution of gas to areas serviced by the Patagonian pipeline,” PAE said in a statement.

“This situation demands an urgent response from the pertinent authorities to re-establish the fundamental rights protected by the constitution and to defend the production and work of all Argentinians.”

Reuters reported Thursday…

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