The main activity took place in Punta Arenas and was attended by various local and regional authorities.
Within the framework of the 78th anniversary of the discovery of oil in Chile at Springhill Tierra del Fuego, Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) held a ceremony at the José Bohr Municipal Theater of Punta Arenas to commemorate this milestone which five years later gave rise to the creation of the state-owned company.
The event was attended by the presidential delegate, José Ruiz, the mayor of Punta Arenas, Claudio Radonich, the seremi of Energy, María Luisa Ojeda, and the chief executive of ENAP, Julio Friedmann, plus the manager of ENAP Magallanes, Rodrigo Bustamante, union representatives, and civil society.
On this occasion, 113 workers who completed between 10 and 45 years of work experience in the company were honored and a balance was also made of the company's main milestones in 2023 and the challenges for 2024.
"We are proud to celebrate this day which forms part of the identity of ENAP and those who live in the Magellanic region. The work we do as a company represents the past, present, and future of Chile's energy sustainability," said ENAP's chief executive, Julio Friedmann, who stressed that the company carries out one of the most important activities since its creation in 1950.