In 1987, oil prospecting led the transnational company Shell to find large gas deposits in the Camisea sector which became subsequently known as the San Martin and Cashiriani gas fields.
En el año de 1987 a partir de prospecciones petrolíferas realizadas por la transnacional Shell, fueron encontrados dos grandes yacimientos de gas en el sector de Camisea, que se denominaron San Martin y Cashiriani.