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The USO says that demonstrations continue in the region of Arauca. We reported on this news item last week. At that time the mayor of Arauca reported that the siege of Caño Limón had been lifted. This news item suggests the USO have taken the demonstrations on the road to other local towns. Gasoline distributor Terpel, which recently announced it was going for a bond issue, receives the usual USO castigation for the sin of outsourcing and Ecopetrol decides to give more jobs to local people in Barrancabermeja.