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GeoPark (NYSE: GPRK), Parex (TSX:PXT) and Equion celebrated positive results regarding social development projects in their areas of influence, but strikes in the Casabe field against Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), and in the Maní municipality against Tuscany Drilling (TSE:TID) for alleged lack of local labor hiring overshadowed the good news. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.