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Colombian business newspaper Portafolio interviewed Eduardo Pizano, head of the natural gas distributors association Naturgas.

Source: Financial Times and Hydrocarbons Colombia Staff

By: Frank Pearl Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development ministro@minambiente.gov.co Bottom Line: The good thing about this article is that it mirrors what the Minister of Mines and Energy has been saying.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy announced that the first round of projects paid for by hydrocarbons and mining royalties have been approved.

Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 03:45 PM The National Infrastructure Agency presented results compared to targets in the first half of 2012 for divided-highway construction and rehabilitation of existing highways, moving cargo in ports and railway concessions.

July 29, 2012 By Hydrocarbons Colombia Various Colombian news media are reporting that the Colombian Controller’s office — an independent organ of government similar to an Auditor General — is investigating Javier Genaro Gutierrez and other senior officials in connection with a pipeline failure in December 2011.

July 27th, 2012 By Hydrocarbons Colombia We reported earlier this week on rumors that Petrominerales was up for sale. Now company President Jack Scott has done a series of interviews with the Colombian business press, Portafolio and La Republica.

July 24, 2012 In a long article based on local interviews, Colombian national business paper La Republica details the challenges of completing the Bicentennial Pipeline’s first phase between the Araguaney station in Yopal (Casanare) and the Banadia station, located in Saravena (Arauca) near the Venezuelan border.

July 25th, 2012 By Hydrocarbons Colombia The Colombian government is holding one of its periodic “public accounting” sessions where Ministers measure their performance in public against previously stated goals.

July 24, 2012 By Hydrocarbons Colombia Colombian national business paper Portafolio reported on its website rumors that Canadian oil companies Petrominerales and Canacol are on the auction block.