Eight ‘social leaders’ of Casanare are currently under arrest because, according to the Attorney General’s Office, they are part of an organized crime group that has been harassing Frontera Energy (TSE: FEC) in the region.
Carlos Alberto Leal Niño, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (ACIPET) spoke about the recent oil crisis and its effects on petroleum engineering.
The Colombian Engineers Association (ACIEM) held its annual Enercol conference last week. Nelson Navarrete, President of Enercol, talked about the relevance of fossil fuels for the Colombian economy, unconventional projects, and the ACIEM position about these projects.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) spoke about the sector’s reactivation and relevance of the Permanent Competitive Process (PPAA) and ‘League B’ in this process.
Regional Autonomous Corporations (CARs) will meet with representatives of oil sector to discuss the benefits of industry investments in the territories.
The union clarified rumors about a possible intervention to Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) employee fund, Cavipetrol.
Nelsen Navarrete is well known in the oil and gas community. In his spare time, he supports the Colombian Engineers’ Association, ACIEM in a number of ways most importantly as the Chairman of the Board of the Cundinamarca Chapter and President of the Organizing Committee of the association’s annual energy conference, ENERCOL. In his opening speech to the congress, Navarrete and ACIEM steered a course between recognition of climate change and support for Colombia’s extractive industries.
The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) reported its drill rig information for August 2019. Working and contracted rigs increased compared to same period last year.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) continues to work on the Permanent Area Assignment Process (PPAA). The agency announced the date and number of blocks for the second auction of this important process.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) will reduce 20% of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as part of its environmental strategy.
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