Former Paramilitary leader, Óscar Montealegre, denounced the alleged complicity of Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) employees to let them steal crude from its pipelines, among other irregularities.
The United Nations (UN) recently held a conference on trade and economic development. There experts talked about Colombia’s exports and their dependence on certain products.
Recently, the Colombian government announced the National Electric Mobility Strategy. Maria Fernanda Suarez, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), participated in this event and spoke about the pillars of this strategy and fuel quality.
Giovanni E. Reyes, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh / Harvard and Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Management at the Universidad del Rosario made an analysis of the extractive industry in the country.
In his most recent Op-ed, Francisco José Lloreda, President of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), spoke about why Colombia needs to make up its mind on fracking.
This is what President Duque had to say about the video where Farc leaders confirmed they will continue with the armed conflict, despite signing the Peace Agreements in 2016.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced fuel prices for August 2019, highlighting the performance of this metric during this year. However, these remain high compared to figures of last year.
In his most recent Op-ed, Carlos Leal, President of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), spoke about the National Hydrocarbons Commission’s (ANH) ‘B League’ and its effects on the industry.
Colombia still has not made a final decision on the implementation of unconventional techniques to develop oil projects. However, authorities, unions, experts and environmentalists continue to discuss this issue. The National Union Council (CGN) ruled on this issue.
ENTerritorio spoke about its internal changes and why they will be more efficient at handling royalties’ resources in the territories. These and other stories in our periodic Royalties summary.