The NOC spoke about successful social investment projects in Santander, Putumayo and Meta. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) with the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) reported on their management during the last eight years. The entities highlighted results in reserves, drilling and seismic.
Alejandro Martínez, president of the Colombian LPG Association (Gasnova), spoke about expanding propane coverage in the residential sector, nationwide.
Industry companies took the stage at this year’s International Environment Fair (FIMA), to talk about their challenges and accomplishments in their areas of influence.
The National Development Plan 2014-2018 contemplated large infrastructure projects and the Tumaco fuel terminal was one of the main ones. The southwest of the country benefits the most from this new terminal.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) continues to develop exploration activities in Colombia and it seems like the strategy is on the right track. The NOC announced a new discovery in the department of Cundinamarca.
Colombia’s Federation of Insurers (Fasecolda) presented a proposal to sell the government’s shares in Ecopetrol. The initiative was not free from controversy.
Iván Duque, President-elected of Colombia, made several economic proposals to improve the country’s development including lowering corporate taxes. The business paper Dinero analyzed the feasibility of these proposals.
Through a statement, the union protested arguing that Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) still pays wages and provides benefits to officials involved in the ‘Reficar scandal’.
A few weeks ago, we looked at BP’s recently published annual statistical summary of the global energy market. At that time, we did some country-by-country comparisons in a static view. This week we look at changes over time, within Latin America.