Oil companies have allocated significant resources to social investment in recent years, despite Colombia’s social and security issues. The oil boom helped to increase this metric, but investments continued despite the oil crisis.
Industry experts took the stage of the International Congress of Clean Energy to talk about the impact that these resources would have on energy tariffs in Colombia, among other topics.
Authorities spoke about the measures they are taking to fight oil theft, and reported successful operations across the country. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.
Presidential elections are approaching and the next president of Colombia will have to face several challenges in the mining-energy sector. Industry representatives spoke on this topic.
The attack took place in the San Francisco village, municipality of Ricaurte (Nariño).
The Mayor of Barrancabermeja complained about the current situation of the refinery in that region. Local authorities are concerned about possible effects on locals’ health and demanded the presence of regulatory entities.
April has been a difficult month when it comes to environmental matters, and communities let the industry know how they feel about environmental damage in their territories. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) reported oil and gas production figures for March 2018. Crude increased compared to the same period of last year, and gas showed a positive behavior as well.
The NOC spoke about the changes it made in its infrastructure, after the criticism it received for the environmental emergency at La Lizama.
The offshore industry development has generated high expectations, especially in the Caribbean region. Eduardo Verano, Governor of Atlántico, and Orlando Velandia, President of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), met to discuss this process.
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