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When we were first starting out in HCC, I was fascinated by the paradox of successful ‘small’ companies in the Colombian industry and yet the government’s apparent desire to limit their scope in favor of ‘large’ companies who, frankly, seemed largely uninterested.

The union said that it will be a mediator between communities in San Luis de Palenque (Casanare) and Frontera Energy (TSE: FEC).

The Colombian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) hosted the “New Environmental Challenges in Colombia” panel, where Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente) Luis Gilberto Murillo spoke about the main environmental challenges that the post conflict process will bring. HCC attended the event.

A group of journalists from Yopal (Casanare) promoted a campaign via twitter to protect the resources from the General System of Royalties (SGR), arguing that they could be vulnerable to fall into corruption. These and other stories in our periodic Royalties summary.

ACIPET congress organized an interesting debate on the post-conflict process and the role of the sector at this stage. Important public figures participated to talk about this subject.

The Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (ACIPET) organized its XVII oil and gas Colombian congress in Bogota. Representatives of the sector and the government inaugurated this event and HCC bring a brief summary of what they said.

With the aim of improving air quality in Neiva, local authorities announced that they are working on a pilot project for the new Public Transport Strategic System (SETP) buses to switch to natural gas (VNG).

The Regional Environmental Corporation of the department of Santander (CAS) ordered the closure of a Terpel plant in Barrancabermeja, arguing environmental contamination in the Zarzal stream. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.

Frontera Energy (TSE: FEC) announced its plans for 2018 in Colombia. The company aims to strengthen its presence in the country.

The National Federation of Departments (FND) said that centralizing royalties affects the development of projects in the regions, while the government argued that it supports autonomy but called for absolute transparency to prevent corruption cases.