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The NOC wants to achieve 715mbd in production, as well as increase exploration in Colombia and Mexico, where last year the Warrior discovery took place.

The National Environmental Licensing Authority’s (ANLA) decision to deny — for the second time — the license for the Cañafisto hydroelectric plant’s construction, aroused controversy among investors.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) has been strengthening its transport business in recent years. The Colombian company has great plans for this corporate area since it has become one of the most profitable.

Geopark (NYSE: GPRK) announces record oil and gas reserves. The data was certified by DeGolyer and MacNaughton (D&M) as of December 31, 2016.

Not hiring local labor remains a cause for discontent in Magdalena Medio and Meta, but the industry is showing its commitment to the country by developing several infrastructure and social projects in rural Yondó, Puerto Gaitán, several municipalities in Casanare and the Caribbean and Pacific regions. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects in our periodic summary.

Fuel prices started the year with an increase because of the tax reform that added a new tax. The determination of prices is an issue that provokes protests and blockades in the country.

The Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG) released its management and results report for 2016. Last December CREG gave us a global balance for the year.  This report goes into more detail on the regulated sectors. We will focus on Natural Gas and Propane.

This week, USO reported negligence by Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), Mansarovar Energy and Duflo regarding workers’ conditions in their facilities, and stressed the need to defend Ecopetrol as a “State owned company.”

Employees of Equion Energy Limited gathered at their Yopal facilities in Casanare, to celebrate the company’s sixth anniversary.

So January is in the books. The groundhogs have pronounced on winter (split decision) and as an old boss of mine used to say with a slight note of panic in his voice “One twelfth of the year has gone by! One third of the first quarter is over! What have we accomplished!”