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Promigas gas line environmental license approved

The expansion of the Sincelejo to Cartagena gas pipeline being planned by distributor Promigas has received its environmental license, allowing it to grow its capacity from 60mmcfpd to 165mmcfpd

Monday, July 13th, 2015
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UniAndes committed to next gen managers in the oil and gas industry

Today, with oil prices 45% below where they were last year, many companies are laying off staff. But when times were good, resources were hard to find. Companies complained that they often were forced to bring in expats – or even hire Colombians at expat rates – because of a lack of local talent.

Sunday, July 12th, 2015
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June most violent month in last three years

The Resource Center for Conflict Analysis (Cerac) says that June of this year was the most violent month since the peace process begun three years ago.

Thursday, July 9th, 2015
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Peace Process week of July 6: Farc announce new unilateral cease fire

The Farc announced that it would put in place a new unilateral cease fire for one month, starting on July 20, after an escalation in violence in the weeks following the termination of its prior unilateral cease fire on May 22.

Thursday, July 9th, 2015
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Alfa drops Pacific Rubiales purchase

Alfa drops Pacific Rubiales purchase

Mexican investment group Alfa and Harbour Energy have terminated an agreement to purchase all of the remaining shares of Pacific Rubiales Energy (TSX:PRE), setting off a flurry of speculation and a deep dive in the share price of Colombia’s largest private oil operator.

Thursday, July 9th, 2015
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Colombia losing appeal to foreign oil professionals

The fall in oil prices and resulting drop in investment has led to more competition between Colombian citizens and foreign oil professionals, thus making the country less attractive for these expat workers, a recent report found.

Thursday, July 9th, 2015
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Royalty Summary: Controller calls for tighter timeframes

The General controller Edgardo Maya Villazón said that royalty projects should face tighter time-frames due to the large quantity of projects that have been approved but not implemented. This and other royalty-related stories in our periodic summary.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2015
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The jaded history of Bioenergy’s El Alcaraván ethanol plant

A local paper dedicated a full feature article to explain the hope generated by the El Alcaraván sugar cane ethanol plant announced in 2010 by Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) Bioenergy, and the impact its mismanagement left on the municipality of Puerto López, Meta.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2015
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Ecopetrol drops out of first Mexico bidding round

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has withdrawn its participation in a consortium formed to bid on offshore blocks in the Mexico Round 1 just days ahead of the presentation of bids.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2015
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CSR Summary: Parex, Ecopetrol active in Casanare

Parex Resources (TSX:PXT) and Cepcolsa are working with local suppliers in Aguazul in an initiative led by a Casanare assembly representative, while Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) also signs four agreements for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects in Casanare. These and other stories in our periodic summary.

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015
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