The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) called the peace agreement a positive development and recognized the government’s effort to achieve it. In its diplomatically-toned declaration, it says it will analyze the agreement for its opportunities and challenges.
Equion’s president María Victoria Riaño credits positive results despite hard times to a Company culture which emphasis the positive and reinforces the importance of individual workers, improving the efficiency of the company and its ability to adapt quickly and generate new ideas.
To mark the 65th anniversary of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) founding, the USO warned that the sovereignty of the NOC is under attack from the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos, who plans to privatize more of the firm’s assets.
The warnings which have emerged against fracking and unconventional production are without merit and have demonized the technique in Colombia, even though it is an opportunity to ensure energy self-sufficiency in Colombia, said Francisco Lloreda, president of the Colombian Petroleum Association.
The brave new “New Economy” of Colombia based on tourism and agriculture should be thought of as a complement to the oil economy, but does not replace it said the Finance Minister (MinHacienda) Mauricio Cárdenas, marking a more modest view of his economic plan.
Government negotiators have reached a final agreement with the Farc this week, closing a three year long process to produce this final accord in talks in Havana. Now the agreement awaits an uncertain and critical plebiscite on October 2nd.
Pacific E&P said that the Ontario Superior Court has approved the company’s restructuring deal, after its board of directors opted to remain committed to an agreement with Catalyst Capital to restructure the firm and its outstanding debt, despite a last minute counter offer.
The General Controller has warned certain ministries are not effectively executing their assigned budget, including the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), a claim which the ministry denied.
The director of the National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) addressed the Chamber of Representative’s Second Commission and laid out the mission of the entity and its role in the government.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) has injected a total of CoP$59.9B (US$20.5M) into projects in 69 municipalities through its production incentive program, which awards regions for meeting production goals in 2015. This and other royalty related stories in our periodic summary.
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