Over the last three years 1,445 oil engineers have graduated Colombian educational institutions, but of this number 750 have not been able to find work in the national industry says a recent study.
Casanare’s environmental management agency Corporinoquia is planning the prior consultation phase to declare a number of micro-basins as protected natural resources due to their role in the supply of water for local communities.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) is preparing a deeper analysis of basins with oil prospects but that are not within the traditional oil producing areas such as Magdalena or the Llanos, and will improve contractual terms as well.
During a seminar with the La Esmeralda community in Acacías, Meta, the Labor Minister Rafael Pardo addressed issues surrounding social investment and environmental impact, but the hiring practices, especially those involving employment agencies generated the most discussion.
In Huila the issue of oil tankers on the roadways continues to draw the ire of local authorities, some of which have called on the national government to immediately suspend all oil tanker traffic in a meeting with national government officials.
The USO has finalized the collective bargaining schedule for this year after deciding to file a new list of terms and withdraw from its current collective bargaining agreement with Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC).
A combination of factors has Colombia set to experience a boom in its proven gas reserves as the government also prioritizes production and consumption of the resource.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with emission reductions organizations, Carbon War Room, during an event in the British Virgin Islands to encourage, implement and strengthen renewable energies in a policy view for the San Andrés Islands.
The mining and energy boom has brought economic benefits says Senator Jose Name, who also charges that the industry has destabilized the Colombian peso, wrecked local agriculture and carries grave social and environmental risks.
Incidents near areas of interest to the oil and gas industry were down slightly to 27 below recent and long-term averages. Non-Armed Forces-reported incidents were below average both in absolute terms and as a percentage of the total. This is our indicator of increased guerrilla-initiated activity. Our 4-week Moving Average incident count was down at 33.8 and the 52 week average was also down at 31.2 incidents per week.
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