The General Comptroller (CGR) says that Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has incurred a CoP$16.5B (US$6.5M) loss due to poor control and contract management when receiving fields being operated by other operators, amounting to a loss of state resources, a charge which the NOC denied.
The ELN guerrilla says that it needs funds to sustain its fight for its cause, and what better place to get them than multinational oil companies, which its commander says are merely looting the resources of common Colombians.
Natural gas distribution and commercialization firm Gas Natural Fenosa says that growth in the number of natural gas vehicles conversions stood out in its 24% increase in its sales volume during 2014.
The Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol) believes that using a shared risk model could help the struggling oil services sector by taking on a greater part of the risk, and the potential for rewards, between operators and service firms.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) and Repsol (MSE:REP:MC) are advancing in offshore exploration along the La Guajira coast and the former Minister of Mines and Energy Amylkar Acosta believes that there could be announcements of oil and gas discoveries in the coming months.
Incident counts went up this week to 19 but it was still the second lowest week in 2015. Armed Forces reported incidents doubled and non-Armed Forces were just below normal.
The USO has completed more than two weeks of strikes at Weatherford’s (NYSE:WFT) offices in Santander, and is accusing the firm and public officials of colluding against the rights of the workers and union.
Maybe finding gas has been seen as only a long double base hit, great news, but short of the high hopes of a home run. But the market forces in Colombia offer some protection from the turbulence of the global crude oil industry.
The new president of Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) Juan Carlos Echeverry has made his first statements to the press, saying the NOC will focus on its most valuable fields, the Cartagena Refinery and offshore exploration.
After three weeks of blockades and protests from the El Morro community, which has led the the halt of operations at Equion’s Floreña well and facilities, community leaders have sat down with the firm and submitted eight demands that they are looking to see fulfilled.
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