There is progress to expand and modernize the Cartagena Refinery (Reficar), and the company says that nine of the 15 plants that must be ready to finish this long delayed project have now been completed.
A Bucaramanga based company called Allianza Ingeniería is leading a group of developers that received a patent for a technology that can treat water extracted from hydrocarbons production at a low cost and the company wants to see the technique used at a greater scale in the country.
Spanish gas utilities firm Gas Natural Fenosa says that the number of conversions to Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV) in the first half of 2014 has grown by 17% year-over-year, after 9,691 vehicles were converted in Colombia.
Threats and recent attacks against tankers arriving to a river port in Puerto Asís on their way to Ecuador have forced the government to provide security escorts for the convoys. However it is able to guarantee the passage of one in every four barges, which has slowed down the transport of crude extracted in the area.
Authorities in Cúcuta have uncovered a complete illegal refinery operation using crude stolen from pipelines, while the military and local authorities contradict on the scope of a spill after a Farc attack in Putumayo in early July. These and other environmental stories from around the country.
Local hiring, road maintenance and safety standards were all discussed at departmental meetings in Casanare, where local authorities have been working to facilitate a smoother relationship between oil companies and local communities. This and other stories regarding Colombia’s roads.
The Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente) Luz Helena Sarmiento has announced the establishment of 2 million hectares of protected land, and says that the government looks to declare 2 million hectares more as part of its efforts to better adapt to climate change.
Texas based oil operator Anadarko (NYSE:APC) walked away with three of the five offshore blocks assigned in the Colombia Round 2014, and has caught the attention of authorities after offering the largest amount for a single block, at US$123M.
The Coveñas/Caño Limon pipeline has become the prime target of guerrilla attacks on oil infrastructure, with the latest a week ago forcing another stop in service while authorities repair the damage.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) is pushing to have the reference terms ready in three weeks for the second phase of the Colombia Round 2014, which will look to award the 69 blocks that did not reserve a bid last week in the opening phase.
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