The of agricultural workers’ strike has been a boon for the USO, which over the last week sought to link its ongoing negotiations in Cartagena and elsewhere with the ongoing national strike.
Incidents near areas of interest to the oil and gas industry were up again this week to 27 but that is slightly above recent but below long-term averages. This was a below average week for non-armed forces reported/guerrilla-initiated incidents. Despite this week’s rise our 4-week Moving Average incident count dropped to 22.5 and the 52 week average dropped as well to 37.3 incidents per week.
The national strike, led by coffee and agricultural workers, is now into its second week and as many as 33 national highways remain blocked due to protests throughout the country.
Between the beginning of July through August 21, average daily oil production has reached 1,037,000bd, which would mean a new record for August, energy deputy minister Orlando Cabrales was quoted as saying.
The oil producer GeoPark says it will invest CoP$200M into a road safety program for the general public and drivers working in local, regional and national transportation programs. To date the program has trained 500 people, 300 of them who work as drivers.
Once governor of the Casanare Department, Jorge Prieto says that the cons outweigh the pros when it comes to allowing oil extraction in Colombia’s regions. The direct benefits, such as royalties, have not reversed problems in producer regions and the industry in the end leaves them more vulnerable. We beg to differ.
Another round of talks started in Cuba this week , and the Farc turned heads by admitting that they too have been responsible for cruelty and created victims due to the group’s actions. In Colombia, national strikes took center stage.
Energy subsidies included in 2013 are not receiving the same allotment in the 2014 budget, the amount assigned is short CoP$600B (USD312M) , according to estimations from Colombia’s ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas).
The Comptroller General says it has uncovered overcharges in acquisitions of equipment in the San Vicente de Arauca Hospital that totals some CoP$29B (USD15M), all coming from royalty payments.
After an prolonged debate the Colombian government issued a resolution that aims to lower gas prices using either bilateral agreements or public auctions, depending on the balance of supply and demand.
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