A decision on whether or not Ecopetrol will take over the production contract of the Rubiales field will not be made until the middle of 2015, and the president of Ecopetrol Javier Gutiérrez has told the Senate that the NOC is capable of operating the field on its own.
Casanare congressional representative Jorge Abril Tarache addressed a congressional session and rejected the use of fracking techniques in Casanare, which he says has suffered the environmental impact of the oil industry, as well as the loss of royalties, damage by tanker trucks and more.
The count dropped to 37 this week, below recent but above long-term averages, and took the trend line with it but the distribution of incidents was the most unexpected.
Liria Manrique López, a delegate of labor rights NGO Coljusticia claims that oil companies have turned to lawyers and legal processes to counter community and union critics, a practice she says is designed to stamp out opposition to the industry.
With the Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) collective bargaining agreement behind it, the USO has reset its sights on its next big political target: revert the Rubiales field back to Ecopetrol, and in turn, back to USO affiliated workers.
Senator Maritza Martínez has presented a legislative bill that would modify the General Royalty System (SGR) kicking off a debate on the original reform of the royalty law, a frequent target of criticisms from producing regions.
A contentious tone fell over the process in the past week as the Farc denied that the process was advancing towards a final stage, and unleashed a flurry of controversy after comments on the victim status of congressional representative Clara Rojas, once a captive of the guerrilla.
MinMinas recently raised gasoline prices by a minor amount but that triggered the usual comments that gasoline prices should be cut.
Vice Minister of Energy Orlando Cabrales continued his push to articulate the government’s plan to see that contracts worth nearly US$6B from the Rounds 2012 and 2014 are implemented, improve community relationships and the reserve supply while they are at it.
Hardly a term used in anti-oil circles two weeks ago, a campaign against fracking has made its way to Meta from Huila as it receives attention from Colombia’s green party as well.
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