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With a sudden surge in guerrilla-initiated activity in the Llanos, security incidents near oil and gas infrastructure went up to 31 this week, below recent and long-term averages.

Government officials are meeting in the President’s office to form a new strategy to confront the problems that are cutting into average crude production figures, meanwhile the value of government bonds has already taken a dive as a result.

We originally thought it was just Pacific Rubiales (TSX:PRE) that had taken its shareholders on a ride this month but a closer look shows Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) on somewhat the same journey.

Call it amnesty, call it impunity, the question of how much justice will have to be sacrificed to reach an agreement and demobilize the guerrilla sits top of mind in the peace process.

The delay-plagued modernization and expansion project at the Cartagena Refinery (Reficar) should be finished in December of this year, with an operational start for the 16 new refining units in the second quarter of 2015.

Led by the Governor of Casanare Marco Tulio Ruiz and the director of social responsibility for the Colombian Petroleum Association, Miguel Angel Santiago, members of the Casanare Oil Industry Committee (CINPAC) met to evaluate the advances of a social investment agreement for 2013-2014.

The TransAndino pipeline has a capacity of 47mbd per day and so should be able to handle about 87% of Putumayo’s current production. But the inability to protect the pipeline and the opening of export routes through Ecuador could leave it underutilized.

Even if use for unconventional exploration and production is included, the oil industry’s use will only amount to around 0.5% of the country’s consumption according to numbers from the Ministry of Mines and Energy.

Led by Exxon Mobil’s (NYSE:XOM), a number of hydrocarbons firms scored well in the Colombian Safety Council (CCS) annual review of accident rates and safety standards across different industries.

A poll of 20 different industry associations in Colombia found that that more than half want to see the Finance Minister (MinHacienda) Mauricio Cardenas continue in his role, with similar support for the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) Amylkar Acosta and the Commerce Minister Santiago Rojas.