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Putumayo’s ‘hot corner’ heats up

Putumayo’s ‘hot corner’ heats up

Incidents near areas of interest to the oil and gas industry were down this week to 25 below recent and long-term averages. Non-Armed Forces incidents were average at 16%. This is our indicator of increased guerrilla-initiated activity. Correspondingly, our 4-week Moving Average incident count was down to 33.5 and the 52 week average was down although essentially unchanged at 33.7 incidents per week.

Sunday, November 17th, 2013
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Ecopetrol’s Gutiérrez sits in on road signing in Casanare

The Casanare government signed an agreement of understanding with oil operators from the region to define social investment and road maintenance in the region, an event that brought out Ecopetrol’s president Javier Gutiérrez.

Thursday, November 14th, 2013
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Peace Process week of November 11: Uribe in the Farc crosshairs

The peace process in Colombia was rocked with accusations from the government that they had uncovered evidence that the Farc’s Teofilo Forero column is planning an assassination attempt of former President Alvaro Uribe, one of the loudest critics of the process.

Thursday, November 14th, 2013
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Ecopetrol sums results of natural gas negotiation

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) highlighted the results of the recent bilateral negotiation, part of the government’s effort to redefine the commercial structure of natural gas in Colombia and lower prices for the final consumer.

Thursday, November 14th, 2013
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The ebb and flow of Colombian oil exports

The ebb and flow of Colombian oil exports

The graph above shows a drop in the value in the exports of Colombian oil and derivatives, part of an up and down trend despite sustained rises in production.

Thursday, November 14th, 2013
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SGR round up from October

The approval of royalty projects moves on and here we publish a list of the main statements issued by the the General Royalty System (SGR) in the month of October.

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
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New MinAmbiente head facing increased questions of effectiveness

Two months after taking the role of the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Energy (MinAmbiente), a national paper publishes a report saying the new minister Luz Helena Sarmiento has largely remained silent since her start, a source of worry for the energy and mining industry.

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
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Tubing Factory to open next year

A new factory operated by a new Colombian company called Tayrona Steel Pipe will open in 2014 to supply the oil and gas sector with tubing produced in the Magdalena Department, near the Santa Marta port.

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
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CSR Wrap: Folk music, a journalism award, new roads, natural gas distribution and more

Folk music, a journalism award, new roads, natural gas distribution and more in this latest installment of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects advanced by oil producers, pipeline operators and the NOC Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC).

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
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How are the politicians’ images faring in oil regions?

The National Consulting Center did a study of the image of local mayors and departmental governors and published their latest findings. Here is a look at how the political heads of oil producing regions – Meta and Casanare – fared.

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
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