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Authorities open the door to gas exports after 2016

Authorities open the door to gas exports after 2016

Following a national debate as to whether Colombia has sufficient gas resources for the long term future, the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG) has issued resolutions clearing the path for natural gas imports starting in 2016.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
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The great gas debate continues

The great gas debate continues

Recently Colombia’s energy regulator, the CREG, issued an order to UPME — the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s think tank and research division — to look into the importation of Liquid Natural Gas, LNG.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
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SGR hosts royalty discussion with department planning officials

The administrators of Colombia’s General Royalties System (SGR) hosted planning secretaries from the country’s departmental governments to discuss the accomplishments of the new royalty system in its first year and talk about its reach looking forward.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
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Madigas investing US$4.77M in expansions in 2013

Natural gas producer and distributor Madigas says it will invest COL9B (US$4.77M) throughout Colombia this year with around COL4.5B of it focused in the Caldas Department.

Monday, June 17th, 2013
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Protests in Tibu grind oil activities to a halt, losses mount

Rural communities in Tibú, located in the Santander Norte department have erected barricades and organized protests which have 90% of Ecopetrol’s oil drilling and extraction activities stopped.

Monday, June 17th, 2013
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USO: Court ruling attack against union rights

A Supreme Court ruling against the USO regarding the union’s role in a 2011 strike involving a contractor, CBI, in the Reficar oil field signals a “destructive judicial precedent for the union fight in Colombia,” the USO said.

Monday, June 17th, 2013
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Armed Forces and the Farc take a long weekend

Armed Forces and the Farc take a long weekend

Security and Public OrderCounts were back down to 31 below recent and long-term averages. This was a below average week for guerrilla-initiated actions as well which means everyone took the week off.

Sunday, June 16th, 2013
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Each Ecopetrol peso invested in ICP innovation programs pays back six fold

For each peso that Ecoperol invests in its Colombian Petroleum Institute (ICP), an in-house entity geared towards research and development of new technologies, the firm receives six times the amount in savings or earnings.

Thursday, June 13th, 2013
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Chamber of Commerce to play role with Ecopetrol, contractors, local suppliers

The Villavicencio Chamber of Commerce (CCV) will create a mechanism to resolve payment disputes between local suppliers and Ecopetrol contractors and monitor payments from the oil producer to its direct contractors.

Thursday, June 13th, 2013
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Peace Process week of June 10: Back to the bargaining table

Government and Farc negotiators resumed talks in Havana this week, as the focus now moves past the land reform deal into new fronts, with a constant hum of politics and controversy as a backdrop along with constant positioning ahead of next year’s elections.

Thursday, June 13th, 2013
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