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USO pressures Cenit

The Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) called on Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) and its midstream subsidiary Cenit to establish a negotiation table to address a list of demands presented by the union’s Subdirectorate of Oil Pipelines, which include updates to wages, benefits, and conventional labor rights.

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025
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Oil support rebounds

Oil support rebounds

The latest edition of Colombia’s Barómetro Petrolero shows renewed public confidence in the oil and gas sector, with six out of ten Colombians approving petroleum activities in their municipalities, a record level of support since the survey began in 2019. The study also revealed a growing acceptance of fracking and highlighted concerns over future gas imports and energy security.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
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Colombians back renewables

The latest Pulso Eléctrico 2025 survey, conducted by Arteaga Latam, has confirmed overwhelming public support for renewable energy in Colombia, with solar and wind emerging as the clear favorites for expansion.

Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
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Roadblocks cost billions

Roadblocks cost billions

Colombia’s trucking sector continues to grapple with an escalating wave of road blockades.

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
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Roadblocks cost billions

Colombia continues to grapple with the economic toll of recurring roadblocks.

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025
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USO faces fracture

The Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), one of Colombia’s most powerful oil workers’ unions, is facing mounting internal tensions after its president, César Loza, openly suggested that Colombia should resume fracking to safeguard energy self-sufficiency.

Thursday, August 28th, 2025
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Violent acts at Quifa

The Colombian Petroleum and Gas Association (ACP) strongly condemned the violent incidents that occurred yesterday at the Quifa oil field, located in the Puerto Triunfo area of Puerto Gaitán, Meta.

Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
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CNE reports blockades and extortion

Canacol Energy (TSX: CNE) and its subsidiaries have publicly denounced blockades and acts of vandalism that continue to disrupt the development of their Sucre Norte natural gas project, located in the municipality of San Marcos, Sucre.

Thursday, May 8th, 2025
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Production disrupted by protests

Production disrupted by protests

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) warned that blockades by Indigenous communities at the Rubiales and Caño Sur fields in the Meta department have disrupted crude oil production by approximately 80,000bd.

Tuesday, April 8th, 2025
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Blockade at Sucre Norte project

Canacol Energy (TSX: CNE) reported that its operations at the Sucre Norte project, located in the municipality of San Marcos in the department of Sucre, Colombia, have been seriously disrupted due to an illegal blockade.

Monday, April 7th, 2025
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