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Ocensa and communities reach agreement

In recent days, Ocensa raised concerns about a potential rupture in the oil pipeline at kilometer 235 due to pipe damage and the inability to perform maintenance due to community blockades.

Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
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USO warning

Colombia’s most prominent oil industry union, the USO, has been raising concerns for weeks about Ecopetrol’s leadership considering a budget cut for its 2024 investment plan.

Monday, December 4th, 2023
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Blockade at FEC’s oil field

Frontera Energy disclosed that since Friday, November 10th, a group of employees from metal-mechanical companies, serving as contractors in the CPE-6 field operated by the company in the municipality of Puerto Gaitán (Meta), has blockaded the site.

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
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Hydrocarbon municipalities: enhanced welfare

Hydrocarbons have emerged as a significant contributor to the welfare and economic development of Colombians, according to the findings of the Territorial Development Monitor (TDM).

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
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Diverse suppliers at Ecopetrol

Working in Ecopetrol’s supplier program, Lina Aroca has generated spaces for training and economic development for indigenous communities, LGBT, victims of the conflict, women, and people with disabilities.

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
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UPDATED: The big question is governability

The lightest peace news month in 2023 meant Colombians focused on other issues, specifically the regional elections that took place on the 29th of October. These could impact President Gustavo Petro’s ability to implement whatever agreements he manages to achieve. UPDATE: On Thursday, November 2, 2023 the High Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda reported that the ELN were responsible for the kidnapping of Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Colombian international footballer Luis Diaz. This violates the spirit if not the letter of the peace talks (which Rueda’s social media post highlights) so for now we can only say that the impact on the process is unpredictable.

 

Monday, October 30th, 2023
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Bioeconomy projects funded by SGR

The department of Tolima is gearing up for a shift towards a more sustainable and prosperous future, driven by projects financed through the General Royalties System (SGR).

Thursday, October 19th, 2023
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“When you are draining the swamp, you do not consult the frogs”

This rather succinct but perhaps unpleasant phrase came from an unidentified French cabinet minister, quoted in a The Telegraph article on Great Britain’s broken infrastructure planning process. It seems Colombia’s peers also have great problems with prior consultation and no good solutions.

Monday, October 16th, 2023
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Campetrol raises concerns

The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services for Oil, Gas, and Energy (Campetrol) has expressed its concern regarding the escalating roadblocks and mobility restrictions on the country’s highways.

Thursday, September 21st, 2023
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State Council Nullifies Directives on Prior Consultation

One of the most frustrating aspects of working in the Colombian countryside is the unclear boundaries of “prior consultation”. The constitution and international agreements require ethnic minorities to be consulted on issues that affect them – like infrastructure or resource development – but Congress has never dared to pass a law that regulates what this means. This is partially because such a law would itself have to be consulted before passage and there is a reasonable expectation that the affected minorities prefer the current ambiguity. Without a legal framework, work has progressed based on decrees and administrative procedures. Recently, the State Council nullified one of the fundamental decrees. The team at Brigard Urrutia wrote an opinion on the implications for oil and gas companies.

Sunday, September 10th, 2023
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