Liria Manrique López, a delegate of labor rights NGO Coljusticia claims that oil companies have turned to lawyers and legal processes to counter community and union critics, a practice she says is designed to stamp out opposition to the industry.
With the Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) collective bargaining agreement behind it, the USO has reset its sights on its next big political target: revert the Rubiales field back to Ecopetrol, and in turn, back to USO affiliated workers.
Hardly a term used in anti-oil circles two weeks ago, a campaign against fracking has made its way to Meta from Huila as it receives attention from Colombia’s green party as well.
The first unconventional project to use fracking techniques has only recently been approved by the National Hydrocarbons Agency, but anti-oil advocates already have a lineup of activities to spread their message.
Fresh off an accord with Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), the USO has now signed another new collective bargaining agreement oil services firm Weatherford (NYSE:WFT).
Pacific Rubiales(TSX:PRE) receives recognition for a program to benefit local suppliers, Parex aids a large family and adds infrastructure in Pore, these and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories from oil operators.
The State Council has supported an injunction filed by Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), and ruled that regional and local entities cannot establish areas that limit oil or mining activities, as they are an issue of the central government.
After more than a month of protests, blockades and clashes the mayor of Puerto Asís has called on the Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo to attend to the indigenous communities concerns to end the deadlock.
From public safety campaigns to debates on who will foot the bill of heavy vehicular traffic, Casanare was home to a number of road related issues and reports, which we detail in our latest summary of road related articles.
The Ministry of Labor is looking to crack down on those presidents of community action committees (JACS) that charge community members in the areas of influence of oil facilities to have work with the industry.
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