Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has suspended its NFE Backland project, involving a new well in the Cupiagua field, after it received ‘undue pressure’ from the community over local hiring and its social investment, which the NOC says exceeded expectations.
The coordinator of environmentalist NGO El Mastranto Manuel Peña has accused eight oil companies, led by Pacific Rubiales (TSX:PRE) of extracting water from pools designated for livestock and the Guachiría river, which local authorities say may or may not be illegal.
An open hearing on the pending public referendum to approve or reject oil production near the municipality of Monterrey has been postponed after Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) filed a motion to delay the hearing, which will determine its constitutionality.
The Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Upper Magdalena (CAM) has fined seven transportation companies for environmental damage from oil spills, not having a contingency plan and non-compliance with preventative measures
The holiday season has passed us by, and the increase in spending does not just apply to retail shoppers looking for gifts, there have been a number of corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects that have came to fruit during the holiday season. From toys, to training to highways, here is a summary of some of the top programs making local headlines in December 2013.
The USO is back at full stride this week and leading last week’s list of statements were accusations that two of the four members detained recently for public order problems are facing a complex situation inside jail and lives are at risk, and repeated accusations that the government is targeting union members at the bidding of multinationals such as Pacific Rubiales (TSX:PRE).
The Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) Amylkar Acosta Medina said that mining and energy companies can only make their projects viable by earning a “social license”, that is, respect with the local community through social impact and responsibility actions.
The general manager of EAAV, the sewage and aqueduct company of Villavicencio Hector Castro says that seismic exploration near the aqueduct’s intake has the potential to collapse the infrastructure.
In the Huila Department local highway police figures have found a sharp increase in the number of accidents involving tanker-trucks. In 2012 there were only three such accidents reported, while in 2013 that number spiked to 19, more than six times greater.
Following elections last November, the USO has a new president, Edwin Castaño Monsalve, who replaced Rodolfo Vecinos as the head of the union’s national leadership. Castaño looks to expand the USO’s reach towards sub-contracted workers and like his predecessor, has his sights set on Pacific Rubiales (TXS:PRE).
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