The National Consulting Center did a study of the image of local mayors and departmental governors and published their latest findings. Here is a look at how the political heads of oil producing regions – Meta and Casanare – fared.
At its 25th anniversary the Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol) is bringing more local suppliers into the oil industry with operators and contractors, creating opportunities through a number of fronts, says its executive director.
Equion invited local journalists to conference on the effects of seismic exploration in Yopal led by one of its geologists that sought to dispel rumors that the tests are affecting the local water supply. A public referendum has been scheduled in the nearby Tauramena municipality which addresses this issue and asks residents to approve or reject nearby oil production in general.
Since May the peace talks in Havana have yet to render any solid agreements, but this week Farc and government negotiators announced common ground on the second of five agenda points: political participation.
Inhabitants near municipalities of Castilla La Nueva, Acacías and Castilla say that Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) crude processing station Chichimene continues to contaminate their water supply while the NOC says its addressing the situation.
The Governor of the Meta Department Alan Jara told local press that the department, along with other oil producing regions, have lost autonomy under the new royalty system and are not benefiting from the industry’s activities.
The vice president of the USO’s Meta chapter, Dario Cardenas Pachon, was arrested on November 2 on a warrant connected to alleged crimes during protests, and the union says that its part of a wide reaching plot between oil companies and public services against its activities.
The National Registry has set a December 15th date for a public referendum in the Tauramena municipality to accept or reject oil production in parts of the community. The authority also confirmed the exact wording of the questions, which links the issue to local water issues.
Following a debate in Colombia’s Senate on royalties, the country’s Finance Minister Mauricio Cárdenas told press that the government would increase the resources available by CoP$1.5T (US$795M), but did not address structural and implementation concerns.
Colombia’s Labor Ministry absolved Pacific Rubiales (NYSE:PRE) of any wrongdoing against claims from the Oil Workers Union (USO) that it had engaged in anti-union practices and fired employees for their union activity.