The Casanare Administrative Tribunal has approved a formal request from the mayor of Tauramena to hold a constitutional popular vote, essentially a public referendum, in which the community can support or reject the development of oil productions in the municipality.
Monterrey has seen a repeat of blockades and community complaints about the oil industry, and now the municipality is forming a committee with local businesses owners to get their voices heard. Is this just a money or attention grab, or are there legitimate claims?
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) says that it signed CoP$14T (US$7.44B) worth of contracts with suppliers from January to September of this year, of which 92% went to Colombian companies.
A total of 46 oil producers in Colombia, roughly 70% of the industry, say that operational restrictions from community blockades are a primary concern when operating in the country.
The USO caught word of and rejected the news that a group of workers on the job site of Cartagena Refinery expansion, contracted to CB&I (NYSE:CB&I) have moved forward with plans to form a separate union, the United Workers of Colombia (TUC).
Workers demanding payment of salaries and debt from contractors at Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC)’s Porvenir pumping station in the Monterrey municipality have lifted their blockade after the NOC intervened to provide guarantees.
The mayor’s office of Yopal has scheduled a meeting with 10 area village leaders to discuss roadway needs in areas close to oil production sites in the municipality.
GeoPark, Equion, the OBL, OBC and Raven have all made the local news for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects in oil production regions.
Casanare congressional representative Camilo Andrés Abril has called on figures in the central government to a debate on the impact of oil production in the department, alleging that very few operators are keeping promises with the local community and environment and that the government is doing little about it.
Following a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, the USO claimed solid advances in two claims against the Colombian government and oil producers that it presented last year to the International Labor Organization (ILO).
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