The union announced protests for Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) to regain control of the Nare field.
Indigenous communities talked about their relationship with the oil industry that develops projects near their territories.
Director of the General System of Royalties (SGR), Álvaro Ávila, along with his work team, was in Casanare to speak personally with the leaders of the region.
Alexandra Hernández, Vice President of Economic Affairs of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), spoke about the transparency scheme of the Fracking Pilot Projects (PPIIs).
Colombia’s largest oil union has joined anti-fracking activists to oppose the development of unconventional deposits.
Presidential Advisor, Emilio Archila, talked about the Government’s commitment to transparency in the use of royalty resources. This and other stories in our periodic Royalties summary from last month.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) delivered biomedical equipment in Yopal. This and other news in our periodic CSR summary from the past month.
The oil sector and Casanare authorities signed the Decent Work Pact.
This was a decidedly minor news item. It only merited a tweet, not even an article in Hydrocarbons Colombia. But as I investigated, and thought about it, it opened up a number of relevant ideas about E&P, the environment and communities.
Colombia advances in the development of Fracking Pilot Projects (PPII), but concerns and controversies are beginning to arise.