The Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet) reported on its Educational Workshops in oil regions.
It’s that time again when we shut down for the year-end holiday period. Governments and the courts are mostly (or entirely) shut down and we run out news to report. This is our last scheduled newsletter until Monday, January 13th, 2020.
Carlos Leal, President of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), spoke about the recent changes to the General Royalty System (SGR).
The National Hydrocarbons Commission (ANH) hosted an event in Bogotá, to discuss key issues like the recent modifications to the General Royalty System (SGR), with local authorities. HCC attended the event.
Inhabitants of El Morro (Casanare) spoke about the impact that Equion’s Community Meeting Point (PEC) have had on their community. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), the Territory Renewal Agency (ART) and the Presidential Council for Stabilization, signed a letter of understanding to develop Development Programs with Territorial Approach (PDET) in oil regions.
The NOC reported that it increased its local hiring figures by 11% during the first nine months of 2019.
These are some of the social investment projects that companies like Minesa, Carbocoque and Cerro Matoso, among others, have developed in their areas of influence.
Last week we described a Transparency International study of corruption perceptions in Latin America. For space reasons, we cut the above graph and a companion that looks just at oil countries.
The Comptroller General conducted a study on the use of royalties in different regions of the country, finding irregularities in the way the resources are being used.