At the 2024 Naturgas Congress, the panel “The Voice of the American Continent’s Communities” shed light on the relevance of indigenous participation in energy transition and major development projects.
In recent days, Ocensa raised concerns about a potential rupture in the oil pipeline at kilometer 235 due to pipe damage and the inability to perform maintenance due to community blockades.
Colombia’s most prominent oil industry union, the USO, has been raising concerns for weeks about Ecopetrol’s leadership considering a budget cut for its 2024 investment plan.
Frontera Energy disclosed that since Friday, November 10th, a group of employees from metal-mechanical companies, serving as contractors in the CPE-6 field operated by the company in the municipality of Puerto Gaitán (Meta), has blockaded the site.
Hydrocarbons have emerged as a significant contributor to the welfare and economic development of Colombians, according to the findings of the Territorial Development Monitor (TDM).
Working in Ecopetrol’s supplier program, Lina Aroca has generated spaces for training and economic development for indigenous communities, LGBT, victims of the conflict, women, and people with disabilities.
The lightest peace news month in 2023 meant Colombians focused on other issues, specifically the regional elections that took place on the 29th of October. These could impact President Gustavo Petro’s ability to implement whatever agreements he manages to achieve. UPDATE: On Thursday, November 2, 2023 the High Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda reported that the ELN were responsible for the kidnapping of Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Colombian international footballer Luis Diaz. This violates the spirit if not the letter of the peace talks (which Rueda’s social media post highlights) so for now we can only say that the impact on the process is unpredictable.
The department of Tolima is gearing up for a shift towards a more sustainable and prosperous future, driven by projects financed through the General Royalties System (SGR).
This rather succinct but perhaps unpleasant phrase came from an unidentified French cabinet minister, quoted in a The Telegraph article on Great Britain’s broken infrastructure planning process. It seems Colombia’s peers also have great problems with prior consultation and no good solutions.
The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services for Oil, Gas, and Energy (Campetrol) has expressed its concern regarding the escalating roadblocks and mobility restrictions on the country’s highways.
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