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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) wants to create communication channels between the Government, companies and civil society to allow the sustainable and profitable development of industry projects.

The National Authority of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) participated in a meeting to discuss Putumayo at last week’s Expo Oil and Gas 2017. Representatives of the government, local authorities and companies participated in this meeting.

A popular consultation in La Macarena (Meta) was scheduled for last Sunday, but as happened in the municipality of Granada, it did not take place due to lack of resources.

A new problem begins to emerge for Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) due to the fact that the USO initiated blockades in different strategic points the departments of Meta and Casanare.

Operations at Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) Cantagallo field (Bolívar) were halted once again, this time, by 70 workers thatstarted a blockade demandingbetter labor conditions. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

A panel discussion at the recent Campetrol Expo Oil & Gas 2017 entitled “Viable environments for sustainable petroleum development” showed more agreement than controversy. The moderator was disappointed.

The union said that it has fought very hard to assure a dignifyed health system for Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) workers, and will continue to defend it despite the alleged bad decisions that the NOC’s management has taken in this regard.

Canada’s Ambassador, Marcel Lebleu, visited Putumayo to check in on the projects that Gran Tierra Energy (TSX: GTE) and the International Development Cooperation Society (Socodevi) are developing in the department. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

The union said that workers at transporting company UT Logis could go on strike, and blamed Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) for alleged negligence when dealing with workers’ demands.

The oil sector is facing great uncertainty as a result of the boom of anti-oil referendums around the country. The Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet) has taken legal action against these processes to defend the rights of workers in the sector.