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The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) and the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) spoke about their plans to improve their territorial strategies and approach communities. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

Prior consultations have generated headaches for several companies in different sectors. Some entrepreneurs talked about the adjustments needed to regulate these popular mechanisms.

he Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet) filed an injunction against the Resolution that recognizes a local citizen as the promoter of a Popular Consultation in Hato Corozal (Casanare).

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.