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The boom in anti-oil and mining referendums keeps increasing and communities intend to expand this popular mechanism. Meta and Tolima are the next targets.

The theme of last week’s ACP conference was “Working together for the future” and social issues dominated the agenda. No company leader took the microphone without talking about it. We were there and collected their comments.

ProductionAt the ACP’s third Congress, Frontera Energy’s Barry Larson talked about the company’s new direction and its Corporate Affairs Director Alejandro Jiménez, spoke to reporters about priorities and plans

Companies like Parex (TSX: PXT), Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Geopark (NYSE: GPRK) spoke about their CSR projects in Casanare.These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

GeoPark (NYSE: GPRK), Equión and Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), among others, reported on their social investment projects in the departments of Casanare, Meta and Santander.These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

The union celebrated Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) 66th anniversary and highlighted its positive results.

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), Mansarovar Energy, Hocol and Occidental de Colombia (OXY) reiterated their commitment to social investment programs in Colombia and helping communities in Casanare,Puerto Boyacá and Meta among others. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

The union spoke about Felipe Bayón designation as Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) new president, and reiterated that their agenda will remain intact despite changes in the NOC’s administration.

The Energy Mining Committee (CME), together with the United Nations Human Rights Council hosted an event that took place at the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) facilities, where safety issues, HR and industry-communities relationship were discussed.

Communities have protested and made blockades in the municipality of Guamal (Meta) for the development of the exploratory project Trogón-1 of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC). Authorities were present in the area to control the situation.