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August starts with a positive balance on CSR projects

Equion, Occidental de Colombia (Oxy) and Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) announced the successful development of CSR projects in the departments of Casanare, Arauca and Huila. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017
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Frontera Energy opens Child Development Center in Meta

The company inaugurated the “Arawalibo” Child Development Center (CDI) in Puerto Gaitán (Meta,) with the support of the Presidential Counsel for Early Childhood, the Mayor of Puerto Gaitán, the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC.)

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
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Several municipalities have said yes to oil projects

The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) is working to face the boom of popular referendums around Colombia. The ANH is talking and socializing projects with communities to prevent referendums in the future and it seems that it is working.

Monday, July 31st, 2017
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USO about the alleged privatization of the Transandino pipeline

The union spoke about the national protest day that industry workers carried out last week, and on the alleged privatization of the Transandino pipeline. They rejected Ecopetrol´s (NYSE:EC) “lack of interest” in having a talk with them.

Monday, July 31st, 2017
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Acipet explains risks of the popular referendum in Pasca

The Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet) said that if the ‘No’ wins in Pasca (Cundinamarca,) fuel and ACPM transport through tanker trucks could be banned from the municipality.

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
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July closes with a positive balance on CSR projects

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC,) Equión and Ocensa reported on their commitment to the communities of their areas of influence and announced their most recent projects. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
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USO talks about social conflict in Puerto Boyacá

The union denounced the supposed abuses of Parex (TSE: PXT) and Top Drilling towards workers in Puerto Boyacá, and announced that it is discussing the creation of a single mining-energy union.

Monday, July 24th, 2017
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ACP and Casanare’s authorities talk about the industry

With the aim of continuing to work for Casanare’s sustainable economic and social development, the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) represented by Francisco José Lloreda, and companies with operations in the region, attended a meeting with the Governor of the Department, Alirio Barrera.

Thursday, July 20th, 2017
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The industry bets on CSR projects

Companies like Equion, Terpel, Gran Tierra Energy (TSX:GTE) and Geopark (NYSE: GPRK) announced some of their social investment projects in Colombia. The projects will benefit communities in the departments of Yopal, Casanare and Putumayo, among others. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
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Defenders and detractors of fracking in Barrancabermeja

For the first time, representatives of the Oil Workers Union (USO,) the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), the Technical Institute of Petroleum and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) met in the “Unconventional resources: challenges for Colombia” forum, that took place in Barrancabermeja.

Monday, July 17th, 2017
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