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Oil companies help Mocoa

The department of Putumayo is one with the highest oil activity in the country. The catastrophe of its capital city, Mocoa, has affected many people. The industry announced collaborations for this zone.

Thursday, April 6th, 2017
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Update on Trogón and Lorito 1

Juan Carlos Echeverry gave details on Trogón and Lorito 1; two of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) most controversial projects in Guamal’s community.

Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
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Regional Court suspends oil exploration in Caño San Miguel

Casanare’s administrative court ruled against Parex Resources (TSX: PXT) over a project in Llanos 29 and the firm says it will contest the decision, even though it has no interest in continuing the project.

Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
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Ups and downs

Equión, GeoPark (NYSE: GPRK) and Parex (TSX: PXT) reiterated their commitment to communities of their areas of influence, and will soon develop medical brigades and other social investment projects that will benefit thousands in Casanare. However, the Reiniciar human rights organization accused Perenco of allegedly mistreating and intimidating workers in the Guando oil field in Melgar. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.

Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
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USO reiterates the importance of social mobilization

USO celebrated the Union’s new facilities in Sabana de Torres, reiterated its member strength, and called Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) CEO Juan Carlos Echeverry to answer several questions regarding the ‘Reficar scandal,’ in an assembly that will take place next week.

Monday, April 3rd, 2017
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Pacific: the industry’s leader in social investment

The Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (Merco) and the Department for Social Prosperity (DPS) ranked the companies most-committed to social investment in Colombia. Pacific (TSX:PEN) was the industry’s leader on the list, at number 15.

Thursday, March 30th, 2017
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Barracabermeja’s mayor calls for civil disobedience until he gets his refinery

Barrancabermeja’s City Hall and economic associations will lead an indefinite strike to demand the refinery’s modernization, stopped back in 2010 as a result of the fall in international oil prices.

Tuesday, March 28th, 2017
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USO calls for social mobilization

USO is not happy with Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) decisions regarding Barrancabermeja’s refinery modernization plan, and the alleged ‘persecution to syndical leaders’ the NOC has exerted on its directives. The Union called for social mobilization acts across the country.

Monday, March 27th, 2017
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Communities content this week

It has been a while since the industry has done this well in CSR news. Ocensa, Equión and Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) reiterated their commitment to the communities of their area of influence, and social investment projects are being successfully developed in Colombian’s rural areas. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.

Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
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Amerisur has problems with indigenous communities

Communities of Putumayo say they disagree with the work of Amerisur (LON: AMER) in their region. Some indigenous and farming communities have taken legal action against the company.

Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
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