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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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USO fights industry’s decisions

Apparently, “reject” is USO’s favorite word since pretty much every single of its statements or headlines start with it. The Union ‘rejected’ the development of oil activities in La Macarena Park and Sierra Macarena Reserve, as well as Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) decisions regarding workers’ wages and working conditions in Cusiana and Reficar.

Monday, March 20th, 2017
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Proposal to improve oil contracting in Casanare

Casanare Chamber of Commerce (CCC) created the Oil & Gas Cluster to help the services business in Casanare, presenting proposals to improve processes in the oil industry. The first initiative was announced in recent days.

Monday, March 20th, 2017
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New regulation for local labor in Meta

Communities often complain about low hiring of local labor. Authorities have issued a new regulation on this subject for department of Meta.

Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
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