Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) project manager for the CPO-9 exploration project, Edward Rivero, insisted to the Meta Departmental assembly that the NOC has all of its permits and papers in order, and that despite a campaign to misinform the population, it will not harm the environment exploring the block.
Despite loud opposition from the USO oil workers union, the VP of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) southern region, Carlos Hernando Candela, confirmed that the NOC will divest of four oil and gas fields in Huila.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) said that it has delivered resources from its production incentive program to benefit both victims of the armed conflict and environmental recovery in the Cesar Cepartment.
The president of Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) Juan Carlos Echeverry said that Colombians are facing a “trilemma” and must decide whether to leave oil in the subsoil or convert it into resources which can be used for well-being and peace.
The USO took the time the last week to participate in a forum against a planned tax reform for this year, and argued that it will harm the finances of Colombia’s workers.
The Minister of Mines and Energy German Arce told his home department of Valle de Cauca that the government is clearing the path for a Pacific regasification plant in Buenaventura, but also could be creating a future conflict by insisting it would “be like having a Cusiana field” in the area.
The University of Los Andes and the Law-Firm Palacios Abogados organized a seminar about legal security and community conflict in the mining industry. Some topics discussed at the event are like those in the hydrocarbons sector; we bring a brief summary of the meeting.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has reported a considerable rise in robberies from its installations and oil infrastructure in Casanare, including the theft of cables, batteries, piping and metallic items, with the incident count up by 200% in 2016.
A public hearing in the Pesca Municipality of Boyacá for a seismic campaign by Maurel & Prom has again received strong community resistance after local leaders and environmentalists allege it would lead to a drought.
The USO accused Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) of relying on the police to repress union members and force it to accept management’s agenda to leave the current collective bargaining agreement without changes.
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