The Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol) expressed its concerns that concentration zones designed to house Farc members include a number of oil producing municipalities, even though the government has said it would avoid parks, mining operations, borders or indigenous zones.
A project being carried by Equion and the Colombian Agency for Reintegration (ACR) was recognized in the Latinoamérica Verde awards, and the Ministry of Environment will investigate the impact of oil spills in Tumaco. These and other environmental stories in our periodic summary.
The Labor Minister Clara López has warned that a profound labor crisis is affecting the departments of Meta, Casanare and Vichada, as 50% of the 120,000 jobs with the oil industry have been lost during 2015 and 2016 thus far.
Representatives of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), its members, the Labor Ministry, the Casanare Government and the Vice Minister of Employment and Pensions Francisco Javier Mejía met to discuss issues affecting Casanare communities. This and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The Atlántico Department has high hopes for innovation that can be gained from having several potential industries increasing activity at home: agroindustry, offshore exploration, petrochemicals and metalworking.
The USO has been leading a protest and demanding access to the Puerto Cayao (Cartagena) regasification plant, accusing its operator of not recognizing the union and blocking the entry of union leaders.
A recent report from the National Planning Department (DNP) found that there are 122 royalty funded projects worth around CoP$1T (US$324M) which are in a “critical state of execution” and suffering from delays and management problems.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has proposed moving its Lorita-1 well, part of an exploration project, due to concerns from residents in the Municipality of Guamal, Meta. The NOC said that the project will go forward, although it has been discussed now for over three years.
The opposition to fracking in Colombia has been simmering for some time, but reached a new level last week after Santander’s Departmental Assembly unanimously voted against the technique in their territory.
A work team of experts from the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) attended the Cesar Department Assembly to encourage dialogue and address concerns from local authorities.
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