A Casanare tribunal declared a recent public hearing a failure after community leaders from the village of Tesoro Buby in Aguazul rejected a proposal from Perenco on the grounds it does not address all of their claims. The company said the proposal exceeds its responsibility.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) held another event designed to better the relationship between industry and communities, highlighting functioning projects that different stakeholders can participate in.
The USO held its annual election of its board of directors during its national assembly of delegates on November 26 and 27 and is in the process of validating the results.
A magistrate in Putumayo has filed a case with the Constitutional Court which alleges that an indigenous community (Awá) in the department has not received their due rights and called for E&P activities to be halted.
The Minister of Mines and Energy Tomás González led a string of visits and inaugurations which highlighted royalty funded projects in a “Royalty Marathon”, while President Juan Manuel Santos addressed the press and said that royalties are no longer a synonym for corruption.
In an effort to bridge the gap between communities in oil producing regions, the industry and the national government, the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) held a special event called the Knowledge Fair for the Hydrocarbons Territorial Strategy (ETH).
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) wins international MAKE award, meanwhile the state oil firm built three new educational centers in Nariño. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.
A community in the Sogamoso Municipality, Boyacá claims that a seismic campaign in 2009 and 2010 has left a number of buildings cracked, including the local church, forcing residents out of their homes and affecting nearly 3,000 people.
The USO held its Second National Assembly for Peace, in which it said that its work in a post-conflict it would focus on mining-energy policy, regional development and “promoting the culture of peace”.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) is handing over three oil fields to its own subsidiary Hocol in Ortega, Tolima, which caused concern and even blockades by the local community.
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