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CSR Summary: Ecopetrol sends kids to college

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) announces winners of their college scholarship program while also supporting youth arts education in Putumayo. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
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The fight over coca and oil in Putumayo

In Putumayo, community and indigenous groups are pushing to keep oil out, citing its environmental effects and position as a Farc target, and also are calling to curb coca eradication programs. Coca production has brought better returns for the community than legitimate crops.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
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Price impact: the view from Huila

A recent study from the Neiva Chamber of Commerce in Huila found that the fall in oil prices and the shock waves it has sent through the services industry has touched on almost every part of the local economy.

Tuesday, September 8th, 2015
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Royalties Roundup: Gas projects, Huila income suffers

The Huila department royalty budget suffers from peso devaluation and low oil prices, meanwhile a royalty funded project in Casanare includes five new gasification networks. These and other stories in our periodic roundup.

Tuesday, September 8th, 2015
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USO affiliated Mansarover workers vote to strike

The USO push for a collective bargaining agreement at Mansarovar Energy has heated up, and its affiliates with the firm have voted to strike.

Monday, September 7th, 2015
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Environmental best practices: 3 examples

A national paper highlighted three examples in Colombia’s Caribbean coast of how hydrocarbons firms are both complying with environmental standards and engaging the community to create successful and positive social and ecological impacts.

Monday, September 7th, 2015
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Comptroller suspects diverted royalty funds amount to US$36M

The Comptroller General fears up to CoP$112B (US$35.6M) in project funding has been diverted by municipalities in the first half of 2015. 37 of these cases occurred in the Cesar department.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
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Dispatches from the ACIPET Congress

The Colombian Association of Oil Engineers (ACIPET) held the XVI version of its Oil & Gas Congress last week, leading to a flurry of comments about the current state of the oil industry and its professionals from authorities and observers.

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
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CSR Summary: Equion promotes poultry production

Equion supports sustainable poultry production in Casanare, while community members in Trinidad criticize Pacific Exploration & Production (TSX:PRE) for its alleged lack of support in road improvements. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
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USO forces Petrosantander to the table

After nearly two years and the intervention of the Labor Ministry, the USO say that they have forced Petrosantander to the negotiating table, despite the fact the company’s workers are already unionized under a different organization.

Monday, August 31st, 2015
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