A press conference organized to show the advances of the Energy Oil & Gas Services Cluster of Orinoquia in conjunction with the Casanare Chamber of Commerce (CC) brought out some dire figures which show how hard the oil price crisis has hit Colombia’s regions.
Paz de Ariporo oil and agriculture producers discuss preservation of local roads while SENA raises awareness of road safety in Casanare. These and other stories in our periodic roundup of road-related issues.
Oil operations have been stopped at the international oil firm Occidental (NYSE:OXY) in Arauca. Workers have gone on strike to demand a response from the oil firm after heavy rains have caused a scarcity of potable water in the area and have flooded local homes.
Senator Manuel Enríquez Rosero made a call for congress to address the developing social and economic crisis building in Putumayo in its next ordinary session.
The new regional vice president for the Orinoquia region of Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) Jose Cotello has already drawn a stir in local media after hosting a press trip in the Cupiagua gas plant, where he outlined changes under his watch and objectives for production.
Ocad approves four projects in Tolima, meanwhile the mayor of Yopal requests additional funding for development projects. These and other stories in our periodic roundup.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) Orinoquia sets minimum investment requirements from municipalities for CSR projects meanwhile the NOC completes a potable water project benefiting 60 rural schools in Meta. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) president Juan Carlos Echeverry made his first official visit to the Barrancabermeja Refinery, where he said the NOC lacks the money for a modernization, but instead said it would take place in stages.
In a change of strategy the USO says it has direct workers with Pacific Rubiales (TSE:PRE) that have decided to affiliate themselves with the USO, and the union has submitted a list of demands.
A mix of social organizations, municipal governments, the departmental government and control entities such as the Regional Controller met in Puerto Asís and signed a regional peace agreement in light of the human rights violations which have taken place in the conflict-ridden department of Putumayo.
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