The National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) announced a technical team to follow up on the exploratory drilling project Rio Zulia West of the company Turkish Petroleum.
It has been half a year since the environmental emergency at Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) La Lizama 158 well took place. Environmental entities visited the area and published a report. This and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.
Senator of the Centro Democratico political party, María del Rosario Guerra, spoke about how royalties’ resources could help save ecosystems in the department of Sucre.
Fracking has been a controversial subject for communities, but if anyone will benefit from the development of this technique, it is them.
Ricardo Lozano, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, spoke about the priority issues for the entity and the strategies to work on these issues.
The oil sector has proposed the development of unconventional projects to increase the country’s oil reserves and ensure self-sufficiency in the long term. However, this has generated much controversy and many Colombians have expressed their rejection of this possibility.
Dinero, one of the most important business newspapers in Colombia, spoke with Julio Cesar Vera, president of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), about issues that have been considered ‘controversial.’
In addition to the popular actions recently filed to try and stop the implementation of fracking in Colombia, now a group of lawyers filed a bill that seeks its prohibition.
General Comptroller, Edgardo Maya, warned about the risks of implementing fracking in Colombia, reopening the controversy on the subject.
Ten years ago, Colombia decided to establish a policy that promotes the sustainable production of eco-friendly fuels. Today, the capacity to produce biofuels has grown at a steady and sustainable rate.
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