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The Casanare Administrative Court made a decision on the rupture of a flow line in the Casanare block which occurred in 2012. The National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA), Corporinoquia and Perenco are involved in this case.

April has been a difficult month when it comes to environmental matters, and communities let the industry know how they feel about environmental damage in their territories. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.

The NOC spoke about the changes it made in its infrastructure, after the criticism it received for the environmental emergency at La Lizama.

The Ministry of the Environment (MinAmbiente) announced that the country is satisfactorily progressing in this process that will bring it a step closer to taking actions to face climate change.

The Colombian Fracking-Free Alliance (ACLF) spoke on recent measures by the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) on unconventional techniques.

The National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) suspended some of the procedures around the La Lizama Well, as a precautionary measure until it has enough technical analysis to determine the absence of potential risks.

The oil spill in La Fortuna in the department of Barrancabermeja generated a lot of controversy and debate in the Colombian media. Felipe Bayón, CEO of Ecopetrol (NYSE: ECP) spoke about this situation in an interview.

Through the announcement of a new public policy, the government just took another step towards incorporating renewable energies in the country such as wind, solar and biomass. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.

Since we started Hydrocarbons Colombia, we have reported on a number of good-sized scandals, ones that have lasted more than a couple of days. The latest is the escape of oil from the La Lizama well. This one could have more profound impacts on the industry than any previous media circus.

With Brent at US$70 per barrel, the government is calling on the different oil companies operating in the country to make the investments they committed in 2012 and 2014’s oil rounds.