Once again, Gran Tierra (TSX:GTE) has been forced to suspend activities at El Porton in Yopal, Casanare because of community concerns about environmental impact, despite the ANLA’s support for the company’s license.
The ELN attacked the Coveñas Caño Limón pipeline three times during the past couple of months, generating irreparable damage in Norte de Santander’s rural municipalities. Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) says it responded to the incidents in a timely manner. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Eco Summary.
Representatives of the 13 countries of the Operational Network for Regional Cooperation of Maritime Authorities of the Americas (Rocram) participated in a workshop about the implementation of anti-pollution treaties.
Senators Maritza Martínez (U party) and Jorge Robledo (Polo Democrático) called a debate to discuss the impacts of the extraction of non-conventional resources through fracking.
The sector is looking for options to increase oil production in the country and unconventional techniques are attractive for many companies. However, the government position about this issue is not clear.
Oil spills near the Magdalena River, Casanare and Barrancabermeja, were reported by inhabitants of local villages, and one of them sued Terpel for alleged continuous oil spills in Las Mirlas village, Barrancabermeja. However, initiatives to create a eco-friendlier environment by using natural gas are being studied by important companies. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco Summary.
The National University has been called in to monitor Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) project in the Humadea River, Meta.
‘Shocking news’ as one of the biggest newspapers in Colombia wrote an article about ‘Reficar’s wonders,’ and Guamal’s inhabitants said they no longer oppose to Ecopetrol’s presence in the region, so long as the company follows the necessary environmental regulations. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.
MinMinas has ordered an increase in the bioethanol blend in fuel, from 6% to 8%, as a measure to mitigate Medellin’s pollution crisis.
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