A convoy with nearly two dozen tankers full of crude were stopped on their way to Ecuador by the Farc and forced to open their valves. The tankers were following an alternative route that has been proposed as a safer option to shipping the crude via truck or pipeline across Colombia.
The National Authority of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) has placed “preventative measures” on a water disposal operation for the Rancho Hermoso project in Casanare, which is operated by Canacol Energy (TSX:CNE) in partnership with Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC).
Based on numbers from 2011, the hydrocarbons industry produced more than 92,000 tons of toxic waste, which represents some 43.5% of all toxic waste produced in the country, according to a report from waste management firm Tecniamsa.
Even if use for unconventional exploration and production is included, the oil industry’s use will only amount to around 0.5% of the country’s consumption according to numbers from the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) held workshops and drills with municipalities, civil defense authorities, firefighters and health officials to implement and certify its contingency plan along the security-challenged Coveñas/Caño Limón Pipeline.
With the title “Fracking vs clean development mechanisms” a Llanos Internet news site tries to cover all the sides of the water issue but ends in a predictable conclusion.
In separate press articles, the leader of the natural gas industry association (Naturgas), Eduardo Pizano and the head of the electrical generation industry association (ANDEG), Alejandro Castañeda look to reassure consumers that supply will not be affected in the coming dry season.
The Colombian climate institute predicts 8 months of drought and NIMBY affects Pore, Casanare in our roundup of stories related to the environment and the hydrocarbons industry.
An oil engineer, Oscar Vanegas, and repeated critic of the oil industry in Casanare has received his own share of criticism after the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), where Vanegas is a staff member, said he does not speak for the institution and presents ideas without proper scientific field testing to back them up.
A prominent family with livestock interests has denounced oil exploration and poor industry practices in environmental matters in Casanare in accusations filed with the country’s Attorney General, and is calling for a penal investigation into the matter.
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