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CEO Felipe Bayón spoke about what he expects from the new Labor Agreement that it will soon negotiate with the USO.

The USO confirmed that a new list of demands for Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) is ready, four years after the last Collective Labor Agreement was signed.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced important news about the Infantas Oriente field, located in the municipality of Barrancabermeja in the department of Santander. This area is only 3km from the Cira-Infantas field and very close to the Barrancabermeja Refinery.

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Equion spoke about the development of successful programs in departments like Casanare and Putumayo, among others. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.

The government of Juan Manuel Santos is ending and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) delivered a report on the energy sector’s performance in the last eight years. Germán Arce Zapata, MinMinas, presented the results at an event in the municipality of Guapí, Cauca.

In recent years, the Coveñas Caño Limón pipeline has been the main target of illegal groups, especially the ELN. This year this important facility has suffered several attacks, affecting its normal operations and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) is working to repair the damage.

Current oil prices have generated many expectations in the oil sector to recover the ground lost during the last years. Companies have announced several investments and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) has big plans in this area.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) reported in new oil spill in Colombia, this time the Magdalena river is affected. The NOC announced the activation of a contingency plan to deal with this situation.

The Works for Taxes program is one of the most interesting ideas by the Colombian Government that we have seen in a long time. This program began with several projects and a large budget approved by the Superior Council of Fiscal Policy (CONFIS).

The Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet) spoke about its concern regarding the treatment that some of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) engineers received after the incident in La Lizama.