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Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) was able to start clean up activities in Teorama (Norte de Santander), after authorities reported another attack on Coveñas Caño Limon (CCL). The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.

Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) Felipe Bayón said that the firm is working to accelerate the production of cleaner fuels, aimed at improving the air quality in Colombia.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) and its transport subsidiary, Cenit, reported the recovery of an important archaeological cache in the Coffee Region, found during the construction of the Salgar-Cartago-Yumbo pipeline.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) has several projects to develop in the country this year and pilot fracking projects are key to the firm. The NOC announced its plan on this issue.

Once again, the Analyst thought of some charts he really would have wanted to publish in last week’s article about the NOC’s Line of Business (LoB) results but did not think of until a few days later. We know. We will speak to him about that. But he is right, the graphs are interesting so we will publish them this week.

Colombia’s Chamber of Infrastructure (CCI) made a proposal for the resources the government could get by selling 8% of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) shares.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) will hold its Annual Shareholder General Assembly at the end of March, and this has generated much discussion among experts, analysts and members of the sector. One of the main topics has been possible new members of ECP’s Board of Directors.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced an ambitious plan to boost production and reserves in the coming years. Analysts talked about this strategy and its effects in the market.

Ecopetrol published its results this past week and CEO Felipe Bayón was rightly trumpeting the NOC’s earnings for their contribution to the nation’s coffers. But hidden in the results presentation was worsening margins in the Refining Line-of-Business (LoB).

Alberto Carrasquilla, Minister of Finance (MinHacienda), proposed selling a portion of the State’s Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) shares to private investors, generating much discussion in the country. Felipe Bayón, CEO of ECP, spoke on this topic and other relevant matters.