The Magdalena River Autonomous Regional Corporation (Cormagdalena) has celebrated the first successful cargo convey on the Magdalena River, from Barranquilla to Barrancabermeja, the first step in recovering the important waterway for logistical use, including transporting hydrocarbons.
The Comptroller General has told the Meta government that its statistics on royalty distribution show a discrepancy in departmental data, meanwhile the Comptroller has moved ahead with an audit of the Tolima Government. These and other stories in our periodic roundup.
Odin Petroil, which owns a biofuels refinery in Santa Marta, Magdalena is going through a restructuring process, and now has two competing offers to consider for use of the refinery including a recent one from Brazilian NOC Petrobras (NYSE:PBR).
The expansion of the Sincelejo to Cartagena gas pipeline being planned by distributor Promigas has received its environmental license, allowing it to grow its capacity from 60mmcfpd to 165mmcfpd
A local paper dedicated a full feature article to explain the hope generated by the El Alcaraván sugar cane ethanol plant announced in 2010 by Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) Bioenergy, and the impact its mismanagement left on the municipality of Puerto López, Meta.
The Transport Ministry’s Intermodal Master Transport Plan looks to consolidate the transport and logistical infrastructure in Colombia, and held its third socialization ahead of its next national meeting in August of this year.
Paz de Ariporo oil and agriculture producers discuss preservation of local roads while SENA raises awareness of road safety in Casanare. These and other stories in our periodic roundup of road-related issues.
Attacks on Colombia’s pipeline sit squarely in the center of the guerrilla’s strategy, and in 2014 the 136 registered attacks had an estimated impact of CoP$142.14B (US$55.7M) in repair costs alone, according to a study from the Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol).
High energy and transportation costs represent two of the major challenges for the hydrocarbons industry, and recent reports in a local business publication look deeper into the causes and future trajectory.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has concluded an inspection of submarine pipelines in the Coveñas port, which will connect exportable crude from the land terminal to loading boats at sea.
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