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Many guerrilla-initiated incidents lately but most barrels not so exposed

Many guerrilla-initiated incidents lately but most barrels not so exposed

The Farc announced the end of their unilateral truce on the 22nd of May and another one will start on July 20th. In between has been one of the more intense periods of violence in recent memory with a significant amount of the incidents directed specifically at oil and as infrastructure.

Sunday, July 19th, 2015
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Colombian committed companies improve performance somewhat in 2Q15

Colombian committed companies improve performance somewhat in 2Q15

On average, the major Colombian-committed producers improved their performance relative to global indices. The curve shows the average of all the stocks we track (see Methodology Note) adjusted for the average of the TSX Oil and Gas index (TXOI) and the corresponding NYSE index (^XOI) – a proxy for the global performance of oil and gas stocks generally.

Monday, July 13th, 2015
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UniAndes committed to next gen managers in the oil and gas industry

Today, with oil prices 45% below where they were last year, many companies are laying off staff. But when times were good, resources were hard to find. Companies complained that they often were forced to bring in expats – or even hire Colombians at expat rates – because of a lack of local talent.

Sunday, July 12th, 2015
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Industry heavyweights to discuss the state of the industry

The Colombia-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) is a protagonist in the oil and gas industry, considering the importance of Canadian investors in the sector.

Monday, July 6th, 2015
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Crude oil prices up for the quarter but down for June

Crude oil prices up for the quarter but down for June

For us, last week was the last of the quarter because we use Friday closing prices for our tracking. Traders feared the impact on demand of a ‘Grexit’ and Baker Hughes North American rig counts finished higher for the first time in this year.

Saturday, July 4th, 2015
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Trust Consulting’s Ernesto Borda: Can Colombia’s pipelines be kept safe?

We think Ernesto Borda is one of the clearest observers of the social and security challenges in Colombia’s countryside. His firm, Trust Consulting, helps companies in the extractive sector manage the complex political, social and security environment where they operate.

Monday, June 29th, 2015
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Operators react to lower prices

Operators react to lower prices

We published this article on operating costs and netback at the beginning of June but it did not seem to get much attention from readers until we published an article comparing operating costs for the regions various NOCs.

Monday, June 29th, 2015
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ANH Benefits, Cost of Attacks – Inner Circle Monthly Report for June 29, 2015

This week it became clear that companies are engaging the benefits offered by the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), and more are planned. Attacks have taken their toll, especially in Putumayo and we mark the one-year milestone of the fall in oil prices.

Friday, June 26th, 2015
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Inner Circle Monthly Report for June 2015

The issue of the industry’s viability continues to haunt us as oil prices stubbornly stay below US$70 and a long way from US$100 where they were only 1 year ago.

Monday, June 1st, 2015
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Inner Circle Monthly Report for May 2015

Our opinion this month comes from the ACP’s Francisco José Lloreda on how the current crisis will negatively impact Colombia’s broader goals. Too bad we have only seen this expressed in the industry press and not where voters would see it.

Friday, May 1st, 2015
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