The United States’ shale gas revolution has awakened in other countries around the world the desire to repeat it, and the United Kingdom is one of the front-runners.
This month we start with an interview with Barry Larson, COO of Parex and Lee DiStephano, Parex’s leader in Colombia. They give us a clear-eyed view of the challenges but the overall tone is positive.
This month we have a number of interviews on a variety of topics.
That is what a partner in the petroleum practice of a major investment fund told the recent Oil Council Latin American assembly in Bogotá. (So-called Chatham House Rules prevent us from identifying either the individual or his company.)
To view or download the pdf form of our late 2013 Quick Pulse Survey.
We start this month with a long and important essay by Luis Ernesto Mejía Castro, HCC contributor and ex-MinMinas, on the current anxieties of the industry in Colombia.
Communities and CSRA recurring topic, the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), Amylkar Acosta Media said that advances in training facilities in Meta will mean oil companies no longer have a valid excuse to not hire labor from the local communities.
This month has fewer articles so we can devote more space to our first Quick Pulse survey, conducted in late December.
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In 2014, Colombians will elect a new president even if the new president is the present one, Juan Manuel Santos. There are a range of candidates from the far left to the right but President Santos is currently leading the polls.