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Inner Circle Monthly Report for February 2014

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.

Sunday, February 2nd, 2014
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MinMinas: No excuse for not hiring local in Meta

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.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
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Inner Circle Monthly Report for January 2014

This month has fewer articles so we can devote more space to our first Quick Pulse survey, conducted in late December.

Sunday, January 5th, 2014
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Colombia at a glance

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Wednesday, January 1st, 2014
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Free advice for the next president

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.

Wednesday, January 1st, 2014
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Inner Circle Monthly Report for December 2013

This month the centerpiece is a debate between Pacific Rubiales José Francisco Arata and environmentalist Juan Pablo Ruiz Soto on the issue of whether extractive industries are incompatible with sound environmental management: well worth reading.

Sunday, December 1st, 2013
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The great debate: extraction versus environment

Hydrocarbons Colombia organized a debate on environmental management in the hydrocarbons industry between two Colombian heavyweights: environmentalist Juan Pablo Ruiz Soto (the only Colombian to have climbed Mount Everest) and Jose Francisco Arata, president of Colombia’s largest entirely shareholder-owned oil company, Pacific Rubiales.

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013
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Inner Circle Monthly Report for November 2013

Our Inner Circle Monthly Report for November 2013 marks the start of our second year of operation.

Sunday, November 3rd, 2013
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Comparing prior consultation processes – Canada vs Colombia

The Canada-Colombia Chamber of Commerce held a session recently at the University Sergio Arboleda with experts from both countries on the controversial topic of prior community consultation, and how they are applied in each country.

Thursday, October 17th, 2013
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MinMinas publishes unconventional draft

The Colombian government’s long awaited draft decree on unconventional hydrocarbons was published last Thursday and companies will have until October 29th to comment.

Monday, October 14th, 2013
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