The President of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), Carlos Leal, spoke about what Colombia has achieved in its preparation process to develop fracking, and what is yet to be improved.
In his most recent Op-ed, Geophysicist Jaime Checa Jiménez spoke about the importance of implementing fracking in Colombia.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) will host the second auction of the Permanent Area Assignment Process (PPAA). The Sinú-San Jacinto (SSJ) basin generated great expectations in the sector.
The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) hosted its first territorial dialogue session in the department of Casanare. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The Colombian government presented the National Development Plan (PND) with great expectations about its benefits for the mining and energy sector. However, legal actions against the proposal are generating uncertainty and controversy.
Cerro Matoso’s President, Ricardo Gaviria, spoke about the national mining industry, its challenges and opportunities.
Locals in Tauramena (Casanare) voted against the development of oil activities in their territory. The State Council and Casanare’s Administrative Court, however, denied the validity of the popular consultation.
The costs of transporting, distributing and commercializing gas in Colombia are far from being competitive, said María Luisa Chiappe, executive president of the Colombian Association of Industrial and Commercial Energy Consumers (Asoenergía).
The union sent a list of petitions to Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) subsidiary, Cenit. Here are the details.
I probably got your attention out of morbid curiosity but I will not be writing about some sordid tale of shenanigans in the back streets of Barrancabermeja. Instead, I have been reading a number of articles about ethical investment lately, and companies that ethical investors are expected to shun are referred to as “sin stocks” or “vice stocks”. Shades of Crockett and Tubbs!