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“We will be the Silicon Valley of the Region”: President Duque

The President explained why Colombia is on its way to becoming Latin America’s Silicon Valley.

Thursday, September 10th, 2020
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SGR modification project

The project to modify the General System of Royalties (SGR) advanced for presidential sanction, despite the fact that Article 210, which according to some Senators, legalized the development of fracking in Colombia, was eliminated.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
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Environmental policy: the report

The Comptroller General delivered its annual report on Colombia’s environmental policy, highlighting negative results.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
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Fracking evaluation committee

The government opened a call to select the independent members that will make part of the evaluation committee for fracking pilot projects (PPII) in the country.

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020
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Politicians talk fracking

The Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet) hosted a virtual forum to discuss the development of unconventional resources with fracking detractors and supporters. Here are the details.

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
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Is Suarez leaving the ANLA?

Rodrigo Suárez had submitted a resignation to the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA). This is what the official has to say now.

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
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State Council denies anti-fracking injunction

State Council denies anti-fracking injunction

The State Council ruled on a lawsuit against fracking. Here are the details.

Monday, September 7th, 2020
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“We are competitive, despite global conditions”: Zamora

The Colombian Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) hosted webinar to discuss what is coming for the Colombian oil industry. This is what Armando Zamora, Director of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) said.

Monday, September 7th, 2020
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Government and investments

The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MinComercio), José Restrepo, spoke about authorities’ strategies to attract investments to Colombia.

Monday, September 7th, 2020
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Politics defeats logic and science yet again

Two weeks ago I wrote, “The past six months have provided ample evidence of the dangers of applying ‘political intuition’ to issues that require scientific evidence and scientific reasoning.” This week provided ample evidence that this point has not, in fact, been understood.

Monday, September 7th, 2020
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