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Juan Pablo Ruiz, one of the members of the Commission of Experts, explained what is the purpose and scope of the fracking pilot projects that the industry wants to develop in Colombia.

Eight ‘social leaders’ of Casanare are currently under arrest because, according to the Attorney General’s Office, they are part of an organized crime group that has been harassing Frontera Energy (TSE: FEC) in the region.

Carlos Alberto Leal Niño, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (ACIPET) spoke about the recent oil crisis and its effects on petroleum engineering.

The Colombian Engineers Association (ACIEM) held its annual Enercol conference last week. Nelson Navarrete, President of Enercol, talked about the relevance of fossil fuels for the Colombian economy, unconventional projects, and the ACIEM position about these projects.

The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) spoke about the sector’s reactivation and relevance of the Permanent Competitive Process (PPAA) and ‘League B’ in this process.

Regional Autonomous Corporations (CARs) will meet with representatives of oil sector to discuss the benefits of industry investments in the territories.

Nelsen Navarrete is well known in the oil and gas community. In his spare time, he supports the Colombian Engineers’ Association, ACIEM in a number of ways most importantly as the Chairman of the Board of the Cundinamarca Chapter and President of the Organizing Committee of the association’s annual energy conference, ENERCOL. In his opening speech to the congress, Navarrete and ACIEM steered a course between recognition of climate change and support for Colombia’s extractive industries.

The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) continues to work on the Permanent Area Assignment Process (PPAA). The agency announced the date and number of blocks for the second auction of this important process.

The State Council denied Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) request to cancel the precautionary measure that stopped the development of fracking in Colombia, but clarified that the decision does not prevent the development of pilot projects.

Authorities and experts spoke about the possible consequences of closing the door to fracking, now that the State Council decided to keep delaying a final decision on the matter.