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!
The modifications to the General System of Royalties (SGR) announced by President Duque earlier this year, are two debates away from being approved.
The development of Research Pilot Projects (PPII) will be vital for authorities to decide on the future of fracking, as they will provide information on the impacts of this technique in the country.
The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) initiated a process of digital transformation and the entity has made satisfactory progress in this process. The ANLA presented new tools to the mining and energy sector.
The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) spoke about the scope of Article 321 of the National Development Plan (PND), regarding investments of not less than 1% for projects that use water from natural sources.
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