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The Constitutional Court’s ruling in favor of Mansarovar is still generating reactions among political sectors. Here are the details.

The investigation into the scandal of the Cartagena refinery (Reficar) continues to advance. The Attorney General’s office and Nicolas Isaksson Palacios, former legal head of Reficar reached an ‘agreement’.

The National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) announced a new website to consult geographic and regional information. This project was developed in conjunction with the Sub directorate for Measurement, Licenses and Environmental Procedures (SIPTA).

The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) is going through a transformation process with the goal of improving its services and operational metrics.

The Colombian oil sector continues to face several social and legal challenges to operate in the country, despite the change of government and its attitude in favor of the extractive industries. A new controversy has been generated with an oil license in the department of Putumayo.

The Colombian Oil Association (ACP) and the Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) hosted the “Regional Encounters: united for a sustainable development” event, where they discussed industry issues.

National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) new director, Luis Miguel Morelli, spoke about the process that the entity is developing to set clear rules for the use of fracking.

The boom of the popular referendums created uncertainty in the Colombian extractive sector and authorities have pronounced on these mechanisms of popular participation. Last week, the Constitutional Court revoked a popular consultation, but the State Council made a different decision in another municipality.

The union will soon vote to choose its new directors at a national and local level. Here are the details.

Oil prices slipped slightly this week on continued fear of a global economic slowdown but Colombia’s policy makers cannot seem to decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing. I would have thought this was a straightforward question with a straightforward answer.