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The deadline for companies to make comments on the terms of reference of the Sinú – San Jacinto auction was October 10^th. National business paper Portafolio published the ACP’s comments.

The 14-week schedule that was initially established by the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) for the Sinú- San Jacinto tenders was extended to 24 weeks.

Colombia’s Attorney General is investigating several officials of Hupecol Operating Co. for possible environmental damage.

Senator of the U Party, Maritza Martínez, asked the government and the industry to stop stigmatizing popular consultations because they are a citizen participation mechanism that allows locals to defend their natural resources.

Colombia is analyzing the possibility of using fracking to guarantee the country’s energy self-sufficiency in the long term. Luis Gilberto Murillo, Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente), spoke on this issue.

At the third congress of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) Germán Arce spoke about the economic benefits that the industry has brought to the country. These and other stories in our periodic Royalties summary.

Possible modifications to the General System of Royalties (SGR) were discussed at the third congress of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP); presidential candidates gave their opinion on the matter.

The sun had set and maybe a third of the room had already either gone home or was hanging around outside waiting for the bar to open when Mauricio Cárdenas took the stage at the ACP’s annual conference to talk about a key industry issue: the incentive known as CERT.

The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) announced an oil round for this year, which will not finish until next year, despite the entity’s plans.

The ACP’s 2017 congress kicked off yesterday on an up-note, with attendees showing more confidence than in recent events. Starting with Chairman Guillermo Fonseca’s welcome speech, we think the event also kicked off a return to the debate about the roles of State and company in rural development.