A request from Colombia’s largest supplier of tubing for the oil industry TuboCaribe to place safeguards and tariffs on some imported tubes has other suppliers and importers calling foul.
The Interior Ministry has signed a series of agreements with Putumayo residents, who have agreed to lift blockades and stop protests that have dogged the region for more than two months. The agreement followed a tentative accord two weeks ago.
The Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM) has contracted a study that looks at the hidden costs that are dragging down the potential of not just the hydrocarbons and energy sector, but infrastructure and telecommunications as well.
The National Authority of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) has named a new director, Fernando Iregui Mejía, a lawyer with experience in the public sector and environmental law.
The Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol) has announced that the former Agricultural Minister Rubén Darío Lizarralde will take on a newly created executive president role as the organization looks to tackle an increasingly complicated scenario facing the industry.
A ruling of the State Council suspending a decree that allows the central government to overrule local governing bodies has brought the issue of public referenda against extractive activities back into the spotlight.
Colombia’s oil and gas sector is suffering from heightened pessimism among investors and lowered trust which could result in private firms abandoning plans or projects in Colombia if no change occurs said Lisa Viscidi, director for energy, climate change and extractive industries with Washington DC based Interamerican Dialogue.
Readers will have noticed a number of articles this week and last week on fracking. We decided to keep track of the number of articles we have found and whether they are positive or negative.
The Minister of Environment Gabriel Vallejo gave one of his longest interviews yet, defended the government’s plan to allow fracking, and countered critics that questioned his environmental credentials in the ministerial role.
President Juan Manuel Santos has announced a series of changes to the approval process for environmental licenses that he says will cut the wait time down to five months but still ensure that the environment is protected.
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