From public safety campaigns to debates on who will foot the bill of heavy vehicular traffic, Casanare was home to a number of road related issues and reports, which we detail in our latest summary of road related articles.
The Ministry of Labor is looking to crack down on those presidents of community action committees (JACS) that charge community members in the areas of influence of oil facilities to have work with the industry.
The national government says that the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) will open an office in Yopal, Casanare in 2015 to tighten community relations and ensure compliance from operators in nearby fields. Environmental concerns were cited as the motivation for the new strategy.
The government might still be holding onto expectations that daily oil production in Colombia from 2014-2024 will average 1.062mmbd, but the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) already has scaled down its expectations to a more conservative figure.
In one of his first interviews as the new Minister of Mines and Energy, Tomás González says that in order for communities to feel a “legitimate” benefit from oil activities near their homes, they must see the impact of royalties.
The Municipality of Yopal is promoting a change in tax laws that would allow it (and others) to levy a municipal industry and commerce tax on oil operator revenues. Currently they are exempt from the tax since they are already paying royalties based on their production.
A report issued last week by Colombia’s General Controller placing the responsibility for a drought earlier this year on the shoulders of the oil industry in Casanare has brought the issue back to the front pages, as critics call for greater restrictions on seismic exploration while oil authorities push back.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) says no changes will be made to the reference fuel price, pointing out that over the last year fuel prices have grown by less than 1% in the case of gasoline and 1.8% for diesel.
President Juan Manuel Santos named a new cabinet Monday evening which included several changes relevant to the oil industry, Amylkar Acosta steps down as the Minister of Mines and Energy and will be replaced by Tomás González.
The Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods & Services (Campetrol) has led an agreement signed between its 191 members that looks to denounce and prevent cases of corruption in the oil industry.
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