Cenit, a subsidiary of Grupo Ecopetrol, activated its Emergency and Contingency Plan (PEC) following a loss of containment on the Coveñas Caño Limón (CCL) oil pipeline.
In a move aimed at disrupting the fuel supply chains of organized crime, the Colombian government activated a new strategy to control the illegal use of hydrocarbons, which are often diverted to support activities such as drug trafficking and illegal mining.
Canacol Energy (TSX: CNE) reported that its operations at the Sucre Norte project, located in the municipality of San Marcos in the department of Sucre, Colombia, have been seriously disrupted due to an illegal blockade.
Earlier this year, León Valencia and his Peace and Reconciliation Foundation (Pares) published an evaluation of President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” initiative, supposedly at the two-year mark of his mandate. Much of the study, ¿Plomo es lo que viene? was completely out of date by the time it hit the bookstores. (For those with the patience to make it to the end of the article, a question for our readers.)
The Bicentenario and Coveñas-Caño Limón pipelines have once again fallen victim to explosive attacks carried out by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Arauca, forcing the suspension of crude oil transportation, Cenit, Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) hydrocarbon transport subsidiary.
Looking over the events we collected for our database of peace process news items, we concluded that a lot happened in February… but nothing has changed.
January ended with the above quote from the ELN’s supreme commander, alias Antonio Garcia. That’s how the second half of the month felt with over 100 casualties in Catatumbo and over 50,000 civilians displaced by the fighting.
Colombia faces a new wave of violence causing significant human and material losses, including widespread displacement. The National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI), through its Mining, Hydrocarbons, and Energy Vice Presidency, has strongly condemned recent attacks targeting businesses, contractors, and workers across the country.
Cenit, Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) subsidiary specializing in hydrocarbon transportation and logistics, strongly condemned an attack targeting the National Police’s Hydrocarbons Special Operations Group (GOESH) in Pelaya, a municipality in the Cesar department.
Cenit, a subsidiary of the Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), activated its Emergency and Contingency Plan (PEC) following an attack on the Coveñas Caño Limón (CCL) pipeline by unidentified individuals.
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