One of the hardest editing problems I have occurs whenever we have to write about security issues associated with former Farc guerrilla. The problems occur because of differences between Spanish and English, but mostly because of a ‘what-do-we-call-them’ issue. However, the real security issues are far bigger than any language challenges we might have.
The armed group released three soldiers in Arauca, but the release of hostages in Chocó remains ‘complicated’.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) rejected the union’s violent acts in La Cira-Infantas field (Santander); one of Colombia’s main producing fields.
The government warned that it will not accept any condition imposed by the ELN to assure the liberation of those who remain in their power. Here is why.
This crime has always taken place in the border between Colombia and Venezuela, but smugglers recently migrated their ‘business’ to Ecuador, too. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.
Francisco José Lloreda, President of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), spoke about important issues for the oil sector such as production, royalties and popular referendums among other issues in an interview for the business paper Dinero.
The union gave an update on the negotiations with Mansarovar Energy, and the panorama does not seem promising
The guerrilla kidnapped six people in Chocó, and, as usual, it is blaming the government for the fact that the hostages have not been released yet.
Juan Carlos Rodríguez, president of the Colombian Federation of Freight Transporters and Logistics (Colfecar), spoke about the challenges of the truckers’ sector in Colombia.
The union gave an update on its perception of the negotiations with Mansarovar Energy and threatening to strike.
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