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The union spoke about Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) alleged debt with Barrancabermeja, which according to them, has been accumulating since 2014.

As I told you last time, we are preparing a book so I needed to reread all our weekly summaries about the FARC peace process. It was interesting how momentum had ebbed and flowed during the nearly five years of the process. In this final installment, I focus on that momentum and the important turning points.

The oil sector considers that unconventional projects are the key to guarantee energy self-sufficiency in the long term. Barrancabermeja has potential in these types of projects, but Dario Echeverri, mayor of the city, made a proposal that could affect several plans in the region.

The union said that the final week of negotiations between USO Arauca and Occidental de Colombia (OXY) officially started, and spoke about the issues that concern them the most.

As I told you last time, we are preparing a book so I needed to reread all our weekly summaries about the FARC peace process. It was interesting to see what had changed, what was still an issue, what we thought was important from reading the Colombian press and what I had expected to be important, but which got very little attention. Here I look deeper into the topics we covered and what they might mean.

Authorities spoke about the measures they are taking to fight oil theft, and reported successful operations across the country. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.

The attack took place in the San Francisco village, municipality of Ricaurte (Nariño).

The union argued that there are strategies to privatize the NOC, weaken it, and then order its sale.

We are preparing a book (our first!) so I needed to reread all our weekly summaries about the FARC peace process. It was interesting to see what had changed, what was still an issue, what we thought was important from reading the Colombian press and what I had expected to be important, but which got very little attention.

A group of locals in Yopal promoted the ‘For the Defense of Yopal’s Environment’ popular consultation, but did not gather the total number of signatures required by the National Registry.