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Through a declaration, the ELN threatened Parex’s (TSX: PXT) workers and declared them military target.

The union expressed its “sadness and indignation” over the alleged unilateral and arbitrary decision of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) management to fire National USO director, Rodolfo Vecino.

The Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (ACIPET) has been defending the sector against the boom of anti-oil referendums. It’s president, Julio Cesar Vera, spoke on this topic.

The National Army, the Police and the National Tax and Customs Police (Polfa) announced successful operations in different departments of the country regarding the confiscation of smuggled fuel. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.

The Coveñas Caño Limón (CCL) pipeline has been the main target of terrorist attacks in recent years by illegal groups, mainly the ELN. This illegal group reactivated the attacks against CCL just hours after the bilateral ceasefire expired.

Of the 54 pending consultations, only ninehave been promoted by locals in oil producing regions; five are being promoted by Mayors; threeby councilors and four by one citizen.

As we said last week, the ELN attacked oil infrastructure in the departments of Arauca, Casanare and Boyacá, only hours after the bilateral ceasefire ended. Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) spoke about the measures that it took to face the environmental emergencies caused by the armed group.

Overall, the union gave a positive reporton the bilateral ceasefire between the government and the ELN, but said that the government allegedly breached agreements in regards to humanitarian relief.

The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), the Colombian Chamber of Petroleum Goods and Services (Campetrol) and the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), spoke about the attacks perpetrated by the ELN, only hours after the bilateral ceasefire ended.

Experts said that the fiscal gap could reach CoP$1.2Tin the next five years, but the government said that they were able to conciliate with 146 municipalities.