I have been sitting on this story since late May, not knowing whether to use it or where to use it. Technically, it is an energy-related story and so I should put it in ePowerColombia (ePC). But we deal with social conflict issues more in Hydrocarbons Colombia so it seems right to address the issue here.
Congress and the opposition once again called for Danilo Rueda’s head as violence flared and the dissident FARC process came apart even before the first formal meeting. The ELN process passed through some rocky moments when it looked like the government would suspend those dialogues as well, but the parties still talk in Havana.
National newspaper El Espectador used the phrase for an article on the upcoming third round with the ELN. It seemed like a good summary of April as things slipped through the government’s fingers.
Cenit announced the activation of an Emergency and Contingency Plan (PEC) after the attack that occurred on Sunday on the infrastructure of the TransAndino Pipeline (OTA) in the village of Chimamgual, rural area of the municipality of Guachucal, Nariño.
Emergencies in the hydrocarbon sector do not stop.
In the wake of yet another attack on the Coveñas-Caño Limón (CCL) oil pipeline, perpetrated by armed groups operating outside the law, Colombia’s oil industry is facing serious challenges.
The ongoing attacks on oil infrastructure create huge losses and serious environmental damage to various regions across the country.
The Petro government requested that the ELN guerrillas clarify their true intentions for peace, and the group quickly responded.
Through the end of the day on March 28th, President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” process was having an up and down month but on balance, not as bad as February. That evening the ELN attacked an army post in Catatumbo and the wheels came off his major project.
The company warned the government on several occasions about the difficult situation in San Vicente del Caguan, receiving no response.