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This week marks 100 days of the signing of the peace agreements between the government and Farc. During this time, its implementation has had more delays than progress. This is a brief recap of what has happened.

Codaltec and Colombian engineers designed and built a satellite radar to guard the Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline.

Attacks on the oil infrastructure are constant in the country and the Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline has been one of the most affected. Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) revealed figures on the impact.

This Wednesday, with 53 votes in favor and 2 against, the Senate approved the enabling legislation for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) that judges war crimes from Colombia’s armed conflict.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, met with members of the sector to discuss the challenges for this year. At the meeting, they also talked about the sector’s progress during last year.

This week, the last and most awaited debate regarding the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) took place in the Congress. The project was finally approved, only after senators decided more than 10 of its points had to be reformed.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) faces increasing social unrest and, at the same time, attacks against its infrastructure. This means high costs for everyone. Attacks on Caño Limón pipeline are the most significant.

This week was definitely hectic for the post-conflict process since the fight against drugs in the country seems to be coming to an end with Farc’s help, but the political battle in the Senate over the JEP project seems to be just starting.

The Army and the Police carried out a series of operations that led to the confiscation of over 3,000 gallons of fuel that were being illegally transported through the country, Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) reported that attacks against the Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline continue, and authorities showed their concern regarding the expansion of dissident Farc groups in different departments of the country. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security Summary.

Seems like the ‘Fast-Track’ has been anything but fast so far, since the Minister of Interior had to mediate between the political parties to give the mechanism an extra boost, and the ELN accepted its responsibility in last week’s terrorist attacks in Bogotá.