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The National Planning Department (DNP) released a study on the economic dividends of a peace agreement and said that the positive effects of peace will show starting in three years. Meanwhile the kidnapping of a soldier has caught national attention.

A magistrate in Putumayo has filed a case with the Constitutional Court which alleges that an indigenous community (Awá) in the department has not received their due rights and called for E&P activities to be halted.

The Farc commander Rodrigo Londoño, alias ‘Timochenko’ has accepted a government proposal to form a special conclave in Havana in order to advance the talks at a quicker pace. The guerrilla has also proposed establishing a special peace district to concentrate their members in the transition period.

In an effort to bridge the gap between communities in oil producing regions, the industry and the national government, the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) held a special event called the Knowledge Fair for the Hydrocarbons Territorial Strategy (ETH).

Improvised, illegal and dangerous valves installed along Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) pipelines are causing it to lose a growing amount of crude, also resulting in risks of severe environmental damage.

This Thursday, November 19 the peace process in Havana marked its third anniversary involving more than 500 days of talks in the Cuban capital. While there is certain progress, time is running out on a March 23 deadline to sign a final agreement, as the parties cannot get past the issue of transitional justice.

The National Planning Department highlighted the importance of royalty resources for the post-conflict era, and has outlined changes being made to make their use more efficient.

A recent poll found a significant increase in public support for the peace process even though the approval of President Juan Manuel Santos rose to a smaller degree, while the Farc announced it will stop buying weapons and munitions, and called for a mutual truce.

A recent investigation contracted by the Colombian Attorney General Eduardo Montealegre and carried out by political analyst and journalist Natalia Springer traced the environmental damage which from ELN backed oil infrastructure attacks, particularly on the Coveñas/Caño Limon (CCL) pipeline.