In the last week three successive attacks week have shut down the Caño Limon-Coveñas painting a complicated picture for transport infrastructure in areas where the ELN and Farc operate, and have also stopped Colombian gas exports to Venezuela along a separate pipeline.
As attacks against infrastructure rise, former Senator Piedad Cordoba called for a collective cease fire until Christmas and expressed support for President Juan Manuel Santos, and the Farc acknowledge advances at the negotiating table.
The Bicentennial Pipeline (OBC), along with military personnel, civil authorities, Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) delegates and aid organizations simulated an oil spill in order to identify readiness in the case of an actual emergency.
Incidents near areas of interest to the oil and gas industry were down this week at 21 well below recent and long-term averages. This was a below average week for non-armed forces reported/guerrilla-initiated incidents. Our 4-week Moving Average incident count dropped to 29.3 but the 52 week average dropped to was stable at 35.3 incidents per week.
The peace negotiations started another round of talks in Havana, Cuba on Thursday, October 3. There has been much said in the last weeks, but with 2014, an election year, approaching, time is starting to run out.
Incidents near areas of interest to the oil and gas industry were stable this week at 31 at or above recent but below long-term averages. This was a below average week for non-armed forces reported/guerrilla-initiated incidents. Our 4-week Moving Average incident count went up again to 31.3 but the 52 week average dropped to 35.8 incidents per week.
President Juan Manuel Santos addressed the 68th general assembly of the United Nations in New York and looked to put questions into the peace process from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the past.
No this is not the flag of some new country. Not even a new region of Colombia. It certainly is not the flag of the region from the eastern cordillera to the Venezuelan border that the Farc and ELN have generously offered to run on behalf of the Colombian people in a post conflict scenario.
Incidents near areas of interest to the oil and gas industry were down this week to 31 above recent but below long-term averages. This was a slightly above average week for non-armed forces reported/guerrilla-initiated incidents. Despite the decrease our 4-week Moving Average incident count went up to 28.3 and the 52 week average was steady at 36.6 incidents per week.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos made it clear that a congressional visit with the Farc in Habana when and if the government deemed it necessary as the Farc push for a meeting with party and congressional leaders.
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