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CEO Felipe Bayón spoke about what he expects from the new Labor Agreement that it will soon negotiate with the USO.

The USO confirmed that a new list of demands for Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) is ready, four years after the last Collective Labor Agreement was signed.

It is the end of the second quarter (already?) so we decided to update our favorite charts about oil prices movements, including futures.

We have been very concerned about the civil disobedience caused by the ANH’s seismic investigation in Boyacá. There was a public hearing last Friday to discuss the situation and well-known industry figure, Jaime Checa attended. He brought back this report (with photos) which only deepens our concern.

Social conflict continues to be one of the main problems for oil companies in the country. Equion and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) reported protests and blockades in Casanare, generating possible gas shortages.

The the National Association of Financial Institutions (ANIF) and Fedesarrollo, among others, spoke about the fiscal challenges that Colombia’s new president, Ivan Duque, has ahead.