Colombia is a member of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) participated in Board # 41 of this organization. The country introduced its representative for the EITI.
What do the ELN, former Farc members and Clan del Golfo have in common? 300 drug trafficking routes throughout Colombia. Here are the details.
Colombia is analyzing different alternatives to improve the air quality in the main cities of the country. Natural gas is positioned as one of the main alternatives to achieve it.
CEO Felipe Bayón spoke about the NOC’s plans in the Middle Magdalena (Santander); an area with great potential.
Several years ago, the people of Tauramena (Casanare) voted to prohibit oil activities in their region through a popular referendum. Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) began a ‘judicial battle’ to reverse this decision and Colombian authorities have just made a decision on the case.
Better prices should translate into better royalties’ resources for producing regions, but there are other sectors pushing for the money. These and other stories in our periodic Royalties summary.