With the aim of improving air quality in Neiva, local authorities announced that they are working on a pilot project for the new Public Transport Strategic System (SETP) buses to switch to natural gas (VNG).
The Regional Environmental Corporation of the department of Santander (CAS) ordered the closure of a Terpel plant in Barrancabermeja, arguing environmental contamination in the Zarzal stream. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.
Frontera Energy (TSE: FEC) announced its plans for 2018 in Colombia. The company aims to strengthen its presence in the country.
The National Federation of Departments (FND) said that centralizing royalties affects the development of projects in the regions, while the government argued that it supports autonomy but called for absolute transparency to prevent corruption cases.
Colombia at the Regional Energy Meeting organized by theEnergy Resources Office of United States.
The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) reported that the Ministry of Environment (MinAmbiente) and Gran Tierra Energy (TSX: GTE) signed an agreement to restore a polluted area of Pozo Azul Grande in Puerto Asís (Putumayo).