In 2018, Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) will make investments of between US$3.5M and US$4M; an increase of between 35% and 55% compared to investments made in2017.
Operations at Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) Cantagallo field (Bolívar) were halted once again, this time, by 70 workers thatstarted a blockade demandingbetter labor conditions. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The ‘Colombia Offshore: challenges and opportunities’ panel took place at this year’s Expo Oil & Gas. HCC attended the event.
Representatives of the sector discussed Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) fracking pilot proposal at Expo Oil & Gas 2017.
A panel discussion at the recent Campetrol Expo Oil & Gas 2017 entitled “Viable environments for sustainable petroleum development” showed more agreement than controversy. The moderator was disappointed.
Last week we started our two-part look at the opportunities and challenges of developing oil and gas projects in Peru. In our concluding chapter, we look at the Amazon region, which has familiar conditions to those of the Colombian Amazon.