Professor Freddy Humberto Escobar gave a talk at Javeriana University about the debate between oil and water.
The trend in security incidents near oil or gas infrastructure continued to slide in June 2017. The only recorded guerrilla-initiated events were either attributed to the ELN directly or took place in traditional ELN territory.
The union said that the forum organized by the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet) hosted opens the door to a much needed dialogue regarding fracking.
Claudia González, director of the National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) spoke about fracking and delays in decisions for the industry.
The intention to carry out anti-oil and mining referendums continues to grow around Colombia. The industry has many concerns, and these grow with a move to carry out referendums to approve or deny offshore exploration.
Within June 7th to July 7th, the Verification Mechanism Committee for the Peace Process reported three violations to the cease-fire; two of them committed by Farc and one by the Government.