For the first time, representatives of the Oil Workers Union (USO,) the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), the Technical Institute of Petroleum and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) met in the “Unconventional resources: challenges for Colombia” forum, that took place in Barrancabermeja.
Carlos Mantilla Mc Cormick, former President of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) spoke about the lack of seismic information and its consequences in the next round.
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.
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