Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) reported a substantial increase in ethanol production during July. Its subsidiary, Bioenergy managed to register significant growth despite environmental difficulties in the Llanos Orientales.
As part of its diversification strategy, Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) expects to attain 40% of its production from gas within 13 years.
Companies like Terpel, Equion, Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Geo Park (NYSE: GPRK) reiterated their commitment to social investment programs by boosting education opportunities in Colombia. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The boom of anti-oil and mining referendums continues to grow around Colombia. There is a new committee to carry out a referendum to approve or reject extractive projects in an important municipality of the Putumayo.
Through statements, the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) rejected the violent acts that were registered in the Castilla and Chichimene fields in Meta.
Frontera Energy (TSX: FEC) announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2017. The company reported a net loss and decrease in operating EBITDA and capital expenditure this quarter.