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.
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.