After an intervention from authorities and the community itself, the Constitutional Court decided to lift a suspension on production activities in the Ocelote-Guarrojo in Puerto Gaitán, Meta, since the suspension could cause more problem than it prevents.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy updated its fuel prices for April 2016, and announced a drop for diesel and an increase for gasoline starting April 5th. Just four days prior, the ministry said there would be no change to prices for April but also said that might change.
Following an armed strike by the Clan Úsuga paramilitary group last week, the Farc have demanded the government do more to combat these groups, and say that the issue is stalling process in Havana.
Municipal council members in San Martín, Cesar have turned to national press to express their concerns on one of Colombia’s few fracking projects, led by ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP).
The president of the Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol) Rubén Darío Lizarralde again called on the government for a better response to the industry’s current situation and asked for additonal measures to bolster exploration activity.
The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) insisted that the government lower State Take on operators and take further measures to guarantee the industry’s competitiveness, because the only thing for certain, says the association, is that prices will go back up.
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