President Juan Manuel Santos released more details on the timing for signing a final agreement with the Farc and said that the plebiscite can be ordered before the final agreement is signed.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has proposed moving its Lorita-1 well, part of an exploration project, due to concerns from residents in the Municipality of Guamal, Meta. The NOC said that the project will go forward, although it has been discussed now for over three years.
The opposition to fracking in Colombia has been simmering for some time, but reached a new level last week after Santander’s Departmental Assembly unanimously voted against the technique in their territory.
Iván Cortés, the manager of Llanopetrol, the controversial firm created by former Meta Governor Alan Jara to build a refinery in the department, took to the press to defend the project, and assured that it is no white elephant.
A work team of experts from the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) attended the Cesar Department Assembly to encourage dialogue and address concerns from local authorities.
The first warnings that Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) honeymoon after taking over the Rubiales field could be coming to a close have emerged. Community groups are complaining that few of the NOC’s contractors have socialized their projects with locals, and want a greater focus on local hiring.
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