Pacific Exploration & Production (TSX:PRE), formerly known as Pacific Rubiales, came out with the surprise announcement that its president and director, José Francisco Arata will retire from his position, effectively immediately.
If the most recent timeframe for the Cartagena Refinery (Reifcar) is correct, the facilities will be finished six years behind schedule, expected to begin operation end-2015 or the first quarter of 2016 and would be the most modern refinery in Latin America. If it is finished on time.
The current fall in oil prices, and commodities in general, has plenty in common with the price crisis felt in 2008. But there are several key differences that show today’s situation is the end of a super-cycle for commodities.
The Colombian oil industry is facing serious challenges for its long term future, and day-to-day fixes are not enough says the president of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) Francisco Lloreda.
GeoPark has helped develop training programs on IFRS standards, meanwhile the firm also has assisted in the coordination of an educational seminar on free competition. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.
Spanish agro-industrial firm Riopaila-Castilla will inaugurate its US$133M sugarcane ethanol plant at the end of the month in the municipality of Zarzal, in Valle de Cauca.
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