The total incident count was down to 34 but guerrilla-initiated incidents (by our methodology) were up by 3, continuing the recent trend.
The end of the unilateral cease fire from the Farc has put oil infrastructure back in the cross hairs of the guerrilla, with disastrous consequences for operators in the south of Colombia, in particular in Putumayo.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) president Juan Carlos Echeverry made his first official visit to the Barrancabermeja Refinery, where he said the NOC lacks the money for a modernization, but instead said it would take place in stages.
In a change of strategy the USO says it has direct workers with Pacific Rubiales (TSE:PRE) that have decided to affiliate themselves with the USO, and the union has submitted a list of demands.
In light of the recent escalation of violence, Senator Alvaro Uribe has presented a proposal to be considered in the dialogue that would allow the guerrilla group to keep arms and reduce their penalties. The former president issued documents stating all of his proposals to the peace negotiators in Havana.
The Minister of Mines and Energy Tomás González made a visit to Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) offshore operations as part of the central government’s recent prioritization of the sector.
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