Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), is under fire for not following through on CSR commitments in Pompeya while Gran Tierra Energy (TSX:GTE) donates a pediatric wing to the Mocoa hospital. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.
High energy and transportation costs represent two of the major challenges for the hydrocarbons industry, and recent reports in a local business publication look deeper into the causes and future trajectory.
The Armed Forces stepped up their activities as the guerrilla maintained the pressure. Incidents were up by nearly one-third to 38 and guerrilla-initiated incidents were about equal to last week so the increase was due to their opponents.
In Meta a meeting between USO and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) executives brought a 15 day protest to a halt, while the union gears up for talks with Mansarovar Energy and supports a strike in Tibú.
The Minister of Mines and Energy Tomás González says that additional tax support is an alternative for the industry beyond already-approved measures, but industry observers question how these will work out in practice.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has concluded an inspection of submarine pipelines in the Coveñas port, which will connect exportable crude from the land terminal to loading boats at sea.