The USO said that the arrests of two community leaders in association with protests in the Rubiales field is the latest judicial frame-up by the industry designed to hurt labor union rights in Colombia.
The Minister of Mines and Energy Tomás González says that regardless of who owns Pacific Rubiales (TSX:PRE), the field must be operated properly and responsibly.
The expansion of the Sincelejo to Cartagena gas pipeline being planned by distributor Promigas has received its environmental license, allowing it to grow its capacity from 60mmcfpd to 165mmcfpd
Today, with oil prices 45% below where they were last year, many companies are laying off staff. But when times were good, resources were hard to find. Companies complained that they often were forced to bring in expats – or even hire Colombians at expat rates – because of a lack of local talent.
The Resource Center for Conflict Analysis (Cerac) says that June of this year was the most violent month since the peace process begun three years ago.
The Farc announced that it would put in place a new unilateral cease fire for one month, starting on July 20, after an escalation in violence in the weeks following the termination of its prior unilateral cease fire on May 22.
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