Ecopetrol makes top ten list for Colombian CSR while the company receives attacks for allegedly canceling the reconstruction of a Villavicencio school. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.
The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) has again called on the government to take immediate action to avoid that more exploration projects are shuttered or halted.
Mauricio de la Mora has been confirmed as the new president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), replacing Javier Betancourt and taking charge of the agency at a fragile moment for the industry.
Incident counts went down again this week to 23 but the Armed Forces and other sources have started to call out the Farc for truce violations.
Fed up with a persistent blockade at its Floreña wells and CDF, Equion has suspended all work at its Floreña A, I and T wells and construction work still being performed at the recently inaugurated Floreña CPF.
Ecopetrol got some attention for its investment and spending on environmental matters, which totaled CoP$805B (US$317.9M) over the last five years. But the NOC also said it had nothing to do with a spill for which residents in Coveñas have filed a lawsuit. These and other environmental stories in our periodic wrap up.