A study by UK firm Arthur D. Little commissioned by the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) gave Colombia a 3.9 out of 5 for its investment attractiveness to oil companies, ranking it behind Brazil and Mexico.
On May 17th the General Royalty System (SGR) officially marked its second anniversary, and a look at the results over the last two years shows highway projects have received the most funding, while regionally the Caribbean coast has benefited the most.
Vetra Acquisitions has made a bid to take over Suroco Energy (TSX:SRN.V), looking to entice shareholders away from an April agreement with Petroamerica (TSX:PTA) that is to be voted on by shareholders in a June 25, 2014 meeting.
Following through on promises to limit the number of tanker trucks heading from fields in Putumayo through Huila, national government officials have announced that crude will start heading to Ecuador via pipeline starting on July 15th. Truckers that currently move the crude through Huila in tankers have rejected the measure.
An oil engineer, Oscar Vanegas, and repeated critic of the oil industry in Casanare has received his own share of criticism after the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), where Vanegas is a staff member, said he does not speak for the institution and presents ideas without proper scientific field testing to back them up.
The Llanos Orientales (ODL) pipeline has been working for the last two years to reach an agreement with local communities for an 86km Carmentea-Araguaney section, but for every socialization and advance, another snag appears with local leaders.
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