The new regional vice president for the Orinoquia region of Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) Jose Cotello has already drawn a stir in local media after hosting a press trip in the Cupiagua gas plant, where he outlined changes under his watch and objectives for production.
Preliminary figures show a sharp drop in net foreign investment of 33.9% to US$7.146B from January to May 2015, led by a decrease in investment in the oil and mining sector, Colombia’s Central Bank has revealed.
Ocad approves four projects in Tolima, meanwhile the mayor of Yopal requests additional funding for development projects. These and other stories in our periodic roundup.
A number of companies have already applied for benefits offered by the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) thorough the Agreement 02, and the entity’s president Mauricio de la Mora says another round of measures are being planned.
In our weekly statistics, the benchmark oil prices peaked in the week ending Friday, June 20th 2014. WTI closed US$107.30 and Brent at US$114. The graph shows prices hit bottom in 1Q15 and have strengthened in 2Q15 but the futures graph below shows that traders are still not wildly enthusiastic. Nor are we.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) Orinoquia sets minimum investment requirements from municipalities for CSR projects meanwhile the NOC completes a potable water project benefiting 60 rural schools in Meta. These and other stories on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in our periodic summary.
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