A number of oil spills reportedly coming from ships leaving the Coveñas port as well as nearby pipelines has local and congressional officials calling for greater action.
Tepid interest in Colombia Round 2014, which fell short of already modest government goals, was due to investor interest in the first Mexico Round, says an economic analyst with the BBVA Bank.
Canacol Energy (TSX:CNE) says that the first of three gas exploration wells, Palmer 1, has tested 14.4mmcpd, or 2,732boed, of dry gas.
GasOur estimates of gas production are trending downward. The government says the issue is lower demand but that still is worrying.
Ecopetrol joins the UN’s “CEO Water Mandate” to examine water usage and reacts to fish deaths near the Barrancabermeja refinery, while Parex promotes tree planting. These and other stories in our environmental round up.
Colombia’s Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology, and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) says that the potential for disastrous effects from the “El Niño” phenomenon appear less likely as the weather system weakens, but calls on authorities to not let down their guard.
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