Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) dragging of its feet on the modernization of the Barrancabermeja Refinery has put not just the city’s economy on hold, but stunted development in the region, says the thesis of a Spanish researcher.
The USO said that they made visits to the Rubiales and Caño Sur fields and have found “possible” evidence of a “crude cartel” that the uinon claims is selling contraband crude that goes unreported to authorities.
We were tempted not to write this story since by now everyone remotely connected to the industry must have read or seen hundreds of stories. But we think there will be long-term consequences to the industry if this really is a structural change in prices.
With oil prices continuing to fall and growing competition from Mexico for investment dollars, the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) says it will commission an economic study as part of a profound analysis of the sector and how to best promote Colombia as a destination for E&P projects.
Led by the Minister of Mines and Energy Tomás González and the Minister of Environment Gabriel Vallejo, the government defended potential fracking projects in Colombia against critics in Colombia’s lower house.
This month, our exploration of Mexico continues with an article on the new regulatory framework. Our guest commentator is Valerie Dourdin of the International Migration Organization who has much experience dealing with the kind of social problems arising from the sudden development of a new project.
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