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Peace Process week of June 23: The fine line of forgiveness

Call it amnesty, call it impunity, the question of how much justice will have to be sacrificed to reach an agreement and demobilize the guerrilla sits top of mind in the peace process.

Thursday, June 26th, 2014
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Reficar operational start slated for Q2 in 2015

The delay-plagued modernization and expansion project at the Cartagena Refinery (Reficar) should be finished in December of this year, with an operational start for the 16 new refining units in the second quarter of 2015.

Thursday, June 26th, 2014
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Casanare, industry meet to review social investment

Led by the Governor of Casanare Marco Tulio Ruiz and the director of social responsibility for the Colombian Petroleum Association, Miguel Angel Santiago, members of the Casanare Oil Industry Committee (CINPAC) met to evaluate the advances of a social investment agreement for 2013-2014.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014
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Anyone want to buy an underutilized pipeline?

Anyone want to buy an underutilized pipeline?

The TransAndino pipeline has a capacity of 47mbd per day and so should be able to handle about 87% of Putumayo’s current production. But the inability to protect the pipeline and the opening of export routes through Ecuador could leave it underutilized.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014
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Oil industry water use minor in comparison to other sectors

Even if use for unconventional exploration and production is included, the oil industry’s use will only amount to around 0.5% of the country’s consumption according to numbers from the Ministry of Mines and Energy.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014
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Hydrocarbon firms score well in CCS safety awards

Led by Exxon Mobil’s (NYSE:XOM), a number of hydrocarbons firms scored well in the Colombian Safety Council (CCS) annual review of accident rates and safety standards across different industries.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014
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