The General Controller’s office has issued a report that blames a number of manmade influences, including oil production, livestock and rice plantations, for the Casanare drought earlier this year, but singled out seismic activity and the drilling of wells as the main responsible action for the drought.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) says violence and terrorist attacks in Catatumbo have forced it to move its office in the Convención municipality, despite the pleas of residents to stay.
Parex Resources (TSX:PXT) continues to grow its production organically and through acquisitions, and in the second quarter of 2014 posted an 8% increase sequentially and 29% increase year-over-year to reach 19,876bd.
The National Planning Department and other authorizes have organized an expo for regional entities on the royalty system, while Meta finally has its OCAD review. Producing regions might not like the new royalty system, but other regions, such as Sabana de Torres, Santander, have used it to their advantage. These and other stories in our routine round-up of royalty related stories.
The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) has placed restrictions on the disposal of produced water from the Rubiales field into a waterway with the same name, citing the environmental risk for the area surrounding Pacific Rubiales (TSX:PRE) namesake, and largest producing field.
Brazilian oil operator Óleo e Gás Participações (OGX) says that social and environmental issues pushed it to divest its Colombia assets in the Cesar Rancheria (CR) and Lower Magdalena (VIM) basins, and continues negotiating with the National Hydrocarbons Agency to reach an final exit plan.
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