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Peace Process week of February 10: Time to pick up the pace

The controversy from last week’s headline’s that government agents were spying on delegates at the roundtable in Havana, Cuba did not spill over into this week, as congressional members look to alternatives to speed the stalling talks.

Thursday, February 13th, 2014
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PRE: Government must be active in community-company oversight

Local communities are not only active players in the extraction process they are also important for the process to be successful, and to do so agreements must be made and the government should play a strong role as observer and ensure that in detail that promises are met on both sides, according to an executive with Pacific Rubiales Energy (TSX:PRE).

Thursday, February 13th, 2014
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ANLA issues decree to simplify environmental studies

The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) has issued a decree that simplifies the requirements needed to gather specimens needed for environmental permitting and licenses, a step in the process whose catch-22 has dogged the environmental process for hydrocarbon companies.

Thursday, February 13th, 2014
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Colombia, Venezuela make advances on illegal fuel sales

Authorities from Colombia and Venezuela met in Maracaibo last week and have penned an agreement to collaborate against the sale of contraband fuel on their shared border, and opened the door to selling Venezuelan fuel once again.

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
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Ecopetrol puts its cards on the table

Ecopetrol puts its cards on the table

Recently Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) gave its annual purchasing strategy presentation to its accredited providers. The chart shows a pie chart of all purchases as well as a breakdown of the Oil Services category.

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
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DNP: Royalties no longer a “lottery”

The new royalty system is taking shape and receiving royalties is no longer “like winning the lottery”, resulting in car purchases and other extravagance, says the director of the National Planning Department (DNP) Tatyana Orozco.

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
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