El Nuevo Siglo published an article about the consequences of fuel theft in the country. According to the article, this phenomenon generates economic, human and environmental losses.
It apparently only dawned on President Juan Manuel Santos last week at the annual mayors’ meeting that the new royalty system had left some producer municipalities without funds. This is the fourth of four articles we have published this week as the government tries to solve in a matter of days, a problem that has built up over a year. From a DNP press release, translated and with commentary by Hydrocarbons Colombia.
We do not usually comment on global petroleum trends but having stared at this graph for weeks now we thought it worth publishing. It shows weekly closing prices for the two most commonly discussed benchmark prices – WTI and Brent – in US dollars going back to just about a year before the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the generally accepted start of the current financial crisis.
It was widely reported in the Colombian press that Colombia and Ecuador signed an agreement for Colombian oil transportation by the Heavy Crude Pipeline (OCP) located in Ecuadorian territory. The purpose is to provide an alternative to the frequently interrupted TransAndino Pipeline.
It was widely reported in the Colombian press that Colombia and Ecuador signed an agreement for Colombian oil transportation by the Heavy Crude Pipeline (OCP) located in Ecuadorian territory. The purpose is to provide an alternative to the frequently interrupted TransAndino Pipeline.
The eighth round of peace talks between the government and the FARC began on Tuesday in Havana. Humberto de la Calle, chief negotiator of the government, said he has the “purpose of making decisions.”