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An increase in intensity

An increase in intensity

Incidents near areas of interest to the oil and gas industry were back up to 32 consistent with the recent experience but slightly below the long-term average. However, non-Armed Forces incidents were well above average at 12 or 38%. This is our indicator of increased guerrilla-initiated activity. Despite the rise, our 4-week Moving Average incident count was essentially stable at 29.5 but the 52 week average dropped to was stable at 34.7 incidents per week.

Sunday, October 13th, 2013
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Peace closer or further away? Summary for October 13, 2013

This week the report from the peace talks was mostly smiles and mutual backslapping with both the Farc and former senator Piedad Cordoba praising the results achieved to date.

Sunday, October 13th, 2013
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Pipeline attacks shutdown Caño Limon-Coveñas, gas exports to Venezuela

Pipeline attacks shutdown Caño Limon-Coveñas, gas exports to Venezuela

In the last week three successive attacks week have shut down the Caño Limon-Coveñas painting a complicated picture for transport infrastructure in areas where the ELN and Farc operate, and have also stopped Colombian gas exports to Venezuela along a separate pipeline.

Thursday, October 10th, 2013
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Peace Process week of October 7: Calls for a cease fire, as the Farc claims modest progress

As attacks against infrastructure rise, former Senator Piedad Cordoba called for a collective cease fire until Christmas and expressed support for President Juan Manuel Santos, and the Farc acknowledge advances at the negotiating table.

Thursday, October 10th, 2013
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MinMinas to subsidize LPG purchases in pilot program

As part of a new strategy to increase consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) has announced a subsidy pilot program in low income communities.

Thursday, October 10th, 2013
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Government says it can continue to set fuel prices

Following a high level cabinet meeting with Ecopetrol lawyers, the government says that the recent Constitutional Court ruling only affects how it finances the Price Stabilization Fund, not the ability of the executive branch to fix fuel prices at the pump.

Thursday, October 10th, 2013
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