The Technological Units of Santander (UTS) has reached an agreement with Spain’s Salamanca University (USAL) to cooperate on a geotechnic academic program which would mean graduates from the Colombian institute also can receive validation with the Spanish counterpart.
This week the topic of the illegal drug trade continues to dominate the discussion in Habana, Cuba, with the Farc calling for legal coca, decriminalized drug use and participation of the US and European authorities in the discussion.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has declared to Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency the commercial viability of the Eastern Caño Sur block, adding 22.4 million barrels of 1P reserves.
During the LXXII ordinary assembly of the 32 departmental governors the regional leaders will formulate a request for President Juan Manuel Santos to make a true push for greater administrative decentralization and regional autonomy.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) published an outline of the policy alignments of the formula to set fuel prices, and said that prices will remain stable in December and have actually shown a 4% decrease compared to last year.
The Colombian government, by way of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) signed a memorandum of understanding with the US government in Washington DC to cooperate on energy matters.