A delegation of Canadian union leaders made a visit this week to a popular tribunal and public hearing held by the USO in Puerto Gaitan and promised legal action under provisions in the Colombian-Canadian Free Trade Agreement.
Call it a lull or a deadlock, this week brought words of advice from consultants, former presidents and the Farc, as the recess between peace roundtable talks in Havana continue. Where it all is going, still remains to be seen.
Ecopetrol released purchasing figures which show that just over 90% of its purchasing for goods and services in the first half of 2013 (January –June 2013) were with Colombian companies. Moreover, its hiring of local suppliers grew 46% compared to the previous year, according to information from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas).
Pacific Rubiales CEO Ronald Pantin says that recent changes to simplify environmental licenses will improve its timelines for the environmental permit process in Colombia, which in the short term will lead to approval of a license to operate the CPE-6 block in the Llanos basin.
The director of the National Planning Department, Mauricio Santa María believes that the long term goals of the new royalties system (SGR) are on track despite a growing chorus of critics questioning its effectiveness.
Llanos Orientales (ODL) socialized the construction of a Carmentea-Araguaney pipeline in the Yopal municipality, which will connect a well in Tauramena with Cenit’s Araguaney station in Yopal, and community leaders are wary of its effect on urban growth and alleged lack of local hires.
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