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Pacific Rubiales recognizes the work of its suppliers

Business newspaper La Republica reports that Pacific Rubiales awarded suppliers and contractors with the best performance in 2012. To this end they organized the third meeting of suppliers and contractors. Federico Restrepo, the company’s vice president of corporate affairs and sustainability said these incentives allow service companies “continue to accompany us on this journey towards higher levels of activity, efficiency and competitiveness.”

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
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Quarterly investor pressure makes it hard to find big deposits

Portafolio.co reports that, according to a study by Central Bank, despite the last 20 years’ worth of investment, exploration and successful drilling, it has not been possible to find oil fields with reserves as large as those of the Cupiagua (Casanare), Cusiana (Llanos) or Caño Limón (Arauca).

Monday, January 28th, 2013
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Indigenous communities reject La Guajira governor’s proposal

El Espectador reports that governor of La Guajira, Juan Francisco Gomez Cerchar, requested that PDVSA be in charge of importing and distributing fuel in this department. To this, the Ayatawacoop indigenous cooperative, which distributes fuels in La Guajira, expressed its opposition and questioned the understanding of the governor and his staff on the issue, as this is not feasible under the law 681 of 2001.

Monday, January 28th, 2013
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Quarterly investor pressure makes it hard to find big deposits

Portafolio.co reports that, according to a study by Central Bank, despite the last 20 years’ worth of investment, exploration and successful drilling, it has not been possible to find oil fields with reserves as large as those of the Cupiagua (Casanare), Cusiana (Llanos) or Caño Limón (Arauca).

Monday, January 28th, 2013
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Constitutional court approves the royalties’ reform again

National newspaper El Tiempo reports that the royalty system reform recently passed by Congress was endorsed for a second time by the Constitutional Court. According to the court, Legislative Act 5 of 2011 amending Articles 360 and 361 of the Constitution, which determine the conditions for the royalties’ distribution, does not overstep the law nor go against regional autonomy.

Monday, January 28th, 2013
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Margins continue to fall

Margins continue to fall

The graph shows Operating Income Margins (averaged over the previous four quarters) fell in 3Q12 for all companies except Suroco and have been falling for two quarters except for Suroco and Parex. The companies shown are the largest producers who are specialized in Colombia and who publish sufficient financial detail for us to do the calculation. The trailing four quarter average (MA 4) smooths out some of the variation but does not do justice to Gran Tierra which has actually had rising margins this year but these are lower than the corresponding quarters in 2011.

Monday, January 28th, 2013
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