June 8, 2012 Business newspaper LaRepublic.co reports that the Ministry of Environment, the Autonomous Regional Corporations and the National Agency for Environmental Licenses (Anla) signed an inter-departmental partnership to implement and operate a technological platform that will streamline the process to apply for environmental permits throughout the country.
June 7, 2012 It was widely reported in the Colombian business press that the May 31st board of Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp, approved the merger of firms Meta Petroleum Corp., Quifa Petroleum Ltd.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency(ANH) has rescinded contracts initially awarded to the firm Montco Energy in the 2010 Round for exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons.
June 1, 2012 Indian news site LiveMint reports that Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC) and Ecopetrol have signed a technical agrement.
May 31, 2012 From Bureau Veritas Press Release… Bureau Veritas is pleased to announce it has acquired all the shares of Tecnicontrol, a Colombian company providing technical inspections, quality assurance & quality control, non-destructive testing
June 3, 2012 It is widely reported in the Colombian press that Monica Rovers, Director of Business Department for Energy for the Region of the Americas of the Economic Development Agency of Calgary, will lead a mission of 11 petroleum services companies to Bogota.