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In 2013 the country will have 18 battalions to protect productive infrastructure

Bottom Line: Events  of recent weeks have painfully shown that the country simply doesn’t have enough troops to cover all of its infrastructure. This announcement is very welcome.

Friday, August 10th, 2012
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The old guard strikes back: complaints about the new royalties system

With the MinMinas and National Planning Department (DNP) crowing last week about the new royalty distribution system, it was inevitable that there would be a reaction from those less favored.

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
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Minister of Transport is critical for Colombia’s metallurgical coal industry

Colombia’s thermal coal deposits are conveniently located within a few hundred kilometers of the country’s Caribbean coast.

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
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The government of Juan Manuel Santos will bring natural gas to Pasto: Minminas

August 4, 2012 The Minister of Mines and Energy, Mauricio Cardenas said Saturday that the government of Juan Manuel Santos will bring domestic natural gas to the city of Pasto, the only capital city without such service. It will take two years.

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
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Petrominerales is pleased to report scary results

August 5, 2012 On August 2 2012, Petrominerales wrote that it was “pleased to announce our 2012 second quarter financial results”.

Monday, August 6th, 2012
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Environmental damage caused by oil spill under investigation.

Bottom Line:  An oil spill into a waterway from the only well belonging to a little-known operator. Security issues in the zone prevented officials from arriving in a timely manner so most of this article is an extended “not my fault”.

Monday, August 6th, 2012
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