When we started Hydrocarbons Colombia, we wrote a lot about roads. Roads were one of the main flashpoints between the industry and communities as heavy tanker-trucks and drill rigs tore up poorly maintained so-called ‘highways’ and too-frequent accidents created environmental and human suffering. Thankfully, that conflict seems to be largely behind us. Now Ismael Arenas, former head of Ecopetrol and current chairman of the Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM) reminds us that roads are still an issue needing coordinated action.
President of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), Armando Zamora, spoke about the country’s oil potential.
In his most recent Op-ed, Carlos Leal, President of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), called on the government to include industry Associations in the discussion around fracking pilot projects (PPIIs).
The State Council announced that Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) will not have to pay the Industry and Commerce Tax (ICA) to the municipality of Puerto Nare (Antioquia). Here are the details.
The goal of reducing sulfur levels in Colombian fuels could be delayed. This is why.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced a load increase at its Barrancabermeja Refinery.
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