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Communities of Puerto Guzmán (Putumayo) protested to reject the development of oil activities in their territory.

According to authorities, the results of the Technological Cooperation Agreement between Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and the Pontificia Bolivariana University (UPB) in Bucaramanga left positive results.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) reported oil and gas production figures for January 2019. Crude and natural gas production grew in the first month of this year.

Senator Maritza Martínez (U Party) gave her view on the development of fracking in Colombia, after the Commission of Experts said the country needs to gather more information on the matter.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) reported low levels of B2E diesel stock for pipeline transport systems due to maintenance activities in the Barrancabermeja Refinery during the first weeks of February. The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) published measures to mitigate this situation and ensure distribution in the country.

The Northeastern Regional Border Autonomous Corporation (Corponor) spoke about the effects that the ELN’s most recent attack had on the Catatumbo River (Norte de Santander). The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.