The boom of anti-oil and mining popular referendums has created much discussion in the country about their use to prohibit extractive activities in the regions. The Mesa Hídrica del Piedemonte Llanero (MHP) spoke on this subject.
Former president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), Orlando Velandia, spoke about the areas that would be offered in the country.
The union sued the NOC before the Attorney General for allegedly preventing the access of unionized workers to Barrancabermeja’s refinery.
Last week we showed a number of graphs about oil reserves. This week we have the same charts but for natural gas.
As we noted a few weeks ago, the Colombia-Canada Chamber of Commerce’s Mining and Energy Committee prepared a set of recommendations for María Fernanda Suárez, the new MinMinas. These were delivered to her at a private meeting in Cartagena. We have translated the full document and obtained the Committee’s permission to publish it.
The Colombian Engineer’s Association (ACIEM) held its annual Enercol conference this week and its president Ismael Enrique Arenas talked about unconventional projects, their benefits for hydrocarbons reserves and regulation.