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Energy deals boost Colombia-Venezuela ties despite border violence - latimes.com
Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA may lose up to 50,000 barrels daily to smugglers
120524  venezuela  colombia  c-relationswithvenezuela  diplomaticrelations  c-energy 
5 days ago by isacson
Colombia, China study pipeline deal - BusinessWeek
Colombia says it has signed agreements with China to study the joint financing and construction of a pipeline that would send at least 300,000 barrels of oil daily to Colombia's Pacific coast
120511  colombia  c-chineseforeignpolicy  c-energy 
18 days ago by isacson
Colombia-Venezuela: teaming up in oil | beyondbrics | News and views on emerging markets from the Financial Times – FT.com
Ecopetrol agreed with its Venezuelan counterpart, PDVSA, to form a joint venture to recover four mature oil fields in the west of the country near the Colombian border
120330  colombia  venezuela  c-relationswithvenezuela  c-energy  venezuelanforeignpolicy 
8 weeks ago by isacson
CorpWatch : Emerald Energy Exploits Colombian Andes
This territory is vital to the region´s food security, provides water for more than 200,000 people, and contains unique and sensitive ecosystems that are supposed to be protected
120322  colombia  c-energy  c-environment  [x]ngodocument 
9 weeks ago by isacson
Colombia's Cano Limon Pipeline Shut Down After New Rebel Attack | Fox Business
So far in 2012, the pipeline has been bombed at least 15 times
120321  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-arauca  c-energy  c-economyandsecurity 
9 weeks ago by isacson
Fourteenth Colombia Rebel Attack Halts Ecopetrol Pipeline - Businessweek
Guerrilla attacks may jeopardize Colombia’s plans to reach an oil production target of 1 million barrels a day
120321  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-arauca  c-economyandsecurity  c-energy 
9 weeks ago by isacson
WPR Article | Colombia's Oil Industry: Between Boom and Frenzy
The oil sector's emergence signals an improved security environment, which may draw foreign investment into other sectors of the economy
120320  colombia  c-economyandsecurity  c-energy 
10 weeks ago by isacson
Latin America’s rising oil star - FT.com
Oil output in Colombia increased by nearly 450,000 barrels a day between January 2007 and December 2011, compared with 500,000 b/d in Brazil over the same period
120308  colombia  c-energy  c-economyandsecurity 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Colombian Pipeline Halted by Bombing - WSJ.com
Occidental is considering suspending operations in Colombia and declaring a force majeure due to the persistent bombings by rebels
120223  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-arauca  c-energy 
february 2012 by isacson
Amazon survey: A Colombian shaman in Britain’s House of Lords - FT.com
According to the Cofán, Ecopetrol, the state-controlled Colombian company, has found promising oil deposits near the village and wants to move its inhabitants on
111129  colombia  c-indigenouscommunities  c-energy 
november 2011 by isacson
Colombia Tells Canadian Oil Co To Stop Threatening To Halt Output | Fox Business
"Foreign oil companies don't need to be making warnings to the government, because they know there's always enough security to guarantee operation," Mines and Energy Minister Mauricio Cardenas said
111027  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy 
october 2011 by isacson
UPDATE 1-Colombia increases security at largest oil field | Agricultural Commodities | Reuters
Colombia sent 400 additional police to guard Colombia's largest oil field after Canada's Pacific Rubiales threatened to suspend operations
111027  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy 
october 2011 by isacson
Extracting the truth about Colombia's mining industry | Global development | guardian.co.uk
Currently, 80% of mining royalties are supposed to return to the producing region to be invested in development projects. But citizens in Colombia don't know whether that money is arriving
111026  colombia  c-energy  c-economyandsecurity 
october 2011 by isacson
Rubiales may shut Colombia oil field over security | Business | Reuters
The company did not link the violence to the striking workers, but it also described a wider climate of insecurity because of heavily armed criminal gangs operating nearby
111026  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights  c-recentviolence  cv-meta 
october 2011 by isacson
FACTBOX-Colombia's main oil regions -- risks and output | Reuters
Here are some details on Colombia's top oil provinces, also
referred to as departments
111019  colombia  c-energy  c-economyandsecurity 
october 2011 by isacson
Analysis: Colombia's oil frontiers, the wild west of exploration | Reuters
Oil production has ramped up to a record 950,000 barrels per day as easing security concerns have allowed greater exploitation
111019  colombia  c-energy  c-economyandsecurity 
october 2011 by isacson
Colombia sees oil output recovering after protests | Reuters
Major oil companies in Latin America's No. 4 crude producer have been rocked this year by protests demanding more local jobs and social investment
111006  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy 
october 2011 by isacson
Seguridad que brinda el Ejército a la infraestructura petrolera - Noticias de Justicia en Colombia - ELTIEMPO.COM
Juan Carlos Pinzón dijo que cerca del 30% de los hombres del Ejército son responsables de esa labor
110928  colombia  c-publicsecurity  c-energy 
september 2011 by isacson
Ataques de las Farc contra la petrolera Emerald Energy - Noticias de Justicia en Colombia - ELTIEMPO.COM
Desde junio, el bloque sur de esa guerilla ha cometido 6 ataques que afectan a esa empresa
110926  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-caqueta  c-energy 
september 2011 by isacson
Campo Rubiales está que arde, Articulo Impreso
El problema entre trabajadores, contratistas y Pacific Rubiales va para largo. El gobierno tiene que tomar más en serio lo que está pasando allí
110926  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights 
september 2011 by isacson
In Colombia, Violent Protests Threaten an Oil Boom - TIME
Most of Pacific Rubiales' workforce is employed by contractors and subcontractors, and workers insist that these companies are failing to comply with Colombian laws regarding salaries and benefits
110926  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy 
september 2011 by isacson
Pacific Rubiales Restarts Colombia Operations After Protests | Fox Business
Workers and community organizers have argued, and continue to maintain, that the company should pay its employees better wages and provide more jobs to locals
110923  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights 
september 2011 by isacson
Analysis: Colombia oil woes: rebels take back seat to protests | Reuters
As the oil industry grows, residents near major projects are demanding jobs, better services and compensation for infrastructure and environmental damages
110915  colombia  c-energy  c-economyandsecurity 
september 2011 by isacson
Venezuelan oilmen find opportunities in Colombia - The Washington Post
The presence of Venezuelan petro-scientists has been most vital here in Colombia, where they have helped oil companies sharply increase the production of crude
110915  venezuela  colombia  politicsandsecurity  c-energy 
september 2011 by isacson
Colombia Sees Protests as Commodities Wealth Spurs ‘Discontent’ - Bloomberg
Some foreign companies investing in Colombia have abandoned the social, labor and environmental “good practices” they follow in their home countries
110913  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights 
september 2011 by isacson
Puerto Gaitán es rico en regalías pero pobre en bienestar - Colombia Noticias: Actualidad Nacional - ELTIEMPO.COM
En cuatro años este municipio podría recibir $400.000 millones de regalías al año.
110901  colombia  c-energy  c-economyandsecurity 
september 2011 by isacson
Oil Companies In Colombia Say Security Is Government's Job
Martinez's comments come one day after Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera said the sharp growth in Colombia's oil sector has made it impossible for military and police to adequately protect all oil installations
110811  colombia  c-publicsecurity  c-energy 
august 2011 by isacson
"Seguridad debe venir del Estado": Asociación Colombiana del Petróleo | ELESPECTADOR.COM
El sector aporta al año $100 mil millones a las Fuerzas Militares y a la Policía
110810  colombia  c-publicsecurity  c-energy 
august 2011 by isacson
Thousands of oil workers protest in Colombia - Fox News Latino
Workers are "very dissatisfied" with current conditions in the oil industry, according to the mayor of Puerto Gaitan
110721  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights  c-recentviolence  cv-meta 
july 2011 by isacson
Vicepresidente pide fin de protestas en el Meta "de manera inmediata", Articulo OnLine
El vicepresidente Angelino Garzón, a través de un comunicado de prensa, hizo un llamado a los trabajadores de la petrolera Pacific Rubiales para que suspendan las manifestaciones que adelantan en Puerto Gaitán
110720  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-meta  c-energy  c-laborrights 
july 2011 by isacson
UPDATE 2-Colombian forces take over oil field after protest | Reuters
Contractors were joined by local residents in the municipality of Puerto Gaitan in Meta province to protest labor conditions and rights
110720  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy  c-recentviolence  cv-meta 
july 2011 by isacson
COLOMBIA: Kidnapped in No Man's Land - IPS ipsnews.net
Caguán is the area in southern Colombia where three Chinese employees of the British oil company Emerald Energy, a subsidiary of the Chinese petrochemical giant Sinochem, and their translator were kidnapped Jun. 7
110629  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-caqueta  c-kidnapping  c-energy 
june 2011 by isacson
Colombia leader may expel foreign oil contractor | Energy & Oil | Reuters
"We have received information that a contractor of an oil company apparently paid extortion money," Santos said
110621  colombia  c-politicsandsecurity  c-energy 
june 2011 by isacson
Colombia oil output continues to hit record highs | Energy & Oil | Reuters
Latin America's No. 4 oil producer has seen oil output rise to record highs mainly due to better security, heavy crude and incremental production at existing fields
110610  colombia  c-energy  c-economyandsecurity 
june 2011 by isacson
Colombian rebels bomb oil pipeline, exports unaffected | Energy & Oil | Reuters
It was the third attack on the 480-mile (780-kilometre) Cano Limon-Covenas line blamed on leftist rebels since late February
110502  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-nortedesantander  c-energy 
may 2011 by isacson
Más petróleo + más carbón = Más votantes | La Silla Vacía - Noticias, historias, debate, blogs y multimedia sobre el poder en Colombia
La Silla Vacía identificó 17 poblaciones más donde el número de personas inscritas sobrepasa los históricos de las elecciones locales y que además coinciden con zonas de explotación de hidrocarburos
110414  colombia  c-economyandsecurity  c-energy 
april 2011 by isacson
Colombia renews gas exports to Venezuela after blast | Energy & Oil | Reuters
Colombia has restarted exports of gas to Venezuela through a pipeline that was punctured last week by an explosion blamed on leftists rebels
110404  colombia  venezuela  c-recentviolence  cv-laguajira  c-energy 
april 2011 by isacson
Por atentados a torres, dejó de generar Porce III - El Colombiano
Los atentados de las Farc contra las torres de transmisión de energía, obligaron a apagar la primera unidad de generación
110401  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-antioquia  c-energy 
april 2011 by isacson
Racionan energía por atentado de Farc a gasoducto venezolano | ELESPECTADOR.COM
El Gobierno venezolano informó que se vio obligado a programar un racionamiento de energía en buena parte del país como consecuencia de un atentado de la guerrilla de las Farc
110331  colombia  venezuela  c-recentviolence  cv-laguajira  c-energy  c-relationswithvenezuela 
march 2011 by isacson
Retraso en reparación de gasoducto binacional por atentado - Colombia Noticias: Actualidad Nacional - ELTIEMPO.COM
La razón fue el atentado terrorista de los guerrilleros del frente 59 de las Farc
110329  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-laguajira  c-energy 
march 2011 by isacson
Colombia Rebels Bomb PDVSA-Owned Gas Pipeline, Says Ecopetrol - WSJ.com
The gas in the pipeline comes from a nearby field operated jointly by Ecopetrol and U.S.-based Chevron (CVX), said the Ecopetrol official. The pipeline runs from Colombia to Venezuela
110329  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-laguajira  c-energy 
march 2011 by isacson
Farc atacan gasoducto venezolano en La Guajira - Noticias de Justicia en Colombia - ELTIEMPO.COM
Entre tres y cuatro días estará suspendida la exportación de gas a Venezuela por cuenta del atentado del frente 59 de las Farc contra el gasoducto Antonio Ricaurte
110328  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-laguajira  c-energy 
march 2011 by isacson
UPDATE 2-Colombia Cerrejon says coal exports normal after bomb | Metals & Mining | Reuters
The blast late Wednesday hit Cerrejon's coal railway just
as a small train was passing in the remote northern Guajira
region
110225  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-laguajira  c-energy 
february 2011 by isacson
Colombia’s smart canal | beyondbrics | News and views on emerging markets from the Financial Times – FT.com
China doesn’t want containers. It wants coal. Colombia is the world’s fifth biggest producer
110214  colombia  c-economyandsecurity  c-chineseforeignpolicy  c-energy 
february 2011 by isacson
Bombed Colombia oil pipe seen offline for days-source | Energy & Oil | Reuters
The Transandino pipeline -- which transports crude from the
southern Putumayo province near the Ecuadorean frontier to the
port of Tumaco on the Colombian Pacific coast -- was halted by
bomb attacks
110210  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-putumayo  c-energy 
february 2011 by isacson
Yopal Colombia, oil revenue: Colombia oil boom brings problems and few benefits to Yopal residents - latimes.com
esidents have been promised a road since the boom began out here in Colombia's eastern plains
110109  colombia  c-economyandsecurity  c-energy 
january 2011 by isacson
The Associated Press: Mining and oil boom propel investment in Colombia
A full 80 percent of the $7.2 billion in direct foreign investment the country reaped last year went to petroleum and mining
100816  colombia  c-economyandsecurity  c-energy 
august 2010 by isacson
Colombian Armed Forces Will Scout for Oil Reserves - BusinessWeek
Colombia plans to use its armed forces to help scout for new reserves of crude as it seeks to push output to a record
100714  colombia  c-energy  c-civilmilitaryrelations 
july 2010 by isacson
Colombia's oil production is gushing - latimes.com
Output is expected to reach at least 1.2 million barrels a day by the end of 2012, one oil company official says, nearly double the average daily production reached last year
100512  colombia  c-energy  c-economyandsecurity 
may 2010 by isacson
Colombia Oil Pipeline Attacks to Decline on Clampdown (Update1) - BusinessWeek
The National Liberation Army, a guerrilla group that targeted oil pipelines in past years, is “practically finished,” Alejandro Martinez, president of the Colombian Oil Association, said
100415  colombia  c-energy  c-recentviolence  cv-entirecountry 
april 2010 by isacson
Disease lays waste to Colombia oil palms - Los Angeles Times
By decimating palm groves, the disease is eliminating an alternative crop to coca, cocaine's raw material
100408  colombia  c-economyandsecurity  c-energy 
april 2010 by isacson
Venezuela suspicious of Colombia's energy offer - BusinessWeek
Colombia's offer to supply Venezuela with electricity as it struggles with a severe energy crisis is suspicious, Venezuela's energy minister said
100218  venezuela  colombia  c-relationswithvenezuela  c-energy  venezuelanforeignpolicy 
february 2010 by isacson
UPDATE: Electricity-Needy Venezuela May Buy From Neighbors - WSJ.com
"If there's an offer on the part of Colombia, well, we will analyze it, just as we will an offer that's been made by Brazil," Venezuelan Electricity Minister Ali Rodriguez said
100218  venezuela  colombia  c-relationswithvenezuela  venezuelanforeignpolicy  c-energy 
february 2010 by isacson
Venezuela rechazó el ofrecimiento de Colombia de darle energía eléctrica - Noticias de Latinoamérica - Mundo - ELTIEMPO.COM
Jaua calificó como "innecesario" comprar energía a Colombia pues aseguró que ya "para el mes de mayo se normalizará el sistema eléctrico en el país"
100216  colombia  venezuela  c-relationswithvenezuela  c-energy 
february 2010 by isacson
Venezuela rechaza oferta de energía que hizo Colombia - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
El vicepresidente venezolano, Elías Jaua, descartó el lunes que el Gobierno de Hugo Chávez acepte una oferta colombiana de suministro de energía
100216  colombia  venezuela  c-relationswithvenezuela  c-energy 
february 2010 by isacson
Daniel Kovalik: Obama's War for Oil in Colombia
While the current U.S. Administration seems bent on deepening its fatal ties to Colombia in the interest of oil, there is still an opportunity to derail this policy
100127  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-energy 
january 2010 by isacson
Colombian Guerrillas to Increase Oil Attacks Before Elections - Bloomberg.com
Colombian guerrillas may renew pipeline attacks before presidential elections in an attempt to tarnish government security
100119  colombia  c-energy  c-uribegovtsecuritypolicies 
january 2010 by isacson
Colombia corta el chorro a Venezuela y Ecuador, Articulo OnLine
La sequía por efecto del fenómeno del Niño obligó al gobierno a interrumpir la venta de energía electrica a los países vecinos
091204  colombia  c-relationswithneighbors  c-energy 
december 2009 by isacson
BP faces damages claim over pipeline through Colombian farmland | World news | The Guardian
If the court accepts the evidence of environmental damage caused by the project it could open the way for similar claims by other communities in developing countries
091112  colombia  c-environment  c-energy 
november 2009 by isacson
AFP: Colombia suspends gas exports to Venezuela
Colombia suspended gas exports to Venezuela for technical reasons, the country's state-controlled oil company said, amid a diplomatic spat
090918  colombia  venezuela  c-relationswithvenezuela  c-energy 
september 2009 by isacson
Venezuela's loss is Colombia's gain at oil fields | Energy | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Colombia's oil production is staging a surprisingly robust rebound, boosted in no small part by the arrival of oil industry executives and engineers banished by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
090916  colombia  venezuela  c-energy  c-relationswithvenezuela 
september 2009 by isacson
Colombian Rebels Accelerate Oil Attacks, Agency Says (Update3) - Bloomberg.com
Colombian guerrillas are stepping up attacks on oil pipelines, which are among the easiest targets for rebels on the run from government military offensives
090814  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-entirecountry  c-energy 
august 2009 by isacson
A thriving border business | GlobalPost
Smugglers are loading up their cars and selling Venezuela's cheap gas just next door in Colombia
090812  colombia  venezuela  c-energy  c-relationswithvenezuela 
august 2009 by isacson
UPDATE 1-Colombia Ecopetrol barred from Orinoco zone-Chavez | Markets | Bonds News | Reuters
Colombia's state oil company Ecopetrol is not welcome in Venezuela's Orinoco heavy crude region and Chavez will halt the import of about 10,000 mainly industrial vehicles from the neighboring country
090806  colombia  venezuela  c-relationswithvenezuela  venezuelanforeignpolicy  c-energy 
august 2009 by isacson
Article - WSJ.com
An unidentified group Saturday attacked the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline
090728  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-arauca  c-energy 
july 2009 by isacson
Colombia says oil field holds 500 mln barrels | Reuters
If the estimate is correct, it would make the field, located in the southern province of Meta, the biggest in Colombia
090723  colombia  c-energy 
july 2009 by isacson
Colombian oil workers ask rebels to stay away
Labor leaders said the incursions coincide with an "armed general strike" promoted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in Arauca province, bordering Venezuela
colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-arauca  c-energy  090320 
march 2009 by isacson

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