(Bloomberg, 14.Jan.2022) — Colombia’s presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across Latin America and the world to join him in forming a new bloc to lead the […]
Tag: ELN
Colombia Knocks Out Illegal Refineries Belonging to ELN
(Reuters, 28.Dec.2021) — Colombian security forces on Tuesday neutralized two clandestine refineries in the country’s northeast which belonged to the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN), the defense ministry said. The […]
Five Illegal Refineries Destroyed in Norte de Santander
(General Command of the Colombian Military Forces, 13.Jan.2021) — Through a joint, coordinated and interagency operation conducted by the Colombian Air Force, the National Army, the National Police and the CTI (Technical Investigations Corps) of […]
Venezuela’s Maduro doubling down on earnings from illicit means
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman and Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Aug.2020, Words: 966) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is doubling down on earning money through illicit means where sanctions have […]
Colombian Rebel Leader Issues New Call To Arms
(Reuters, Luis Jaime Acosta and Julia Symmes Cobb, 29.Aug.2019) — A group of former rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said in a video posted overnight that […]
Bombing Halts Pumping On Transandino Pipeline
(Reuters, 26.Jul.2019) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Friday it halted pumping on the Transandino pipeline after a bombing in southwestern Narino province. The attack did not produce […]
Colombia’s Cano Limon Pipeline Hit By New Bomb Attack
(Reuters, 10.Nov.2018) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Saturday it was mounting another cleanup operation after a bomb attack on the Cano Limon pipeline. The attack is the […]
Ecopetrol Profit Nearly Triples On Oil Price Boost
(Reuters, Julia Symmes Cobb, 31.Oct.2018) — Ecopetrol, Colombia’s state-run oil company, said on Wednesday its third-quarter net profit rose to 2.77 trillion pesos ($866.5 million), up 177 percent from the […]
Caño Limón-Coveñas Has Suffered 1,470 Attacks In Ten-Plus Years
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 27.Oct.2018) — Throughout its history, the Caño LimĂłn-Coveñas pipeline in Colombia has suffered an estimated 1,470 attacks and has been out of operation the equivalent […]
Ecopetrol Cleans Spill After Bomb Attack On Cano Limon Pipeline
(Reuters, 25.Oct.2018) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol is carrying out a clean-up operation after a bomb attack on the Cano Limon pipeline spilled crude into a waterway, the company […]
Ecopetrol to Focus Spending on Drilling: CEO
(Reuters, Devika Krishna Kumar, 24.Aug.2018) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol SA will focus spending for the rest of the year on increased drilling activity and securing operational licenses, its […]
Ecopetrol Cuts Planned 2018 Spending To $3-$3.5 Bln
(Reuters, Nelson Bocanegra & Julia Symmes Cobb, 15.Aug.2018) – Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said it will invest $3 billion to $3.5 billion during 2018, less than previously estimated, because […]
Colombia’s Cano Limon Pipeline Restarts
(Seeking Alpha, Carl Surran, 17.Jul.2018) – Colombia’s Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline has resumed pumping oil after a 180-day stoppage due to repeated attacks by Marxist ELN rebels, according to loval military […]
Uncertainty Looms Large Over LatAm Oil
(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 20.Jun.2018) – While oil industry analysts and market participants are watching Venezuela closely for clues about how low its oil production will go, several other countries in […]