Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 23, 2011 | Economy
Colombia, Latin America’s fourth largest oil producer, plans to auction off 113 oil blocks with a total area of 38.5 million acres, the National Hydrocarbons Agency said Wednesday. Colombia’s oil sector has been the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 22, 2011 | Economy
Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol said on Monday it plans to invest $8.47 billion in 2012, mainly in production and transport, up from $6.74 billion planned this year. Once dismissed as a failing state, Colombia is slowly...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 20, 2011 | News
A lawmaker calls for the Colombian Congress to formally charge former president Alvaro Uribe over his alleged role in the wiretapping scandal. Congressman Yahir Acuna — head of the Congressional Accusations Commission...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 20, 2011 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Saturday he will meet his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez in Caracas on November 28. Santos made the annoucement following his arrival in London for an official visit. The...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 20, 2011 | News
The Colombian army said Saturday it had shut down the main radio station operated by the left-wing rebel group FARC. The army said troops captured transmitters and other broadcast equipment during the raid of a guerilla camp in...
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