Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Jul 11, 2011 | Economy
Loss-making oil and gas company Alange Energy Corp said it would farm out two of its properties located in Catatumbo Basin in Colombia, to YPF, Argentina’s biggest energy company, for up to $123 million. Under the deal,...
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At least 14 prisoners fled a prison in southwest Colombia after outside helpers set off explosives and opened fire on prison guards, Colombian media reported Sunday. The prison is located in the town of Tumaco, a town on the...
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Armed men have assassinated a candidate for the council of Caldas, a town just outside the city of Medellin. The murder brought the number of killed local election candidates to nine. The assassination Friday happened a day...
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The death toll of Saturday’s FARC bomb attack on several towns in the southwest of Colombia was raised to six, local media reported Sunday. Some 70 civilians were injured in the attack. According to Caracol Radio, the...
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FARC guerrillas attacked a local market in southwest Colombia Saturday killing at least three people and injuring 70 others in the southwestern town of Toribio, its mayor told French press agency AFP. “It was a brutal...
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