Colombia protest cuts Ecopetrol oilfield’s output by 80%
Crude production at Colombia’s La Cira-Infantas oilfield has fallen more than 80 percent...
Tag: Barrancabermeja
North Colombia state sees unusual spike in school drop-outs
Drop-out rates from Colombia’s formal educational institutions in the northern state of Santander are now at 1.2%, according to a report from the Ministry of Education. Of the 40,000 students who attend public schools in...
Grenade explodes in north-Colombia bar: 1 dead, 27 injured
Unknown men threw a grenade into a bar in the northern Colombian city of Barrancabermeja Saturday, killing one and injuring 27 According to media reports, two men on a motorcycle passed the establishment and threw the grenade....
International theater festival for peace returns to Colombia
The second International Theater Festival for Peace will return to the central Colombian city of Barrancabermeja for nine days of collective creativity. The festival will be held from September 15 to 23 to “amplify the...
Oil equipment company shuts down Colombian rigs due to unrest
Energy equipment conglomerate Estrella International Energy Services has shut down its Colombian rigs and platforms after labor unrest and demonstrations directed towards its client Ecopetrol, reported energy publication Platts...
Ecopetrol to sue labor union over protests
Colombian state-run oil company Ecopetrol announced on Thursday that it will file lawsuits against labor union USO over damages and injuries inflicted during Wednesday’s worker protests. A press release by the oil company...
‘FARC’ detonate explosive device on gas pipeline
An alleged FARC explosive device has destroyed a section of a natural gas pipeline in the northern Caribbean coastal department of La Guajira for the second time in two weeks, Caracol Radio reported Thursday. Authorities have...
Ex-congressman wanted for killing of local official in 1991
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court has called to trial former congressman Jose Aristides Andrade for his alleged involvement in the murder of a local official in northern Colombia nearly 20 years ago, Caracol Radio...
