Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced the state will cover all medical expenses resulting from the explosion of an oil pipe in the central Colombian department of Risaralda on…
Eight people have been killed and 60 injured after a pipe exploded early Friday morning in the central Colombian department of Risaralda, reports Radio Caracol. Witnesses reported hearing the blast at…
Ecopetrol launched on Monday the second phase of emergency works to cope with the aftermath of a burst oil pipe in northern Colombia, according to newspaper El Espectador. Ecopetrol, Colombia’s…
A burst pipe has spilled thousands of barrels of oil into a reservoir, contaminating the water supply of Cucuta, north Colombia, according to Radio Caracol. It is the second time…
A new Ecopetrol plant producing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has gone into operation in east Colombia, the state-run petroleum company announced Monday. The Cusiana plant, in the department of Casanare…
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…
Workers protesting conditions at Colombia’s state-owned oil company Ecopetrol have ended their strike in Barrancabermeja, but are continuing action in Cartagena. An eight-day strike at the Barrancabermeja refinery came to an…
Colombia’s wildlife conservation efforts in the north of the country have led to the discovery of the largest population of one of the most endangered species of crocodiles in the…
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…