Locals destroy Chinese oil operation in southern Colombia
Chinese oil company Emerald Energy may abandon its controversial operations in southern Colombia...
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FARC releases Chinese hostages
Colombian guerrilla group FARC released three Chinese hostages and a translator Wednesday that were kidnapped last year, reported local media Thursday. The Chinese citizens were delivered to the Red Cross in Los Pozos (see map),...
Emerald Energy ordered to suspend mining over environmental concerns
Authorities in Colombia’s southwest on Tuesday ordered the suspension of oil operations carried out by multinational Emerald Energy for causing grave environmental damage. The autonomous administration of the southwest...
Colombia’s crude oil production on the decline
Colombia’s Ministry of Energy announced Wednesday production of crude oil has dropped by 0.5% in the last year. The government study reported that crude oil output stood at 934,000 barrels per day in June, compared with 939,000...
FARC attacks, threats lead to ‘oil paralysis’ in southern Colombia
FARC attacks and threats against oil infrastructure in southern Colombia have completely halted the production of one multinational company since March, financial magazine Portafolio reported Tuesday. Emerald Energy, a UK-based...
Chinese oil workers still missing one year on
Three Chinese oil workers and their translator are still missing one year after their disappearance. The workers disappeared in June 2011 near the town of San Vicente del Caguan, a restive guerrilla stronghold in the southern...
Oil transporters refuse to work in dangerous southern Colombia
Two oil transportation companies have suspended operations in the volatile Caqueta department following an alleged FARC attack earlier this week. Following a Monday oil truck ambush which killed two employees of driver and...
Emerald Energy suspends operations in southern Colombia following rebel attacks
Emerald Energy has suspended oil operations in Colombia’s south western department of Caqueta following a succession of guerrilla attacks, Radio Caracol announced Tuesday. The company has decided to stop work in the San...
‘FARC attack’ on oil trucks in central Colombia
Oil trucks were targeted in a suspected FARC attack in central Colombia Tuesday morning, reported local media. The trucks, belonging to international company Emerald Energy, were struck with bullets and explosives as they left...
Suspected FARC kidnapper of Chinese oil workers captured
Colombian police captured an alleged FARC member on Wednesday, suspected of kidnapping three Chinese oil workers in the southern department of Caqueta. According to authorities, the captured Molano Francisco Martinez, alias...
FARC demand $3M ransom for Chinese hostages
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group FARC demanded $3 million for the release of four kidnapped Chinese citizens. The Chinese citizens were taken hostage on June 8 in the Colombian department of Caqueta. Among the kidnapped...
Colombian army ‘closing in on kidnapped Chinese oil workers’
Colombia’s army commander said that forces are tightening the circle around the area of San Vicente del Caguan, Caqueta, where four Chinese oil workers were abducted by suspected FARC “For the military pressure we...
