One man was shot by the military when thousands of locals from towns across the south of Colombia took to the streets on Monday claiming that fracking activities by foreign and local…
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The chief of Colombia’s state-run oil company was forced to make a public apology after insulting a university professor by claiming the scholar was below “my own level.” Colombia state oil chief apologizes for being a…
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Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday he had suspended the environmental license that allowed a US oil company’s subsidiary to explore fracking possibilities near one of the country’s most precious ecosystems. Colombia suspends…
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In light of a statement by the Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS) that links exist between hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking”, and earthquakes, some in Colombia have called for a…
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Colombia cannot afford to stop fracking, according to state-run oil company Ecopetrol, alarming environmentalists across the country. Can Colombia afford to stop fracking faced with plummeting oil revenue? was last modified:…
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Colombia’s national government has approved the use of fracking, a highly controversial drilling technique for extracting deeply buried natural gas deposits, in a bid to increase its reserves and sustain…
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The president of Colombia’s state-owned Ecopetrol has announced the oil firm will process licenses for the use of fracking technology, saying that the company has a great interest in using the…
Locals and Colombia tourism operators are furious after finding out the subsidiary of a US oil company is allowed to explore fracking possibilities near the springs of the Caño Cristales river, one…
Colombia is looking to natural gas and fracking as a means to increase its energy reserves and preserve the dominance of its hydrocarbon sector in the economy. Colombia looks to…
The controversial drilling technique for extracting large amounts of deeply buried natural gas known as “fracking” has irreversibly arrived in Colombia. Colombia enters the era of ‘fracking’ was last modified:…