Colombia’s oil company suspends fracking
Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said Tuesday that it would suspend its fracking...
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Without fracking, Colombia’s currency will plummet: oil and mining minister
Colombia’s oil and mining minister warned on Wednesday that the value of the peso would...
State Council upholds Colombia’s ban on fracking while government is granting licenses
Colombia’s state council upheld a ban on fracking on Tuesday and proceeded to investigate...
Colombia’s Ecopetrol to start fracking in US
Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said Wednesday that it will begin fracking...
Fracking in Colombia on hold after state council orders new study
Colombia’s State Council on Friday dismissed much of a report of mainly oil industry...
Colombia hints it could green-light fracking, despite warnings
Colombia ‘s government hinted last week that it will permit fracking by foreign oil...
Comptroller warns Colombia is not ready for fracking
Colombia is not prepared to begin fracking and should at least temporarily ban the controversial...
Fracking in Colombia given go-ahead despite risks and broken election promises
An expert commission has given the go-ahead for fracking pilot projects in Colombia, despite...
Fracking operations spur violence and unrest in south Colombia
One man was shot by the military when thousands of locals from towns across the south of Colombia...
Colombia state oil chief apologizes for being a condescending jerk in fracking debate
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.” Ecopetrol chief Juan Carlos Echeverry,...
Colombia suspends fracking license near unique ecosystem after wave of indignation
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...
Uproar in Colombia over fracking plans near one of country’s most unique ecosystems
Locals and Colombia tourism operators are furious after finding out the subsidiary of a US oil...
