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Price of gasoline and diesel fall in Colombia

The price of gasoline and diesel in Colombia fell for the second month in a row to $4.80 and diesel is now $4.37 per gallon respectively in Bogota. As of Friday the price of a gallon of gasoline had dropped $0.08 while that of...

Colombia’s gas sales ‘normal’ on Anti-Pump Day

Gasoline providers reported normal fuel sales on Anti-Pump Day, despite the popularity of the boycott on social networking sites. Colombian Senator Alexandra Moreno Piaquive had called on Colombians to boycott gasoline purchases...

Colombian senator calls for national gas boycott

A Colombian senator called on citizens to avoid buying gasoline for one day in protest of ‘unfair’ prices, reported local media Monday. Colombian Senator Alexandra Moreno Piaquive marked March 12 as “Anti Pump...

Colombia to use new formula to dictate gas price

Minister of Mines and Energy Mauricio Cardenas Santamaria said Friday that from October 1 a new formula to dictate the price of fuel will go into effect, in a conversation with Caracol Radio. “What we are looking for is...

Transport workers block Pan-American Highway in Pasto

A stoppage by transport workers Tuesday demanding the government cap the price of gasoline has blocked the Pan-American Highway and has affected approximately 300,000 people in Pasto, the capital of the southwestern Nariño...

Colombian gas prices rise

The price of gasoline in Colombia increased by $0.056 per gallon Monday after authorization for the rise was granted by the Ministry of Mining and Energy Friday. A gallon of gasoline in the Colombian capital Bogota now costs...

New system to soften fuel hikes

Colombia’s finance minister announced a new system for calculating fuel prices to soften increases in gasoline costs, reports RCN Radio Tuesday. Juan Carlos Echeverry explained that the new system, which will be in place...

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