Alleged members of the leftist guerrilla organization FARC attacked the Trans-Andean oil pipeline with explosives in southern Colombia on Tuesday. Colombian media reported that the explosion caused an oil spill…
Colmbian oil workers union USO have warned that Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales could see a repeat of last September’s protests that brought production grinding to a halt if the…
Colombian-Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales has agreed to hire all unskilled laborers locally in a region hit by protests that temporarily shut down two major oil fields, the company’s vice…
Colombia will not allow oil and gas exploration in the Caribbean department of San Andres y Providencia to protect the islands’ environment, society and culture, President Juan Manuel Santos said…
The General Index of the Stock Exchange (IGBC) has fallen by 2.68% in a week as the shock waves of the global financial crisis begin to be felt in Colombia,…
Labor protests against Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. ended Wednesday with a tentative agreement brokered by the government between the company and workers. The deal puts an end to a labor…
Authorities have imposed a curfew in a central Colombian municipality in an attempt to regain control of oil worker protests that have forced Pacific Rubiales to shut down production. The…
At least four people were injured in clashes between police and oil workers who are blocking roads at a Pacific Rubiales site in central Colombia in protest against stalled pay…
Alleged guerrillas of the FARC attacked a convoy of Emerald Energy, a subsidiary of Chinese Sinochem, in the south of Colombia Saturday. One oil worker died in the attack. According…