Tag: Energy

Foro Verdad y Empresas Afectaciones a la infraestructura petrolera en Colombia

Discussion of a report about the conflict and the oil sector being delivered to the Truth Commission.

July 31, 2020

Alias “Pablito,” the commander of the ELN’s powerful Eastern War Front, issues a communiqué offering to cease the group’s attacks on Colombia’s energy infrastructure if the country meets seven conditions. The conditions are unlikely to receive the Duque government’s serious consideration: they include a 50 percent cut in fuel prices, the elimination of tolls, a sharp increase in social investment using oil revenues, and a suspension of fracking.

February 5, 2020