The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) and its affiliated companies in the oil and gas industry deeply regret and join the national mourning for the passing of Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo this morning due to the Covid-19 virus.
As a guild, we recognized the Minister as a great public official, tireless, who died exercising his vocation of service to Colombia. We express our sincere condolences to his wife, children, other family members, and loved ones, as well as to the National Government.
We also join in the feeling of mourning that today envelops Casanare due to the loss of Johana Chala, Secretary of Finance of the Department; who died last night due to complications caused by the virus.
The oil and gas industry stands in solidarity with the more than 51,000 Colombian families who have suffered the loss of their loved ones, victims of the covid-19 pandemic; from the heart, we accompany them and wish them the strength needed to overcome such difficult moments.
From the ACP, we reiterate the call for self-care, to rigorously comply with biosecurity recommendations to prevent the virus from continuing to spread and to avoid the impact from becoming greater. The invitation is to continue taking care of each other, and for us, as a country, to act responsibly.
Colombian Association of Oil and Gas