ACP as a source of information
Source: El Nuevo Siglo – National
Date: August 24
Headline: V Intersectoral Dialogue on Environment with Hydrocarbons Sector
Understanding the importance of the national government's commitment in the National Development Plan 2018-2022, the Regional Autonomous Corporations and Sustainable Development - CAR, with the support of Ecopetrol and the accompaniment of the ACP, through Asocars, have scheduled a dialogue with the main actors in the hydrocarbons sector, aimed at improving the environmental and socioeconomic conditions of the country. In this context, the development of the “V Intersectoral Dialogue on Environment with Hydrocarbons Sector - Environmental contribution to local development” has been scheduled for September 17 in Bogotá.
Hydrocarbons Sector
Source: El Nuevo Siglo
Date: August 26
Headline: Final disposal of used oils and fuels
Coralina, with the aim of continuing to promote the final disposal of used oils, informed producers, distributors, and marketers of used vegetable oils, fuels, generators (industrial, commercial, and servers), and managers; about the implementation of the Resolution which establishes the provisions for the proper management of these. Every natural person, commercial entity, and service provider that generates Used Cooking Oils and is a manager of oils must register with the entity to comply with the requirements established in the resolution. With this measure, Coralina seeks to ensure that the community in this sector is aware of the regulations and understands the obligations and conditions they must meet.
Source: Vanguardia Liberal
Date: August 26
Headline: Propane gas, used by more than one million people in Santander
Of the 1,050 municipalities in the country that use LP Gas (LPG), in Santander this energy option is used by a total of 253,649 households, which means one million 14 thousand 596 people who consume more than 44 million kilograms of this fuel annually, according to the Colombian Association of LPG - Gasnova. The figures were revealed in the ‘LPG Sector Report 2019’ presented at the 2nd International LPG Congress organized by the guild, which featured more than 44 national and international speakers and panelists, discussing topics related to the future of propane gas in Colombian territory.
Source: La Opinión
Date: August 26
Headline: Fracking (*)
I would agree with fracking if by fracking we mean the obligation of the brides' parents to wear a tailcoat for their daughters' wedding. Otherwise, I join the majority who defend environmental conservation and warn of the environmental dangers of oil and gas extraction practices by unconventional methods. But not only for that reason, but because advancing in that practice says a lot about the economic model that the country pursues and the role that the State is expected to play in society with all the consequences that this entails.
Source: El Tiempo
Date: August 25
Headline: More evidence, less noise
If those tracking the issue are correct, everything points to the fact that in the coming days the ruling of the Council of State regarding a crucial issue for Colombia will be known: the use of unconventional techniques to extract hydrocarbons in the national territory, which includes hydraulic stimulation, better known as ‘fracking’. The lawsuit filed against a decree and a resolution issued by the Ministry of Mines and Energy more than five years ago, which established the rules for its use, led the high court to order precautionary measures that prevent the application of those norms. (…) What changes is that compared to traditional vertical drilling, which allowed the flow of hydrocarbons through porous rocks, there is now stimulation that involves the horizontal drilling of a well several hundred meters below the surface of the earth. The process is complex, but it is increasingly used in the extractive industry.
Source: El Nuevo Siglo
Date: August 25
Headline: Fracking or failure? By: Juan Camilo Restrepo
Soon, the Council of State must decide on a resource filed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy aimed at defining how the principle of “precaution” should be understood and applied regarding unconventional hydrocarbon exploitation also known as fracking. The decision made by the Council of State will be immensely important for the future of the country. Without exaggerating, we can say that it is one of the most significant determinations Colombia will make in many years. (…) According to the available jurisprudence from both the Council of State and the Constitutional Court, the precautionary principle would be fully complied with if the precautionary recommendations of the expert commission are applied. Now then: why is all this important? What is the real risk the country faces if we do not do fracking?
Regional News
Source: laschivasdelllano.com
Date: August 24
Headline: «The sin of being called Héctor Buitrago,» won the EQUION Casanare journalism award 2019
Wilson Durán Durán, director of Las Chivas del Llano, took first place in the audiovisual media category. EQUION awarded on Saturday, August 24, the best stories in radio, print media, and audiovisual media, among 34 works presented. In addition to Durán, the first prize in Radio was awarded to Jorge Luis Ospina and Omar Rey (La Voz de Yopal) and Luis Martín Mesa Paredes (El Nuevo Oriente). The jury, composed of Juan Roberto Vargas (director of Caracol Noticias), Claudia Palacios (presenter of CMI), and Edmer Tovas (Editor of Portafolio de El Tiempo), highlighted the work of Casanare journalism, where there were excellent stories and investigations ‘worthy of being shown in national media’.
Source: violetastereo.com
Date: August 24
Headline: Equión brought together the best
This Saturday in the Quiripa hall of the Chamber of Commerce of Casanare, the first version of the Equión journalism awards was presented, which honored the best works of Casanare communicators in the categories of radio, print, and audiovisual media. (…) On this occasion, the recognition in radio was for a work jointly produced by Jorge Luis Ospina Macías, Ómar Rey, and Emiro Riátiga of La Voz de Yopal. The award in the print category went to Martín Mesa of Nuevo Oriente. And in the audiovisual category, the recognition was awarded to Wilson Durán of Las Chivas del Llano.
Source: RCN Radio Villavicencio
Date: August 23
Source: violetastereo.com
Date: August 23
Headline: Gran Tierra vs. judicialized social leaders
Since 2017, three social leaders from the municipality of Yopal have been reported by the oil company Gran Tierra, allegedly for obstructing the road leading to the oil platform and the loss of 34 billion pesos. The events occurred in January 2017, when the environmental, community, and social community united to demand that Gran Tierra not carry out exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Prosperidad one oil well, which is on the outskirts of the urban area of the capital of Casanare. This situation later resonated in the Administrative Court of Casanare, when a popular action was requested to review this process and the use of the precautionary principle.
Source: laopcion.com.co
Date: August 23
In the Guacamayas room of the Dayamú Hotel, yesterday, the social investment made by Parex in the Tame territory during the 2018 period was officially announced. For its executives, the work done so far has been satisfactory and pleasing, which, as is widely known, initially lacked trust and acceptance from the citizens regarding this type of project due to the lack of closeness and deep knowledge of how the company operates, but over time that perception has changed. (…) The President said they will continue with the tax works project, but that the investment will be around 20 billion represented in works focused on education and infrastructure in Tame, Saravena, and Arauca.
Colombian Association of Oil and Gas