The USO union at Ecopetrol has backed President Abelardo De La Espriella's energy plan, which includes new blocks for hydrocarbon exploration and development of the Caribbean gas province.
The Unión Sindical Obrera USO, the Ecopetrol union, has backed President Abelardo De La Espriella's energy plan. The union stated that its commitment is to Colombia's energy sovereignty and self-sufficiency.
The government and USO agreed to promote new blocks for hydrocarbon exploration. Both parties proposed developing the Caribbean gas province as part of the national energy strategy.
Grupo Argos presented house models designed for coffee-farming families affected by an earthquake in Colombia, which can be constructed in three weeks.
Cali ends search operations following the earthquake and begins the reconstruction phase, with a toll of 150 dead and more than 1,500 injured.
The United Nations reported that 1.2 million people need humanitarian assistance following the earthquake that struck western Colombia, with unequal access to aid ten days after the disaster.