Colombia's president orders national oil company to sell US fracking operation after backing down to Trump
Colombian President Gustavo Petro killed a deal between his state-run oil company and a U.S. counterpart, weeks after backing down to President Trump.
Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture over environmental concerns
Colombian president Gustavo Petro has ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with U.S.
Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture
Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with a US-owned company, citing environmental concerns. The partnership was expected to produce around 90,000 barrels of oil per day.
Colombia's Petro calls for sale of Ecopetrol fracking operations in US
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for the sale of state oil firm Ecopetrol's fracking operations in the United States to invest in clean energy.
Colombia’s president orders country to sell off all its state-run oil assets within the United States
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is apparently loing to go green, ordering the country to sell off all its state-run oil assets within the United States. During a […]
Colombian president orders Ecopetrol to cancel US fracking venture
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has instructed state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel its joint venture with the US-based Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) due to environmental concerns. The venture, which involves the fracking method of oil extraction,
Colombia’s President Cancels $880M Oil Venture to Protect Nature
Colombia’s president made a strong and unexpected decision. He ordered Ecopetrol, the country’s government-controlled oil company, to cancel a major deal with a U.S.-owned company, Occidental Petroleum (Oxy).
House passes bill blocking future presidential bans on hydraulic fracking
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Sixteen Democrats vote for GOP bill to protect fracking
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House passes bill to prevent fracking moratorium
The House approved legislation Friday to prevent the president from enacting a moratorium on hydraulic fracking for oil and gas. H.R. 26, the “Protecting American Energy Production Act,” passed in a ...
Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
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Chris Wright, Former Fracking Executive, Confirmed As Nation's 17th Energy Secretary
The Senate voted Monday to confirm Chris Wright as the nation’s 17th secretary of the Department of Energy.
Fracking pioneer Chris Wright confirmed as Trump’s energy secretary
Wright, 59, was approved in a 59-38 vote, with both Republicans and Democrats supporting his confirmation as the next energy secretary.
Shares in Ecopetrol fall after Colombia's Petro calls for sale of US fracking business
Shares in Colombia's majority state-owned energy conglomerate Ecopetrol fell 2.20% in early trading to 2,005 pesos ($0.48) ...