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President Santos recalled the nation's peace negotiator from Ecuador and told the military to "act with force and respond to this ELN aggression."

Ecopetrol has a 50% stake in the discovery, which is lighter than typical heavy Colombian oil, according to the company.

From Odebrecht and the Panama Papers to court and Congress officials accepting bribes, Colombians are increasingly fed up with their nation's pervasive corruption.

The exploration plan calls for drilling at least 620 development wells and 12 exploration wells, an increase of around 140 wells over 2017.

Ecopetrol says the main purpose of the the new subsidiary “will be energy generation, conversion, and marketing."

The two state oil companies have already partnered to look for resources off the coast of Mexico.

Researchers were able to find the “optimal operating parameters” and the rate of air injection that simulate the emulsions recorded at industrial level.

Ecopetrol said that it “rejects these illegal actions” that endanger people, damage the environment, and harm neighboring communities.

"Ecopetrol emphatically rejects these illegal actions," said the oil company.

The company said that its Spanish subsidiary “is currently inactive and is no longer needed by the business group.”