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

Repairs have not been completed due to “continued harassment by firing helicopters” and “anti-personnel mines,” said Ecopetrol.

The oil spill has threatened a nearby stream that feeds into an aqueduct relied upon by some 3,500 locals in Guamalito.

The prolonged shutdown has cost Colombia some 893,000 barrels of production, according to Ecopetrol.

Ecopetrol did not identify who attacked the pipeline, but a Reuters reports states that military sources believe ELN guerrillas were responsible.

Ecopetrol CEO Juan Carlos Echeverry has called for an "extraordinary" shareholder meeting next month to fill open seats on the oil company's board of directors.

The state-controlled oil giant and the U'wa community that has spent decades fighting energy firms have negotiated an end to their standoff in Norte de Santander.

Ecopetrol’s Oleoducto (Pipeline) Caño Limón Coveñas has reached 30 years of operation, reported Ecopetrol this month. Over that time, the pipeline has transported 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil, contributing $148 billion pesos to the economies of the surrounding areas. Such...

Global hotel operator InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Cúcuta hotel. The newly constructed, 98-room hotel is IHG’s first property in the city of Cúcuta and the fourth Holiday Inn hotel in Colombia. Amenities at the Holiday In...