Since late August, the ELN has carried out at least 14 attacks on pipelines, spilling crude oil into rivers and igniting ...
Two weeks ago, Colombia’s state oil and gas operator, Ecopetrol, reported five attacks on two major pipelines. According to Bloomberg, there have been at least 14 attacks on oil pipelines in ...
Oil pipelines in eastern Colombia were attacked five times in recent days, after a ceasefire with leftist rebels broke down. The Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline, which transports crude from fields ...
Colombia’s state-owned oil company Ecopetrol has reported five attacks on two pipelines, adding that exports of the commodity have not been affected. The Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline was attacked ...
In addition, the UC-ELN violates the ban on attacking non-military targets by systematically bombing Colombia’s oil pipelines in order to extort money from oil companies and press a political point.
Oil pipelines in eastern Colombia were attacked five times in recent days, after a ceasefire with leftist rebels broke down. The Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline, which transports crude from fields ...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was due to meet President Juan Manuel Santos and members of the UN mission in Colombia ... and repeatedly blown up oil pipelines To finance itself it has ...
BOGOTA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Protests by truckers in Colombia ... Cano Limon-Covenas and Bicentenario pipelines, also threaten operations at state-run oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN), opens new ...
A remote-controlled motorcycle bomb has killed 10 people and injured 48 others early in Colombia. The bomb exploded about 4am (11am UK time) as revellers were leaving bars and nightclubs in the ...
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN)-- Nigeria's main militant group said Friday it destroyed another oil pipeline owned and operated ... after what it said was a deadly bombing raid on civilians.
As well as attacks with explosives, Colombia's pipelines are frequently the target of criminal gangs who illegally siphon oil for clandestine refining and use in the drug trade. The country's ...