The document summarizes plans for oil exploitation in ecologically sensitive areas in Colombia and Venezuela. It discusses how the Colombian environmental agency approved permits for a US oil company to drill 150 wells near Caño Cristales river, despite opposition from local leaders who say it will damage the ecosystem. It also outlines meetings between Venezuelan and Russian officials to discuss exploiting oil fields in Venezuela with funding from Russian banks. Ecuador is also mentioned as hiring a Chinese consortium to explore for oil in two blocks in its southern Amazon region.

1. Venezuel
a and
Rusia
Crude in
Amazon

2. In danger the most beautiful river in
the world by oil exploitation.
El Caño Cristales is located in the Sierra
de la Macarena National Park in the
department of Meta, Colombia.
The National
Environmental
Licensing Agency
(ANLA) granted
permits to a US oil
company to drill 150
wells in protected
areas in the
municipality of La
Macarena, an area
located only 67
kilometers from Caño
Cristales, the river
classified as the "
world".
Four years ago, the municipality of La Macarena, in
the department of Meta, was inspected by engineers of
the oil company Hupecol Operating, to start the
exploitation of some areas. Finally, after evaluating the
feasibility of the project, which cost 3 billion pesos (US $
1 million), the oil company applied the procedures to
begin the 150-well project.
Fernando Irégui, director of ANLA, approved the
project despite the fact that the inhabitants of the area,
as well as mayors, municipal leaders and councilors
rejected the measure because it is an ecocide.
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3. The mayor of La
Macarena, in Meta
department, Ismael
Medellín, said that in
the area converge two
reserves that are the
Tinigua Park and the
Sierra de La
Macarena. "With that
approval, important
tributaries of water are
put at risk, where the
Duda, Guayabero and
Lozada rivers are
born."
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 "If the
government gives
way to the oil
industry, we will
end up with our
entire ecosystem
and we will lose
the influx of more
than 14 thousand
tourists that are
received in Caño
Cristales annually,
who come to enjoy
the beauty of the
site," added
Medellín.
In danger the most beautiful river in
the world by oil exploitation.

4. Venezuela and Russia predict
the exploitation of oil fields
 The Minister of Oil and Mining and President of PDVSA, Eulogio
Del Pino, undertakes an OPEC and non-OPEC country tour;
Russia is their first stop.
Venezuela and Russia foresee the exploitation
of fruitful fields in the West of the South American
country, in view of the stabilization of the oil prices
for which they draw strategies.
As part of his visit to Russia, Petroleum and
Mining Minister and PDVSA President Eulogio Del
Pino met with Gazprombank's vice president Boris
Ivanov to discuss the funding mechanisms that
have been part of the development plan Of the
Russian-Venezuelan joint venture.
Gazprombank confirmed its willingness to
continue strengthening the alliance with the
Venezuelan state oil company and is anticipating a
visit to Venezuela in the short term.
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5. What now?

6. Crude in Amazon
 Ecuador hires Chinese firm to explore and
exploit crude in Amazon
 The Government of Ecuador reported that it
celebrated today, January 25, 2016, service
contracts with the Chinese consortium Andes
Petroleum for the exploration and exploitation of
crude oil at two sites in the southern Amazon of
the country. The Ministry of Hydrocarbons said in a
statement that the contracts are for the so-called
"Block 79" and "Block 83" located in the
Amazonian province of Pastaza. These
agreements were signed under the service
contract with China National Petroleum
Corporation (CNPC) and China Petrochemical
Corporation (Sinopec), which are part of the Andes
Petroleum consortium.
The signing of the
contract was celebrated
by the Secretary of
Hydrocarbons, Ivonne
Fabara, and the
President of Andes
Petroleum Ecuador,
Zhao Xinjun.
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7. Writed by: Neufarid
Tapia
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