The president of Colombia’s largest private oil producer, Toronto-based Pacific Rubiales, said Friday that output remains “completely normal” despite a labor strike announced Monday by a union representing some of…
The Colombian government hit back at threats by oil company Pacific Rubiales to suspend production unless security improves at their site in Puerto Gaitan as worker protests continue. The company…
Canada’s Pacific Rubiales threatened Tuesday to suspend operations at its Campo Rubiales oil fields if the Colombian government fails improve protection from illegal armed groups and violent protests. Pacific Rubiales…
U.S. labor union United Steelworkers sent Hillary Clinton an “emergency alert” Friday warning Secretary of State that Colombian unionists are under an “elevated threat” after Washington approved a free trade…
Colombian-Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales has agreed to hire all unskilled laborers locally in a region hit by protests that temporarily shut down two major oil fields, the company’s vice…
Colombia’s Confederation of Workers (CUT) announced that 30,000 public sector workers in Bogota, Medellin, and Cali will strike over lack of collective bargaining rights, outsourcing and worker instability on October…
Protests rocked Colombia’s fourth largest oil producer Petrominerales Ltd on Thursday, forcing the Canadian firm to suspend output of 15,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), the company and a…
President Juan Manuel Santos called on the Colombia’s army general and national police director to help with petroleum company labor riots in the central department of Meta. Protests began last…
Three thousand employees of petroleum company Pacific Rubiales joined the strike in the Rubiales field, which is one of the company’s most important areas of exploration and production, Colombian media reported…