New discovery of light crude oil in Capachos block (Arauca
Andina Norte-1 achieved an average production of 2,785 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 4.3 million cubic feet per day (msfd) of gas, in the Guadalupe formation, and 621 bpd and 1.5 msfd of gas in
The Fatal Attraction of Civil War: Violence and the Oil
By using disaggregate-level data on the conflict in Arauca, an important oil-producing region of Colombia, this case study indicates that intensifying levels of civil war violence in areas of
Oil extraction in Arauca: Colombia, the United States
The essay uses the case of oil extraction in Arauca department, north-east Colombia (see map, Appendix 1, pg 44) to examine the impacts of the corporate-state security consensus on individuals. Arauca is placed directly at an intersection of concentrated interests representing the three constituents of global society – nation states (Colombia
80 Million Gallons of Oil, Larger Than Exxon Spill
Petrosucre froze oil extraction in January 2019 after being sanctioned by President Donald Trump's administration, leaving 1.3 million barrels of crude oil, some 80 million gallons, aboard the
The U.S.'s Secret War: The Impact of U.S. Aid in Colombia
Arauca is a cattle-growing area that has also become one of Colombia's major oil producing regions. Local governments and people in areas of oil extraction receive little of the royalties foreign firms pay to the Colombian government, and the region suffers from high rates of unemployment.
Occidental - SourceWatch
Oil Extraction in Arauca: Colombia, the United States and Occidental Petroleum This is a dissertation submitted for Mc in Development Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London. It discusses the national context including the struggles over territorial control and the consolidation of the elite.
US protects vital oil pipeline in Colombia — Alexander's
US protects vital oil pipeline in Colombia Oct 04, 2002 02:00 AM Casting a wary eye for rebel snipers, Lt. Felipe Zuniga and his counterinsurgency troops slog through the wet fields and patches of jungle. ... United States Special Forces will arrive in Colombia to begin laying the groundwork for the training of Lieutenant Zuniga and his 35-man
Where our oil comes from - U.S. Energy Information
The United States is one of the largest crude oil producers. About 100 countries produce crude oil. The United States was the top crude oil producer in 2018 and 2019. U.S. oil refineries obtain crude oil produced in the United States and in other countries. Different types of companies supply crude oil to the world market.
Petroleum in the United States
Petroleum in the United States has been a major industry since shortly after the oil discovery in the Oil Creek area of Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1859. The industry includes exploration, production, processing (refining), transportation, and marketing of natural gas and petroleum products. As of 2019, the United States is the world's largest oil producer.
United States Crude Oil Production | 1950-2020 Data | 2021
Crude Oil Production in the United States decreased to 10579 BBL/D/1K in August from 10984 BBL/D/1K in July of 2020. Crude Oil Production in the United States averaged 7537.52 BBL/D/1K from 1950 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 12879 BBL/D/1K in November of 2019 and a record low of 3971 BBL/D/1K in September of 2008. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States
Oil extraction in Arauca: Colombia, the United States
The essay uses the case of oil extraction in Arauca department, north-east Colombia (see map, Appendix 1, pg 44) to examine the impacts of the corporate-state security consensus on individuals. Arauca is placed directly at an intersection of concentrated interests representing the three constituents of global society – nation states (Colombia
80 Million Gallons of Oil, Larger Than Exxon Spill
Petrosucre froze oil extraction in January 2019 after being sanctioned by President Donald Trump's administration, leaving 1.3 million barrels of crude oil, some 80 million gallons, aboard the
New discovery of light crude oil in Capachos block (Arauca
Andina Norte-1 achieved an average production of 2,785 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 4.3 million cubic feet per day (msfd) of gas, in the Guadalupe formation, and 621 bpd and 1.5 msfd of gas in
The Fatal Attraction of Civil War: Violence and the Oil
By using disaggregate-level data on the conflict in Arauca, an important oil-producing region of Colombia, this case study indicates that intensifying levels of civil war violence in areas of
The U.S.'s Secret War: The Impact of U.S. Aid in Colombia
Arauca is a cattle-growing area that has also become one of Colombia's major oil producing regions. Local governments and people in areas of oil extraction receive little of the royalties foreign firms pay to the Colombian government, and the region suffers from high rates of unemployment.
Occidental - SourceWatch
Oil Extraction in Arauca: Colombia, the United States and Occidental Petroleum This is a dissertation submitted for Mc in Development Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London. It discusses the national context including the struggles over territorial control and the consolidation of the elite.
US protects vital oil pipeline in Colombia — Alexander's
US protects vital oil pipeline in Colombia Oct 04, 2002 02:00 AM Casting a wary eye for rebel snipers, Lt. Felipe Zuniga and his counterinsurgency troops slog through the wet fields and patches of jungle. ... United States Special Forces will arrive in Colombia to begin laying the groundwork for the training of Lieutenant Zuniga and his 35-man
Where our oil comes from - U.S. Energy Information
The United States is one of the largest crude oil producers. About 100 countries produce crude oil. The United States was the top crude oil producer in 2018 and 2019. U.S. oil refineries obtain crude oil produced in the United States and in other countries. Different types of companies supply crude oil to the world market.
- How many barrels of oil a day in Colombia?
- In 1983, tests on wells dug by Ecopetrol and Occidental Petroleum, known as OXY, at Caño Limón in Cravo Norte, Arauca, indicated that oil reserves in that location amounted to 500 million barrels. By 1994, the flow was more than a million barrels a day, and the boom in Colombia’s oil frontier was underway.
- Could Colombia be the first oil producing country to stop drilling?
- President Gustavo Petro of Colombia has argued that fossil fuels have not lifted enough people out of poverty to justify their impact on climate. Colombia would be the first major oil producing country in the world to stop drilling if Mr. Petro successfully decoupled the national budget from oil money.
- How does Colombia export oil?
- Through pipelines, the thick crude travels over the Andes and to the Caribbean coast, and then onto tankers, mostly to the United States. Much like another famous export of Colombia’s, it has an addictive quality. In the span of a generation, the nation’s economy became dependent on oil revenue.
- Why did Colombia increase oil production?
- The company—and the Colombian government—are purportedly responding in part to pressure from the Biden government, which asked Colombian officials to increase oil production for import to the United States by 40,000 barrels per day, in response to dwindling supplies due to the war in Ukraine.
