Deal #805

The current distribution and the polygon of the area were found in the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos, the colombian institute in charge of the Mining Projects in Colombia. I downloaded the data from http://www.anh.gov.co/Asignacion-de-areas/Paginas/Mapa-de-tierras.aspx

Oil/Gas - Just 14860 under extraction, the rest is still in exploration.

Thomas Siron: There is no land rights transfer but the state authorize an enterprise to explore and exploit the subsoil in an indigenous reserve ("resguardo"). / There was an update in the contract on October 20, 2006. The government allowed the exploration for 6 years and afterwards the company will have the permission to exploit the field until it is economically possible. Source: http://www.bvc.com.co/recursos/emisores/especiales/2007/EmisionesPrimarias2007/EopetrolEmisionPrimaria2007/Prospecto_Ecopetrol.pdf - Page 125

Before the exploitation, according to the Constitution and OIT Convention 169, the State has to consult indigenous people who live in the affected area. In this case, U'Wa people refused the exploitation (one organization expressed it during the consulting process and other organization refused to participate in the process) but in 2006, the State Council decided that the project could go forward. I couldn't find recent informations about the state of the project.

Before the exploitation, according to the Constitution and OIT Convention 169, the State has to consult indigenous people who live in the affected area. In this case, U'Wa people refused the exploitation (one organization expressed it during the consulting process and other organization refused to participate in the process) but in 2006, the State Council decided that the project could go forward. I couldn't find recent informations about the state of the project. According to the ANH in 2017 there was 14860 Has under oil extraction. See excel file in the sources. The extraction of Gas was possible in 2009 and they were extracting 30 Milliong of cubic feets per day. (https://www.portafolio.co/economia/finanzas/pozo-gibraltar-resulto-reserva-gas-condensado-petroleo-451834)