Ecopetrol: Whistleblower reveals Colombia oil giant's ‘awful’ pollution

Andrés Olarte sits before the cameras to tell the key moment of his life, when he went from oil engineer to environmental activist. This Colombian, exiled in Berlin since 2019, for several years kept on the hard drive of his computer secrets that affected the largest company in his country, the majority state Ecopetrol. Young and advisor there from 2017 to 2019, close to the management of the oil company, denounces that he received death threats…

Colombia’s top oil company concealed environmental damages: Investigation

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A green iguana rests above the letters spelling Ecopetrol at the headquarters of Colombia’s largest company, located in the heart of Bogotá, the capital city. In 2021, this petroleum giant became the first in the oil and gas industry in Latin America to pledge a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Yet, a recent investigation shows that the company’s operations appear far less green than the color of its ig…

Ecopetrol: Whistleblower reveals Colombia oil giant's ‘awful’ pollution

Colombia’s Ecopetrol polluted hundreds of sites, including water sources and wetlands, the BBC finds.

The former president of Ecopetrol and director of EPM has just landed in a Canadian gas station company. He was already at CESA, in Paz del Río and in a foundation The article Felipe Bayón dedicated to being part of several Boards, but not properly of companies in good situation was originally published in Las2orillas. Copyrights Las2orillas.co

Whistleblower reveals oil giant's 'awful' pollution

Colombian energy giant Ecopetrol has polluted hundreds of sites with oil, including water sources and biodiverse wetlands, the BBC World Service has found

BBC investigative reports raises concerns about Ecopetrol links to armed actors and threats against FEDEPESAN - Peace Brigades International-Canada

Photo: PBI-Canada visited with Yuly Velásquez and toured the San Silvestre wetland with FEDEPESAN, CREDHOS and PBI-Colombia in June 2022. A new BBC Eye Investigations report by Owen Pinnell titled “Oil giant’s leaked data reveals ‘awful’ pollution” raises significant questions about Ecopetrol polluting sources of drinking water in Colombia, their use of private security and possible links with armed groups, and the threats experienced by water p…