Protests Shut Colombian Fields

摘要

Colombia’s fourth-largest oil producer,Petrominerales, said Monday it had been un-able to restart production of 30,000 b/d at itsCorcel and Guatiquia fields due to protests.Protests by local communities over envi-ronmental damage and job creation are fairlycommon in Latin America’s No. 4 oil pro-ducer, which is attracting billions of dollarsin foreign investment as security improves.