Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-23-2012
Abstract
Colombian Energy Minister Mauricio Cárdenas said earlier this month that the FARC has stepped up attacks on oil and mining infrastructure in order to extort companies after changes to royalty distributions cut into the rebel group's finances. There have been more than 40 bombings in Colombia thus far this year, doubling the pace of recent years. What accounts for the rise in rebel attacks and where are they most prevalent? How serious of a threat are the attacks, extortion and kidnappings to Colombia's oil sector? What needs to be done to improve the security of the sector?
Rights
Article re-posted as a PDF document with permission from the publisher as part of an Institutional Repository collection to aggregate Latin American energy policy, dialogue, white papers, reports, and educational materials.
Language
English
Publisher
Inter-American Dialogue
Recommended Citation
Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor. "How insecure is the Colombian oil sector?." (2012). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/la_energy_dialog/93
