Ecopetrol and Mindefensa, united to fight against damage to oil infrastructure

He Ecopetrol Group, the Ministry of Defense, The National Police, the Military Forces and the Financial Information and Analysis Unit announced the launch of a strategy in order to confront crimes against oil infrastructure of the Group companies.

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With this strategy they seek confront problems such as the seizure of hydrocarbons, attacks, thefts and the theft of electrical equipmentwhich in the last five years has left losses of more than $3.6 billion.

“This articulation with the institutions and security bodies of the State allows us is going to allowr greater force against organized crime around hydrocarbon theftyes“said Ricardo Roa, president of the Group

It is worth highlighting that the company has had strong financial and operational effects, since the Losses associated with care costs have meant $1.04 trillion, $1.6 trillion are losses due to income that was not received and $973,000 million in lower transfers for the Nation.

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Likewise, from 2019 to 2023 Some 5.3 million barrels of crude oil have been lost for theft and others 52,000 barrels of refined projects and 222 attacks on the Group’s production and transportation infrastructure.
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The Group reported that the joint action has already produced results, resulting in the capture of 28 people in the last 8 days, in Boyacá, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca and Cundinamarca.

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