Colombian Oil Sector Seeks Protection From a Wave of Sabotage

Colombia’s oil and gas association urged authorities to take “urgent action” after a surge in sabotage attacks on critical energy infrastructure.

A group broke in and set fire to the Quifa field facilities in Meta province in central Colombia on Monday, the association known as ACP said in a statement, the latest in a series of attacks in the region that started May 6.

Frontera Energy Corp., which operates the field, said in a separate statement that the attacks, which also included vandalism of roads, are due to unrest that is unrelated to its business.

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