Colombia's Fracking Boom Risks Deepening Environmental Conflicts

Apr 7, 2017 | Sebastian Ordoñez Muñoz
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A multinational fracking boom has begun in Colombia. New concessions threaten the water supply to the capital city of Bogota.

Information from Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency shows that at least forty-three new fracking concessions have been handed out to multinational companies including Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips and Drummond.

These concessions affect over three hundred municipalities, in the departments of Cesar, Santander, Boyacá, Cundinamarca and Tolima.