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Summary

Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel its joint venture with U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) over environmental concerns.

The $880 million project in the Permian Basin, set to produce 90,000 barrels per day, involved fracking, a practice Petro strongly opposes. He urged reinvesting in clean energy instead.

While Colombia bans domestic fracking, this marks the first time it has blocked an overseas fracking deal.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I find it deliciously ironic that a man named Petro has so much animosity for the petrochem industry.

Nominative un-determinism?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago

This is the first petrostate I feel like I can get behind.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Perhaps motivated a bit by Trump's recent bullying by threatening tariffs.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I know he's not too popular at home but the more I hear about this guy the more I like him

[–] brucethemoose 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It sounds like all this could give him a boost?

[–] P00ptart 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Standing up to trump will.

[–] demonsword 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I disagree. You underestimate the amount of people here at my old Latin America that just simps for north americans, no matter what

[–] ByteJunk 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Did they miss how Trump strong-armed the very same Colombia with the immigration planes? Is the misinformation that strong there already?

[–] demonsword 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

decades of indoctrination wouldn't change simply because of that

[–] P00ptart 1 points 5 days ago

Yeah but "strong man" machismo standing up to "strong man" trump does have benefits.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He recently visited Mexico and stayed at Palacio Nacional (the Mexican president current residence). There was no negotiation, talk, conference or any kind of diplomatic visit scheduled. He just came and stayed at our president's home. Petro, you dawg.

[–] Cycle0861 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And Mexico's president supports fracking. Even has a project of her own

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

She definitely got fracked.