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In the middle of the conciliation of the Royalties law in Congress, they tried to put fracking “the bad way” in Colombia.
The controversial article 210 of the Royalties Law was definitively eliminated from this norm in the conciliation presented by Congress. The regulation that sought to enable fracking in Colombia had tried to be reintroduced in the conciliation process. Finally, the Senate and House committees eliminated this measure.
This was because the Chamber had approved in its version of the bill the article that would authorize fracking in Colombia. The Senate had removed the article, forcing conciliation commissions to determine which version would remain.
Amid opposition to the rule, the congressmen decided to keep the deleted article. This decision was celebrated by multiple sectors, who defended the protection of water in the country.
The hydraulic fracturing model (fracking) consists of the fracturing of rocks that have oil or natural gas embedded by means of high pressure water. By breaking the rocks, the water absorbs the gas and oil, to later be extracted at the surface.
This mechanism is very effective in extracting large amounts of oil, but it consumes even more water. In addition, the contamination of the water used causes it to destroy the environment, which is of great concern.
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