Colombia awards offshore environmental license to Occidental Petroleum subsidiary

Reuters12-20 21:40

BOGOTA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Colombia's national environmental licensing agency (ANLA) on Friday said it has awarded an environmental license to Anadarko Colombia Company, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum , to carry out oil and gas exploration in the country's Caribbean waters.

The exploration will take place in Block Col-1, the ANLA said in a statement, where Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said the license was awarded following "a rigorous evaluation."

(Reporting by Oliver Griffin)

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