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May 7, 2025
Resettlement
Ecopetrol has a procedure in place for population resettlement, based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights - PRNU, and international policies on population resettlement: World Bank OP 4-12, the IDB standard OP-710 and the Manual for the preparation of the resettlement plan of the International Finance Corporation - IFC. The procedure establishes the conceptual and methodological route to prevent, mitigate, correct and compensate the economic and social impacts caused by the involuntary displacement of the population, caused by the Company's operations and projects. Likewise, it defines the actions to reestablish socioeconomic conditions and generate an opportunity to improve the conditions of the population to be resettled.
The following programs set out the measures agreed with the population to be resettled:
- Information, communication, and participation: establishes a direct and permanent communication channel, which facilitates the process with the population to be resettled, avoiding uncertainty among the social units.
- Social accompaniment: establishes strategies and inter-institutional coordination actions to guarantee access to social services in their new place of settlement, have comprehensive accompaniment, seek strategies for managing conflicts generated, and identify networks (family and social) that can support the process.
- Accompaniment for economic restoration: seeks actions to restore the economic conditions of social units, and generate additional alternatives for this population.
- Acquisition of infrastructure (including legal, technical, and indemnity valuation matters)
Resettlement cases
In 2024, 1,094 resettlements were submitted, 89% (974) of which are closed, and 11% (120) will undergo the execution and monitoring phase. This means an 81% increase vis-a-vis 2023 (604).
Table. Summary of resettlements by regional 2024
|
Regional |
Phase |
Temporary |
Definitive |
Total |
|
Central |
Evaluation and closure |
941 |
33 |
974 |
|
Execution and monitoring |
90 |
30 |
120 |
|
|
TOTAL |
1.031 |
63 |
1.094 |
|
Source: Corporate Vicepresidency of Transformation of the Territory and HSE, Dialogue and Relationships Management
Table. Company assets and projects that required resettlement in 2024
|
Regional |
Asset and/or project |
Type of resettlement |
Total |
||
|
Temporary |
Definitive |
Phase |
|||
|
Central |
Lisama Field |
22 |
0 |
Evaluation and closure |
22 |
|
Central |
Provincia Field |
13 |
0 |
Evaluation and closure |
13 |
|
Central |
Casabe Field |
16 |
1 |
Evaluation and closure |
17 |
|
Central |
Llanito Field |
63 |
0 |
Evaluation and closure
|
63 |
|
Central |
Llanito Field |
90 |
0 |
Follow up |
90 |
|
Central |
La Cira - Infantas Field |
822 |
32 |
Evaluation and closure |
854 |
|
Central |
La Cira - Infantas Field |
0 |
30 |
Follow up |
30 |
|
Central |
Tibú Field |
5 |
0 |
Evaluation and Monitoring |
5 |
|
TOTAL |
1.031 |
63 |
|
1.094 |
|
Source: Corporate Vicepresidency of Transformation of the Territory and HSE, Dialogue and Relationships Management
Central Regional
- Lisama Field: 22 temporary resettlements were carried out, all in the evaluation and closure phase.
- Provincia Field: 13 temporary resettlements were carried out, all in the evaluation and closure phase.
- Casabe Field: 16 temporary resettlements and 1 definitive were carried out, all of which are in the evaluation and closure phase.
- Campo Llanito Field: 153 temporary resettlements were carried out, 90 are in the execution and monitoring phase and 63 are in the evaluation and closure phase.
- La Cira Field: within the framework of execution of this project, 884 resettlements were carried out, of which 822 are temporary and 62 definitive. Likewise, 30 definitive resettlements are in the execution and monitoring phase and all the others are in evaluation and closure.
- Tibú Field: 5 temporary resettlements were carried out, all in the evaluation and closure phase.
