Attacks Risk Energy Growth in Colombia.

FUERZAS Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia; OFFENSES against property; PETROLEUM pipelines; ECONOMIC development; COLOMBIAN economy, 1970-; PROPERTY damage; BUSINESS losses; COUNTERINSURGENCY

The article reports on the impact of petroleum pipeline attacks by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), an insurgent group in Colombia, on the country's economic growth as of 2014. The damages caused by the attacks are discussed including business interruptions, infrastructure destruction, and lost revenue. The measures taken by the government to address the problem and to promote investments in the petroleum industries are mentioned.