Colombian ELN guerrillas free 11 oil workers as kidnapping hits industry growth
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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Colombia's ELN guerrillas have freed 11 oil workers who were kidnapped in late February, the International Red Cross said on Tuesday.
The kidnappings are the latest in a flurry of security incidents that could limit growth of the country's oil industry.
Although a decade-long U.S.-backed crackdown on Colombia's Marxist guerrillas paved the way for record exploration and production, security problems like hostage taking and pipeline bombings remain a top concern for oil and gas companies.
Source: Reuters