Resisting neoliberalism | Extractive industries /Same Dog, Different Collar? Costa Rican government will reactivate oil and gas exploitation http://www.radiomundoreal.fm/Same-Dog-Different-Collar?lang=es

The information leaked to the press in the recent days and was later confirmed by the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications: the Costa Rican government will authorize oil exploitation in the north of the country for 20 yearsDespite a moratorium on mining extraction, which has been in force in the country since 2009, Laura Chinchilla’s administration reconsidered the possibility of exploiting natural gas and oil deposits. The beneficiary would be US corporation Mallon Oil.The plans of Mallon Oil Company date back to March of 2000, when the state granted an exploration and exploitation contract in six blocs of the north of the country, which comprises 18% of the national territory.