A Colombian judge ordered Ecopetrol SA and Petroleo Brasileiro SA to halt the drilling of a gas well in the nation’s Caribbean waters after an Indigenous community sought legal protection.

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A Colombian judge ordered Brazilian oil giant Petrobras and project partner Ecopetrol to halt drilling operations in the nation’s Caribbean waters, after an indigenous community in the nearby Taganga area sought protection.

Ecopetrol and Petrobras must cease drilling an offshore natural gas well, A Colombian judge ordered on Friday. The ruling came after Indigenous blowback regarding consent. The complaint, made by Indigenous members in the Taganga community, argues that the community’s consent wasn’t requested before drilling commenced.

A ruling from a Colombian court that ordered the suspension of work at a major offshore natural gas well is a threat to the country's energy security, industry groups the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) and Naturgas said on Monday.