Oil War Photos

Oil War Photos

An oil well in the Colombian Amazon belonging to Canada-based Petrobank. Photo: Garry Leech	Oil storage tanks at the Ecopetrol facility in Orito, Putumayo. Photo: Garry Leech
Specially trained Colombian troops responsible for protecting Putumayo's oil infrastructure. Photo: Garry Leech	An explosive sniffing dog with the Colombian Army's oil infrastructure battalion in Putumayo. Photo: Garry Leech
. A tanker truck crosses a bridge alongside an oil pipeline in Putumayo. Photo: Garry Leech	. An oil pipeline carrying oil from Texas-based Argosy Energy's wells in Putumayo passes by a coca field. Photo: Garry Leech
. A patched section of an oil pipeline in Putumayo that had been damaged by a FARC attack. Photo: Garry Leech	. A campesino stands in front of an oil spill on his farm that was caused by a FARC pipeline attack. Photo: Garry Leech
. Leftist guerrillas attack Colombia's oil infrastructure to protest resource exploitation by foreign companies. Photo: Garry Leech	. A water well used by campesinos in Putumayo is situated next to an often-attacked oil pipeline. Photo: Garry Leechech