On Thursday, a new act of violence in Colombia shocked the nation as the strategically important Bicentenario pipeline—operated by Cenit, a subsidiary of the state-owned oil company Ecopetrol $EC —was targeted by a terrorist attack. The incident led to a temporary shutdown of oil transportation, unsettling the nation’s supply chain. The attack took place in the rural area of Fortul, located in the Arauca Department, in the northeast of the country.