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Barrancabermeja

American  
[bahr-rahng-kah-ver-me-hah] / bɑrˈrɑŋ kɑ vɛrˈmɛ hɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Colombia.


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He moved to his family home near Barrancabermeja, and says he met with an old contact to ask about job openings.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

The data from the regulator includes hundreds of spills in the Barrancabermeja area where Ms Velásquez and the fishers live.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

In early March, an attack on an oil pipeline led to environmental damage near a refinery in the Colombian city of Barrancabermeja.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

"The ruling dated April 21, 2022 by the First Administrative Court of Barrancabermeja is hereby revoked and the request for legal protection is ruled inadmissible," the higher Administrative Court of Santander said in a statement.

From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2022

Colombia's biggest refinery, Barrancabermeja, is in the central province of Santander and has a refining capacity of 250,000 barrels of oil daily.

From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2013