Hundreds of thousands of protesters have filled the streets of Colombia this week, proclaiming their desire to upend the way things are done. Could unrest impact Colombia’s economic relationship with the U.S.? Crude oil is Colombia’s biggest export. And despite a glut of domestically produced light crude from shale fields, U.S. refineries are hungry for heavy crudes they need for blending — just as unrest elsewhere in the world is taking other heavy sources offline.
