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

The decision comes after an indigenous group in the Colombian village of Taganga filed a legal claim for the protection of constitutional rights.

Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) and partner Ecopetrol (EC) were ordered by a Colombian judge Friday to suspend drilling activities at an offshore oil and gas well after an Indigenous community said its consent should have been requested.

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.