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Colombia’s natural gas supply picture has deteriorated sharply since the start of 2026.

Colombia’s Ministry of Finance published a detailed diagnosis of the hydrocarbon sector’s structural deterioration in its Medium-Term Fiscal Framework that frames the depth of the challenge facing the incoming De la Espriella administration.

The Canacol-Cerro Matoso dispute has entered a new phase, with court-appointed monitor KPMG formally intervening to contest the ferronickel producer’s characterization of the gas supply restrictions, while simultaneously urging both parties to reach a commercially viable new contract before the situation escalates further.

Outgoing Mines and Energy Minister Edwin Palma used his public response to the designation of María Nohemí Arboleda as incoming minister on July 14^th to signal what he considers the most urgent near-term briefing she needs: the scheduled maintenance of the SPEC regasification terminal in Cartagena, Colombia’s sole LNG import gateway, set for July 30^th to August 3^rd.

The four-administration comparison that Valora Analitik assembled from ANH data provides the clearest single chart of what four years of Petro energy policy cost Colombia in upstream investment momentum: not a decline, not a slowdown, but a complete stop.

A July 4^th Semana analysis by its economics desk crystallizes the three converging energy emergencies that will define the de la Espriella administration’s first weeks: El Niño, the Canacol insolvency, and Air-e’s paralysis, each serious on its own, and compounding when combined.