Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
Colombia’s natural gas industry has made major strides toward decarbonization, achieving a 27.1% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to 2022 levels, according to the 2024 Carbon Footprint Report released by Naturgas.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Colombia fell by 17% in September 2025 compared to the previous year, totaling US$602M, the second-lowest figure of the year, according to balance-of-payments data from the Central Bank of Colombia.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) launched “La Ruta de la Iguana” (The Iguana Road), a traveling fair that stands as one of the cornerstones of its educational strategy to strengthen public understanding of the oil and gas industry, the energy transition, and socio-environmental investment.
The Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) called on Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) and its midstream subsidiary Cenit to establish a negotiation table to address a list of demands presented by the union’s Subdirectorate of Oil Pipelines, which include updates to wages, benefits, and conventional labor rights.
Amid Colombia’s tightening natural gas supply, companies affected by the five-day maintenance shutdown of the Cartagena regasification terminal have been identified.
Colombia’s natural gas production has fallen sharply in 2025, deepening the country’s reliance on imports to meet domestic demand.
The Caribbean coast of Colombia faces a growing risk of gas rationing as thermal power plants in the region have secured only 35% of the gas needed to operate during the scheduled maintenance of the SPEC regasification terminal in Cartagena, set for October 10–14.
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