Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
Pacto Histórico presidential candidate Iván Cepeda used a June 10 interview on Caracol Radio’s 6AM W with Julio Sánchez Cristo to lay out his position on Ecopetrol, the energy transition, and the future of hydrocarbon policy under a possible Cepeda government.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy formally issued a resolution on June 13 activating a preventive supply protection plan for the scheduled maintenance of the SPEC LNG regasification terminal in Cartagena, set to run from July 30 to August 3, 2026.
Presidential candidate Abelardo De la Espriella released a gas policy document on June 11 outlining his administration’s approach to resolving Colombia’s looming supply deficit, with vice-presidential candidate and former minister José Manuel Restrepo serving as the technical face of the proposal.
Or the dominance of Ecopetrol in Colombian statistics means what it does pulls the national conclusions. In any event, 2025 was another weak year for exploration and discoveries. Sharp pencils and improved recovery saved ECP’s reserves from falling.
Elevated Brent crude prices driven by sustained Middle East tensions are handing Colombia a significant fiscal windfall in 2026.
Colombia’s oil and gas industry association, the ACP, has issued a public alert over a work stoppage that began June 5 at production fields in Puerto Gaitán, Meta, organized by members of the metalworking trades.
The Petro administration has announced the reactivation of the former Impala terminal in Barrancabermeja under a new name — Puerto Voluntad — with operations set to begin July 1.
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