Friday, October 16th, 2026
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) warns that most of the industry’s largest producers face shrinking volumes over the next 15 years.
Luis Felipe Henao, an independent member of Ecopetrol’s board, has filed a complaint for aggravated insult and slander against Alberto Vergara Monterrosa, the company’s former compliance chief.
The mining and energy sector’s share of Colombia’s corporate income tax fell from 36.2% in 2012 to 6.3% in 2025, according to figures presented at an ANIF–CREE seminar titled “Energy to return to growth.”
Imported gas supplied 39% of Colombia’s natural gas in September, and with a very strong El Niño looming, industrial users are looking for alternatives to secure their energy.
The floating storage unit that will supply Colombia’s Pacific regasification project has arrived in Buenaventura Bay, and large companies are reportedly weighing bids for the venture.
Ecopetrol’s board named Joaquín Gutiérrez Caballero president on Sept 24, completing a leadership overhaul in which close allies of President Abelardo de la Espriella now run the company.
Eni and Repsol are reportedly looking to sell part of their stake in La Perla, Venezuela’s largest gas field, to raise capital for a production expansion.
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