Sunday, September 15th, 2024
A few weeks ago, we attended a meeting of the Colombo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Mining and Energy Committee, which was held in the offices of Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas. The topic concerned changes to Colombia’s environmental sanctioning law and while the industry hopes never to have to confront a sanctionable situation, it is important to understand the penalties and how they might be assessed. We asked Maria Margarita Lorduy, Head of the Environmental Law Department at Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas to provide our readers with a brief overview.
On August 29, 2024, Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) revoked Resolution No. 0406, which had initiated a public tender for the San Ángel 3 gas exploration project.
Juan Carlos Echeverry, former CEO of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), wrote an article about the energy heart of Colombia.
After three days of intense academic and technical discussions focused on the future of Colombia’s energy industry, the 2023 edition of the Petroleum, Gas, and Energy Congress, organized by Acipet, concluded with a strong call for coordinated efforts to revitalize this crucial sector.
A new attack on the Coveñas Caño Limón (CCL) oil pipeline was reported, by Cenit, a subsidiary of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC).
Colombia’s Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente), Susana Muhamad, announced the government’s new framework for regulating carbon markets.
Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) released Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) figures as of July 2024. Here are the details.