Wednesday, August 12th, 2026
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council announced the selection of Diego Mesa Puyo, Colombia’s former Minister of Energy and Mines, as the fund family’s next CEO and Chairperson, for an initial four-year term aligned with the GEF-9 funding period.
An extensive El Espectador retrospective, drawing on interviews with more than 10 sector figures, delivers a mixed verdict on the outgoing Petro government’s hydrocarbons record – industry groups call it negative, while the government points to democratic legitimacy for its choices.
GeoPark reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of US$143.3 million, up 12% from US$128.4 million in the first quarter, on stable consolidated production of 27,271 boepd and a combined realized oil price of US$67.20/boe, up from US$60.4/boe in 1Q2026 as Brent averaged US$96.9/bbl.
Gran Tierra Energy has agreed to sell its entire Colombia and Ecuador oil business – all of its South American assets – to Établissements Maurel & Prom, a Paris-listed operator majority owned by Indonesia’s Pertamina, for total consideration of US$1.33 billion.
President-elect Abelardo De la Espriella named Barranquilla-born Armando Cuello Navarro as the incoming Vice Minister of Energy, joining Minister María Nohemí Arboleda’s team at the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Ricardo Roa’s July 30 exit from Ecopetrol’s presidency has triggered a wider reorganization moving beyond the parent company into its subsidiary boards and legal ranks.
On Friday, August 7th Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s President for 2026 to 2030, a critical period for the county’s energy sector.
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