Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
At the 2025 Gas Forum hosted by the Colombian Mercantile Exchange, Julián Flórez, president of the National Gas Operation Council (CON-Gas) and Director of Hydrocarbons at the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), placed responsibility for Colombia’s current gas supply issues on past administrations, citing a decade of inaction and poor planning.
The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) reported rig information for June 2025.
The Llanos Regional Collegiate Body of Administration and Decision (Ocad Llanos) approved CoP$84.7B in funding from Colombia’s General System of Royalties, under the 40% Regional Investment Allocation (AIR 40%), to benefit the departments of Arauca and Guaviare.
In response to recent comments from President Gustavo Petro, who declared that “it would be foolish to build our welfare on oil and coal,” the Colombian mining sector is pushing back, defending the strategic and economic importance of coal exports for the country.
In a major milestone for rural development and agroindustry in Colombia, 65 farming families from the department of Meta successfully exported 12 tons of cacao to Japan, one of the world’s most demanding markets.
Some of you may have seen this neuropsychology news last week: brain MRIs show optimists have similar brain processes but pessimists are unique. Also this week, US Energy Secretary, Chris Wright told The Economist optimistically that climate change is “not an existential crisis but a real, physical phenomenon that is a by-product of progress” and Colombian President Gustavo Petro pessimistically said that fossil fuel extraction “kills Colombia and kills humanity.”
Colombia’s oil sector showed signs of recovery in May 2025, while the natural gas segment continued to struggle, highlighting contrasting dynamics within the country’s energy industry.
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