Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
GeoPark CEO Felipe Bayón told Acipet’s XXIII Colombian Oil, Gas, and Energy Congress in Bucaramanga that Colombia’s unconventional resources (YNC) represent a major opportunity, framing the case in terms of national self-sufficiency: “energy sovereignty is about taking control of our destiny,” he said.
Colombia risks “dismantling, by omission, its own growth engine,” warns Álvaro J. Rodríguez, partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz, even as Brent crude climbs back above US$100/bl on renewed Middle East tension.
Colombia is preparing a new import point for gas and other energy products in Ciénaga and Santa Marta, Magdalena.
Three companies are behind new investments to expand biofuels production capacity in Colombia: BioD, Bioenergy, and Oleoflores, together committing roughly US$110 million to meet growing biofuels demand in coming years.
Brent crude climbed above US$100 a barrel last week — closing at US$108.61 on last Tuesday, its highest level since May. Brent closed Monday, September 21st at US$100.39.
Vice President José Manuel Restrepo said Colombia’s bilateral agenda with the United States includes discussion of energy interconnection with Venezuela, specifically referencing the Antonio Ricaurte pipeline in northern Colombia as a potential route for importing gas from the country holding the world’s largest reserves.
At Ecopetrol’s September 15 Extraordinary Shareholders Assembly, former senator and minority shareholder Jorge Enrique Robledo challenged President Abelardo De la Espriella’s economic vision for the company, calling it characteristic of “neoliberalism” and warning against treating national and foreign capital as equivalent in company decisions.
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