Monday, June 1st, 2026
The expected candidates made it through to the second round and official government candidate Iván Cepeda got the approximately 40% of the vote that the polls said he would. But Abelard de la Espriella surprised by getting over 43% and coming first.
Colombia’s energy and gas regulator, the CREG, has announced a series of public hearings to socialize Draft Resolution No. 703 004 of 2026, which sets out the mechanisms for executing projects under the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG aka propane) Continuity Plan.
Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy is evaluating a fresh increase in the pump price of gasoline for June 2026, minister Edwin Palma confirmed in public
Colombia’s incoming president will inherit an energy sector caught between two urgent imperatives – accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels while preserving the oil revenues and supply security the country still depends on.
SPEC LNG, the Promigas-owned regasification terminal at Cartagena, has issued a statement disputing a CoP$427 million fine imposed by the Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios (SuperServicios) over the accuracy of its financial reporting,
Colombia’s fiscal crisis has pushed hydrocarbon policy to the center of the 2026 presidential campaign, forcing every major candidate — regardless of ideology — to grapple with the same uncomfortable arithmetic: the country’s public finances depend heavily on oil revenues, even as the sector faces declining reserves and mounting pressure over energy security.
The oil and gas services industry body Campetrol delivered a bleak April snapshot that captures Colombia’s gas predicament in two simultaneous trends pulling in opposite directions: imports hit a record high while the drilling activity needed to reverse the country’s declining domestic production fell further.
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