Monday, March 2nd, 2026
Next Sunday, March 8th, Colombians go to the polls for two separate but related purposes. Roughly half will vote in one of three primary elections for the right (excluding the leading candidate), the left (excluding the leading candidate) and the not-so-left. Perhaps the more important votes will be for Senate and Congress although these get less press coverage.
Córdoba Governor Erasmo Zuleta Bechara requested national government authorization to temporarily implement the Works for Taxes mechanism in flood-affected municipalities, announcing he has advanced negotiations with businesspeople willing to contribute through this initiative.
Natural gas market manager BMC published its January report and updated its online databases. Both demand and supply continue to decline.
SierraCol Energy reported full-year 2025 share before royalties (SBR) production averaged 42.0 mboed, down 6% year-over-year, primarily due to restricted pipeline availability in the Caño Limón area during second quarter 2025, partially offset by additional volumes from the Caracara field integrated during second half 2024.
Empresas Públicas de Medellín will enter the imported gas market through a new regasification facility in Copacabana, north of Medellín, marking Antioquia’s principal public company’s strategic entry into the regasification business.
Ministers from IEA Member countries today unanimously invited Colombia to become the Agency’s 33rd Member country, marking a significant expansion of the Agency’s engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean.
NG Energy International announced commencement of drilling operations at the Hechicero-1X exploration well at Sinu-9, marking the first well in a planned six-well 2026 drilling program as the company reported significant year-end reserves increases. The company also released year-end 2025 reserves showing gross 1P reserves of 64.5 Bcf and gross 2P reserves of 132.3 Bcf, with gross 3P reserves totaling 225.6 Bcf.
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