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Ecopetrol’s board turnover, approved September 15^th at an extraordinary shareholders assembly, replaced six of nine members while retaining Ricardo Rodríguez Yee, César Loza, and Luis Felipe Henao.

Colombia’s gas situation has become the short-term crisis point within the broader energy-security debate, alongside electricity supply concerns raised at Acolgen’s Annual Energy Congress in Bogotá.

Colombia’s gas imports have surpassed the volumes seen during the 2023-2024 El Niño, with Acipet projecting imports could represent roughly 40% of national gas supply by year-end 2026.

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.