
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
A new CEPAL statistical report on tax collection across Latin America and the Caribbean through 2024 finds a region making incremental progress on revenue mobilization — but still structurally distant from developed-economy benchmarks, and dangerously exposed to commodity price swings in the countries that matter most.



An article in Valora Analitik highlighted the Gibraltar block’s performance in March 2026 although traditional performers contributed more to satisfying Colombian demand and regas was a critical contributor.
GeoPark opened 2026 with a significantly improved financial performance and a transformed ownership structure, reporting Q1 2026 consolidated production of 27,249 boed and Adjusted EBITDA of US$71.3M — a 54% jump from Q4 2025 — on revenue of US$128.4M.
SierraCol Energy opened 2026 with steady production and sharply improved financial margins, while also closing the book on its Carlyle ownership era.
Mines and Energy Minister Edwin Palma convened an interinstitutional meeting in Bogotá on May 13 to review the financial and operational situation at Canacol Energy and its potential implications for Colombia’s gas supply and market stability.
This week Ecopetrol published its financial results for the first quarter and the company received the usual criticism. We wrote briefly about our opinion – higher Brent means better results – and this long article will get deeper “under the hood”.
Parex Resources Inc is pleased to announce that the Company is poised to become Colombia’s largest independent oil and gas producer and to provide new corporate guidance. Additionally, the Company reports its financial and operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, and the declaration of its Q2 2026 regular dividend of C$0.385 per share. All amounts herein are in United States Dollars (“USD”) unless otherwise stated.