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Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) Irene Vélez spoke about fuel prices and energy security.

Colombian authorities are discussing the budget allocation for the payment of electricity, gas, and fuel subsidies.

Former Minister of Mines and Energy Diego Mesa talked about fracking and the country’s experience with this technique.

International conflicts have increased the relevance of natural gas self-sufficiency. Here is a list of the largest producers of this fuel in Latin America.

This week the Colombian engineers’ association, ACIEM, held its annual ENERCOL conference on energy topics in Bogotá. The Vice Minister of Energy spoke at the inauguration.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced major investments in social and environmental projects by the end of this year.

Transportadora de Gas Internacional (TGI) has initiated a partial tender offer for senior notes.

Several of the voices against the tax reform of President Gustavo Petro’s government called for a revision of the tax on oil and coal exports in Colombia.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), through its subsidiary Ecopetrol Trading Asia, officially opened its office in Singapore.

Electricity generation is mainly renewable, thanks to hydroelectric power plants, in Colombia. However, consumption still depends more on other sources of energy, derived from oil, demonstrating the need to diversify the matrix in a gradual way.