SierraCol Energy Limited notes today global investment firm Carlyle and Prime Infrastructure Capital, Inc (“Prime Infra”) announced that they have entered into an agreement by which Carlyle will sell to Prime Infra the totality of its shares in SierraCol. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close within the following month.
Ecopetrol’s Permian Basin operations in the United States contributed 13.8% of total company production in 2025, emerging as one of the best-performing assets despite the Petro administration’s continued push to divest the fracking-based asset.
Ecopetrol initiated export operations with the Atlantic Majesty, the first vessel contracted for exclusive company use under a Time Charter arrangement, which will transport 1 million barrels of heavy crude monthly to United States customers.
Ecopetrol maintains a sufficiently robust oil and gas exploration portfolio to sustain activity for at least ten more years, extending to 2036, according to Elsa Jaimes, general manager of offshore projects and exploration, speaking at the second Colombian Geological Association Energy Exploration Convention.
The Departamento Nacional de Planeación (DNP) conducted a technical tour of three strategic works funded by royalty resources in Santander that generate direct community benefits.
Colombia produced 746,444 barrels per day of oil in January 2026, representing a 3.03% decline compared to January 2025’s 769,751 bpd.
The Colombian government ordered the refund of over CoP$150B to natural gas users for overcharges in the transport component of tariffs. Gas transporters TGI, Promigas, and three other companies immediately rejected the order, denying any improper charges and threatening legal action.
GeoPark declined to raise its offer for Frontera Energy’s Colombian exploration and production assets, ending its bid after determining that matching a superior proposal from Parex Resources would not meet the company’s return thresholds.
Colombia’s natural gas shortage is driving an environmental reversal in the industrial sector, forcing companies to switch from cleaner fuels to more polluting alternatives. Between January 2025 and January 2026, Colombian industry substituted 38.6 Giga BTU per day of natural gas – equivalent to 16% of non-regulated industrial demand – with higher-emission fuels.
On Sunday, Colombians voted for the Senate and lower chamber (Representatives). As of writing, there are no official results but the much simpler Senate structure makes it easier to be reasonably accurate with predictions, based on the popular vote.
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