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Colombian miners are challenging a government decree before the State Council, arguing that the legislation threatens the country’s mining sector.

Oil production in Colombia remains crucial to the national economy, especially given looming energy shortages, natural gas deficits, and a government stance against new hydrocarbon exploration contracts.

The Colombian government announced a scheduled rationing of natural gas in the Caribbean region, a temporary measure aimed at ensuring the continuity of electricity supply during maintenance work at a regasification plant.

Colombia’s energy sector spotlighted a pressing issue: a looming gas shortage. However, President Gustavo Petro’s response, where he mistakenly attributed maintenance at the country’s only regasification facility, SPEC LNG, to routine operations at a thermoelectric plant, underscored a disconnect in understanding critical infrastructure and so a crisis management gap.

Four contractors working for an Ecopetrol subsidiary were kidnapped in Norte de Santander while performing maintenance on the Coveñas-Caño Limón (CCL) pipeline.

And would it make a difference? MinEnergia Andres Camacho said that all gas produced should go to an end consumer suggesting they would audit fields to ensure no gas was “wasted” and thereby address the national shortfall. Is this really a solution? We looked at the data.

Despite oil prices being volatile due to unrest in the Middle East, many oil traders remain pessimistic about the market outlook for 2025.

Orlando Velandia, president of Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), addressed concerns about the country potentially facing a gas shortage by 2025.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) and the José Benito Vives De Andréis Marine and Coastal Research Institute (Invemar) signed a collaboration agreement aimed at generating knowledge, conserving ecosystems, and promoting the benefits of marine and coastal ecosystems in Colombia’s Caribbean region.

Drummond Ltd. successfully graduated 100 individuals from the Boquerón community in technical programs, as part of its ongoing efforts to improve local employment opportunities and promote economic growth in the Cesar region.