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The NOC confirmed that it discovered crude in the Flamencos-1 well, located in Puerto Wilches (Santander).

The modifications to the General System of Royalties (SGR) announced by President Duque earlier this year, are two debates away from being approved.

María Luisa Chiappe, President of the Colombian Association of Large Energy Consumers, (Asoenergía), spoke about natural gas imports, forced purchase of renewable energies and the country’s energy competitiveness.

The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) reported its drill rig information for September 2019. Working and contracted rigs increased compared to same period last year.

The development of Research Pilot Projects (PPII) will be vital for authorities to decide on the future of fracking, as they will provide information on the impacts of this technique in the country.

While in its June report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) acknowledged Colombia’s positive performance, improving its projections in terms of oil extraction for 2019, the Agency lowered this projection in its most recent report.

The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) initiated a process of digital transformation and the entity has made satisfactory progress in this process. The ANLA presented new tools to the mining and energy sector.

Canacol Energy (TSX: CNE) announced its operational update for the three-month period ended September 30 2019. The company also announced change of auditor.

The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) spoke about the scope of Article 321 of the National Development Plan (PND), regarding investments of not less than 1% for projects that use water from natural sources.

Technical groups of the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) developed an environmental monitoring process for different industry projects. Here are the details.