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A couple of years ago we wrote an article called Your CFO is smiling which talked about rising oil prices. Maybe it has been harder to find a smile lately and budgeting and planning season is coming up…

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) reported natural gas production figures for July 2019. Maria Fernanda Suarez, MinEnergia, talked about the behavior of this important metric and self-sufficiency.

Arrow Exploration Corp announced operational and financial results for 2Q19. Here are the details.

Experts have insisted that Colombia must review international experiences to make a decision on fracking. YPF’s Pablo Bizzotto spoke about the company’s experience with these techniques in the “Vaca Muerta” deposit.

Farc leaders ‘Ivan Marquez’, ‘El Paisa’ and ‘Jesus Santrich’, released a video saying that they will continue with the armed conflict, despite signing the Peace Agreements in 2016.

Canacol Energy (TSX: CNE) is betting heavily on the natural gas market, making large investments in the country. The results are beginning to be seen, as the company reported record natural gas sales recently.

Four French drones known as the ‘sea explorers’ will be used by Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) to study the Caribbean Sea.

Natasha Avendaño, Superintendent of Public Services, participated in the Second International Propane Congress. She talked about the relevance of public and private entities to expand propane service in the country.

Representatives of the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) met with the Environmental Committee of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), to discuss progress in regulation matters.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) reported oil and gas production figures for July 2019. Crude production increased during the first seven months of this year compared to same period 2018.