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The firm spoke about Colombia’s options to assure gas self-sufficiency, now that the State Council is about to make a decision on fracking.

Colombia continues to discuss the possibility of implementing unconventional techniques to develop oil projects. This time, the Fifth Senate Commission moderated a debate on the matter.

The Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet) hosted the ‘Can we Achieve a Sustainable Industry?’ forum, together with environmental expert, Brigitte Baptiste.

Promigas wrote a report on the natural gas sector in Colombia, explaining how key issues such as coverage, local distribution rates and transportation costs can affect prices for Colombia’s different economic strata.

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) confirmed that it will resume some of its activities at the Tibú field and in the Sardinata Plant, after 42 days of protests.

Natural gas reserves have raised concerns about the possibility of losing energy self-sufficiency in the medium term. Maria Fernanda Suarez, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), spoke on this issue and the government’s efforts to solve the problem.

The union spoke about the legal controversy over workers of propane distributor, Chilco S.A.S, joining the USO.

Last week, the Externado University held a half-day conference on how Colombia was dealing with its climate change commitments under the Paris Accords. I went because I was interested, because I wanted to see how the oil and gas industry was treated and because I knew Ed Caldwell of Gran Tierra was going to speak.

Colombia continues to analyze and discuss the possibility of developing unconventional deposits. Promigas made an analysis about shale gas and the country’s offshore potential.

Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) CEO, Felipe Bayón, spoke about the ongoing legal process to give fracking the ‘green light’. Here are the details.