Even though Colombia has natural gas reserves which are set to last for another six years, if no new discoveries are made then imports to cover national demand would have to start in 2018 due to problems in the distribution and transportation of gas.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) has confirmed that 18 companies -12 from the hydrocarbons industry- will participate in the second Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) report which will cover income and payments made in 2014 and 2015.
The two largest hydrocarbons-producing departments, Meta and Casanare, get special attention from national and regional media regarding their share and use of royalty funds. Both have a number of what DNP calls ‘critical’ projects.
The Colombian Oil Engineer Association (ACIPET) said that focusing on the established resources and potential exploration projects must also include an effort to better inform communities and counter misinformation being given about oil activities.
Gran Tierra Energy (TSX:GTE) published its third quarter 2016 earnings, which saw the consolidation of its PetroLatina acquisition. A slipping realized oil price cut into its revenues while production stayed flat, but the firm is planning for organic growth with a three-year drilling program.
Mansarovar Energy executive president Harvinderjit Singh has made a couple of rounds with Colombian press to highlight the future of the Indian/Chinese owned firm, and said it plans to invest US$490M into its Colombian operation.
The ongoing debate on the General Royalty System (SGR) and its upcoming budget has consolidated the primary criticism of the system: it fails to create any meaningful, large scale projects for Colombia’s region.
GasColombia’s natural gas production in September 2016 grew 1% compared to August, to reach 992.1B BTU, with a 26.6% increase coming from the Cupiagua field, according to a study.
The office of the VP of economic affairs of the Colombia Petroleum Association (ACP) published a report that followed the primary trends and found a slight price increase, growing demand due to a closed Venezuelan border, and declining imports from the first quarter 2015 to the same period this year.
Caquetá represents the new frontier for oil production in Colombia, a region with promising potential to develop reserves and a basin without much activity thus far, especially if the armed conflict ceases.
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