We have been tracking the debate and discussion on Colombia’s gas supply which is tight now and will likely follow with a deficit in supply in 2016. We noticed yet another entity that has confirms that the cost of gas is on the rise: Colombia’s statistical agency DANE.
The General Royalty System (SGR) has been in place for three years now, with President Juan Manuel Santos marking the event by praising its contribution to job growth and a reduction in poverty. But not all agree.
In announcing Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) 3Q15 results, CEO James F Park said that the company’s portfolio and cost-management efforts resulted in “approximately 85% of our production being profitable at a $25-30 oil Price”.
The controversy surrounding the operation of Colombia’s largest producing field, Rubiales, continues past Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) decision to operate the field on its own. Now statements from the Minister of Labor Luis Eduardo Garzón have ignited a debate on current operator Pacific E&P (TSX:PRE) workers at the field.
Written deep in the Southern Llanos, a local paper goes into an anti-oil rant that essentially says even those that had seen production activities in a positive light are left without any arguments because the benefits of having the resource nearby do not materialize.
A recent poll found a significant increase in public support for the peace process even though the approval of President Juan Manuel Santos rose to a smaller degree, while the Farc announced it will stop buying weapons and munitions, and called for a mutual truce.
Canacol Energy (TSX:CNE) reported its third quarter 2015 results, which showed a sequential increase in production and a fall in costs, but gas production fell sequentially although up year-over-year.
After Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) said in no uncertain terms there is no money to modernize the Barrancabermeja Refinery despite outcry from residents, the oil workers union USO has charged that the NOC is planning to sell the unit, which the firm denies.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) president Mauricio de la Mora outlined the entity’s goals in a meeting with the business sector and said that it expects 28 to 32 exploratory wells this year.
A recent investigation contracted by the Colombian Attorney General Eduardo Montealegre and carried out by political analyst and journalist Natalia Springer traced the environmental damage which from ELN backed oil infrastructure attacks, particularly on the Coveñas/Caño Limon (CCL) pipeline.
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