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Reserves for 6.4 years in 2014

Reserves for 6.4 years in 2014

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) released 2014 reserve figures for oil and gas, and said that the country has proven reserves for 6.4 years considering current production levels.

Monday, June 15th, 2015
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Peace Process week of June 5: Process gets dirty

President Jose Manuel Santos criticized Farc attacks and drained tankers in Putumayo, which provoked one of the largest public rejections of the guerrilla this year. Santos said these acts do not make sense and the guerrilla never will win the respect of the Colombians.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015
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Can Ecopetrol withstand more attacks?

The flare in violence following the end of the Farc’s supposed unilateral cease fire has put pipelines and oil infrastructure back in the crosshairs of guerrilla groups. It could not come at a worse time for Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) which will see its costs rise and production fall as a result.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015
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Seismic almost nonexistent in 2015

Seismic almost nonexistent in 2015

We recently looked at analysis from the Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol) on exploratory wells, which showed the strong impact of the price crisis. For seismic exploration, the picture is even worse.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015
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More details emerge on false ANH bank guarantees

Last week reports of missing hard drives at the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) with data on offshore blocks caught the attention of the local press. However probably a bigger story was on falsified bank guarantees for ANH contracts, conveniently slipped into the same press release. Now more details emerge on this latter issue.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015
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Exploration in crisis

Exploration in crisis

Colombia’s Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol) compiled a historical and graphical analysis of the pace of exploration wells since the entry of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), which paints a dismal picture of a crisis which is far worse than that of 2009.

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
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Farc attacks in Putumayo get widespread condemnation

A series of attacks and drained tankers in Putumayo from the Farc has evoked widespread outcry from authorities, as the local community and ecosystem deals with yet again with a long lasting environmental impact.

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
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MinMinas again talks sector tax cuts

Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) Tomás González said the tax burden on companies seeking new reserves will be reduced and that the reduction will not affect public finances.

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
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Campetrol has an idea for royalties

The Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol) executive president Rubén Dario Lizarralde has called for royalty funds which are not assigned to projects be returned to producing regions for development projects.

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
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May marks the 8th month above 1mmbd

May marks the 8th month above 1mmbd

ProductionColombia continues its gravity (and naysayer) defying trick of maintaining production above 1 million barrels a day for yet another month. The mystery is how.

Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
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