The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) pushed to create the Colombian Minerals Company, known as Ecominerales. However, the Inspector General’s Office voiced serious concerns regarding the viability and implications of this ambitious project.
The title caught my eye instantly in Carbon Tracker’s monthly newsletter so I quickly downloaded the report and signed up for the associated webinar. I also quickly found the analysis focused exclusively on the UK and some very specific conditions but it got me thinking about Carbon Capture Usage and Storage and Colombia.
Colombia’s Minister of Finance (MinHacienda), Ricardo Bonilla, announced an increase in diesel prices for large consumers.
President Gustavo Petro Urrego called for comprehensive forensic audits to oversee the allocation and use of peace funds and royalties in the country.
Ecopetrol announced an important decision for the construction of the Orca-Chuchupa gas pipeline.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro tasked his new Minister of Commerce with reinforcing plans to transition the country’s economy away from its reliance on coal and oil revenues—key economic drivers—toward agroindustry and tourism.
In December 2014, Ecopetrol announced its first deep-water hydrocarbon (natural gas) discovery in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia at the Orca-1 well, located 40 kilometers north of La Guajira.
Orlando Velandia, president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), emphasized that Colombia’s energy security is not at risk and assured that the government is actively seeking to utilize existing and potential discoveries.
Mauricio Palma, the Deputy Director of Hydrocarbons at the Unit of Mining and Energy Planning (UPME), announced a that the Colombian government is determined to proceed with a new call for proposals to build the Pacific regasification plant.
The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) announced a significant measure to recognize the Cesar Governor’s Office as a third-party intervenor in multiple national interest projects.
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