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Colombia’s fuel sector is bracing for a major shake-up as four companies, Primax, Biomax, Coesco, and Autogas, prepare a large-scale integration of their operations.

Arrow Exploration Corp. (TSX Venture: AXL) confirmed it is negotiating with Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) to return the COR-39 block, located between Cundinamarca and Tolima, while focusing its efforts on extending operations in the Tapir block.

At the first Ecopetrol–USO Forum on Oil, Gas, and Energy Transition, Luciano Sanín, Chief of Staff at Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), outlined the government’s main strategies to transform the national energy mix.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) and its midstream subsidiary Cenit rejected accusations from the Subdirectiva Única de Oleoductos (SUO) alleging violations of the rights to assembly and association.

Arrow Exploration Corp. (TSXV: AXL) reported its second quarter 2025 financial and operational results.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced the successful reactivation of the UOP II cracking unit at its Barrancabermeja refinery, following what it described as the most significant maintenance intervention in the past 30 years at this strategic facility for Colombia’s energy security.

Promigas, through its subsidiary Surtigas, entered into a strategic alliance with Petromil to launch a new 1.4 MWp solar project on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, marking another step forward in the country’s energy transition.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) confirmed that it is actively exploring inorganic growth opportunities as talks with Canacol Energy (TSX: CNE) gain momentum, potentially leading to one of the most significant energy deals in Colombia in recent years.

Natural gas imports have become a major business opportunity in Colombia since the country lost energy self-sufficiency in December 2024. With limited resources to meet household demand, the government is now tracking six projects aimed at expanding import capacity, beyond the Cartagena regasification terminal that has been operating since 2016.

Colombia’s propane sector is moving to expand import capacity from the Caribbean as the country faces a tightening energy supply, revealed the Colombian Propane Association (Gasnova).