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Natural gas distribution and commercialization firm Gas Natural Fenosa says that growth in the number of natural gas vehicles conversions stood out in its 24% increase in its sales volume during 2014.

Maybe finding gas has been seen as only a long double base hit, great news, but short of the high hopes of a home run. But the market forces in Colombia offer some protection from the turbulence of the global crude oil industry.

The new president of Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) Juan Carlos Echeverry has made his first statements to the press, saying the NOC will focus on  its most valuable fields, the Cartagena Refinery and offshore exploration.

After three weeks of blockades and protests from the El Morro community, which has led the the halt of operations at Equion’s Floreña well and facilities, community leaders have sat down with the firm and submitted eight demands that they are looking to see fulfilled.

Juan Carlo Echeverry spent his first day as president of Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) on Monday, April 6 speaking with the outgoing president Javier Gutiérrez, presiding over his first board of management meeting and touring the NOC’s headquarters in Bogotá.

Javier Gutierrez has officially stepped aside as the president of Ecopetrol, and in a last interview commented on the “not so low” tax rates paid by the industry and the structural situation which has pushed oil prices down.

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and Pacific Rubiales (TSX:PRE) are both looking north and making the upcoming concession round in Mexico one of their main targets looking forward. Both are included in the list of 39 firms pre-qualified for Round One.

A study from Wood Mackenzie found that Colombia was home to four of the largest oil discoveries in Latin America during 2014, including the largest one, which was Petrobras’ (NYSE:PBR) Orca, with 264mmboe.

Pacific Rubiales’ (TSE:PRE) recently inaugurated Puerto Bahia port project has been live for two weeks, and the firm is not concerned about the implications of the low oil price on its operations or the viability of the project.

Pacific Rubiales (TSX:PRE) president José Francisco Arata says that 2015 will be a tough year for the operator, but that the current woes faced by the company and its impact on its share price do not reflect its true value and potential.