Interior Minister (MinInterior) Armando Benedetti addressed the fate of two key political projects from the Petro administration: tax reform and healthcare reform.
During the 2025 F-AIR aerospace fair in Rionegro, a significant study on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Latin America was presented by researchers from MIT’s Center for Science and Strategy for Sustainability.
The Petro administration launched a sweeping initiative to tighten technical oversight and enforce labor standards across Colombia’s retail fuel stations.
The Petro administration is moving forward with plans to increase the price of diesel for certain vehicle categories in Colombia, according to a draft decree released by the Ministries of Finance (MinHacienda) and Energy (MinEnergia).
Fuel sales in Colombia’s service stations are showing signs of recovery, according to the latest quarterly report from the Confederation of Retail Fuel and Energy Distributors (Comce).
Rumors about the possible implementation of self-service fuel stations in Colombia have been firmly denied by major industry associations. Following concerns raised after the approval of the labor reform, which could increase operational costs for employers, some speculation had surfaced regarding potential automation and job cuts.
Admittedly not for Canacol, LNG (formerly Lewis), PetroSantander, or NG Energy whose revenues principally come from gas, but for the rest of the industry, Brent has an oversized impact on all the big strategic decisions. It is by far the principal “known unknown”.
Despite falling international fuel prices and a stronger exchange rate, Colombian consumers are currently paying significantly more for gasoline, up to CoP$2,000 above global reference prices, while indirectly subsidizing diesel.
The Colombian retail fuel sector is showing strong signs of recovery, according to the latest quarterly report from the Confederation of Retail Distributors of Fuels and Energy (Comce).
Agremgas, Colombia’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas trade association, submitted comments on the proposed Resolution 703 001 of 2025, urging the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) to make key adjustments to the current purchase capacity mechanism to further formalize and strengthen the sector.
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