The industry sees the development of unconventional fields as the highest probabilitysolution to increase the country’s reserves and production in the medium term. Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) made a proposal to eliminate the myths about the industry.
Communities have protested and made blockades in the municipality of Guamal (Meta) for the development of the exploratory project Trogón-1 of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC). Authorities were present in the area to control the situation.
Representatives of the sector have been giving their opinion on the alternative of developing oil projects through fracking. German Espinosa, President of the Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) spoke about this option and its implications in the country.
The offshore industry is preparing to start operations in Colombia and local authorities in Cartagena announced that a gas exploration platform is ready to start working in the country. There are high expectations in the cities of the Colombian coast about the offshore sector’s benefits.
Local authorities spoke about the city’s progress towards becoming an important offshore operation center in the Caribbean region.
The oil sector is facing difficult times due to the boom of anti-oil referendums. The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) published itsE&P Investment Trend Study. The association interviewed 21 presidents of oil companies in Colombia, which represent 97% of crude production.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) wants to start recovering the lost reserves as soon as possible. CEO, Juan Carlos Echeverry, talked about the firms’ prospects for ill-starred block CPO-9.
Colombian oil industry has announced gas discoveries in the Caribbean Sea recently. It increased reserves and several experts are talking about this topic.
The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) reported its drill rig information for June. This metric is growing, despite low prices and social unrest.
Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) president said that the company will focus on the production of shale oil in the Middle Magdalena Valley.