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The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) granted an environmental license to Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) to develop offshore activities in front of La Guajira. The ANLA explained this decision.

Through a letter, the governor of La Guajira Weilder Guerra Curvelo, asked Juan Carlos Echeverry, CEO of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC,) to link the department to the national economy.

After two years of adjustments to face the fall in oil prices, Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) is ready to invest CoP$50T during the next 5 years.

Cities in the Colombian coast invited companies to their territories to set up their facilities to carry out offshore projects, and it seems that Barranquilla is wining this competition.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) plans to recover the lost ground during the oil crisis. The company has big plans and investments to achieve it in the medium term.

Francisco José Lloreda, president of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) said that exploration should be encouraged, and for this to happen it is essential to overcome legal uncertainty.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) has big plans for the Gulf of Mexico; the Company participated in Round 2.1 and won two blocks. The company has high expectations for the results of its projects in Mexico.

Colombia wants to leverage the navigability of the Magadalena River but authorities expect large investments will be needed to achieve it. Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) and Cormagdalena announced an agreement to invest in this important river.

Concerns in the private sector are growing because of recent popular referendums against mining and oil projects in the country. Several municipalities have announced their intention to carry out popular consultations that could affect the development of the mining and oil sector.

Colombia is not an oil country, but the crude industry is one of the most important for the economy. The Superintendent of Companies published a report of the companies with the highest operational revenues in 2016 and oil companies stand out in this list.