Colombia has undergone a dramatic and largely unremarked structural shift in its gas supply over the past three years: a commodity that was overwhelmingly domestic has become increasingly imported, with consequences that will compound sharply if El Niño arrives as forecast.
Canacol Energy, Canada’s second-largest independent gas producer in Colombia, which is under creditor protection has attracted concern about a possible supply crisis.
MinEnergia has announced that the UPME has completed its technical evaluation of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) project off the coast of La Guajira — clearing the way for what would become Colombia’s second regasification terminal and a significant diversification of the country’s increasingly strained gas supply infrastructure.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has published a draft decree that would overhaul the rules governing Colombia’s natural gas market, targeting what the government characterizes as speculative behavior in secondary trading that is driving up costs for households, industry, and commerce.
Colombia’s poultry industry is warning that a potential gas supply shortage would hit production costs and operational viability, adding an agricultural dimension to a crisis already well understood in power generation circles.
Carlos Mazeneth, chief executive of Efigas, the natural gas distributor serving Colombia’s Eje Cafetero region, has issued a blunt warning about the commercial toll of the country’s growing dependence on imported gas: higher molecule costs are driving industrial customers away, directly eroding the company’s bottom line.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez declared energy integration the cornerstone of a revived bilateral relationship following a summit at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas on April 24.
Canacol Energy, Colombia’s second-largest natural gas producer, has petitioned the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta — the Canadian province where the company is domiciled — for authorization to cancel its active gas supply contracts with multiple Colombian companies.
Colombia’s natural gas industry association Naturgas issued two complementary public statements in April, together painting an urgent picture of a sector caught between short-term supply pressure and a structurally inadequate long-term pipeline.
Two complementary reports published by Naturgas on April 24 cover the same strategic development from different angles: the operational details of the Frontera Energy-Ecopetrol regasification project at Puerto Bahía, and a site visit by Ecopetrol’s acting president to inspect progress firsthand.
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