María Luisa Chiappe, President of the Colombian Association of Large Energy Consumers, (Asoenergía), spoke about natural gas imports, forced purchase of renewable energies and the country’s energy competitiveness.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) started developing three blocks together with Anadarko (NYSE: APC), which returned the operation of these assets. The NOC is now looking for new partners for to develop the areas.
The Comptroller General (CGR), through the Royalties Unit, found possible irregularities in the development of the Natural Gas Massification System (SMGN) project in the department of Chocó.
Promigas is developing a pipeline on the Colombian Caribbean coast, but the company has a legal problem blocking this important project.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) reported natural gas production figures for July 2019. MinEnergia Maria Fernanda Suarez spoke about the behavior of this metric and its effects on Colombia’s self-sufficiency.
This article began with an innocent question by someone outside the industry “Colombia has a problem with gas?”
Natural gas is the fossil fuel with the best prospects for the medium and long term due to its low pollution levels. Promigas Aquiles Mercado spoke about the natural gas landscape in Colombia.
Authorities and the sector continue working to expand the coverage and use of natural gas in the country. The industry conducted an analysis of this market and its use in the residential and vehicular sector.
The decision of the State Council to maintain the suspension on fracking generated many reactions in the country. Government leaders and industry experts talked about this decision.
Maybe we should not have been so hopeful. Maybe this was always doomed. It is always easier to say ‘No’ than take a chance on ‘Yes’. No one ever knows the consequences of saying ‘No’, the road not taken.
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