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The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) reported natural gas production during September this year.

Colombia was set to initiate natural gas rationing from October 31 to November 4 due to annual maintenance at the SPEC Caribbean regasification plant, which has imported gas for the nation’s thermal plants since 2016. However, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) Andres Camacho sent a message of reassurance.

While writing this past Monday’s article on finding more gas from existing sources, imported gas was always in the background. As domestic production falls and lack of rainfall restricts hydro power generation, imported gas kept, or rather keeps, thermogenerators running and Colombians’ lights on.

Colombia’s energy sector spotlighted a pressing issue: a looming gas shortage. However, President Gustavo Petro’s response, where he mistakenly attributed maintenance at the country’s only regasification facility, SPEC LNG, to routine operations at a thermoelectric plant, underscored a disconnect in understanding critical infrastructure and so a crisis management gap.

And would it make a difference? MinEnergia Andres Camacho said that all gas produced should go to an end consumer suggesting they would audit fields to ensure no gas was “wasted” and thereby address the national shortfall. Is this really a solution? We looked at the data.

The first 100% natural gas-powered cargo truck has started operating on the roads of the Caribbean region of Colombia.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) published a draft resolution to introduce a Natural Gas Allocation Prioritization Mechanism during the scheduled maintenance of the Caribbean Regasification Plant (SPEC).

The Colombian Association of Large Energy Consumers (Asoenergía) issued a stark warning regarding the significant risks industries face from the ongoing challenges in the gas sector.

A recent report from ANIF, Colombia’s economic research center, highlighted that the country’s current gas reserves will only meet domestic demand for about five more years.

Luz Stella Murgas, President of the National Association of Natural Gas (Naturgas), issued a stark warning.