The Colombian government, alongside natural gas companies, has established a Unified Command Post (PMU) to guarantee a steady supply of gas across the country.
Colombia faces a potential surge in gas prices as domestic reserves dwindle, and the government remains opposed to new hydrocarbon exploration projects.
The natural gas industry is implementing various initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint.
The ANH has updated its website and online databases with field-level data for gas production by type of consumption for July. Measured production rose sequentially. That is the good news. The bad news is that it continues to fall year-on-year and key components like gas delivered to pipelines fell sequentially and annually.
Germany’s new ambassador to Colombia, Martina Klumpp, emphasized the pivotal role of natural gas in Colombia’s energy transition.
Colombia’s Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG) introduced a set of new regulations designed to increase flexibility in the commercialization of natural gas.
Colombia has lost 45 years of natural gas self-sufficiency due to current uncertainties and government policies, according to Luz Stella Murgas, the president of Naturgas.
Recent warnings about a potential shortage of natural gas in 2025 and 2026, which could lead to price increases, stand in stark contrast to the current inflation trends for this energy source.
Just as Colombia’s National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) was about to issue a decision on granting an environmental license for one of Ecopetrol’s most significant offshore hydrocarbon exploration projects, a new obstacle emerged from the Ministry of Environment (MinAmbiente).
In response to looming concerns over a potential natural gas deficit in Colombia by 2025, the government is preparing to introduce a new regulatory framework to enhance the availability of natural gas in the market.
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