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Naturgas’ Orlando Cabrales spoke about the arrival of more than 100 tanker trucks fueled by Vehicular Natural Gas (VNG).

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) and the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) reported Colombia oil and gas reserves in 2018, with negative results for natural gas. Orlando Cabrales, President of the Colombian Association of Natural Gas (Naturgas), talked about the gas situation in the country.

Iván Duque, President of Colombia, pledged to promote the development of the oil sector in Colombia and his government has taken several steps to achieve it. Luis Miguel Morelli, President of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), spoke on this topic.

Alejandro Robledo, manager at the Busscar vehicle manufacturing company, spoke about the benefits that the new TransMilenio fleet will have on Bogotá’s air quality.

Natural gas has been one of the main topics of discussion this year due to its positive growth prospects in the medium and long term. However, the country cannot cover the growing demand for this fuel, forcing to import it.

The government announced a propane deficit for 2019, after Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) reduced its supply for the first semester of the year. But Gasnova thinks the panorama will be much more promising as of July.

The expansion of the Jobo gas pipeline will be ready in September this year, the firm said.

Colombia’s Vice-president, Marta Lucía Ramírez, closed Naturgas’ 22^nd Congress, where she spoke about the opportunities and challenges of the gas industry in the country.

The oil and gas sector has announced discoveries of natural gas in the Caribbean Sea in recent years, but concerns about a possible increase in imports of this fuel are still present. Orlando Cabrales, President of Naturgas, spoke on this topic, investment plans and the situation of the gas market in Colombia.

The Vice minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), Diego Mesa, spoke about the government’s plan to reactivate the national gas industry.