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The country wants to reduce pollution levels in main cities and Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV) are one of the main alternatives to achieve this. Distributor and retailer Gas Natural Fenosa reported on the conversion of vehicles to natural gas.

Eric Flesch Santoro was appointed by Promigas’ Board of Directors as the new president of the company, a position that he will occupy as of September 1^st, 2018.

Alejandro Martínez, president of the Colombian LPG Association (Gasnova), spoke about expanding propane coverage in the residential sector, nationwide.

A few weeks ago, we looked at BP’s recently published annual statistical summary of the global energy market. At that time, we did some country-by-country comparisons in a static view. This week we look at changes over time, within Latin America.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced changes in the operator of the Dina Gas Treatment Plant (PTGD), located in the department of Huila. The company highlighted several benefits in environmental terms.

Social conflict continues to be one of the main problems for oil companies in the country. Equion and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) reported protests and blockades in Casanare, generating possible gas shortages.

Canacol Energy Ltd. (TSX: CNE) announced positive results in its exploration program during this year. In addition, the company provided updates on its 2018 drilling program.

Entrepreneurs and politicians from the Caribbean coast, such as Joseph Daccarett and César Lorduy, criticized Resolution 40646 of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) regarding last week’s emergency in Cusiana and Capiagua. However, the problem has been resolved.

BP recently published its annual statistical summary of the global energy market and we thought it might be interesting to look at a few selected charts. The focus was country-by-country comparisons and, by looking at energy consumption broadly, we chose some variables that might be a bit different.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) spoke about the accident that could leave the municipalities of Cundinamarca, Bogotá and Boyacá without natural gas supply.