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Colombia has great expectations about the natural gas sector’s future in Colombia. Orlando Cabrales, President of the Colombian Natural Gas Association (Naturgas) made some recommendations to leverage the gas potential in the country.

The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) and the Chamber of large consumers associated with the National Entrepreneur’s Association (ANDI) announced plans to boost the natural gas industry in the country.

Before the end of the year, the firm expects to bring natural gas service to 25,000 new users in the five departments where it is now present, said CEO Jairo de Castro.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) reported oil and gas production figures for June 2018. Crude increased compared to the same period last year, and gas showed positive behavior as well, surpassing the 1,000mmcfd barrier for second month in a row.

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.