GasThe growing demand for natural gas in Colombia coupled with a fall in reserves will mean significant increases in the price of gas going forward, and the potential need to import the resource, says a report from the Mining Energy Planning Unit (UPME).
In light of new discoveries in departments like Sucre while supply from La Guajira declines, gas transporters TGI and Promigas both have significant investment plans to expand the gas infrastructure network. Both still await authorities to take bigger steps forward.
The XVIII Congress of the Colombian Natural Gas Association (Naturgas) has provoked a discussion on the future of the industry, on subsidies, delays in regulations and licensing, and how to prioritize the use of propane or natural gas.
The Colombian Association of Natural Gas (Naturgas) president Eduardo Pizano insists that the country’s gas supply is solid, and that the sector needs advances on certain regulatory fronts more than anything.
The Bolsa Mercantil de Colombia (BMC) held its official launch to mark its role as the “Amazon” of the natural gas market. No mention was made of the political forces who have been successful in circumventing the open market when it comes to pricing.
Yesterday we asked where Colombia’s supply of gas was coming from and today’s graph gives a hint.
The floating regasification plant that Promigás is building through a port consortium (El Cayao) has been completed, but the remainder of the plant awaits an environmental license to get started.
Natural gas distribution and commercialization firm Gas Natural Fenosa says that growth in the number of natural gas vehicles conversions stood out in its 24% increase in its sales volume during 2014.
Maybe finding gas has been seen as only a long double base hit, great news, but short of the high hopes of a home run. But the market forces in Colombia offer some protection from the turbulence of the global crude oil industry.
The official Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), is still in the works and the president of the Natural Gas Association (Naturgas) Eduardo Pizano says that investments in infrastructure expansion are held up as a result.
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