As part of its plan expand the gas transportation infrastructure available in Colombia, gas distributor TGI, recently acquired by the Energia de Bogota Group, will expand the capacity of its Cusiana-Vasconia pipeline by 20 million cubic feet.
The Colombian Petroleum Association’s new president Francisco José Lloreda called on the government to improve its ability to protect the nation’s pipelines, regardless of any peace advances with the guerrilla.
After a delay of at least a year for the sale of the 57.6% share that the government has in electrical energy generator Isagén, the idea of floating more of its control of Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) on the public market to pay for infrastructure investments has resurfaced.
From public safety campaigns to debates on who will foot the bill of heavy vehicular traffic, Casanare was home to a number of road related issues and reports, which we detail in our latest summary of road related articles.
To keep up with demand for asphalt destined for highway improvements, a firm has proposed a modernization of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) aging Apiay Refinery in Meta, which the NOC had consider shuttering.
The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente) Luz Helena Sarmiento has broken her silence and addressed the damage resulting from guerrilla attacks on oil infrastructure and tanker convoys.
A long planned privately owned refinery appears ready to set foot in Puerto Olaya, Santander, after the investment bank managing the project says it has found a specialized fund in Canada that will make an initial investment in the US$3B project.
There is progress to expand and modernize the Cartagena Refinery (Reficar), and the company says that nine of the 15 plants that must be ready to finish this long delayed project have now been completed.
Local hiring, road maintenance and safety standards were all discussed at departmental meetings in Casanare, where local authorities have been working to facilitate a smoother relationship between oil companies and local communities. This and other stories regarding Colombia’s roads.
The Coveñas/Caño Limon pipeline has become the prime target of guerrilla attacks on oil infrastructure, with the latest a week ago forcing another stop in service while authorities repair the damage.
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