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Gas is still a better business

Gas is still a better business

Monday, April 17th, 2017
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Not at great 1Q17 for investors unless…

Not at great 1Q17 for investors unless…

Unless you invested in Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) or Parex (TSX:PXT). But then the global indices were also down.

Monday, April 10th, 2017
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One quarter in the books

This week is Easter and so I have low expectations about how much this column will be read. Many loyal readers, at least those living in Latin America, may already be on vacation.

Monday, April 10th, 2017
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Cajamarca

Cajamarca is a small city of about 19,000 people, southwest of Bogotá on one of the few ‘easily’-driven mountain passes crossing the Central Cordillera.

Monday, April 3rd, 2017
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Production costs up again slightly in 4Q16

Production costs up again slightly in 4Q16

Costs were up in 4Q16 so despite higher prices, the average crude oil netback for publicly-listed reporting companies was down slightly in the quarter.

Monday, April 3rd, 2017
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Prices and pesos: There are other factors

Prices and pesos: There are other factors

Revisa Dinero columnist Gregorio Gandini recently showed a graph that seems to show fairly clearly that the Colombian peso and oil prices are almost perfectly (negatively) correlated.

Monday, March 27th, 2017
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Agreement 2: No agreement

A couple of weeks ago, we reported an announcement by ANH head Orlando Velandia that the long-anticipated Agreement 2 was ready. I wondered why only one newspaper picked up the story and now we know: it is not ready.

Monday, March 27th, 2017
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Peace and oil

Jaime Checa is a prominent geophysicist who is troubled by the way the industry is evolving, especially its complicated relationship with communities.

Monday, March 20th, 2017
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Refinery the loser in Ecopetrol’s Line-of-Business results

Refinery the loser in Ecopetrol’s Line-of-Business results

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) published its 4Q16 results which allows us to update our Line-of-Business (LoB) charts for the entire year. After an encouraging 2015 and significant new capability in Reficar and Barrancabermeja, ECP’s refinery business was again the loser.

Monday, March 20th, 2017
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All Ecopetrol all the time

This past week Ecopetrol published its results and both the popular press – and Hydrocarbons Colombia – was focused on this event. But is this media attention justified?

Monday, March 13th, 2017
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