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Cumaral: a necessary march for a sincere dialogue?

Everyone in the industry is concerned by the rise of violence against the oil industry over the past few months.

Monday, September 5th, 2016
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Gas netbacks continue to outperform

Gas netbacks continue to outperform

The graph shows that gas continued to be a better business than crude oil in 2Q16 despite rising oil prices which boosted oil netbacks.

Monday, September 5th, 2016
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Rising prices lift all netbacks

Rising prices lift all netbacks

The expression is “A rising tide lifts all boats” but that certainly applies to netbacks when prices go up. Brent was up 32.5% in 2Q16 and that helped all Colombian companies report better netbacks.

Monday, August 29th, 2016
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Parex’s Dave Taylor: Trying to be a better story

“Parex keeps moving forward” That was the phrase we used to describe Parex’s (TSX:PXT) 2Q16 results and somewhat to my surprise, Colombia President Lee DiStefano liked it.

Monday, August 29th, 2016
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The Yellow Brick Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions

A personal reflection the system for distributing royalties from non-renewable resources, to be read (preferably out loud) as a children’s fairy tale with appropriate exaggeration and drama.

Monday, August 22nd, 2016
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Average price offset to Brent drops below US$9 in 2Q16

Average price offset to Brent drops below US$9 in 2Q16

Now that all the companies that give us enough data to look at prices have published, we can see how average realized Colombian oil prices performed relative to the two global benchmarks. We also take a look at Vasconia.

Monday, August 22nd, 2016
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CIH: Colombia is a country without a future for its oil industry

This is a very bleak vision by the academic organization that is responsible for “disseminating knowledge on earth sciences and demystifying the production of oil as a hazardous activity”.

Monday, August 15th, 2016
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Another look at the peace dividend

Another look at the peace dividend

A few weeks ago we showed a graph that tried to show where the post-conflict opportunities might be at the department level. This week we look at basins and, within basins, at companies.

Monday, August 15th, 2016
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MinMinas Germán Arce gives it straight to Canadian extractive companies

Since so much of the oil / gas and mining investment in Colombia is by Canadian companies, speaking to the Canada Colombia Chamber of Commerce is a good way to talk to the extractive sector in one session.

Monday, August 8th, 2016
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ANH and UNDP estimate crude costs per barrel

ANH and UNDP estimate crude costs per barrel

A few weeks ago, we reported the latest results from the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) Territorial Strategy initiative: a series of four academic studies sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Monday, August 8th, 2016
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