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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) reported oil and gas production figures for March 2019. Crude and natural gas production increased during the third month of this year compared to the previous year.

The Colombian government wants to reactivate the production and reserve metrics of the oil sector in Colombia. The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) is analyzing alternatives to increase production in several oil fields.

The Colombian oil sector has started 2019 with good news in terms of alliances, new contracts and now production. The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) said that oil production in the country is growing, surpassing neighboring countries such as Venezuela.

Not only Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), but ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) want to develop fracking pilot projects in Colombia.

The oil sector has been announcing agreements and alliances in recent weeks with the aim of reactivating the exploratory activity in the country. Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) and Repsol (MSE: REP) will develop a new offshore project in the Caribean coast.

The implementation of unconventional techniques such as fracking has been one of the main discussion topics in the oil sector this year. Orlando Cabrales Segovia, President of the Colombian Natural Gas Association (Naturgas), spoke about this issue and about the proposal to carry out pilot projects in the country.

The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) announced an agreement between Shell (LON: RDSB) and Noble Energy to operate offshore blocks in the Caribbean Sea. Representatives of the companies and the ANH talked about this important arrangement.

Colombia is not an oil country, but it has great potential to develop in this area, especially in some regions of the country, where the Llanos continue to stand out for contributing a large part of the oil production in the country.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) reported oil and gas production figures for February 2019. Crude and natural gas production increased during the second month of this year compared to the previous year.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently published its global oil report for 2019, which includes its perspectives on oil production. Colombia is included in this analysis and expectations are not very encouraging.