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Local authorities insist that the National Royalties System (SGR) still presents several bottlenecks to leverage its resources.

Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) Felipe Bayón talked about a proposal to abruptly end oil and gas exploration in Colombia.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced the approved royalty resources to finance community projects.

Last week the Analyst was in a meeting which touched on energy transition and he illustrated the challenge with some off-the-cuff statistics about converting the North American rail fleet. After the call, he checked his math which was fairly good but only because he got both components wrong in opposite directions.

Colombia has advanced the development of the Fracking Pilot Projects (PPII) and it seems like the country will start these projects in the next months.

The Ministry of Finance (MinHacienda) announced this year’s Financial Plan to adjust public finances.

Sunday morning and a blank page. I checked my list of pending topics. I looked over what we published in the past week. I put on my cleanest dirty shirt. I sacrificed a chicken – ok an egg – in the hope of attracting the muses. Nothing.

Gustavo Petro, who is leading the polls for Colombia’s upcoming presidential election, has repeatedly vowed he will halt oil drilling the day he takes office and bond investors are taking him very seriously.

A recent opinion column revealed that commercial conditions are being set depending on whether or not candidate Gustavo Petro becomes president.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) published a draft resolution for comments, regarding strategic zones for mining-energy development in the country.