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The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) reported the value of Colombian exports during October 2021.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced that it became the first ministry in Colombia to be certified as carbon neutral by Icontec.

Director of the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA), Rodrigo Suarez Castaño, spoke about the entity’s management.

In my fearless forecasts for 2021, I got the most important variable wrong and I am very glad I did, because I got it wrong in the right direction.

The government has managed to reactivate the signing of oil contracts in recent years, creating great prospects for investment in the country.

President Iván Duque announced approval of the budget for the General Royalties System (SGR) for 2022.

The bill to ratify the environmental treaty was sunk in the last legislature. The Duque government reintroduced it.

This past week, the ANH held its Colombia Round 2021 auction and there can be no doubt it was a great success. Thirty blocks were awarded, the most since 2012 when oil prices were over US$100/bl (and to be frank, many of the blocks assigned were never worked). What went well and what could be improved?

Colombia has been discussing presidential pre-candidate Gustavo Petro’s controversial proposal to halt oil exploration if he becomes president. Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) Diego Mesa spoke about this issue.

Director of the Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME), Christian Jaramillo, spoke about the entity’s intentions to make a new call for the regasification plant in the Pacific.