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President-elect Gustavo Petro’s ministerial candidates are talking to the press and his energy strategy is becoming clearer. We do not know everything but we know more than we did before the election.

José Antonio Ocampo, the Finance Minister (MinHacienda) of Gustavo Petro’s government, spoke about the hydrocarbons sector.

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has decided to maintain Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) long-term international rating.

President elect Gustavo Petro announced Susana Muhamad as his Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente). She spoke about controversial issues such as the development of fracking in Colombia.

President-elect Gustavo Petro announced that the new Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente) will be Susana Muhamad González, and this is her profile.

The Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) announced changes in its members.

Concern for the environment and the negative impact generated by production are issues that are becoming increasingly relevant in the global debate and the extractive sector is working to improve its performance through technology.

The Ocad Paz approved several projects in the last month, generating concerns due to recent reports of alleged irregularities in the approval of projects to receive royalty resources from this entity.

Local media revealed that the National Planning Department (DNP) and other entities were involved in corruption scandals with the use of royalties.

The handover process at the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) began between the current government of President Iván Duque and the team of President-elect Gustavo Petro .