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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.

As we have said on several occasions, given Gustavo Petro’s stated intention to stop oil exploration if elected, one of the most important planning questions for 2022 and beyond is “Who will win the Presidential elections?” With just over six months to go to May 29^th, the first round, the chess pieces are moving but we could hope Colombians would be more direct with pollsters.

Pre-candidates and experts commented on Gustavo Petro’s proposal to stop oil exploration in the country.

Experts from the oil sector spoke about the energy transition in the country and the role of the oil sector in this process during the IV Oil and Gas summit.

The carbon tax has raised huge resources since its implementation in 2017.

Experts from the gas sector spoke about the relevance of this fuel in the energy transition process during the IV Oil and Gas Summit.

The reliability of natural gas supply for the long term continues to be one of the vital concerns for the country.