Last year when BP published its annual energy statistics, we published a pair of articles entitled suggesting that global warning is not the country’s fault because, despite being an oil and gas producer, its electricity generation is not based on fossil fuels.
President Ivan Duque spoke about the ‘deal of the year’ between Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) and ISA.
Riohacha opened a call to develop projects financed with royalty resources. This and other news in our royalties’ summary from the last month.
Asocarbono and DIAN reported the resources collected thanks to the carbon tax since its creation in 2016.
The mining and energy sector is developing several projects to reactivate the economy, but they are not progressing at the expected pace.
According to Wikipedia, “Writer’s block is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author is unable to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown. This creative stall is not a result of commitment problems or the lack of writing skills.” Well, that last bit is some comfort at least. However, the article goes on to say “The condition ranges from difficulty in coming up with original ideas to being unable to produce a work for years.” Ouch!
The Colombian Oil and Gas Association (ACP) and Canacol (TSX: CNE) talked about natural gas reserves in Colombia.
President Iván Duque announced that the country was accepted as a new member of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Campetrol, Acipet and ACP talked about the economic benefits for Colombia of high oil prices.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced new regulations in ‘Works for royalties’.