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International oil prices continue to rise, reaching figures not seen for more than two years.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced an extension to the Exclusivity Agreement signed with the Ministry of Finance (MinHacienda).

The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) talked about the reactivation process in the hydrocarbons industry.

ViceMinister of Energy, Miguel Lotero, spoke about reactivation and perspectives for the hydrocarbons sector in the country.

The Ministries of Mines and Energy and Finance delegated the publishing of gasoline prices to the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG).

The Fifth Commission of the House of Representatives had to vote on the bill to ban fracking, but there was no quorum to do so.

Bill 391-21S guarantees the deployment of a program to replace firewood with new fuels such as propane.

The Minister of Transportation (MinTransporte) Ángela María Orozco announced the signing of a decree to promote the navigability of the Magdalena River.

The Colombian Society of Engineers (SCI) sent a request to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) regarding the Pacific regasification plant.

The House of Representatives approved the fuel surcharge bill.