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It’s not Colombia’s fault

It’s not Colombia’s fault

We can get down on the Colombian government for not supporting the oil and gas industry as we think it should be. But BP’s latest Energy statistics show that Latin America’s production problems are not caused by Colombia.

Monday, August 3rd, 2020
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State Council talks fracking hearing

Magistrate Ramiro Pazos set the date for the hearing that aims to determine the viability of fracking pilot projects (PPII) in the country.

Thursday, July 30th, 2020
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Companies go offshore

A new regulation announced by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) will give the green light for companies to develop offshore projects in the Colombian Caribbean by 2022.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
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MinEnergia talks subsidies

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEneriga) approved resources to subsidize natural gas, propane, and energy service, amid the health emergency.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
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Fracking pilot projects (PPII): legal issues

Although the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) said that the administrative acts to develop PPII should be ready in two months, the process might only start in the last quarter of 2021. This is why.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020
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Acipet talks professional registration certificate

This is what the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet) thinks about the Bill of Law that aims to eliminate the professional registration certificate from most professions in the country.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020
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Mesa talks economic reactivation

Mesa talks economic reactivation

The Minister of Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about the role of the mining-energy sector in Colombia’s economic reactivation process.

Monday, July 27th, 2020
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ANLA talks environmental licenses

The director of the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA), Rodrigo Suárez, spoke about the entity’s response times to environmental requests.

Monday, July 27th, 2020
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Won’t get fooled again

At least that is my – perhaps naïve – hope. The ACIPET’s plea to not sell even 8% of Ecopetrol and recent events at Pemex and PDVSA have me thinking again about politicians’ love of state-owned-enterprises (SOEs) at least in some countries like Colombia.

Monday, July 27th, 2020
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Lotero comments

Vice Minister of Energy, Miguel Lotero, spoke about the industry’s relevance for Colombia’s economy and about the government’s plans to boost the sector.

 

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020
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