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The Colombian government announced Miguel Lotero as the new Vice Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia).

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) appointed Christian Jaramillo as the new director of the Energy Mining Planning Unit (UPME).

The Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about the entity’s goals for the oil sector.

CEO Felipe Bayón spoke about Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) plans for the development of fracking pilot projects (PPII).

Armando Zamora, president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), spoke about what the schedule for the development of fracking pilot projects (PPII) looks like.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) spoke about what it has been doing to make sure the industry sticks to its environmental commitments.

Industry experts spoke to El Colombiano about what they consider will be the future of fracking pilot projects (PPII).

The President spoke about the next steps of the economic reactivation process. Entrepreneurs reacted to the government’s policies.

The Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about the challenges and opportunities of developing fracking in Colombia.

Recently, the Petroleum Engineers’ Association (ACIPET) has written a steady stream of short opinion articles and we have been publishing them from time to time in English. I am generally in agreement with their viewpoint but the latest has me scratching my head.