This year’s Oil and Gas Summit took place in Bogotá, providing a space for industry experts to discuss relevant issues like Colombia’s energy transition process. HCC attended the event.
According to the Minister of Finance (MinHacienda), Alberto Carrasquilla, his team is “not considering selling ISA, Ecopetrol nor Cenit.” Here are the details.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) reported that it started producing and shipping cleaner and better quality gasoline. Here are the details.
The Comptroller General conducted a study on the use of royalties in different regions of the country, finding irregularities in the way the resources are being used.
CEO Felipe Bayón spoke about what Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) expects to achieve with Fracking Pilot Research Projects (PPII), and about where authorities are in the process of coming up with regulations on the matter.
The industry wants to develop unconventional projects around the world, but fracking continues to generate doubts and concerns. The UK closed the door to this alternative, for now.
Oil prices began to show signs of recovery a year ago, generating high expectations for their behavior during 2019. Political and economic issues, however, have affected this metric.
The government spoke about the results of its Territorial Development Programs (PDET), which it develops together with the industry.
The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) spoke about the environmental projects that have been successfully developed in the department of Casanare.
The Colombian Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) and the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) hosted the ‘Reactivation of the Mining-Energy Sector’ Conference. HCC attended the event.