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Carlos Leal, president of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), spoke about what is coming for the national industry this year.

Alberto Lozano, Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente), made an assessment of his first year in charge of the entity. He talked about key issues such as fracking and deforestation, among others.

The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) hosted its 2018-2019 accountability session. Here are the details.

These are the changes that the Executive branch wants to make to the General Royalties System (SGR), through the Decree 1297 of 2016.

Technical groups of the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) developed an environmental monitoring process for different industry projects. Here are the details.

This past week, on August 7^th, President Iván Duque completed one full year in office. A number of editorial writers evaluated the president at the completion of this milestone. We have been positive about the ANH and MinMinas (now known as MinEnergia) but the government in total has struggled with its grades.

The government filed a project to discuss the country’s general budget for next year, and authorities are looking for alternatives to guarantee these resources. Alberto Carrasquilla, Minister of Finance (MinHacienda), spoke about the role of the oil sector to guarantee this budget.

Alberto Carrasquilla, Minister of Finance (MinHacienda), presented the project for the 2020 General Budget, a week ago. The third and fourth commissions of the Senate and House of Representatives will discuss this project, but this document has already begun to generate controversy.

The Constitutional Court called on the Congress to define participation and coordination mechanisms for the development and follow-up processes of mining projects in Colombia.

The Colombian government has initiated a strategy to boost the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the country, but concerns about loss of self-sufficiency continue. María Fernanda Suarez, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), talked to the possibility of importing natural gas and the need for a new regasification plan in the Pacific.