In a wide-ranging interview with RCN Radio, leading Presidential candidate Iván Duque said he would save oil industry income from good years to have a reserve for the bad ones.
Julio Cesar Vera, President of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (Acipet), spoke about the current situation of the industry in Colombia, its relationship with communities and oil prices in an interview with La Silla Vacía.
The La Lizama story will not die. The Inspector General’s office has opened investigations against a number of Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) executives and against senior leadership in the ANH, the ANLA and the Santander regional environmental authority (CAS). Two ECP VPs have been suspended for three months.
Royalty money continues to be allocated to projects, but poor execution dulls its impact. A housing project in Arauca is the latest example. This story and others in our latest periodic summary of royalties-related stories.
No, we are not talking about Gustavo Petro’s plans to shift Colombia’s energy matrix to renewables, although that might turn out to be one part of the solution. Instead, MinMinas is looking for medium and long-term proposals without prejudging the technology.
Newspaper La Republica recently published an excellent distillation of the essential differences between the two remaining candidates for Colombia’s Presidency, Iván Duque and Gustavo Petro.
The Colombian oil sector is experiencing times of great uncertainty, due to the presidential elections and the boom in the anti-oil referendums. This situation could affect the development of several agreements between the government and oil companies, especially the Exploration and Production (E&P) contracts. We will analyze the production that is at stake due to this situation.
German Espinosa, President of the Colombian Chamber of Petroleum Services (Campetrol) spoke about oil activities in Colombia, the care of the environment and the industry’s contributions to the regions and the economy of Colombia.
Colombia was accepted to join the exclusive Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This means opportunities and obligations for the country with implications for investors.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) reported gas production figures for April 2018. Gas has been showing a recovery compared to figures of last year.
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