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Colombia is about to ratify the Paris Agreement

The Ministry of the Environment (MinAmbiente) announced that the country is satisfactorily progressing in this process that will bring it a step closer to taking actions to face climate change.

 

Tuesday, April 17th, 2018
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Arce on energy matrix

German Arce, MinMinas, participated in the International Congress of Renewable Energies, organized by the World Energy Council Colombia and the Association of Renewable Energies (SER). He talked about the energy matrix of Colombia and natural phenomena that affect the costs in the system.

 

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018
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Royalties for peace?

The Constitutional Court endorsed a reform to the General System of Royalties (SGR) that seeks to allocate economic resources to finance projects related to the post-conflict process. These and other stories in our periodic Royalties summary.

 

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018
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Environmentalists want to ban fracking in Colombia

The Colombian Fracking-Free Alliance (ACLF) spoke on recent measures by the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) on unconventional techniques.

 

Tuesday, April 10th, 2018
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Cajamarca regrets saying ‘No’ to mining?

A year ago, inhabitants of Cajamarca voted ‘no’ to the development of mining activities in their territory. Here are their opinions on the matter, today.

 

Tuesday, April 10th, 2018
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ANH postpones SSJ Round again

ANH postpones SSJ Round again

Colombia’s oil regulator, the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) announced a new date for the Sinu-San Jacinto (SSJ) bid round. The agency gave an explanation for this decision.

 

Monday, April 9th, 2018
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Fracking pilot going ahead, for now

The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) made a decision on Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: ECP) proposal to carry out a fracking pilot in Colombia.

 

Monday, April 9th, 2018
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ANLA takes precautionary measures after La Lizama incident

The National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) suspended some of the procedures around the La Lizama Well, as a precautionary measure until it has enough technical analysis to determine the absence of potential risks.

 

Monday, April 9th, 2018
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Should we stay (domestic) or Should we go (abroad)?

Collaborator Tomás de la Calle volunteered to go to Cartagena for the annual natural gas sector conference. Here is his report on the event and, as an extra bonus, his opinion about the UPME’s second re-gasification plant project and stimulating domestic exploration and production.

Monday, April 9th, 2018
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Colombia is ready to auction new blocks

With more stable oil prices, some Latin American countries decided to auction blocks and boost industry activities in their territories. Colombia announced its strategy to compete against heavyweights like Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.

 

Thursday, April 5th, 2018
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