ANH President Mauricio de la Mora was practically exuberant at a ceremony in the ANH’s offices on Wednesday. And why not? Canacol (TSX:CNE) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) were signing the agency’s first additional unconventional contract and victory had been snatched from the jaws of defeat.
The National Planning Department (DNP) has formalized modifications to the General Royalty System (SGR) and published a statement that outlines the changes and the rational for making them.
The Minister of Mines and Energy Tomás González said the government has agreed to link the natural gas price for the Caribbean coast to the WTI crude oil price index and to start infrastructure work to connect the region. Meanwhile the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) blasted the pricing modifications as a change of the rules, and questioned what would happen when WTI rises again.
A Casanare tribunal declared a recent public hearing a failure after community leaders from the village of Tesoro Buby in Aguazul rejected a proposal from Perenco on the grounds it does not address all of their claims. The company said the proposal exceeds its responsibility.
As part of its deal with business sectors of the Caribbean coast, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) is moving forward with plans to hold a tender to build a gas pipeline that will connect the Atlantic coast.
The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) held another event designed to better the relationship between industry and communities, highlighting functioning projects that different stakeholders can participate in.
Through the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), companies are calling on the government’s customs and taxes agency DIAN to fulfill tax returns on fiscal income prepaid to the authorities which was based on oil prices of US$80-90/barrel.
A mixed system for block auctions which includes a greater frequency of two a year and more flexibility in their rules is being drawn up the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). Its board of directors is reviewing the plan.
The Colombian State Council found that the firm Gran Tierra Energy Colombia (TSX: GTE) has failed to meet the terms of a contract with Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) and therefore owes the state oil firm CoP$6.2B (US$2M).
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