With declining domestic gas output and renewed talk of imports from Venezuela, Mónica de Greiff, Chair of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) Board of Directors, drew a clear red line: U.S. sanctions determine what Colombia’s state oil company can and cannot do.
Amid intensifying debates over Colombia’s energy transition, President Gustavo Petro renewed his call for Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) to divest its stake in the Permian Basin oil field in Texas, operated jointly with Occidental Petroleum (OXY).
In a sharply critical column, economist Salomón Kalmanovitz warned that the Petro government is “strangling the goose that lays the golden eggs” by imposing heavy taxes on Colombia’s oil sector while simultaneously increasing public spending to historic levels.
President Gustavo Petro reaffirmed that Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) will step into the role of natural gas importer as Colombia grapples with a widening production deficit.
President Gustavo Petro has once again reignited debate over Colombia’s dependence on fossil fuels, this time clashing with the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), one of Ecopetrol’s most powerful unions.
Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) issued Resolution 40358 of August 20, 2025, setting new guidelines for the coexistence of hydrocarbon, mining, and energy projects when partial or total overlap of areas occurs.
At the XXII Colombian Petroleum, Gas, and Energy Congress organized by Acipet, Orlando Velandia, President of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), hinted that Colombia could soon receive major news on offshore exploration, particularly in the Caribbean Sea.
Oil and gas industry companies in Colombia with foreign investors have no doubt had to answer questions this week about the US government’s decision to “decertify” the country. What does this mean and what do we think of the impact?
The controversy over fracking resurfaced during the Oil, Gas, and Energy Transition Forum held in Barrancabermeja, organized by Ecopetrol and the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO).
Colombia’s Comptroller General has identified 14 findings totaling CoP$78.8B in projects financed through the General System of Royalties (SGR), exposing serious flaws in initiatives across technology, science, energy, housing, and transportation.
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