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MinEnergia talks oil exploration

A significant shift in policy regarding oil contracts appears to be taking place under the leadership of Colombia’s new Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Omar Andrés Camacho.

Monday, August 14th, 2023
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Colombia’s transition to oil and gas importer

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) unveiled a set of documents outlining the energy transition roadmap for public review.

Monday, August 14th, 2023
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Addressing environmental liabilities

Environmental protection and conservation are increasingly at the forefront of global discussions, and Colombia is no exception.

Monday, August 14th, 2023
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Comfortably Numb

Comfortably Numb

We have been waiting a year to write this article: the impact on Colombian oil and gas share prices – and especially that of Ecopetrol – after a year of the “Illuminati” and President Gustavo Petro (“I’m not apocalyptic”) management of the energy sector. Meh!

Monday, August 14th, 2023
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Petro’s first year

The Colombian mining and energy portfolio underwent a tumultuous transformation in the inaugural year of President Gustavo Petro’s administration.

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
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Royalty deduction debate

In the ongoing debate at the Colombian Constitutional Court regarding the prohibition of deducting royalties from income tax, former Minister of Finance and Public Credit, José Antonio Ocampo, presented his reasons against such deductions.

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023
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Camacho takes office as new MinEnergia

Engineer Omar Andrés Camacho Morales has officially taken office as the new Minister of Mines and Energy in Colombia.

Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
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Petro accepts Vélez’s resignation

In a recent development, President Gustavo Petro signed Decree 1286 on August 2, 2023, accepting the resignation of former Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez.

Monday, August 7th, 2023
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One down. Three to go.

Most of you will pick this article up on Tuesday August 8th 2023 and so Colombia will officially be in Gustavo Petro’s second year as president. Based on what he said in the campaign and announced in his inauguration speech we had certain expectations – perhaps fears. How much has really happened and what can we expect going forward?

Monday, August 7th, 2023
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Deputy Minister in charge of energy resigns

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) has witnessed another significant change.

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
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