The Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG) published a new regulatory document that sets out complementary rules for the execution of projects included in the country’s Natural Gas Supply Plan (PAGN).
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), under the leadership of Minister Edwin Palma, signed the first-ever sector-wide collective agreement with unions representing the country’s mining and energy workers.
Colombia is facing a growing natural gas crisis. For over a decade, the country’s reserves have steadily declined, and warnings about a supply deficit have intensified.
Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA announced its intention to begin transporting natural gas to Colombia through the Transcaribeño Antonio Ricaurte pipeline starting December 1, 2025. However, Colombia’s government, under President Gustavo Petro, has denied any involvement in or coordination with the operation.
On International Workers’ Day, the Colombian government and coal sector unions took a historic step toward a Just Energy Transition by signing a symbolic pact in defense of labor rights and social equality.
President Gustavo Petro has once again stirred controversy by declaring that planning Colombia’s economic well-being based on oil and coal would be “foolish.”
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) is facing a staggering financial blow after the National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN) formally ordered the company to pay CoP$9.4T (approximately US$2.4B) in back VAT, an amount that has been described internally and by union leaders as a potential threat to the company’s financial stability.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro reiterated his intention for Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) to acquire Monómeros Colombo Venezolanos, a Venezuelan-owned fertilizer company based in Barranquilla.
This week a “potpourri” of varied, vaguely related small notes that, together, turn into a commentary on the state of the Colombian hydrocarbons industry.
Just days before the official announcement of former Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres as the new director of Colombia’s National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA), a quiet but significant change took place.
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