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This year, Halloween falls on a Friday which is when we start to think about what we will write for the weekly essay. We could call this week’s contribution odds and ends or good news / bad news or potpourri or, because it is Halloween…

Colombia’s freight sector is sounding the alarm as road blockades surge nationwide, disrupting commerce and driving massive economic losses.

Colombia is now preparing to pivot back toward oil and gas as President Gustavo Petro’s term nears its end and energy insecurity mounts.

Colombia’s largest oil workers’ union, the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), has sharply condemned President Gustavo Petro’s reported intention to push Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) to sell its stake in the Permian Basin in Texas, calling the move a “historic mistake” and threatening nationwide mobilizations if the sale proceeds.

The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) has taken a step toward modernizing Colombia’s oil and gas sector regulation by issuing a new resolution that requires operators to install real-time measurement and monitoring systems across production fields.

The Colombian government has reignited one of the country’s most divisive environmental debates with a proposal to ban all oil, gas, and mining activities across the entire Amazon biome, a region that covers more than 43% of national territory.

Despite recent optimism from the government, Colombia remains far from meeting the core requirements to become a full member of the International Energy Agency (IEA), one of the world’s most influential energy organizations.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Colombia fell by 17% in September 2025 compared to the previous year, totaling US$602M, the second-lowest figure of the year, according to balance-of-payments data from the Central Bank of Colombia.

Colombia is preparing to spotlight its energy transition strategy during the upcoming 8th Oil, Gas, and Energy Summit in Cartagena, the country’s most influential platform for dialogue on security, sustainability, and competitiveness in the energy sector.

Unless you have only a passing interest in oil or have been trekking to the South Pole recently, you will know that oil prices are down thanks (or no thanks) to uncertainty about the global economy and OPEC’s decision to expand production.