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Why do companies invest in Colombia anyway?

This is the last long essay before the holidays and usually I do a “Year in Review”. But we just did a “Petro 100 days” a few weeks ago and we wrapped up the Duque presidency from an oil and gas perspective in July. There frankly is not much new to say looking backwards, so I decided to look forwards somewhat. I attended the Parex Capital Markets Day last week and it got me thinking about why companies invest here.

Monday, December 12th, 2022
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Oil FDI in 3Q22

Oil FDI in 3Q22

Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) released Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) figures during 3Q22. Here are the details.

Thursday, December 8th, 2022
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Gas reserves questioned

The Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez, spoke about the country’s natural gas reserves, opening a new debate.

Thursday, December 8th, 2022
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Thermo generators and sustainability

Thermoelectric plants affiliated to the National Association of Generating Companies (Andeg) are making progress in sustainability issues.

Thursday, December 8th, 2022
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Censure motion gets denied

The coalition of Gustavo Petro’s government united to ‘sink’ the censure motion against the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez. Here are the details.

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
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New President of the ANH

The Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez, signed decree 2389, through which she appointed the new president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH).

Tuesday, December 6th, 2022
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S&P expectations for Latin America

S&P Global Ratings announced its outlook and risks for Latin America.

Monday, December 5th, 2022
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Distribution of royalties per capita

Colombian authorities approved the royalties’ budget for 2023 and 2024. This will be the per capita distribution in the main regions.

Monday, December 5th, 2022
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MinEnergia’s censure motion

The House of Representatives debated a censure motion against the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez. Here are the details.

Thursday, December 1st, 2022
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Kearney Colombia talks natural gas

Lisandro Pérez, managing partner of Kearney Colombia, spoke about the energy transition and the role of natural gas in this process.

Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
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