A post-election analysis by Arteaga Latam of Colombia’s May 31 first-round presidential vote finds that the country’s 131 oil- and gas-producing municipalities delivered nearly the entire national margin for Abelardo de la Espriella over Iván Cepeda — and that those same territories could again prove decisive in Sunday’s runoff.
Deutsche Bank and Corficolombiana both published assessments on June 12 framing the same basic question ahead of Colombia’s June 21 presidential runoff: what comes after the vote, and how durable will any initial market optimism prove to be?
Colombia’s oil and gas industry association, the ACP, has issued a public alert over a work stoppage that began June 5 at production fields in Puerto Gaitán, Meta, organized by members of the metalworking trades.
Last night, while watching the news on TV, my wife asked me if I supported fracking. Given that her interests are in other fields, I knew the debate has become mainstream.
Drummond Company announced that on January 15, 2026, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama returned verdicts against attorney Terrence P. Collingsworth and his organization International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates) on all counts in defamation and racketeering lawsuits. The plaintiff had accused the company of supporting armed groups in Colombia.
Ballena on the Caribbean coast produces only a fraction of what it used to but still contributes an important amount to the country’s dwindling supplies. Ecopetrol also plans to convert it to a gas import facility.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) has suspended operations at its Norte Station in the troubled Catatumbo region of Norte de Santander, citing ongoing security threats from illegal armed groups.
Colombia continues to grapple with the economic toll of recurring roadblocks.
Cenit, a subsidiary of Grupo Ecopetrol, has activated its Emergency and Contingency Plan (PEC) for the Coveñas Caño Limón (CCL) pipeline following a terrorist attack that caused a loss of containment in the rural area of La Ceiba, Arauquita municipality, Arauca department.
Cenit, the hydrocarbon transportation subsidiary of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), has once again activated its Emergency and Contingency Plan (PEC) following a terrorist attack on its infrastructure in the rural area of Tame, in the Arauca department of Colombia.
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