Canacol (TSX: CNE) and Arrow Exploration Ltd. announced an agreement on certain Colombian oil assets. In addition, Arrow announced other agreements with Front Range Resources Ltd. and Samaria APA to enter in the Colombian market.
As the Santos Government comes to a close, we are back to the ‘Everything is awesome!!!’ campaign, this time with respect to royalties. It did not convince us last time and although the evidence is compelling, we do not agree with the evaluation criterion, so we remain unconvinced.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) announced fuel prices for June this year. As expected, these increased and the entity explained the reasons for the new rise.
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) reported Colombian exports value in April. It increased compared to the same period last year and the extractive sector played a key role in this behavior.
The current collective agreement will lapse at the end of June and that means time for the once-every-four-years spectacle of a USO / Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) bargaining session.
US ethanol imports totaled 27% of demand in February causing inventories by local producers to use almost all of their storage capacity. Industry association FedeBiocombustibles says American production has a 30% government subsidy and they cannot compete.