Promigas announced a new agreement in Research and development (R&D); a key area to boost the growth of the energy sector. Greg Houston, Deputy Head of Mission of the British Embassy in Colombia and Promigas’ Antonio Celis, spoke about the new agreement.
The High Council for the Post-Conflict Process, the Territorial Renewal Agency (ART) and the National Planning Department (DNP),announced some of the projects that will be financed through the Infrastructure for Taxes mechanism. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) reported oil and gas production figures for February 2018. Crude decreased compared to the same period of last year, but gas showed a positive behavior.
Better oil prices and new E&P investments increased the government’s expectations on the industry for this year.
Charle Gamba, CEO of Canacol Energy (TSX: CNE), spoke about the natural gas sector, regulation, regasification plants and reserves potential.
Different governmental entities spoke about proposals to improve environmental issues. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.