Semana hosted a debate on the convenience and viability of developing fracking in the country. There were, as expected, opposing opinions.
Geopark (NYSE: GPRK) and Cepsa Colombia announced an agreement to work in a new high-potential exploration acreage in the country. This is the first alliance between the two companies.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) enabled the connection of the Bicentenario, Araguaney and Central pipelines as a new route to extract oil from the Coveñas Caño Limon field (CCL) to Coveñas port.
ProductionOrlando Velandia Sepúlveda, President of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), spoke about offshore, self-sufficiency and other relevant issues for the industry.
During the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers’ (Acipet) 17th Oil and Gas Congress, four of the presidential candidates for next year’s elections spoke about their proposals for the development of the industry, parallel to the implementation of the peace accords.
Think tank Crudo Transparente presented its ‘Regional Oil Pulse’ report for September 2017, where it highlighted fuel smuggling as the industry’s biggest problem.The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.
2025, Hydrocarbons Colombia, All Rights Reserved.
