Ecopetrol (NYSE: ECP) announced its plans for the period 2018-2020 period in the congress of the Colombian Natural Gas Association (Naturgas).
The annual Naturgas congress took place in Cartagena last week. Here are some of the most important topics that were discussed at the event.
CEO Felipe Bayón spoke about the NOC’s contingency plan to face the environmental emergency that took place in Barrancabermeja, after an accident in the Lizama well.
The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) reported its drill rig information for February 2018. This metric increased compared to January figures, breaking a negative trend that started in December last year.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) announced that it gave ‘the green light’ to the tax incentive that seeks to stimulate oil and mining activities in the country; the Certificate of Tax Reimbursement (CERT).
Colombia continues to discuss the possibility of implementing unconventional techniques to guarantee energy self-sufficiency in the long term. Vice Minister of Energy, Rutty Paola Ortiz, spoke about advances in this regulation.