There is optimism about the sector’s performance this year. Oil companies announced good financial and operational resultsduring 1Q17, and Colombian authorities hope to see better results in coming quarters.
ExplorationThe Colombian government is optimistic about the results that offshore projects could give in the Caribbean Sea, especially in gas.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) announced Colombian oil and gas reserves during 2016. They dropped compared to 2015 and one of the reasons was Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) participation in total reserves in the country.
Fifteen municipalities located in Bolivar and in 10 municipalities of Córdoba, were identified as potential oil producing areas.
Only eight days before the deadline for the delivery of Farc’s weapons, the guerrilla insists on “rescheduling” the rest of the post-conflict activities.
The Constitutional Court ordered the creation of an inter-institutional roundtable to investigate the impacts of mining activities in the country.
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