GasColombia experienced a “boom” of cars conversions to natural gas some years ago, but this has gradually diminished. Some industry representatives talked about this market.
Meta’s Secretary of Environment, Oswaldo Avellaneda, called for the industry and the Government to provide resources and help the department face its environmental and social issues. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
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.