The Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG) has named Germán Castro Ferreira as its new director, replacing Jorge Pinto who has held the role for the last two years.
I have already written about the recent Semana / ANH conference on offshore exploration and development, expressing my concerns about what I heard on gas strategy.
Gas pipelines are an emerging policy issue. Furthermore, there are a number of investment funds looking for infrastructure opportunities including pipelines. That got us thinking about where they should be built.
The USO will be one of several unions and political parties that are planning a nationwide action on October 27th to protest the government’s pending tax reform and its alleged consequences.
The administration of the Minister of Mines and Energy Germán Arce has opted for a different approach to figuring monthly fuel prices to keep the changes to the minimum, and is now studying how to change the pricing formula to remain as stable as possible.
Time is ticking on the peace agreements. President Juan Manuel Santos has extended the bilateral cease fire to December 31st and is accepting commentary and suggestions, but the path to a political consensus to accept the agreements is not yet clear.