Gran Tierra (TSX:GTE) is first out of the gate for Colombia-focused companies with its year-end 2016 reserves report. The growth was substantial, helped by higher oil prices, exploration and acquisitions.
Citizens and social leaders of Guamal’s municipality in Meta have called a march for the ‘defense of water and life’ and against the development of oil projects in the area.
GasThe NOC highlighted Cupiagua’s importance to industry and the country. The plant (located in Agauzul, Casanare) initiated operations in December 2012 and has been important for the supply of gas to the domestic and industrial sectors.
The contradictory rulings of Colombian authorities in 2016, have created legal uncertainty in the oil, gas and mining sectors.
Last year at this time I wrote a kind of ‘predictions’ article trying to look ahead into 2016. So I thought in the interests of ‘full disclosure’ that I should check how well I did at predicting how 2016 was going to turn out.
Maybe we should not take MinMinas crude oil production targets too seriously. They are less predictions than wishful thinking to justify budgetary calculations. But we cannot help trying to see if they make any sense whatsoever.
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