The National Planning Department (DNP) sounded the alarms on 144 royalty funded projects which are in a “critical” state and need immediate intervention to avoid further problems, worth a total of CoP$1.2T (US$400M).
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) is set to receive the Cusiana field from Equion on July 4th, and is in talks with the local community to identify social priorities which are aligned with the project.
Last week we did the top 10 oil producers so we thought we would start this week off with the top 10 gas producers and then look at the top 10 combined producers.
Canacol Energy (TSX:CNE) says that the firm has natural gas, it has clients that want to buy it, but it lacks the transport capacity to deliver it adequately, especially for new discoveries, and instead suffers from a “private monopoly”.
The government must take drastic measures to encourage investment in E&P, which is half of what it needs to be to keep current production levels. Otherwise the country will soon lose its oil self-sufficiency and the economic benefits, supply chain benefits and tax contribution that entails.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) has signed an agreement with communities which affected its production in Chichimene, in the Acacías and Castilla la Nueva Municipalities, but reports show a willful criminal activity behind the protests, which could flare up again.
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