The Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente) Luis Gilberto Murillo has announced the new director of the National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) will come from within the ministry, tapping the current Director of Climate Change of the ministry, Rodrigo Suárez Castaño.
The fall in oil prices has led to a 13% drop in Colombia’s proven reserves, with 2.002B barrels registered by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas). This brings the production/reserves ration down to 5.5 years based on 2015’s average production.
Senator Maritza Martínez has cited several ministers, including the Ministry of Mines and Energy, to a debate to analyze the options for Colombia’s hard-hit oil producing regions, which have seen a serious loss of jobs and investment following the drop in oil prices.
In a dramatic shift over just a few weeks, the rain brought back Colombia’s hydro resources, the halted Guatapé plant started working again and thermal generators slashed their natural gas purchases. Now paired with a global surplus of gas, low prices make some of Colombia’s strategic projects, especially offshore, look uncertain.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) signed a US$300M loan with the Export Development Canada (EDC) agency, which it says meets half of its financing goal for 2016 and demonstrates the continued trust that the market has in its operation.
The government and Farc announced an agreement to end the use of minors among the guerrilla ranks and clear its camps as well, the latest small step forward in an uncertain process.
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