The ANH finally updated the field-level production results for 3Q16 which allowed us to update our database and produce these two charts. Some surprises perhaps, and some changes in ‘league positions’.
The OPEC announcement in Vienna a few weeks ago pushed oil prices up, pushed stock markets up in oil exporting countries and got everyone thinking that the worst was finally over.
Ecopetrol’s export distribution remains virtually unchanged from 2Q16 and has been essentially stable throughout 2016.
Another significant change in the leaders of Colombia’s industry associations occurred this week after the Colombian Association of Naturgas named industry veteran Orlando Cabrales as its new president, replacing Eduardo Pizano.
Still dealing with stubborn opposition for trying to bring legitimate economic activity to the same time-zone as Caño Cristales and some of the country’s best coca-growing areas, Hocol released a statement to the press on its project in San Juan de Arama.
The government has said that December 1st, is the ‘D’ day marking the start of the post-conflict transition, but the Farc said that nothing will move forward until a “Fast track” amnesty bill for its members passes congress.