Ecopetrol committed CoP$5,000 million to support families affected by the August 10 earthquake and its aftershocks, which have left more than 50,000 people displaced nationally, coordinating with the national government and disaster-risk authorities on aid delivery.
Sergio Arturo Piñeros Botero was sworn in August 13 as director of the Agencia Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA), the agency responsible for licensing hydrocarbons, electricity, and other infrastructure projects nationwide, succeeding Irene Vélez Torres.
Colombia’s reported natural gas production fell 8.36% year-on-year in July 2026, from 1,196 mmcfd to 1,096 mmcfd, extending a decline that has held in every month of 2026 so far.
President Abelardo De la Espriella’s government named Ernesto Francisco Forero Fernández de Castro as president of the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) via Decreto 1189, dated August 12, one of four appointments across the sector’s key technical entities.
BTG Pactual maintains a Neutral rating on Ecopetrol, with a 12-month price target of US$14.5 against the US$17.53 the stock traded at when the report published, implying a 17.3% potential decline, partially offset by an expected 5.1% dividend yield, for an estimated total return of -12.2%.
The six governors of Colombia’s oil-producing departments – Arauca, Boyacá, Casanare, Huila, Meta, and Santander – formally ratified Ricardo Rodríguez Yee as their nominee for the board’s eighth seat, filing a letter with the Finance Ministry on August 26.
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