The Ministry of Environment (MinAmbiente) expressed its support for an initiative led by social organizations and communities to prohibit fracking and unconventional oil and gas extraction in the country.
Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) activated a contingency plan to ensure the availability of natural gas in northeastern Colombia, following the occupation of the Gibraltar gas plant by members of the local indigenous community.
The Administrative Court of Cundinamarca accepted a lawsuit filed against several ministries and state entities, in response to growing concerns about the risk of gas and oil shortages in Colombia.
The Ministries of Mines and Energy and Finance issued resolutions to increase the price of diesel fuel, causing widespread discontent among transportation sectors.
The Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the Global Methane Hub, and Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) recently hosted the First Regional Methane Summit.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) strongly condemned the recent attacks on national energy infrastructure in the department of Arauca.