Orlando Velandia, president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), emphasized that Colombia’s energy security is not at risk and assured that the government is actively seeking to utilize existing and potential discoveries.
Mauricio Palma, the Deputy Director of Hydrocarbons at the Unit of Mining and Energy Planning (UPME), announced a that the Colombian government is determined to proceed with a new call for proposals to build the Pacific regasification plant.
The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) announced a significant measure to recognize the Cesar Governor’s Office as a third-party intervenor in multiple national interest projects.
Colombia’s leading companies are bracing for a sharp increase in energy costs as the nation’s dwindling natural gas production forces a reliance on expensive imports to prevent shortages.
The importation of natural gas from Venezuela to Colombia remains a hotly debated issue among stakeholders in the hydrocarbons sector.
In a significant move to ensure the effective use of royalties in Colombia, the President of the Colombian Association of Petroleum and Gas (ACP), Frank Pearl, announced the creation of a monitoring mechanism for managing these resources.
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