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Colombia’s natural gas industry is preparing a significant boost in investment for 2025.

Colombia is facing a mounting natural gas deficit that has forced the country to rely increasingly on imports, a trend that threatens household tariffs, industrial competitiveness, and long-term energy security.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced the successful reactivation of the UOP II cracking unit at its Barrancabermeja refinery, following what it described as the most significant maintenance intervention in the past 30 years at this strategic facility for Colombia’s energy security.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) released its quarterly results for March–June 2025 recently. Despite a recovery in hydrocarbon production, the company’s profits fell for the second consecutive quarter, reporting CoP$3.1T in March and CoP$1.8T in June and the lifting costs played a key role in this behavior.

Colombia is struggling to attract foreign investment, weighed down by high logistics costs, slow regulatory processes, and outdated infrastructure that limit competitiveness in global markets.

Colombians are set to pay more at the pump after the Ministry of Finance (MinHacienda) announced a new tax reform that will gradually increase the value-added tax (VAT) on gasoline, diesel, and biofuels.