Recent developments in Colombia highlight growing discontent among mining communities and labor unions over the government’s energy transition agenda, particularly its stance on coal production and exports in La Guajira and Cesar.
Gas imports in Colombia fell last month in both absolute and relative terms but that does not mean the issue has gone away.
Mónica de Greiff, chair of Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: EC) Board of Directors, ruled out the possibility of Colombia importing natural gas directly from Venezuela, citing U.S. sanctions.
At the 2nd Offshore Caribbean Forum: Energy and Progress, SPEC LNG, a Promigas Group company operating the regasification terminal in Cartagena, announced an expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing capacity.
The Colombian government’s proposed tax reform could significantly raise trade and logistics costs, warned Javier Díaz, president of the National Association of Foreign Trade (Analdex).
Colombia’s exports fell again in July 2025, dragged down by weaker coal and oil sales, according to figures released by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and the tax authority DIAN.
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