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Hopes for offshore

During the coming weeks, the Government hopes to confirm the existence of new oil areasthat will put Colombia in a new stage in the offshore industry.

Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
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November starts with security issues

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) reported security incidents at its Coveñas Caño Limón pipeline (CCL) in Norte de Santander. Even though measures were taken, there is still a lot to do to control public order issues in the area. The development of these and other stories in our periodic Security summary.

Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
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Hydrocarbons gets short end of ANLA stick

Hydrocarbons gets short end of ANLA stick

Throughout our brief history we have observed that the ANLA likes to change performance measures with some frequency. Its new one is at least clear but it does not look good for the oil and gas industry.

Monday, November 6th, 2017
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Fracking debate got intense

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) hosted the second “Colombia and the World of Fracking” workshop in Bogotá. Industry leaders and the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) representatives debated the pros and cons of developing fracking in the country.

Monday, November 6th, 2017
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Propane shortage

The propane market is facing a situation of much uncertainty at present. Representatives of the sector have shown their concern about this. Authorities and companies in the sector must take measures to avoid major problems in the short and medium term.

Monday, November 6th, 2017
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Royalties revealed

Royalties revealed

Last week, we published about a court ruling that (supposedly) would lead to taxing royalties (technically, removing a ‘deduction’ for royalties).

Monday, November 6th, 2017
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