Colombia could see an increase in its oil revenues, if Brent prices stay at US$74, Acciones & Valores said.
 
        It has been some time since we looked at Colombia’s downstream sector so this week we update some of our charts.
 
        Parex Resources (TSX: PXT) announced its first quarter 2019 operational update. Its production started the year on the right foot in 1Q19 and the firm showed its confidence about the performance of metric for coming quarters.
The industry, headed by the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) and Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), attended the second work meeting with President Iván Duque and his team.
Iván Duque, President of Colombia, pledged to promote the development of the oil sector in Colombia and his government has taken several steps to achieve it. Luis Miguel Morelli, President of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), spoke on this topic.
The government agreed to modify the National Development Plan (PND), including an article that could lower the Value Added Tax (VAT) on gasoline and diesel. Will this impact gasoline prices?