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Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) Felipe Bayón said that the NOC is currently studying the viability of developing more offshore exploratory fields.

Promigas and Canacol (TSX: CNE) announced an alliance, which will benefit the Colombian Caribbean coast in terms of natural gas supply. Representatives of the companies spoke about this agreement.

Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) was able to start clean up activities in Teorama (Norte de Santander), after authorities reported another attack on Coveñas Caño Limon (CCL). The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.

The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) announced an agreement between Shell (LON: RDSB) and Noble Energy to operate offshore blocks in the Caribbean Sea. Representatives of the companies and the ANH talked about this important arrangement.

Colombia is not an oil country, but it has great potential to develop in this area, especially in some regions of the country, where the Llanos continue to stand out for contributing a large part of the oil production in the country.

Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) Felipe Bayón said that the firm is working to accelerate the production of cleaner fuels, aimed at improving the air quality in Colombia.