The Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Mauricio Cárdenas, assigned a first challenge to Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) new president, Felipe Bayón, who took office last Friday.
Most if not all companies are in their planning processes for 2018 and one of the biggest debating points is always prices.
The United States made a decision recently about the biodiesel market, which could generate changes in the international trade of this fuel, affecting Colombia’s interests in this issue.
According to Jaime Concha, Vice President of Mining, Hydrocarbons and Energy at the National Association of Colombian Entrepreneurs (ANDI), companies are betting on an agreement that seeks to explore reserves in Putumayo (Amazonas).
GasThe Company took the Colombian government to the court earlier this year, after a dispute over its Electricaribe subsidiary. Now it is questioning its presence in the country.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (CREG) proposed some adjustments in the energy sector, but this has generated much uncertainty among companies in Colombia.