The Colombian Engineer’s Association (ACIEM) held its annual Enercol conference this week and Orlando Velandia made what looks to be his last speech as President of the ANH. We were there and brought back this report.
Energy associations are worried about energy subsidies being cut off, and demanded an answer form the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) and the Minister of Finance (MinHacienda).
Senator of the Centro Democratico political party, María del Rosario Guerra, spoke about how royalties’ resources could help save ecosystems in the department of Sucre.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) reported oil and gas production figures for August 2018. Crude increased slightly compared to the same period of last year, and gas showed positive behavior as well.
Fracking has been a controversial subject for communities, but if anyone will benefit from the development of this technique, it is them.
Ricardo Lozano, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, spoke about the priority issues for the entity and the strategies to work on these issues.