ACP as a source of information
Source: El Espectador – National
Date: November 25
Headline: Ecopetrol has an ambitious investment plan abroad
Only with the Permian business in the United States and the Brazilian Pre-salt, the state oil company will incorporate about 250 million barrels into its reserves. Ecopetrol's international expansion, a state-controlled company, was a goal not dreamed of just a few decades ago, when the company, due to its corporate structure, had to adjust to the spending policies of the ruling governments. (…) “Ecopetrol's entry into the international business proves to us that it is a world-class competitor, a company of which Colombians should feel proud to enter these major leagues alongside important global companies,” says Francisco José Lloreda, president of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP). Responded in:elespectador.com (November 24).
Source: ovidiohoyos.com – Regional
Date: November 25
During the closing of the II Oil and Gas Summit, considered the most important event in the sector in Colombia, the Director of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), Francisco José Lloreda, highlighted the commitment and support that the industry has received from the Government of President Iván Duque Márquez, and valued the results achieved in economic matters. “Today I can say, without prejudice to the enormous challenges that the oil industry has ahead, that you, Mr. President Duque, and your Government team, have fully committed to this industry, for which we are grateful. You are clear about its strategic importance for the country,” affirmed the Director of the ACP. He added that together with the Government “we are on the right path,” and emphasized the results of the ACP's semi-annual working meetings with the Head of State, ministers, and officials, for the development of the industry.
Source: eldiariodelllano.com – Regional
Date: November 25
Headline: The reactivation of the oil sector is progressing, but challenges in exploration persist: ACP
Despite the reactivation of the oil industry, the exploration performance does not show the expected signs of reactivation so far this year. This is evident from the economic report ‘Advances and perspectives for oil and gas exploration 2019’ presented by the Colombian Petroleum Association ACP, recently. According to the report, the drilling of 48 wells is projected by December, meaning that the same levels are maintained compared to 2018. At the same time, it is expected that by the end of the year a total of 1,800 km of seismic (eq) will be completed; although the recorded amount exceeds the established goal for 2019, it continues to be insufficient for the activity that the country requires. (…) Among the advances to date, the implementation of the Permanent Area Assignment Process (PPAA), the issuance of the contractual minutes for offshore areas, and the signing of five exploration and production contracts stand out; as well as the greater regional presence and support of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH).
Source: El Espectador – National
Date: November 24
Headline: The uncertain future of the great oil pipeline
Maintaining it is proving more expensive than what it actually produces. The blasts of the pipelines and their repairs, along with contractual issues with the companies that use it, are jeopardizing the life of this important oil conduit. 36 years ago, at the behest of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy), the oil fields of Caño Limón and Cravo Norte in Arauca were discovered. These findings allowed Colombia to stop importing crude oil and led to the construction of the Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline, crucial for the development of the national economy. Today, in addition to the eternal crisis caused by guerrilla attacks on its infrastructure, multimillion-dollar legal battles over the transportation of hydrocarbons are now added. (…) According to the Colombian Petroleum Association, in the last three decades, 4.1 million barrels of crude oil have been spilled due to attacks on the infrastructure of the pipelines. Responded in: elespectador.com (November 23)
Source: El Colombiano – Regional
Date: November 24
Headline: In 2020, the goal is to explore and produce more oil and gas
According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, in the least optimistic scenario, Colombia would continue to be dependent on fossil fuels (such as oil) until the year 2050. (…) For the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), the Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol), and for Ecopetrol itself, it is concerning that the reserves in the country for oil are guaranteed only for the next six years, and 11 years in the case of gas. (…) At this point, it is worth remembering that the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) received proposals from at least 20 companies interested in the exploitation of 59 blocks of gas and oil. The idea, it is worth noting, is to generate investments close to 800 million dollars. (…) The idea is that in partnership with Occidental Petroleum, the Colombian firm fully engages in the extraction of the material, a project that could provide the opportunity to add 160 million barrels of crude oil to its reserves.
Source: El País – Regional
Author: Francisco José Lloreda Mera
Date: November 24
Headline: Necessary?
The images are horrific. Hordes of shouting criminals sweeping away everything in their path, destroying stations and buses of the mass transit systems; looting of commercial establishments and neighborhood stores; terrified citizens armed to repel the vandals in residential complexes; police officers beaten and abused, protesters in clinics due to the effects of tear gas. Three dead, 151 police officers injured, 122 civilians under medical observation, 76 stations and 79 Transmilenio buses, and 5 stations and 19 MÍO buses, and 44 bank offices destroyed; losses to commerce amounting to 150 billion, not yet accounting for material damages; the cancellation of 5% of air operations. Responded in:elpais.com.co (November 24).
Source: canal1.com.co – National
Date: November 23
Headline: One | Business cacaos close the year with new members
The Gremial Council gave the green light for the admission of three new affiliates. Joining the club of the so-called business cacaos is the Association of the Mobile Industry of Colombia (Asomóvil), which groups together mobile phone operators. The Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), which brings together 48 companies in the hydrocarbon industry, also joins, as well as Naturgás, which represents the 25 main gas companies in our country. With these new affiliates, the National Gremial Council now has 27 new members.
Source: CM& – National
Date: November 22
Source: lafm.com.co – National
Date: November 22
Headline: Oil workers express support for the Government and rejection of vandalism during the strike
For the guild, it is important that citizens« demonstrations are peaceful. Following the national strike day, the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) expressed its rejection of the criminal acts and violence recorded during the demonstrations, »which affected the rights of third parties, public and private property, and the integrity of members of the Public Force.« (…) The president of the guild also referred to the challenges facing the oil sector, one of which is the need to increase exploration activity that has lagged behind, due to the fact that in previous years no new oil blocks were awarded in the country. »This year we will finish with around 48 exploratory wells and about 1,000 kilometers of seismic, which is very low, considering that the country needs around 100 exploratory wells," Lloreda indicated.
Hydrocarbons Sector
Source: La República
Date: November 25
Headline: The oil auction would bring up to US$2.7 billion in investments
Everything is ready for tomorrow when the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) will carry out the second oil auction of the Permanent Area Allocation Process (Ppaa). Given the need to reactivate the industry and promote greater exploration and production of crude oil and gas, the entity estimates that in this new round there will be an investment balance of up to US$800 million, that is, US$2.7 billion. (…) This new bidding includes six new oil companies qualified to participate. While in the previous cycle only 22 firms were reached, in this new process Interoil, Vetra, Petróleos Sudamericanos and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (Cnooc), Lewis Energy Colombia INC and Ismocol S.A. entered.
Source: Portafolio
Date: November 25
Headline: Proposal Deposit, of the PPAA of the ANH
Wednesday, November 27. With the deposit of offers, the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) begins the second auction for oil blocks. Grand Hyatt Hotel at 8:00 a.m.
Source: Portafolio
Date: November 25
Headline: Regulation would unfreeze about US$500 million from oil companies
Through a new Agreement, the National Hydrocarbons Agency will allow the transfer of resources for the exploration of other wells. The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) is preparing an agreement that would unblock the operation of several oil blocks in the country, which together represent just over US$500 million. Last Thursday, within the Steering Committee of the entity, a first draft was presented to its members that would outline the roadmap to give those companies the opportunity to transfer investment to other projects that are operationally viable. (…) The ANH estimates that there are more than 20 oil companies in this situation, with Ecopetrol holding the largest share with US$220 million tied up in contracts with unsuccessful seismic initiatives, while the remaining US$280 million from other companies are also shelved.
Source: Portafolio
Date: November 25
Headline: Nutresa, a leading company in goodwill
In the sixth edition of the 2WAY Award for goodwill, research that ranks the 200 largest companies in Colombia according to their good name, the Nutresa Group repeated for the third consecutive year as the leader of the ranking, some companies dropped, such as Ecopetrol and Grupo EPM, while others appeared in the top 10, such as Bavaria and Grupo Energía Bogotá. (…) Which ones are rising? Ten new companies appear in our Award: Odinsa, Cementos Argos, Belcorp, IBM, Enel, Equión, Unilever Andina, Nacional de Chocolates, Telefónica Movistar and Pepsico Alimentos Col. (…) Ecopetrol was another company that suffered a significant drop due to issues related to the impact on its business from attacks that forced the company to design contingency plans that, while intended to avoid affecting civil society, help create a perception of error in the management of its industry.
Source: Portafolio
Date: November 25
Headline: Urgent tuning. By: Gustavo Cote Peña
A fundamental element for the effective management of any State is “governability.” In terms of the World Bank, there are three basic concepts “to understand what generates better or worse governance: commitment, coordination, and cooperation.” When such factors are lacking, it is very difficult to advance along a safe and firm path in the realization of public policies. (…) This is compounded by the need to launch a frontal and effective fight against corruption, a strong defense of water (example Santurbán), to prevent fracking, but above all, to change the attitude towards the implementation of the Havana Agreement, providing what is necessary for the productive reintegration of former combatants, guaranteeing their lives and those of social leaders, and preventing the drip-drip massacre that is occurring and that recalls the extermination of the Patriotic Union.
Source: El Colombiano
Date: November 25
Headline: In Catatumbo, investment served more than force
Multimillion-dollar resources in social programs have been made in the region since January. The result is that the conflict has been decreasing. Although the humanitarian situation in Catatumbo remains concerning, the violence is not the same as that experienced in the middle of last year, when the inhabitants of those eleven municipalities in Norte de Santander were caught in the middle of a declared war between the Eln and Los Pelusos (dissidence of the Epl). (…) Attacks on the pipeline continue (40 have been recorded so far this year between Arauca and Norte de Santander) and fuel thefts (between January and October 2019, Ecopetrol has removed 904 illegal valves in the Tibú Field, while in 2018 there were 1,901), but it is undeniable that violence against the civilian population has diminished. (…) In a coordinated effort with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the IPSE, and the UPME, the process of viability for 10 rural electrification projects has been completed, connecting 3,558 homes in 216 veredas of Catatumbo to this service. In this case, the investment amounts to $60,000 million.
Source: Vanguardia Liberal
Date: November 25
Headline: Oil spill in Barrancabermeja would have been due to illegal valve
In the El Edén plot, located in the Caño Jeringa vereda of Barrancabermeja, an oil spill was recorded that affected about 40 square meters of soil and a jagüey used for agricultural activities. Ecopetrol, which activated the contingency plan to address water and soil contamination, reported that its technicians, as well as members of the public force, traveled to the site. There they found an open valve camouflaged in the vegetation, which would be the main cause of the emergency. The element was illegally installed on the line that transports crude oil between the Ayacucho and Galán stations. “A team of 22 people, including supervisors, operators, welders, and environmental specialists from Ecopetrol, Ismocol, and Cenit, was dispatched to the site to close the valve and begin repair, containment, collection, and decontamination work,” clarified the oil company.
Source: El Espectador
Date: November 24
Headline: The history of Caño Limón-Coveñas
The history of this pipeline dates back to 1983, when the multinational Occidental Petroleum (OXY) discovered the Caño Limón and Cravo Norte fields in Arauca. The Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline began operations in 1985. «This generates an increase in oil production of 41.5 %. Colombia stops importing crude oil, and hydrocarbon and derivative exports go from contributing 3 % of the total export earnings of the country in 1980 to 25 % in 1989,» explains the Ideas for Peace Foundation (FIP) in its report «The Eln and the oil industry: attacks on infrastructure in Arauca.».
Source: La Opinión
Date: November 24
Headline: Illegal valves, «the refineries of drug trafficking in Catatumbo»
The illegal installation of valves in the Caño Limón – Coveñas pipeline and in the oil infrastructure of the Tibú production field has become an intermittent headache for Ecopetrol and the military forces in Norte de Santander in recent years. Through this crime, which is perpetrated in the Catatumbo region by criminal gangs serving the drug trafficking industry, one of them, known as the ‘pategrilleros’, extracts thousands of barrels of hydrocarbons that are then used as raw material for processing coca base. (…) According to the Regional Autonomous Corporation for the Northeastern Frontier (Corponor), only in Catatumbo, oil spills seriously threaten the ecosystem where more than 20 species of mammals, 30 of fish, 15 of reptiles, and 20 of amphibians live.
Source: Vanguardia Liberal
Date: November 24
Headline: The oil field in the region had a record production
An important announcement for the country was made this week by Ecopetrol regarding its crude production in the Magdalena Medio region. According to the state oil company, through its press office, the Teca-Cocorná project, located in the Magdalena Medio Antioqueño, on the left bank of the Magdalena River, at the borders between the municipalities of Puerto Boyacá, Puerto Triunfo, and Puerto Nare, reached a record production. (…) The official information about production in the Teca-Cocorná Project specifies that on June 24, 2014, Ecopetrol and Occidental Andina LLC (OXY) signed the “Teca” Business Collaboration Contract to carry out Phase 1 of the Continuous Steam Injection Pilot in this field.
Source: El Frente
Date: November 24
Headline: Collaborative work between Ecopetrol and UIS
The work will focus on achieving advances and sustainable development and water management, and projecting important bets on topics such as gas, renewable energies, among other aspects. Before the members of the University’s Superior Council, the Vice President of Transformation of Ecopetrol, Orlando Díaz Montoya, shared part of what will be the strategy that the company will implement in the coming years and its purpose of having the support of academia for the development of initiatives with a significant economic and social impact in the country. (…) Orlando Díaz Montoya is a Chemical Engineer graduated from UIS and has more than 38 years of professional experience at Ecopetrol, a company where he has held important positions, including the Direction of the Colombian Petroleum Institute - ICP and the Management of the Refinery in Barrancabermeja.
Source: El Meridiano de Córdoba
Date: November 24
Headline: The proposal
The National Infrastructure Congress concluded with a proposal from the guild to the government for the alienation of 8.51% of Ecopetrol and ISA to finance large works.
Regional News
Source: casanarenoticias.com
Date: November 24
Headline: 400 people from the La Alemania village received a wellness day
As part of the “Sowing Life” project, the Faith in Colombia program of the National Army reached the La Alemania village in Yopal, Casanare with the purpose of developing activities that allow us to benefit the community. For this reason, the Faith in Colombia team, along with men from the National Army, carried out planting and sponsorship of native species, a recycling contest with children and young people, a lightning championship of micro-soccer, and a workshop on emotional ties, in order to integrate the population, raise awareness on environmental issues, and strengthen socio-emotional relationships that will be reflected within their families and their community. This day counted with the institutional articulation of strategic allies such as: Perenco Company, Éxito Store, and Genesis Academy.
Source: casanarenoticias.com
Date: November 23
Headline: Indexed journal of the National University accepts scientific article from Unitópico students
A scientific article written by two Environmental Biology students from Unitrópico, carried out as a degree work modality, was accepted in the indexed Q3 journal called Acta Biológica Colombiana of the National University. The publication titled “Predation by insects on nests and protected neonates of podocnemis vogli in floodable savannas of Casanare,” emerged from the project carried out over 3 years in the La Esperanza de Paz natural reserve of Ariporo, in collaboration between the Research Directorate of Unitrópico and Parex Resources, which delivered among its products the book “The Sabanero Tortoise, studies in search of its conservation.”.
Source: millanotv.co
Date: November 23
Headline: Guamal secures resources for the gasification project
Mayor Cristóbal Lozano Caicedo declared: “It is important that the inhabitants of the rural area have the certainty that our government fulfilled this commitment to sign the agreement, carry out the studies and designs of the gas project, and guarantee its financing.” It was reported that they allocated $13.200 million: the 90% contributed by Ecopetrol, an amount that rises to $11.880 million and the 10% from the Guamal mayor's office, that is, a contribution of $1.300 million. This project is designed to be developed in two stages: 1. Studies and Designs which has already been executed and 2. Construction of the Networks and Provision of the Rural Domestic Gas Pipeline Service which must be initiated in the year 2020 since it is not possible to carry out a bidding process at this time committing future budgets as it is the last year of government.
Source: RCN Radio Meta
Date: November 22
Source: laschivasdelllano.com
Date: November 22
Headline: Second Regional Congress of Women of the Orinoquía and the Amazon
Senator Amanda Rocío González invites all women to the second version of the Regional Congress that she organizes and that takes place next Thursday, November 28, starting at 8 in the morning, in the Quiripa Hall of the Casanare Chamber of Commerce: “This formative, constructive, and reflective space seeks to present successful models of entrepreneurship and the processes and methodologies that must be implemented to lead them to success.” One of the objectives of the Congress is to know the tools that exist from the National Government and the private sector to contribute to empowering women and encouraging them to undertake to ensure their economic stability that results in family well-being.
Colombian Association of Oil and Gas