ACP as a source of information
Source: larepublica.co
Date: November 15
Headline: ConocoPhillips is ready to advance in fracking pilots, but awaits government approval.
The oil industry remains optimistic about the protocols being prepared by the Ministry of Mines and Energy regarding the first experimental fracking pilots. Following the recommendations of the expert commission and the extensive debate on the benefits of this technique, ConocoPhillips, for example, continues to work with communities: not only to reinforce its social license in the territories but also to strengthen its presence in the area. (…) What projects are being managed with the communities? We have PBC projects associated with the ANH contract, with the Cuatro Bocas and Pita Limón community.
Source: La República – National
Date: November 15
Headline: The Oil and Gas Summit was held.
The II Oil and Gas Summit was held, the most important event in the hydrocarbons sector in Colombia, which brought together the main actors in the industry. In the photo: Ismael Arenas, business advisor; Sebastian Troeng, Vice President of Conservation International; Francisco José Lloreda Mera, President of the Colombian Petroleum Association; Carolina Rojas, Vice President of Communications and Strategy ACP; Luis Miguel Morelli, President of the National Hydrocarbons Agency; Germán Espinosa, President of Campetrol; Enrique Velásquez, Director of New Business at GeoPark; and Carlos Leal, President of the Board of Directors of Acipet. It was reported in: larepublica.co (November 15).
Source: El Frente – Regional
Date: November 15
Headline: “Oil and gas contribute to environmental research”
The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ricardo Lozano, participated in an academic session on the hydrocarbons sector in light of new environmental challenges: climate change, deforestation, and circular economy. On the second day of the II Oil and Gas Summit, opportunities and challenges of the new energy revolution, organized by the Oil Gremial Committee, the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ricardo Lozano, celebrated the contribution of the hydrocarbons industry to the generation of knowledge and environmental information, especially in offshore operations. (…) The II Oil and Gas Summit is organized by the Oil Gremial Committee (CGP) composed of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), the Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (CAMPETROL), the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (ACIPET), the Colombian Association of Geologists and Geophysicists of Petroleum (ACGGP), and the Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM). It was reported in: elfrente.com.co (November 14).
Source: Radio Nacional de Colombia – Regional
Date: November 14
Headline: The Government announced that more investments are required in the hydrocarbons sector. The Minister of Mines and Energy emphasized that advancing in more exploration and seismic projects is a necessity for the country to maintain energy sufficiency. Statements from the president of the Colombian Petroleum Association, Francisco Lloreda. Min. 1:15
Source: elfrente.com.co – Regional
Date: November 14
Headline: Hydrocarbons Sector aims for growth and diversification
The Petroleum Gremial Committee (CGP) launched the second edition of the Oil and Gas Summit, opportunities and challenges of the new energy revolution, an event taking place in Bogotá on November 13, 14, and 15. During the opening ceremony, the Minister of Mines and Energy, María Fernanda Suárez, presented the challenges and achievements of the hydrocarbons sector. (…) “Since the developments of Caño Limón, Cusiana, and Cupiagua and the heavy crudes of the plains, the country has not had a mega oil project, so the initiatives and developments generated as a result of these Government measures constitute a large integrated project, the basis for the reactivation of the hydrocarbons sector, which will generate a new economic dynamic for energy security and the sustainable regional development of the country,” she stated. (…) About the Oil and Gas Summit The II Oil and Gas Summit is organized by the Petroleum Gremial Committee (CGP) composed of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), the Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (CAMPETROL), the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (ACIPET), the Colombian Association of Geologists and Geophysicists of Petroleum (ACGGP), and the Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM).
Hydrocarbons Sector
Source: El Tiempo
Date: November 15
Headline: Interest in auction grows
The number of exploration and production companies qualified to submit bids in the upcoming oil auction on September 26 reached 27, within the framework of the ‘Permanent Area Assignment Process’, in which the National Hydrocarbons Agency is composed of 59 blocks, of which 27 were proposed by the companies, 23 offered by the entity, and nine that remained from the previous process. Compared to the previous cut, five companies entered the bidding.
Source: La República
Date: November 15
Headline: Geopark seeks local operation to receive US$801 million of investment in 2020
Geopark presented its strategy for the next year, analyzing investments between US$110 million and US$115 million in Colombia. These will focus on a production growth of oil and gas between 5% and 10%. The idea, according to a company statement, is to «allocate investment capital to the best projects that add value to shareholders and have a fully funded capital expenditure program with cash flow.».
Source: Portafolio
Date: November 15
Headline: Number of rigs remains
The number of rigs in operation in the national territory remained for October, the same as recorded for September, which was 139 units (61 of drilling). This was indicated in the most recent report on drilling activity from the Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol), which specifies that regarding the annual variation, a growth of 0.71% was observed in the total number of rigs in operation. (…) According to Campetrol's analyses, the ‘Operating/Total Equipment’ ratio for rigs with this function in the referenced month of the current year was 46.21%.
Source: Portafolio
Date: November 15
Headline: Five new oil companies arrive in Colombia
Five new foreign oil companies already have the Government's approval and a clear runway to land in Colombia with the task of participating dynamically in the country's hydrocarbon reactivation. Thus, CNOOC Petroleum, Vetra Exploration and Production, Petróleos Sud Americanos, Interoil Colombia, and Lewis Energy are the foreign companies that would seek to acquire some of the 56 blocks that will be offered in the upcoming auction of the Permanent Area Assignment Process (Ppaa). (…) “We have confirmed that we have new qualified companies whose names already appear as enabled, after certifying their registration, for the process and that can easily become significant players in the country's hydrocarbon operation,” highlighted Luis Miguel Morelli, president of the ANH.
Source: El Nuevo Siglo
Date: November 15
Headline: Auction of oil blocks is being prepared
The second auction of oil blocks this year is almost ready, according to the National Hydrocarbons Association (ANH). It will take place on November 26. According to the ANH, a total of 59 oil blocks will be offered, and a total of 26 companies will participate in the bidding, including Ecopetrol, Interoil, Vetra, Petróleos Sudamericanos, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation. The president of the ANH, Luis Miguel Morelli, assured that a large part of these blocks have significant gas potential, which will help increase the reserves of this fuel, which currently are enough to cover the country's demand for 10 years.
Source: El Heraldo
Date: November 15
Headline: There will be an auction for 59 oil blocks
The National Hydrocarbons Agency announced that 27 companies qualified for the auction that has a potential investment of USD 800 million.
Source: Vanguardia Liberal
Date: November 15
Headline: They will attend to the San Silvestre swamp with $6.000 million
The year 2020 will start blowing good winds in environmental matters for the inhabitants of Barrancabermeja, as defined this week from high national spheres. This involves the execution of an action plan to save the San Silvestre swamp, the main body of water of the Oil Port, as it is from there that the liquid is captured that reaches thousands of homes in the city. (…) The task will be in the hands of personnel from the Autonomous Corporation of Santander, CAS, with support from the Ministry of Environment and Ecopetrol.
Source: La Opinión
Date: November 15
Headline: Norte could sell gas to the interior of the country
The permanent area assignment process for the exploration and production of oil and gas in Colombia aims to double barrel reserves for the coming years with an investment of more than 2 billion dollars. In the first auction cycle, 11 of the 20 blocks offered (55 %) were assigned for 500 million dollars, plus five contracts signed for offshore exploration for 1.6 billion dollars. Luis Miguel Morelli, president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), explained that this process reactivates investment in crude oil exploration and production, after five years of lag and delay.
Source: La Opinión
Date: November 15
Headline: New methodology will provide permanent monitoring of fuel consumption
The Deputy Minister of Energy, Diego Mesa, spoke with La Opinión about the congestion that occurs at service stations in the metropolitan area of Cúcuta before the end of the month, and explained that there are several aspects to consider. The first relates to the quotas assigned to border departments that have a preferential price, with tax reductions, which make the sale price in these areas lower than the national average. In addition to this, the Ministry of Mines and Energy conducts monthly consumption monitoring, and for the past six months has been working on reviewing the methodology for fuel quotas for border municipalities.
Source: El Pilón
Date: November 15
Headline: Mining projects with unconventional techniques
During the development of the II Oil and Gas Summit taking place in Bogotá, the president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency, ANH, Luis Miguel Morelli, detailed the mining projects (gas and oil) that are being studied in the department of Cesar, some already authorized and others pending license. As has been reported, Cesar has potential in terms of gas and oil but in unconventional wells. At this moment, the Council of State is thoroughly studying, listening to voices against and in favor of the regulation that governs unconventional deposits: fracking. The potentials of the department mainly border with two departments: Magdalena and La Guajira.
Source: RCN Radio.
Date: November 15
Headline: Catatumbo has potential for gas production. The National Hydrocarbons Agency stated that the development of the La Paz Block was the solution to the gas supply in Norte de Santander. The entity is structuring a project to connect the metropolitan area of Cúcuta with the National System
Source: larepublica.co
Date: November 15
Headline: Sura awarded recognition to 17 companies in the Andean region for good practices
Sura Insurance awarded the Sura Recognition in Bogotá to 17 out of 96 companies in the central part of the country for their good practices in safety, health, and well-being at work, as well as for their mobility and education initiatives. (…) In Line, Massy Energy Colombia and Transportes Novotech were recognized in the category ‘Transformative Education’, while in ‘Safe and Sustainable Mobility’ Parex Resources Colombia, Autopista Río Magdalena, and ILS Logística Integral de Servicios were recognized.
Source: El Meridiano de Sucre
Date: November 14
Headline: More resources for Sucre from royalties: Minminas
The Minister of Energy, María Fernanda Suárez, stated yesterday at the second oil and gas summit that there is no fear of shortages in the country in oil exploitation, but what is needed is to change the way to generate more exploration. The head of the portfolio pointed out that Colombia has enormous potential in exploration and that there is no problem with resources or opportunities, but investment is required in exploratory matters. (…) «We have worked for those 15 months on four important fronts: development, offshore exploration and production; promotion of exploration of continental deposits; implementation of enhanced recovery technologies and in unconventional deposits,» said María Fernanda Suárez.
Source: Diario del Huila
Date: November 14
Headline: Gas is the country's great energy bet: MinMinas and Energy
According to the head of the Ministry of Mines and Energy of the country, the self-sufficiency that the Government of Colombia has in the country's energy basket relies on gas. In the framework of the II Oil and Gas Conference taking place in the city of Bogotá, the Minister of Mines and Energy, María Fernanda Suarez, indicated that one of the country's major bets in energy matters lies in gas. (…) “There was disarticulation between the National Hydrocarbons Agency, UNED, CREG, and even the Ministry of Mines and Energy itself, and a significant disarticulation in the private sector because demand always claims to grow because supply does not appear, and that supply appears but prices do not work,” the minister indicated.
Source: El Frente
Date: November 14
Headline: Next year, cleaning of the San Silvestre Swamp will begin.
More than 240,000 inhabitants of the department will benefit from the cleaning of this swamp, considered the most important body of water in the Magdalena Medio. The cleaning will improve the environmental conditions of various species associated with the wetland complex, including the manatee. The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ricardo Lozano, announced the recovery of 300 hectares of the San Silvestre Swamp during the first half of next year, a task that will be carried out by the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Santander (CAS) with the support of that Ministry and Ecopetrol.
Regional News
Source: eldiariodelllano.com
Date: November 15
Headline: Oil companies and the Casanare Government will maintain the road to Bocas del Pauto.
The oil companies Cepsa, Parex, and Frontera Energy will invest nearly $1.200 million pesos in the recovery of the Trinidad – Bocas del Pauto road, and the Casanare Government will supply the necessary materials. This was established after a meeting held in the office of the Department's Secretary of Works, following a protest by community leaders from the sector who went to the Government to demand the repair of the road, which is in a lamentable state.
Source: prensalibrecasanare.com
Date: November 15
Headline: Perenco sparked the anger of communities by taking on the La Cuerva oil project in Paz de Ariporo.
Since last July, the operator Perenco purchased the “La Cuerva” Block in the Municipality of Paz de Ariporo, which was owned by Geopark Colombia. Since then, communities, local businesses, vehicle owners, and generally those providing services there have reported being victims of abuses and bad faith actions by Perenco. (…) Cuburuco reported that in other services they impose prices under the threat of being excluded from job offers. Today, the affected will meet starting at 2:00 p.m. to organize and file the relevant complaints with the ANH, Mintrabajo, the Casanare Government, and the Mayor's Office of Paz de Ariporo.
Source: prensalibrecasanare.com
Date: November 15
Headline: Blockades in Maní due to SAExploration's refusal to hire local labor.
SAExploration, a contractor of Colombia Energy, does not provide job opportunities for the community of Maní, according to community spokespersons from that southern Casanare population. They claim that more than 400 people come from other localities, taking away job opportunities from people in the municipality, said leader Ariel Higuera, justifying the blockades carried out since early Thursday on the access road to the sector. Higuera stated that despite requests for job opportunities, the profiles required by the operator SAExploration are very high, thus justifying the refusal to hire local people for the positions.
Source: prensalibrecasanare.com
Date: November 14
Headline: The road to Bocas del Pauto is caught between neglect and promises.
From the corregimiento of Bocas del Pauto in the municipality of Trinidad, the community moved to the Governor's Office of Casanare to hold a protest demanding the improvement of the road, which is currently an obstacle course full of craters and mud. (…) For its part, the Secretary of Public Works stated in a statement that together with the companies Cepsa, Parex, and Frontera Energy, they will invest nearly $1.200 million for the maintenance of the road. They announced that following an agreement between the Governor's Office of Casanare and the companies Cepsa, Parex, and Frontera Energy, the investment of $1.200 million pesos was disclosed to address the deterioration of the Trinidad – Bocas del Pauto road, reaching an agreement with the oil companies Cepsa, Parex, and Frontera Energy, an announcement that generates disbelief among the communities considering that the departmental administration is coming to an end.
Source: violetastereo.com
Date: November 14
Headline: 2.200 million for the repair of the Trinidad, Bocas del Pauto road
The community that travels the road from Trinidad to Bocas del Pauto expressed their dissatisfaction with the state of the road. The manager of Cootranspauto, Ismael Córdoba, stated that despite the fact that the governor managed to get the companies Parex, Cepsa, and Frontera Energy to commit to an investment of 1200 million pesos, and that the territorial entity will provide the necessary river material to make the required repairs for an amount of 1,000 million pesos, these efforts are insufficient to make the road passable. The departmental administration, led by the Governor of the department Josué Alirio Barrera, committed to meeting with the community, the oil companies, and the agro-industrial companies that affect the road, to seek joint solutions and analyze the feasibility of the restrictions requested by the community representatives.
Source: laschivasdelllano.com
Date: November 15
Headline: An environmental issues table will be formed in Casanare between communities and Corporinoquia
Gustavo Torres, a member of the table, reported on the progress and its objective, where one of the main issues to be addressed is the diversion of rivers and extraction by rice and palm companies on the water resource during the summer months. The community's goal is to highlight the environmental difficulties faced in the department due to the different oil, rice, and palm companies in the region; the main idea is to gather all these environmental issues that have arisen in different communities of the department. This table will seek to resolve the cases that have been presented.
Source: lavozdelcinaruco.com
Date: November 14
Headline: Outgoing governor leaves personnel tied up with contracts for three years
The complaint was made by the leader of Liberal Youth and today elected deputy for Arauca, Juan Alfredo Qüenza Ramos, who indicated that the outgoing governor, Ricardo Alvarado Bestene, is leaving personnel “tied up” through contracts for a term of approximately three years, which the new governor, José Facundo Castillo Cisneros, will have to deal with. “The administration of the “Nefarious Governor Ricardo Alvarado Bestene has been making service provision contracts for 36 months, leaving personnel tied up and committed for the next 3 years, contracts for more than $150 million for those closest to the First Lady and Mr. Camilo Niño, who heads the Contracting Office,” is the complaint made by Juan Qüenza Ramos.
Source: lavozdelcinaruco.com
Date: November 14
Headline: Guerrilla burns yellow machinery in Arauca
Elements outside the law carried out a terrorist action against the property of a contractor with a history in the municipality of Arauca. A piece of machinery was burned on the night of this Wednesday, as reported by Noticias Caracol from La Voz del Cinaruco. (…) It has been preliminarily stated that this machinery belongs to Mr. Benjamín Moreno, a contractor for the Governor's Office and the Mayor's Office of Arauca. The unit of the Volunteer Firefighters arrived at the site of the fire during the night and took charge of extinguishing the fire that quickly engulfed this equipment.
Source: eldiariodelllano.com
Date: November 14
Headline: Today, a hangar built by the Governor's Office of Casanare is inaugurated at the Air Force base in Yopal.
In Yopal, the construction of Hangar II at the Air Force base known as the Casanare Air Group has been completed, which will be inaugurated today starting at 9:30 a.m. The new facility will be aimed at facilitating maintenance, security, and control activities for the aircraft in the region, in addition to increasing aerial operations and providing greater safety for the entire Casanare population. The construction of Hangar II began on March 22, 2018, had an investment of $8,059.069.445, a built area of 1724.80 m2, and generated 24 direct and indirect jobs in its foundation, with resources from the Security Fund.
Colombian Association of Oil and Gas