Hydrocarbon industry celebrates 100 years of history and progress at the I Oil and Gas Summit

The Petroleum Guild Committee, made up of the main business and professional guilds in the sector, comes together to celebrate 100 years of the sector in Colombia with a major event: the I Oil and Gas Summit, which will take place on November 14, 15, and 16 of this year at the Ágora Convention Center in Bogotá.

The Summit will feature a high-quality academic and technical agenda, a wide commercial exhibition, a regional room with participation from authorities and leaders of the operational areas, and the participation of experts and authorities who will analyze the past, present, and future of hydrocarbons and their impact on the economic and social development of Colombia. It will also be the stage to reflect on the challenges facing the sector regarding current issues such as climate change, energy diversification, reputation, and the presence of the sector in the regions.

During the three days of the Summit, more than five thousand attendees are expected, including the participation of the President of the Republic, Iván Duque; the Vice President Martha Lucía Ramírez; the Minister of Mines and Energy, María Fernanda Suárez; the Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Alberto Carrasquilla; the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ricardo Lozano; the Minister of the Interior, Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez; among other high government officials.

It will also include the participation of the director of the National Hydrocarbons Agency, Orlando Velandia; the president of Ecopetrol, Felipe Bayón; presidents of exploration and production, transportation, distribution, goods and services companies; as well as representatives from regional governments, international experts, academics, opinion leaders, and media.

Among the international speakers participating in the Summit are Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Canadian Jeff Rubin, economist and energy expert, the director of the Oxford Energy Studies Centre, Bassam Fattouh; energy expert Amy Jeff; among other experts from countries such as Norway, Venezuela, the United States, among others.

On the other hand, the technical agenda will include presentations on the most relevant topics for the industry and its operations, such as unconventional deposits, offshore, new and emerging basins, mature basins, among others. Trends and the future of hydrocarbon transportation and liquid fuel distribution in Colombia will also be analyzed.

“This will be an opportunity to commemorate 100 years of the industry in Colombia, but also the stage to deeply analyze the opportunities and challenges posed by the new social, political, and economic context of Colombia and the world, and to see how we can prepare as a country to face and overcome them,” emphasized the Oil Guild Committee.

Organizers

The I Oil and Gas Summit is organized by the Oil Guild Committee (CGP), which is celebrating its first year of formation and is led by the presidents of the business and professional associations of oil and gas.

• Francisco José Lloreda Mera, president of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP).
• Germán Espinosa, president of the Colombian Chamber of Oil Goods and Services (Campetrol).
• Julio César Vera, president of the Colombian Association of Petroleum Engineers (ACIPET).
• Lina María Maya, president of the Colombian Association of Geologists and Geophysicists of Petroleum (ACGGP).
• Ismael E. Arenas, president of the Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM Cundinamarca).