Colombia is redoubling efforts to include renewable energy in its power supply mix. This has meant moving away from its dependence on hydroelectricity, which has been made unreliable due to shifting climate patterns. Law No. 1715 was passed in May 2014, creating a foundation for the adoption of these technologies by regulating integration of...
In November 2016 Colombia received its first import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao (SPEC) terminal in Cartagena. The cargo, sourced from Trinidad and Tobago’s Atlantic LNG facility, was delivered by a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) owned by Norwegian firm Höegh Grace. A year after a serious...
After a challenging 2016, the Colombian oil industry entered 2017 with renewed optimism. In line with other crude-exporting countries, the fall in global oil prices starting in mid-2014 affected investment in the sector as well as government coffers. Country-specific problems during this time included a continued security threat from armed...
In recent years Latin American nations have enthusiastically embraced renewable energy sources, and a total of $16.5bn has been invested in the segment across the continent. In November 2016 Chile inaugurated the $343m, 196-MW El Romero solar power plant, which provides enough power to fuel a city of 1m people; while Costa Rica ran on entirely...
The prevailing low oil price saw exploration and production (E&P) companies cut costs in 2014 and 2015. In order to produce crude profitably at prices of under $40 per barrel, expensive greenfield exploration programmes have been put on the back-burner. However, if Colombia is to maintain its production target of 1m barrels per day (bpd)...
Over the past decade the oil industry has been at the centre of Colombia’s economic growth. The sector accounted for nearly one-fifth of all foreign direct investment (FDI) over the past 10 years, approximately half of all export revenues and, through taxes and royalties, provided up to 30% of government income. Consequently, the fall in the...
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