The past decade has seen something of a reawakening for the mining industry, as improved security and political support have resulted in increased investment and mineral production. While still a relatively small percentage of the wider economy, revenues from mining exports have risen dramatically over the past decade. Mining activities expanded 6.3% in 2012, largely thanks to the 19% expansion...
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Chapter | Energy & Utilities from The Report: Colombia 2013
The energy sector reached a milestone in 2012 as crude oil production surpassed 1m barrels per day. Colombia’s current generation capacity of 14,420 MW is supplied primarily by hydroelectric power, which accounts for just over two-thirds of the total, with the remainder coming primarily from natural gas- and coal-fired thermoelectric plants. Since 2008 natural gas production has seen private...
Outperforming the majority of its regional peers, Colombia has experienced steady economic growth in the past decade registering GDP growth averaging over 4%, a rate set to continue in 2013.
Un nouvel accord avec la Libye pourrait aider la Tunisie à répondre à la demande à court terme en combustibles fossiles, et relancer le projet de construction de la raffinerie de Skhira, chiffré à 2 milliards de dollars.
Looking to maximise the benefit of its hydrocarbons reserves, Oman is investing in downstream oil-and-gas activities, including a new petrochemicals plant and an expansion at one of its refineries.
Los gobiernos de todo el mundo están incluyendo cada vez más a las fuentes renovables de energía como parte de sus estrategias energéticas a largo plazo, pues se ha reconocido que los combustibles fósiles no sólo son finitos, sino que su uso también puede resultar perjudicial para el medio ambiente. México se ha situado a la vanguardia de esta tendencia.