Colombia – Oil & Gas 360

Perenco succeeds in drilling, discovery of three new wells for onshore Colombia

October 16, 2024

(World Oil) – Perenco Colombia successfully completed drilling of three new development wells on the Paravare and Chaparrito fields at Casanare, onshore Colombia. As a result of detailed seismic data analysis by the geoscience team, Perenco identified new channels in which a large quantity of oil has been discovered. The objective of the campaign was to increase production, and a

Petrobras, Ecopetrol ordered to halt drilling natural gas well offshore Colombia

September 16, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – A Colombian judge ordered Ecopetrol SA and Petroleo Brasileiro SA to halt the drilling of an offshore gas well in the nation’s Caribbean waters after an Indigenous community sought legal protection. The community in the area of Taganga, near the city of Santa Marta, claimed their consent should have been requested before the companies were allowed

Petrobras makes deepwater natural gas discovery offshore Colombia

August 5, 2024

World Oil (WO) – Petrobras achieved the main target of the Uchuva-2 well, confirming the extent of the natural gas discovery made in 2022 while drilling of the Uchuva-1 well. This well adds relevant information for the development of a new frontier of exploration and production in Colombia, reinforcing the volumetric potential for natural gas in the region. Uchuva-2 well,

Colombia eyes 2029 start-up date from offshore natural gas assets in $300 million drilling investment

July 31, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Ecopetrol SA expects offshore natural gas from Colombia to come online as soon as 2029, two years later than previously anticipated and not in time to curb a looming fuel shortfall. Colombia is set to face a gap between its domestic supply of natural gas and total demand beginning next year. The fuel gap of around

Colombia aims to boost oil production to 1 million Bpd

May 24, 2024

Oil Price Despite a bold climate stance, Colombia is looking to increase its oil production to 1 million barrels per day by encouraging drillers to ramp up activity in underutilized exploration blocks, according to the country’s energy ministry. Energy Minister Andrés Camacho emphasized the government’s strategy to revitalize “lazy contracts”—agreements signed 10 to 15 years ago that have so far

Colombia’s Ecopetrol board blasts anti-oil President’s nominees as unfit

March 14, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Board members of Colombia’s state oil company are objecting to President Gustavo Petro’s attempt to overhaul it with new directors as he works to wean the country off oil and gas. Ecopetrol SA’s governance committee issued a report Tuesday that said none of the five candidates proposed by Petro — elected in 2022 as Colombia’s first

Colombian offshore natural gas discovery smaller than anticipated, Ecopetrol determines

February 23, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Colombia’s state energy company, Ecopetrol SA, has determined that a natural gas deposit in the Caribbean Sea that officials were counting on to shore up the nation’s dwindling reserves is significantly smaller than initially estimated. Officials said Thursday that they are now reevaluating the discovery, named Orca-1. In the processes of working to verify its size,

Colombia’s Ecopetrol to invest up to $6.7 bln in 2024

December 1, 2023

Nasdaq BOGOTA – Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol ECO.CN will invest between $5.7 billion and $6.7 billion and produce up to 730,000 barrels per day equivalent (boepd) in 2024, it said in a statement. A majority of that spending, about $4.8 billion, will go toward keeping production between 725,000 and 730,000 boepd, the company’s refineries at between 420,000 and 430,000 barrels

NG Energy expects “eight-fold” increase in Colombian natural gas production in 2024

September 29, 2023

World Oil (Bloomberg) – NG Energy International Corp. expects an eight-fold boost in its natural gas production in Colombia after a new field begins production next year. The Toronto-based company sees its natural gas production rising to 60 MMcfd in the third quarter of 2024 as its Sinu-9 block comes online in the Lower Magdalena basin, according to Chief Financial

Colombia’s Ecopetrol hails new oil and gas discovery

August 10, 2023

Nasdaq BOGOTA – Colombia’s majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol on Thursday reported a new oil and gas discovery in Putumayo province. The Alqamari-2 well was drilled to a depth of 9,287 feet and saw daily flow of 1,800 barrels of oil, Ecopetrol said in a statement. The oil is a light hydrocarbon. The rate of associated gas that the well

Ecopetrol CEO calls for Colombia to drop ban on new oil exploration

May 11, 2023

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Ecopetrol SA’s top manager called for Colombia’s government to drop its opposition to new oil exploration, apparently revising his view that the ban was responsible. Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Roa told investors that he hoped more oil contracts and bidding rounds for exploration blocks would be forthcoming. “That’s what gives an oil company long-term stability,”

Canacol Energy makes three oil and gas discoveries in Colombia’s Middle Magdalena Valley

January 23, 2023

World Oil Publisher’s Note: Canacol Energy will be a presenter at EnerCom Dallas- The Energy Investment & ESG Conference in Dallas on April 18-19, 2023. Register now. (WO) — Canacol Energy Ltd. made three gas discoveries at Dividivi 1, Saxofon 1, and Chimela 1 in Colombia’s Middle Magdalena basin. The company also provided updates regarding its near-term drilling programs. Saxofon

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