NRGBriefs: Colombia Boosts Reserves; Trinidad’s Young Talks Gas on CNN

(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.May.2022) — Energy briefs including Colombia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) President Armando Zamora Reyes and Colombia’s Mines and Energy Minister Diego Mesa Puyo announcing during a joint press conference in Bogotá details of slight rises in the country’s crude oil and natural gas reserves; Trinidad and Tobago […]

EAI Q&A with Colombia’s ANH head Armando Zamora

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Mar.2022, Words: 1,270) — Colombia’s head at the National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH by its Spanish acronym), Armando Zamora, spoke briefly with Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston about the South American country’s plans for its next bid round […]

ANH Inks Contracts With Anadarko Colombia

(ANH, 8.Oct.2021) — The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) and Anadarko Colombia Company signed 4 contracts for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the Colombian Caribbean, with investment commitments of approximately $1.4bn. Highlights: — Contracts COL-1, COL-2, COL-6 and COL-7 are located in contiguous areas off the coasts of Magdalena, […]

Colombia Oil Workers Join Anti-Fracking Campaign

(Reuters, 6.Apr.2021) — Colombia’s largest oil union has joined anti-fracking activists to oppose the development of non-conventional energy deposits and demand a quicker transition to renewable energy, campaigners said on Tuesday. The Petroleum Industry Workers Union (USO) and the Colombia Free from Fracking Alliance said in a joint statement they […]

ANH Inks Three Deals In Third Cycle Nomination

(ANH, 1.Dec.2020) — Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency – ANH signed 4 new contracts as a conclusion of the third cycle of the Continuous Area Nomination Process, PPAA. Parex Resources and CNE Oil & Gas were awarded four areas, with associated investments estimated at approximately $40mn. COMPANY AREA NAME MUNICIPALITY Parex Resources (Colombia) LTD LLA […]

Colombia Bid Round To Investigate Fracking Projects

(Reuters, 11.Nov.2020) — Colombia will hold a second bidding round to potentially grant contracts to companies interested in exploring non-conventional oil and gas deposits, using techniques like fracking, the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) said. Majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol, Exxonmobil, and Drummond already have contracts for investigative projects and may […]

ANH Readies For Second Pilot Project Round

(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Nov.2020) — Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency will conduct a second round for the award of Special Research Project Contracts (CEPI by its Spanish acronym). “The purpose of the projects is to be able to acquire sufficient scientific information to make decisions on the technical use of hydraulic […]

Armando Zamora To Head Colombia ANH

(ANH, 12.Mar.2020) — Colombia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency or ANH announced appointment of Armando Zamora Reyes as its new president, replacing Luis Miguel Morelli. Zamora, a mechanical engineer and specialist in high government at the University of Los Andes, was sworn in by Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy MarĂ­a Fernanda […]