(Ecopetrol, 7.Nov.2019) — Ecopetrol reports that its US subsidiary, Ecopetrol America LLC, has participated in the drilling of the Esox-1 well under a Farmout Agreement […]
Tag: Ecopetrol
Ecopetrol Updates On Invercolsa Shares
(Ecopetrol, 6.Nov.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. reports that, as mentioned in certain media and in searches on the Judiciary website, the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice […]
Ecopetrol To Ratchet Up Oil Output By 4% In 2020
(S&P Global Platts, 30.Oct.2019) — Colombia’s state-controlled Ecopetrol is targeting 2020 production of 740,000-760,000 barrels of crude and equivalents per day, up to 4% more […]
Ecopetrol’s 3Q:19 Results
(Ecopetrol, 29.Oct.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announced the Ecopetrol Group’s financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2019, prepared in accordance […]
The Atlantic Is Key To Colombia’s Energy Needs
(FT.com, Gideon Long, 28.Oct.2019) — Colombia’s proven oil reserves will run out within the next seven years and its gas reserves within 10. Faced with […]
Ecopetrol Buys Into Gato do Mato Discovery
(Ecopetrol, 21.Oct.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. reports that its subsidiary Ecopetrol Óleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda has entered into an agreement with Shell Brasil Petróleo […]
Brazil Approves 14 Firms For November Oil Tender
(Reuters, 30.Sep.2019) — Fourteen companies have been officially approved by Brazilian authorities to participate in an oil bidding round in November, in which total signing bonuses […]
Colombia Fracking Pilots Could Start In Late 2020: Ecopetrol CEO
(Reuters, Jessica Resnick-Ault, 25.Sep.2019) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol will be ready to start fracking pilot projects in the second half of 2020, chief […]
Four Colombia fracking Projects Could Attract $5bn In Yearly Investments
(Reuters, 24.Sep.2019) — Four fracking pilot projects in Colombia could bring in $5 billion annually in investment once they are in the production phase, industry […]
Colombia Court Maintains Fracking Moratorium
(Reuters, 10.Sep.2019) — Colombia’s top administrative court maintained a temporary moratorium on the use of fracking on Tuesday, stymieing potential pilot projects amid ongoing arguments […]
ONGC Videsh To Exit Colombian Blocks
(Cogencis, Sukalp Sharma, 20.Aug.2019) — ONGC Videsh Ltd plans to relinquish three exploratory blocks–RC-9, RC-10, and GUA OFF-2–in Colombia in the current financial year ending […]
Colombia’s Transandino Pipeline Damaged
(Reuters, 17.Aug.2019) — A bomb and two illegal valves have damaged sections of Colombia’s Transandino pipeline, state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Saturday. The two […]
Ecopetrol Group Announces Second Quarter 2019 Results
(Ecopetrol 12.Aug.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announced the Ecopetrol Group’s financial results for the second quarter of 2019, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards […]
Ecopetrol Call To Discuss Oxy Midland Basin Deal
(Ecopetrol, 31.Jul.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that on August 1st, Ecopetrol’s senior management will host two conference calls to review the joint venture with Occidental […]
Ecopetrol and Occidental Form Strategic Midland JV
(Ecopetrol, 31.Jul.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announced formation of a joint venture with Occidental Petroleum Corporation to develop 97,000 net acres of Occidental’s Midland Basin properties […]
Moody’s Confirms Ecopetrol Investment Grade Rating
(Ecopetrol, 30.Jul.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that the rating agency Moody’s has kept the Company’s long-term international rating at Baa3, with stable outlook. In its […]
Bombing Halts Pumping On Transandino Pipeline
(Reuters, 26.Jul.2019) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Friday it halted pumping on the Transandino pipeline after a bombing in southwestern Narino province. […]
Brazil Approves Transfer Of Saturno Stake To Ecopetrol
(Ecopetrol, 18.Jul.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. said the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Brazil has authorized the transfer of a 10% stake in the Saturno […]
Colombia: Judge Issues Order For U.S. Oil Executive
(OCCRP, 15.Jul.2019) — A Colombian judge requested on Friday the extradition of an American oil executive who is a suspect in one of the biggest […]
Ecopetrol Finds Oil At Boranda-2 ST Well
(Ecopetrol, 11.Jul.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. reports that the Boranda-2 ST well, located in Rionegro (Santander), has discovered the presence of crude in the Eoceno basal […]
GeoPark Expands In the Llanos Basin In Colombia
(GeoPark, 27.Jun.2019) — GeoPark Limited announced the expansion of its portfolio in Colombia following the successful Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) bid round in June […]
Colombia Grants Contracts For 10 Blocks, One Pending
(Reuters, 26.Jun.2019) — Colombia accepted bids from six companies for 10 oil contracts on Wednesday, after just one block received a counter-offer during a bidding […]
ANH Reveals Details Of Initial 11 PPAA Proposals
(ANH Colombia, 14.Jun.2019) — Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) reveals the initial proposals of the seven individual companies and the consortium that start the bid […]
Parex Announces Discovery At Andina Norte-1 Well, Test Of 2,900 B/D
(Parex, 10.Jun.2019) — Parex Resources Inc. highlighted testing of the Capachos Block Andina Norte-1 well in the Guadalupe Formation. Capachos (WI Parex 50%, Ecopetrol S.A […]
Heard On The Street Colombia: Fracking, Budget Price, Shale, Gas Supply
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 9.Jun.2019) — Heard on the street related to the Colombian upstream, midstream, downstream and renewable energies sectors. — Colombia’s state […]
Colombian Streets Filled With Protests Against Fracking
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 7.Jun.2019) — Protesters in Colombia took to the streets across the Andean country on Friday 7 June to show their […]
Ecopetrol Reports Attack Along Caño Limón Coveñas Pipeline In Arauca
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 7.Jun.2019) — Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol activated a contingency plan after the most recent attack on 7 June along […]
Ecopetrol Shuts Section Of Pipeline After Oil Found In Cobaria River
(Reuters, 4.Jun.2019) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said late on Tuesday it closed the valves on a section of its Cano Limon pipeline in […]
Seven Companies Bid For 11 Contracts In Colombia Oil Auction
(Reuters, 4.Jun.2019) — Seven companies have put in bids for 11 oil exploration contracts in Colombia, the government said on Tuesday, as the Andean country […]
ANH Says 22 Companies Qualified To Bid On 20 Oil Areas In Colombia
(ANH Colombia, 30.May.2019) — After having been validated by the firm ‘Gestión y Auditoría Especializada S.A.S., independent auditor, the National Hydrocarbons Agency of Colombia published […]
LatAmNRG Colombia Briefs: Caño Limón-Coveña Pipeline, Ecopetrol Data Room
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 27.May.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to another oil spill along the Caño Limón-Coveña pipeline and […]
Fitch Ratings Revises Ecopetrol Outlook To Negative From Stable
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 27.May.2019) — Rating agency Fitch revised the outlook for Colombia’s state oil company to Negative from Stable, stating the adjustment […]
LatAmNRG Q&A With ANH Colombia: Exploratory Drilling To Start In 2H:20
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 24.May.2019) — As part of Energy Analytics Institute’s ongoing coverage of the Latin America and Caribbean energy sectors from conventionals, […]
Cano Limon, Bicentenario Pipeline Pumping Halted After Bombings
(Reuters, 22.May.2019) — Pumping on Colombia’s Bicentenario and Cano Limon oil pipelines has been halted following bomb attacks in recent days, sources from operators Bicentenario […]
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Says Exports To U.S. Up On Venezuela, Higher Output
(Reuters, 22.May.2019) — Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol said on Wednesday its crude exports to the United States rose nearly 25% in the first quarter […]
Ecopetrol Earnings And Revenues Increase Y/Y In Q1
(Zacks, Nilanjan Banerjee, 17.May.2019) — Ecopetrol SA (EC) reported first-quarter 2019 net income of 2,745 billion Colombian pesos, higher than 2,615 billion Colombian pesos in […]
Colombia Oil Reserves Up 9.9% In 2018; Gas Reserves Decline
(Reuters, 13.May.2019) — Colombia’s crude oil reserves were up 9.9% to 1.96 billion barrels at the end of last year, as efforts to increase exploration, […]
US Secretary Perry Attends 2019 Concordia Americas Summit
(US DOE, 10.May.2019) — On Monday, May 13, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will travel to Bogotá, Colombia to participate in the 2019 […]
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Reports Strong 1Q:19 Results, EBITDA Margin Of 46.1%
(Ecopetrol, 6.May.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announced today the Ecopetrol Group’s financial results for the first quarter of 2019, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting […]
Ecopetrol Updates Details of Farm-in To Saturno Block In Brazil
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 3.May.2019) — Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol reportedly has updated on its farm-in in the Saturno block in Brazil. Partners […]
Ecopetrol Sets Date For 1Q:19 Earnings Report, Conference Call
(Ecopetrol, 29.Apr.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that on May 6, 2019 after market close, it will release its financial and operating results for the first […]
Ecopetrol Reports Attack To OTA Pipeline In Casas Frías De Pupiales
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 26.Apr.2019) — Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol activated a contingency plan along the Trasandino Pipeline (OTA) after an attack on […]
LatAmNRG Colombia Briefs: OTA Pipeline Attack, Orca-1 Well
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 12.Apr.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to a new attack on the OTA pipeline, the Orca-1 […]
Ecopetrol Announces Dates For Colombian Ex-dividend Period
(Ecopetrol, 12.Apr.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announced that according to the regulation of the Colombia Securities Exchange, the Colombian ex-dividend period for Ecopetrol’s shares begins on […]
Ecopetrol President Says Colombia Gas Potential Between 14-64 Tcf
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 10.Apr.2019) — Colombia’s natural gas potential — including onshore, offshore and non-conventional resources — is between 14 and 64 trillion […]
Ecopetrol Files Form 20-F For Fiscal Year 2018
(Ecopetrol, 5.Apr.2019) — Ecopetrol filed its annual report under Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]
Repsol, Exxon and Ecopetrol Enter Into Colombian Exploration Contracts
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 3.Apr.2019) — Colombia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) announced that Ecopetrol, Repsol Exploración Colombia S.A., and ExxonMobil Exploration Colombia Ltd signed […]
Hocol Reports Gas Find At Arrecife-1ST Well In Colombia
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 3.Apr.2019) — Hocol, a company of Ecopetrol Group, announced a new natural gas discovery at its Arrecife-1ST well located in […]
Decisions Of The Ecopetrol General Shareholders’ Meeting
(Ecopetrol, 29.Mar.2019) — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that, at the General Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 29, 2019, the Company’s Shareholders approved the following: 1. The […]