(AP, 8.Jun.2024)) — President Gustavo Petro announced on Saturday that his country will suspend coal exports to Israel over the war in Gaza, as relations sour between two countries that were once...
(Bloomberg, 14.Mar.2024) — 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...
(Reuters, 23.Aug.2023) – Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol is looking at the possibility of restarting exploration at eight suspended oil and gas contracts, chief executive Ricardo Roa said on...
(Miami Herald, 16.Jun.2023) — It’s official: The Venezuelan regime will pick a new electoral tribunal to oversee the 2024 presidential elections, and — guess what! — its members will be effectively...
(Bloomberg, 27.May.2023) — Colombia needs new oil exploration after a drop in the nation’s proven reserves as the government seeks to accelerate its energy transition, according to former Finance Minister...
(NewsWeek, 25.Apr.2023) — As a multinational conference commences in Colombia, Venezuela is looking to make progress in talks not only with the country's political opposition, but also the United States,...
(Reuters, 19.Apr.2023) — President Joe Biden will discuss Venezuela in wide-ranging talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, including U.S. willingness to further ease sanctions on the OPEC nation...
(Bloomberg, 3.Nov.2022) — Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro chalked up his first big victory in congress with the approval of ambitious tax rises on fossil fuels and the rich. Lawmakers passed...
(Bloomberg, 12.Aug.2022) — Colombia’s state-controlled oil producer Ecopetrol SA is proposing to dilute a planned oil export tax that is a major part of President Gustavo Petro’s economic program. Ecopetrol...
(Reuters, 12.Aug.2022) — Colombia's trade with Venezuela could hit $1.2 billion this year, its commerce minister German Umana said on Friday, after the country's new President Gustavo Petro pledged to...
(The Atlantic, 20.Jun.2022) — The perplexing part of Colombia’s electoral choice of a former leftist guerrilla over a right-wing populist is how unheralded the success of the outgoing moderate was....
(Washington Post, 19.Jun.2022) — Gustavo Petro, a former rebel who rallied young and poor voters with promises to transform an unequal society, was elected Colombia’s first leftist president on Sunday,...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Jun.2022) — Political and energy briefs including Colombians electing Gustavo Petro as the South American country’s next president from 2022-2026; Ecuador declaring Force Majeure along the country's...
(Reuters, 8.Jun.2022) — Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his promised policies...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.May.2022) — Energy and political briefs including initial results in Colombia showing Gustavo Petro and his running mate Francia Márquez Mina, representing the Pacto Histórico party, heading...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.May.2022) — Energy and political briefs including Colombians going to the polls to elect their next president; OFAC extending Chevron Corporation's license to remain in Venezuela; and...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Apr.2022) — Colombia's state-owned Ecopetrol commented on the electoral process and Colombia in its Form 20-F filed this week with the US SEC, and highlighted uncertainties regarding...
(Reuters, 29.Mar.2022) — Leftist Colombia presidential candidate Gustavo Petro's promises to halt new oil projects and redistribute pension funds could put the country's economic stability at risk, investors say, though...
(Bloomberg, 23.Mar.2022) — Gustavo Petro, who’s leading Colombia’s presidential race with a campaign focused on wealth redistribution and a green economy, doubled down on his approach by picking as his...
(The New Republic, 22.Mar.2022) — This spring, Colombia could elect its first progressive president. In primary elections earlier this month—held for left-wing, centrist, and ruling right blocs—former Bogotá mayor and 2018 presidential candidate Gustavo...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s state-owned entity YPF reporting a major reduction in gross debt; officials from CARICOM and SICA coming together at a summit in...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including YPF selecting advertising and communication agency Sentidos to carry out its campaigns on different platforms; Colombia’s presidential hopeful Gustavo Petro boosting his...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Mar.2022) — Colombia’s so-called progressive lawmaker Gustavo Petro continues to top early polls ahead of presidential elections slated for 29 May 2022. A Petro victory would represent...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including Argentina’s state oil entity YPF revealing details of 4Q:21 and YE:21 results conference call on 4 Mar. 2022; Ecopetrol S.A. releasing details...
(Bloomberg, 28.Jan.2022) — Gustavo Petro, the front-runner to win Colombia’s presidential election in May, has repeatedly vowed he will halt oil drilling the day he takes office. To some observers,...
(Bloomberg, 14.Jan.2022) — Colombia’s presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across Latin America and the world to join him in forming a new bloc to lead the...
(Bloomberg, 21.Nov.2021) — Colombian front-runner Gustavo Petro said his first decision as president would be to stop awarding oil exploration contracts, according to an interview with El Tiempo. Petro, a left-wing candidate...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Nov.2020) — Presidential hopefully Gustavo Petro tops a recent opinion poll in Colombia, leading with 25.9% popularity in the Andean country. Colombians were surveyed by polling company...