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Delcy: Venezuela-Colombia electrical and gas interconnection advances

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Apr.2026, Words: 211) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez said the electrical interconnection in western Venezuela “is now one step closer,” and a priority for the western part of the country. This, she announced on 24 Apr. 2026 during a meeting […]

Gustavo Petro Urrego meets with Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Apr.2026, Words: 154) — The agenda focused on peace in Catatumbo and security of their shared border. The official meeting held at Miraflores Palace aimed to deepen regional integration.

ANALYSIS: skepticism over Trump’s summit without 3 essential Latin American voices

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Mar.2026, Words: 1,090) — If US president Donald Trump’s Shield of the Americas Summit was supposed to be about freedom, security, and prosperity for the hemisphere, then Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico and its leaders — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Gustavo Petro, and […]

Colombian government rejects armed US actions against Venezuela and its leader Maduro

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Jan.2026, Words: 370) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Colombian government, expressed “its rejection of the recent armed actions carried out against the territorial integrity and political autonomy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.” “Colombia reaffirms its unwavering […]

Colombia’s position regarding recent statements by US president Donald Trump

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2.Dec.2025, Words: 246) — In the name of the Colombian people and as an expression of the deepest democratic conviction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declares that: We received with great concern the recent statements by the President of the United […]

Trump to inform Congress of possible ground operations in Colombia and Venezuela

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Sep.2025, Words: 178) — US president Donald Trump plans to inform Congress in the coming days about possible ground operations against alleged drug trafficking in Venezuela and Colombia, in an expansion of sea attacks in the Caribbean and the Pacific, according to […]

Colombia’s Petro Calls for Sale of Ecopetrol Fracking Operations in US

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters, 4.Feb.2025) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for the sale of state oil firm Ecopetrol‘s fracking operations in the United States to invest in clean energy. The leftist leader’s request was made to his minister of mines and energy, Andres Camacho, in an unusual […]

Colombian President Celebrates PV Project Exclusively Powered by JA Solar

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Jan.2025) — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro attended a ceremony at a state-owned Ecopetrol‘s refinery in Cartagena. There, he personally signed a JA Solar module commemorating the successful completion of a groundbreaking PV project. This marks the first PV power plant built at an oil […]

Colombian Gov’t Eager for Post-fossil Fuels Economy. But Costs are a Barrier

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (AP, 14.Nov.2024) — Colombia’s fiery left-wing President Gustavo Petro is one of the biggest opponents of fossil fuels on the world stage today, with speeches that lump oil and coal with cocaine as his country’s “three poisons.” He’s set a goal of weaning Colombia off those fossil fuels, […]

Colombia Will Suspend Coal Exports to Israel over War in Gaza

(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 close military and commercial allies. Petro wrote on the social media platform X that coal exports will only resume “when […]

Ecopetrol Board Blasts Anti-Oil President Petro’s Nominees as Unfit

(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 off fossil fuels. Ecopetrol SA’s governance committee issued a report Tuesday that said none of the five candidates proposed by […]

Ecopetrol May Restart Exploration on Eight Suspended Contracts

(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 Wednesday. The government of leftist President Gustavo Petro has prioritized weaning Colombia off of its dependence on oil and coal, […]

Venezuela’s Dictator Maduro is Shameless

(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 picked by none other than dictator Nicolás Maduro’s wife. The dictatorship apparently decided to rig next year’s elections ahead of […]

Colombia Needs New Oil Drilling, Former Finance Chief Says

(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 Jose Antonio Ocampo. The Andean nation had proven crude reserves equivalent to 7.5 years of output as of the end […]

Venezuela Seeks a Deal with Biden as Colombia Summit Begins

(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, three years after Washington backed efforts to oust President Nicolás Maduro, Newsweek has learned. This includes a proposed deal that could bring […]

Biden to Discuss Venezuela Sanctions with Colombia’s Petro

(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 only in return for concrete steps toward free elections there, a senior administration official said. Previewing the leaders’ first meeting, […]

Colombia Congress Passes Petro Tax Hikes on Oil and the Rich

(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 a package of taxes Thursday that comes into force from Jan. 1 and that the government expects to generate additional […]

Ecopetrol Says Colombia Should Pare Back Planned Export Tax

(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 is asking the government, it’s largest shareholder, to raise the reference price for when it starts charging oil export taxes. […]

Colombia Forecasts 2022 Trade with Venezuela Could Hit $1.2 Billion

(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 revive trading relations with its South American neighbour. Relations broke down in early 2019 after Caracas objected to members of […]

The President Who Did Everything Right and Got No Thanks

(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. Which would you prefer? An elderly TikTok star who compares himself to Donald Trump? Or a former Marxist guerrilla who attended the funeral of […]

Gustavo Petro, Former Guerrilla, will be Colombia’s First Leftist President

(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, in a resounding rejection of the political establishment that has ruled the South American nation for two centuries. Petro received […]

NRGBriefs: Colombia Elects Gustavo Petro; Ecuador’s Force Majeure

(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 entire hydrocarbon value chain; and Gazprom announcing it will deliver volumes of gas in line with recent days. LATIN AMERICA […]

Analysis: Colombia’s Extractive Industries Watching Election Warily

(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 would imperil Colombia’s economy and energy self-sufficiency, high-ranking industry figures and business associations said. Petro, currently a senator, told a […]

NRGBriefs: Petro and Hernández Lead Colombian Presidential Elections

(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 into a second round run off against Rodolfo Hernández and his running mate Marelen Castillo, representing the Anti-Corruption Rulers’ League […]

NRGBriefs: Colombian Presidential Elections; OFAC Extends Chevron License

(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 failures impacting the Venezuela’s National Electric System that would require ~$10bn to fix. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Colombia — […]

Ecopetrol Comments on Elections in Colombia, Uncertainties

(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 future policies. — “The Colombian parliamentary elections were held on March 13, 2022, with more than 99% of votes counted, results […]

Presidential Candidate Petro’s Oil, Pension Proposals Give Investors Pause

(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 doubts remain about his ability to implement them. Petro, a senator and former M-19 guerrilla rebel, has tallied up to […]

Petro Names Afro-Colombian Environmentalist as Running Mate

(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 running mate a 39-year-old Afro-Colombian woman who’s an environmental activist. Francia Marquez pledged to move the Vice President’s office from […]

Colombia’s Fossil Fuel Industry Is Freaking Out About Gustavo Petro

(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 Petro won an astounding nearly 4.5 million votes to emerge as nominee for the left-wing coalition known as the Historic Pact. Election […]

NRGBriefs: CARICOM and SICA Unite at Belize Summit [PDF Downloads]

(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 San Pedro, Belize; Gustavo Petro continuing to lead in a new election poll compiled by Colombia Opina#10 and Invamer; Guyana […]

NRGBriefs: Gustavo Petro Gaining In Popularity in Colombia

(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 appeal among voters amid Iván Duque’s rising unpopularity; Guyana’s gov’t continuing to review ExxonMobil‘s development plan for its Yellowtail project; […]

Presidential Candidate Gustavo Petro Raising Eyebrows in Colombia and Beyond

(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 a drastic politically shift left of center and usher in a climate conscious leader openly against hydraulic fracking and new […]

NRGBriefs: YPF conf. call; Venezuela’s Maduro advocates for peace in Ukraine conflict

HOUSTON, TEXAS (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 related to amendments to its bylaws to be submitted for consideration at the general shareholders’ meeting slated for […]

Colombia Front-Runner Petro’s No-More-Oil Pledge Sinks Ecopetrol Bonds

(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, this is campaign bluster that would prove difficult to carry out in a country where oil is the No. 1 […]

Latin America and the Caribbean

Colombia Presidential Favorite Gustavo Petro Wants to Form a Global Anti-Oil Bloc

(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 economy away from fossil fuels. Oil and coal currently account for nearly half of Colombia’s exports, but Petro says if […]

Colombia Presidential Front-Runner Would End New Oil Exploration

(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 in next year’s presidential race, said he’d move Colombia away from an “extractivist” economy based on fossil fuels, allowing the […]

Gustavo Petro Leads Early Polls In Colombia

(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 Invamer and questioned about “which leader they would vote for if elections were today?” Leftist leaning Petro, leader of Colombia […]