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Tag: Gustavo Petro
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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, [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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! — [more…]
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, [more…]
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, [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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. [more…]
NRGBriefs: YPF Conf. Call; Maduro Advocates for Peace in Ukraine Conflict
(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. [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]

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 [more…]
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 [more…]