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 […]

Colombia Inks $2.7bn In Investment Commitments

(ANH, 20.Dec.2019) — With 31 exploration and production (E&P) contracts subscribed and investment commitments of more than $2,714 million in 2019, the government of Colombia’s President Ivan Duque fulfills the country and continues the sector reactivation, according to Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). In a long contract subscription day, held […]

Parex, Ecopetrol Winners In Colombia Round

(Reuters, Oliver Griffin, 5.Dec.2019) — Companies including Canada’s Parex Resources and Ecopetrol SA won contracts to operate oil blocks in Colombia’s auction round on Thursday, as the Andean nation seeks to reinvigorate its petroleum sector. Ecopetrol and its subsidiary Hocol SA, Frontera Energy Corp and Amerisur Resources Plc were all […]

Cos. Bid On 15 Colombian Blocks

(Reuters, 26.Nov.2019) — Oil companies placed bids for just 15 of 59 blocks in Colombia’s ongoing oil auction, the national hydrocarbons agency (ANH) said on Tuesday, below the ANH’s hoped-for number of offers. The ANH had said it wanted to sign 20 contracts as a result of the round, bringing […]

Colombia Eyes Oil Round

(Reuters, Julia Symmes Cobb and Luis Jaime Acosta, 26.Sep.2019) — Colombia hopes to sign 20 contracts for oil exploration and production rights in its coming auction, the head of the national hydrocarbons agency said on Thursday, as it looks to possible offshore success over the next 18 months. The country […]

ANH Approves Occidental Farm Out with Amerisur

(Amerisur, 11.Jun.2019) — Colombia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) granted approval of the farm-out agreement with Occidental announced 23 November 2018. The deal relates to four exploration blocks: Putumayo-9, Terecay, Tacacho and Mecaya in the Putumayo region, southern Colombia. As previously stated, Occidental acquires a 50% interest in each block and […]

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 ExploraciĂłn Colombia S.A., and ExxonMobil Exploration Colombia Ltd signed two separate offshore exploration contracts for the “Gua Off-1” and “Col-4” blocks, ANH said 3 April 2019 in an official statement. Execution of both contracts […]