Colombia

Colombian operator Hocol has hit oil with its Huron-1 wildcat in the Llanos basin, according to energy minister Hernán Martínez quoted by newspaper El Tiempo on April 14. Preliminary... 2009-04-16

News: Colombia's state-run producer Ecopetrol has agreed to buy Canadian pipeline company Enbridge's indirect 24.7% interest in the OCENSA (Oleducto Central SA) pipeline in a US$400mn... 2009-03-17

Independent French explorer Maurel et Prom (M&P) has agreed to sell its subsidiary Hocol Colombia to Colombia's state-owned Ecopetrol.

News: Colombian state-controlled oil company Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos (Ecopetrol) has published its financial results for Q408. The company reported total sales of COP6.14trn... 2009-02-19

South Korea's state-controlled Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and Colombia's Ecopetrol have announced the acquisition of Peruvian explorer Petro-Tech.

Colombia's state-run Ecopetrol is reportedly considering buying Petro-Tech Peruana, according to Colombia's Mining and Energy Minister Hernan Martinez.

The outbreak of general strikes in Colombia in late November, caused by the collapse of a financial pyramid scheme, has led to an 80% loss of production in the fields operated by... 2009-01-07

Colombian state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol has announced a 35% increase in capital expenditure (capex) in 2009, bucking the trend among producers and paving the way for output... 2008-12-19

Canadian explorer Pacific Rubiales has announced an oil discovery on the Quifa Block in the Llanos Basin in Colombia.

US engineering group Foster Wheeler has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) and project management consultancy (PMC) contract by Colombia's state-owned oil company... 2008-11-17