Colombia’s Constitutional Court has struck down a presidential decree issued late last year that would have allowed the government to sell up to 10% of state oil company Ecopetrol to…
State-owned oil company Ecopetrol has reported that criminals are running scams in various parts of the country in which they fraudulently use the name of the company’s president to do…
Ecopetrol and Pacific Rubiales will carry out a pilot project to test new technology for the extraction of heavy crude oil, according to a Pacific Rubiales press release published Thursday.…
State-owned oil company Ecopetrol announced Wednesday that it is on track to produce 1.45 million barrels of oil a day by 2013, Reuters reported. Ecopetrol set itself a target in…
An oil pipeline in the department of Norte de Santander was attacked early Tuesday morning with initial reports placing responsibility with the FARC, Caracol Radio reports. According to local authorities,…
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Friday lifted Colombia’s state-owned oil company Ecopetrol SA (EC, ECOPETROL.BO) into investment-grade territory following a similar action on the South American country’s sovereign debt…
Colombia’s state oil company Ecopetrol said Friday its board of directors approved outlines for a second-round of stock issuance, an offering that could reduce the state’s stake in the company…
Colombia’s daily petroleum production reached 861,000 barrels in February, national media reported Wednesday. According to the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), the largest Colombian oil company, Ecopetrol, and associates reached production…
Some 23 employees of a subcontractor for the Canadian oil company Talisman have been kidnapped in the eastern department of Vichada, with early reports suggesting the FARC are responsible. The…