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Colombia’s President Petro Calls for Buying Gas from Qatar

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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Ecopetrol should import natural gas from Qatar to diversify suppliers and cut prices for consumers, Bloomberg reported.

  • Petro said on X that “Colombia is being robbed”.
  • Until now, Petro has mainly imported gas from the US and Trinidad.
  • Petro has refused to sign new drilling licenses in a push to move Colombia away from hydrocarbons but instead forcing the country towards higher natgas imports.
  • Colombian gas distributors announced increases up to 36% in prices in major cities.
  • Any final decision on gas imports would have to be approved by Ecopetrol’s board.
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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Ecopetrol should import natural gas from Qatar to diversify suppliers and cut prices for consumers, Bloomberg reported.

  • Petro said on X that “Colombia is being robbed”.
  • Until now, Petro has mainly imported gas from the US and Trinidad.
  • Petro has refused to sign new drilling licenses in a push to move Colombia away from hydrocarbons but instead forcing the country towards higher natgas imports.
  • Colombian gas distributors announced increases up to 36% in prices in major cities.
  • Any final decision on gas imports would have to be approved by Ecopetrol’s board.