Brent $68.40 -0.8% WTI $64.15 -0.6% TRM $4.180 +0.2% EC $1.820 +1.1% Oil prod. ~741 kbbl/d Mkted gas ~700 Mpcd Oil R/P 7,4 yrs Gas R/P 5,9 yrs FNCER ~5,29 GW Brent $68.40 -0.8% WTI $64.15 -0.6% TRM $4.180 +0.2% EC $1.820 +1.1% Oil prod. ~741 kbbl/d Mkted gas ~700 Mpcd Oil R/P 7,4 yrs Gas R/P 5,9 yrs FNCER ~5,29 GW
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ANH targets Q1 2027 for a new exploration acreage offer

Agency president Ernesto Forero said in Cartagena that early 2027 is the window to materialize new area offerings.

Juan Andrés Castellanos, Senior Editor Español
Barrancabermeja vista desde el río
Wikimedia Commons — Barranca from river

At the Oil, Gas and Energy Summit in Cartagena, ANH president Ernesto Forero said Colombia aims to have a new exploration acreage offer ready in Q1 2027, Reuters reported. Industry groups estimate reactivation could require about US$10 billion.

What it means

After 2022–2026 without new exploration contracts, Q1 2027 becomes the calendar investors will underwrite against.

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