Colombia's first Pacific LNG terminal will start importing gas for Ecopetrol on November 1, a race to shore up supply before an El Nino drought bites.
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Key Facts
—The project. Colombia’s first Pacific-coast gas import terminal is due to start operating on November 1, landing fuel through the port of Buenaventura.
—First flows. It will inject sixty million cubic feet of imported gas a day for the state oil company Ecopetrol, with more to follow in December.
—The backup. The operator is in talks to add up to one hundred and thirty million cubic feet a day for three power plants if drought strikes.
La Regasificadora del Pacífico, ubicada en Buga (Valle del Cauca), supera 80 % de avance y comenzará a operar a finales de 2026.
Colombia imports a third of its gas through a single terminal, and almost all of it is already reserved for three power stations.
Así funcionará la ruta del gas, desde la bahía de Buenaventura hasta los hogares del país. Ya llegaron los primeros…
A finales de año, la petrolera aportará hasta 360 GBTUD de gas importado para respaldar la generación térmica del país.
A court has let Canacol shed its Colombian gas contracts, and the country now faces a supply squeeze as a dry El Niño approaches…
Ecopetrol y Puerto Bahía inician ejecución del proyecto de regasificación en Cartagena para aportar 300 GBTUD desde 2026.
