Ecopetrol to Resume Fracking in Colombia, Import Venezuelan Gas

Colombia's state oil company Ecopetrol announced plans to reactivate fracking in the Middle Magdalena Valley, claiming geological potential comparable to Argentina's Vaca Muerta, and to import natural gas from Venezuela. This marks a policy reversal under the current government, which had previously halted fracking, and signals a shift toward energy self-sufficiency. The move could face political and legal challenges, and its impact on regional energy dynamics is uncertain.

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