The Colombian oil industry grapples with significant changes in 2024. Foreign direct investment in the sector dropped by $539 million in the first half of the year. This represents a 30.3% decrease compared to the same period in 2023. Campetrol, the Colombian Chamber of Petroleum, Gas, and Energy, revealed these figures at a summit in […]
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