Colombian gas production in 2021 was the highest in the last five years

This Minenergía release was published using machine translation.

MinEnergy. Bogota, February 2, 2022 . The commercialized gas production in Colombia was 1,128.74 million cubic feet per day (mcfd) during December 2021, which represented an increase of 2.49% compared to November of the same year (1,101.27 mcfd). Compared to December 2020 (1,107.84 mcfd), production increased 1.89%.

According to information reported by the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), the increase in gas production during the last month of last year was explained by greater commercialization in the Gibraltar (Toledo-Norte de Santander), Cupiagua (Aguazul-Casanare ), Clarinete (La Unión/Sahagún-Córdoba/Sucre), Recetor West (Aguazul-Casanare) and La Belleza (Plato-Magdalena), due to the reestablishment of production and the behavior of gas demand during the month.

Looking at the consolidated figure for 2021, it is evident that the average gas production in Colombia was 1,087 mcfd, the highest figure recorded in at least five years, which reflects the commitment of the national government to the development of this fuel.

Regarding oil production, during December 2021 this was 745,325 average barrels per day (bopd), which meant a slight decrease of 0.33% compared to November when it was 747,772 bopd. Compared to December 2020 (760,016 bopd), the decrease in production was 1.93%.

The drop in oil production in December 2021 occurred mainly in the Rubiales (Puerto Gaitán-Meta), Castilla Norte (Acacias-Meta), Yariguí-Cantagallo (Cantagallo-Bolívar), Indico (Cabuyaro-Meta), Floreña Mirador (Yopal-Casanare), due to the presence of electrical and mechanical failures and public order problems.

The consolidated average oil production of Colombia in 2021 was 736,356 bopd, which meant a decrease of 5.7% compared to 2020 when it was 781,352 bopd.

Finally, in 2021, 460 wells were drilled, 53.84% more than in 2020 when only 299 wells were drilled. The total number of wells under development last year was 425, while the total number of exploratory wells was 35.