Cartagena refinery
Investment: US$150 M
Description: Interconnection project of the original crude unit to increase its production capacity from 150 thousand barrels per day of crude oil to an average of 200 thousand barrels per day, which will increase the production of clean fuels such as gasoline, ultra-low sulfur diesel and jet.
SOSTECNIBILIDAD
Operator: Ecopetrol
Dates: 2023
Investment amount: US $249 M
As part of its 2040 Plan, Ecopetrol will invest around US $249 M in decarbonization and fuel quality improvement projects in 2023. The 2022 to 2024 plan, includes resources for more than US $1.4 billion in projects for circular water management, decarbonization, energy efficiency, use of energy and alternative sources, improvement in the quality of fuels, and green and blue hydrogen studies and pilots for applications in refineries and mobility.
SEBASTOPOL
Sebastopol Refinery
Investment: US$6000 M
Begins construction: 2020.
Begins operations: 2023
Located in Puerto Berrío, near the Magdalena River. It will enter the system aiming to being a complement to the Cartagena Refinery, which will allow it to process from diesel to naphtha, gasoline and jet fuel. It will have five functional business units: the fuel processing complex, a 135 megawatt power plant, a river port on the Magdalena River, an industrial park to complement transportation, and a finished products transfer plant. Capacity 150,000 barrels per day.
ANH
Permanent Area Allocation Process (PPAA) 2020
Investment: Between US $ 6 M and US $ 12 M
The development of the third cycle (auction) of PPAA Areas is planned for October, with the presentation of bids. The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) has received five letters of interest and / or requests for the incorporation of Areas, which confirms the interest of investors to carry out activities in Colombia despite the challenging circumstances of the pandemic and low oil prices.
2019 ended with the award of 26 new Areas, of the 70 that were offered under the PPAA. In addition, five offshore Exploration and Production (E&P) contracts were signed in waters of the Caribbean Sea. In total, 31 blocks were granted with investment commitments of more than US $ 2,776 million. Under current circumstances, most of this investment has been delayed.
The ANH is already reviewing the competitiveness of its value offer for the PPAA´s fourth cycle, scheduled for 2021, in contractual terms and in new Areas, to be first on the list when exploratory investment picks up again, once the pandemic is overcome. The hydrocarbon sector will play a fundamental role in the economic reactivation of Colombia, a destination that due to its legal stability and favorable contractual conditions generates trust and interest among the investment community.
CANACOL – Gas Pipeline
Investment: US$400 M
Begins operation: 2023
Assembly of a gas pipeline that will connect the fields in the department of Córdoba with the city of Medellín. This line will have the capacity to transport 100 mpcd of gas. The 300-kilometer (185-mile) pipeline will be ready by the end of 2023, fully financed with the company's own cash flow. The talks are well advanced with the partners that will participate and with the banks and funds that will finance the project. The environmental license is expected to be approved in 2021. The production level in 2023 will be above 350 mpc.
MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY’S HYDROGEN ROADMAP
Investment: US $2.5 B – US $5.5 B
Dates: 2022-2030
A long-term plan for clean hydrogen was published by the Mines and Energy Ministry last year. It outlines ways to reach electrolysis capacity of up to 3GW by 2030 and takes into account widespread use of fuel cell vehicles. The road map sets the goal of 50 kilotons of capacity in blue hydrogen obtained from natural gas in, in addition to emphasizing the significant potential for the generation of green hydrogen from renewable energies through the electrolysis of water.
Following a call organized by Fenoge in July 2022, the government declared that financing for 10 hydrogen projects totalizing about US$1.4 M had been approved. Pre-investment studies for projects in the prefeasibility or feasibility stages across the green and blue.
