New Ecopetrol president criticizes proposed Colombian ban on oil exploration

Ecopetrol’s new president called for the Colombian government to abandon its pledge to ban future oil and natural gas exploration in the country. The state-led company’s top executive, Ricardo Roa, who has been a political ally of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, said that exploration is critical to future growth as well as to fund Ecopetrol’s ongoing investments in clean energy….