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Oil & Gas Fields in Colombia

Colombia has 285 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 5th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 4% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 281 operating and 2 under construction or proposed. The largest is Rubiales Oil Field (Meta, Colombia).

The largest owner-operators are Ecopetrol (92), Hocol (22) and SierraCol Energy (20) — Ecopetrol alone is named on 32% of them. Half of Colombia's oil & gas fields in service predate 1986 (median commissioning year of the 116 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Infantas Oil and Gas Field (Santander, Colombia), dating from 1921. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Gorgon Gas Field (Cordoba, Colombia), proposed. They account for 48% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Colombia.

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285
Oil & Gas Field in Colombia
#5
of 91 countries
2
In construction / proposed

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Largest oil & gas fields in Colombia

Who owns Colombia's oil & gas fields

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 1986 · oldest Infantas Oil and Gas Field (Santander, Colombia) (1921) · newest Carrizales Norte Oil Field (Casanare, Colombia) (2023) · 116 of 285 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

How Colombia compares · oil & gas fields by country

Frequently asked

How many oil & gas fields are there in Colombia?
OverWatts maps 285 oil & gas fields in Colombia — 4% of the world's mapped total, the 5th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
What is the largest oil & gas field in Colombia?
Rubiales Oil Field (Meta, Colombia), operated by Ecopetrol.
Who owns the oil & gas fields in Colombia?
Ecopetrol is named as owner or operator on the most — 92 of 285 (32%). Next are Hocol (22), SierraCol Energy (20) and Frontera Energy Colombia Corp Sucursal Colombia (19).
How old are Colombia's oil & gas fields?
The median commissioning year is 1986, across the 116 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Infantas Oil and Gas Field (Santander, Colombia) (1921); 4 came online in the past ten years.
What new oil & gas fields are being built in Colombia?
2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Gorgon Gas Field (Cordoba, Colombia) and Orca Gas Field (Guajira, Colombia).

Other asset classes in Colombia

Power Plant 163Pipeline 61Coal / Uranium Mine 28Cement Plant 25Export Terminal 16LNG Terminal 13Interconnector 4Refinery 2Iron Ore Mine 2Chemical Plant 1

Oil & Gas Fields in other countries

United States 1,894Canada 1,165Russia 338United Kingdom 320China 264Mexico 230Argentina 203Netherlands 166Brazil 165Nigeria 144Norway 143Poland 115