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Colombia oil, gas reserves declined slightly throughout 2023

Colombia's tested oil reserves fell throughout 2023 to close at 7.1 years of intake, according to a report published by the National Hydrocarbons Company (ANH). on Friday.

Reserves of gas - a crucial fuel for the enthusiastic energy. transition of President Gustavo Petro - fell to 6.1 years of. consumption, ANH chief Orlando Velandia told journalists in. capital Bogota.

Petro's federal government wants to wean the Andean nation off of. its reliance on fossil fuels, in favor of a switch towards. renewable resource alternatives, though oil and coal represent a. big portion of Colombia's income.

The figures referenced by the ANH are for tested reserves,. referred to by the oil industry as 1P reserves.

The 1P oil reserves total up to a little over 2 billion. barrels of oil, the company said, while gas reserves stood at 2.4. trillion cubic feet.

Last year, Colombia's average oil production hit 777,151. barrels daily, while gas production balanced 1.55 billion. cubic feet daily.