Chevron Operations in Colombia

=History=

Chevron has a long history in Colombia's oil and gas sector. The company began exploring in the late 1920s and made oil and gas discoveries in the 1960s and 1970s. These oil fields were sold during the 1990s and two additional oil fields were turned over to Ecopetrol in 2000.

In 1972 Chevron discovered gas in the La Guajira province and drilled the first well in 1975. The Ballena onshore field began producing gas in 1977 and the Chuchupa field began producing in 1979.

In 2011 Chevron was Colombia's largest producer of natural gas.

=Activities=

As of 2011 Chevron produced enough natural gas to supply approximately 65% of Colombia's national demand. Their production activities are focused on three natural gas fields, one offshore and two onshore.

Downstream, Chevron announced in 2011 that they were launching a major initiative to integrate Chevron-produced natural gas into the Texaco brand and market it under the name TEXGAS in Colombia, with stations to be installed in "strategic cities".

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