Gustavo Petro has banned oil and gas exploration in Colombia.
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Updated Sep 6
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What happened
Gustavo Petro has banned oil and gas exploration in Colombia.
Who's involved
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Part of
Petro-Espriella conflict amid US security cooperationAlso in this story
- Abelardo de la Espriella was elected president of Colombia, pledging alignment with US bilateral cooperation.
- Abelardo de la Espriella has been endorsed by President Trump. Border Commandos control the frontier with Ecuador. Gustavo Petro was the outgoing President of Colombia.
The entities involved
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Gustavo Petro
34th President of Colombia since 2022
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Colombia
country in South America
Related events
- Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro plans a protest and threatens a strike against current President Abelardo de la Espriella's government.
- De la Espriella's government in Colombia is reversing an institutional name change previously made by Gustavo Petro.
- Colombia offers critical minerals to counter Middle East conflicts while De la Espriella seeks to revive the oil industry.
- De La Espriella represented Alex Saab and David Murcia Guzmán in court while serving as President of Colombia.
- Colombia reported security issues to the United Nations on October 12, 2026.