Yamil Arana reacts to ANLA's approval for oil exploration in Magangué
The environmental license for oil exploration in southern Bolívar is now a reality. The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) has authorized Frontera Energy to develop the project called VIM-46 Exploratory Drilling Area, located in Magangué, in the Lower Magdalena Valley.
TL;DR
- ANLA has authorized Frontera Energy to develop the VIM-46 Exploratory Drilling Area in Magangué, Bolívar.
- The project allows for the construction of access roads, multi-well platforms, and exploratory drilling.
- Up to 55 conventional exploratory wells are permitted, with a maximum of five per platform.
- Four injector wells for injection or reinjection processes are also authorized.
- Frontera Energy must submit a Specific Environmental Management Plan at least three months before starting each authorized activity.
- The company must coordinate with the Mayor's Office of Magangué to analyze agricultural productive dynamics in the project's area of influence.
- The governor of Bolívar, Yamil Arana Padauí, expressed optimism about the project's prospects for the department and the Colombian Caribbean.