据天然气新闻2021年2月24日波哥大报道，哥伦比亚国家石油公司（哥国油/Ecopetrol）计划今年把其在美国二叠纪盆地的投资增加两倍，达到6亿美元，这一迹象表明，在国内油气产量增长停滞的情况下，哥国油越来越关注国外油气项目。
哥国油首席执行官Felipe Bayon 2月24日表示，哥国油与美国西方石油公司（Oxy）在德克萨斯州的合资企业将把石油日产量从去年的4500桶增加到今年年底前的14000桶。
Bayon在与分析师的电话会议上表示，到2023年前，哥国油在美国二叠纪盆地的石油日产量份额可能达到2万桶。
自2019年签订获得49%股份的合作协议以来，哥国油已经登记了1.6亿桶额外探明储量。
哥国油和Oxy计划今年在二叠纪盆地共钻90口井，钻井所需部分资金来自哥国油的6亿美元投资，高于去年的1.93亿美元。当布伦特原油价格在45美元/桶时，哥国油今年的资本支出预算将达到35亿至40亿美元，但如果原油价格继续上涨，今年的资本支出预算将高达50亿美元。
李峻 编译自 天然气新闻
原文如下：
Colombia's Ecopetrol to triple Permian Basin investment this year to $600 million
Colombia's state-controlled Ecopetrol plans to triple its investment in the US' Permian Basin this year to $600 million, in a sign of its increasing focus CEO Felipe Bayon said Feb. 24 that the company's Texas joint venture with Occidental Petroleum will see production to Ecopetrol rise to as much as 14,000 b/d by the end of 2021 from an exit output of 4,500 b/d in 2020.
Its output share there could reach 20,000 b/d by 2023, he said The company has already booked 160 million barrels in additional proved reserves since its 49% partnership interest was sealed in 2019.
Ecopetrol and Oxy plan to drill a total of 90 wells in the Permian this year, financed in part by the Colombian company's $600 million investment, which would be up from $193 million last year. The company's total 2021 capex budget is slated at $3.5 billion-$4 billion at a $45/b Brent benchmark, but going as high as $5 billion if crude prices continue to rise.