Natural Resources and Energy
Posse Herrera Ruiz is a leader in natural resources and energy law in Colombia, providing legal counsel to multinational companies in the oil and gas, mining and power industries.
Posse Herrera Ruiz lawyers know and understand the industry as a result of their broad experience, which includes:
- Roles as advisors to the Ministries of Mines and Energy and Environment
- Structuring the first equity fund for the investment in oil and gas E&P projects in Colombia.
- Incorporation and structuring the engineering and procurement contract to develop the Cartagena Refinery for Ecopetrol.
- Being members of the Boards of Cerro Matoso, Ecopetrol, Ocensa and Terpel and being general counsel to principal players in the industry.
- Advisors in the promotion of the creation of offshore free zones for oil and gas exploration and production, and the firm filing the request for the first such free zone.
Clients include major and independent oil and gas companies, large and small mining companies, power generation, transmission and distribution companies, including in renewable energy, and providers of goods and services to the industry.