Benefit from an environment and natural resources team that works seamlessly with our services in the energy, oil and gas, power and mining sectors. We assist a variety of clients within the extractive and energy businesses, including institutional clients and funds. In the Oil & Gas sector we cover the whole industry chain from upstream to midstream and downstream stages as well as oilfield services companies.

Benefit from a practice focused on advising important local and international clients during all stages of project development and execution—from the bidding process and license (concession) applications to the finance, development, construction and ongoing operations of any project. Our excellent reputation in these sectors, alongside strong relations we have with various government agencies and entities, makes our Firm a unique leader in the field. We also have leading experience in M&A and other transactions in these sectors.

Recognition

Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas has been awarded in the first edition of The Legal 500 Colombia Awards 2024

January 31, 2024

Colombia: Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas had an outstanding participation in the first edition of The Legal 500 Colombia Awards 2024 being recognized as winner in four (4) different categories. These awards counted with the participation of the most important and prestigious firms in Colombia, and they highlighted both, the best practice areas, and the leading lawyers in the legal industry in 2023.

Insights

ANM News – Guidelines and documents of the first licensing round for the awarding of mining contracts in strategic reserve areas

November 23, 2020

On November 12, 2020, the National Mining Agency issued for comments of the public: (i) the draft Resolution by means of which the Terms of Reference are adopted for the selection of the proposal for the award of Special Contracts for Exploration and Exploitation of Minerals in Areas of Strategic Mining Reserve; (ii) the Terms of Reference as an annex to said resolution; and (iii) the draft Resolution by means of which uniform criteria are established to evaluate the legal, technical and financial capacity of the parties interested in the development of mining projects in the in Areas of Strategic Mining Reserve.

UPME - Amendments 1, 2, 3 & 4 to the Terms of Reference of the “Auction for the awarding of Long Term Power Purchase Agreements - 2019”

February 14, 2019

Through Resolutions No. 40791, 41307 and 41314 of 2018, the Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy (“MME”) summoned an auction for the awarding of long term Power Purchase Agreements, to be executed between new generation power plants –those not operating before December 31, 2017- and commercializing agents, within the Wholesale Energy Market (the “Auction”).

2019 rates services for cannabis activities

January 22, 2019

During December 2018 and January 2019, the Ministry of Justice and Law as well as the Colombian Agricultural Institute, informed the public about the tariffs they will charge in 2019 for the procedures and services that each of them provides.