Frontera Energy temporarily shuts in Colombian production

Frontera Energy Corp. has temporarily shut-in about 3,600 boe/d of heavy oil production at its CPE-6 operations in the eastern Llanos basin of Colombia as civil unrest continues in the country.

Road blockades in the municipality of Puerto Gaitan have restricted the company’s ability to transport production by truck and deliver other essential operational supplies and support to its facilities. The company has reached its on-site storage capacity.

Frontera is working with all levels of government and communities to understand and address local concerns and to resolve the blockades as quickly as possible. 

Year-to-date, Frontera has averaged about 39,000 boe/d and is currently continuing to maintain 40,500-42,500 boe/d production guidance for the year. It expects production volumes to increase in the year’s second half.