Ecopetrol (Barrancabermeja)
Ecopetrol (Barrancabermeja) is a planned sustainable aviation fuel project in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, owned by Ecopetrol. Its announced capacity is 279 thousand tonnes a year (348 million litres, 92 million US gallons). It is due to start in 2030. The record was read from the news by the reader (chemanalyst.com, October 1, 2023) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- Ecopetrol
- Place
- Barrancabermeja, Colombia
- Pathway
- not recorded
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- planned
- Announced capacity
- 278.5 thousand tonnes a year · 348.2 million litres · 92 million US gallons
- Due to start
- 2030
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Ecopetrol to Invest in New Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant in Colombia (chemanalyst.com, 2023-10-01); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-16; not yet checked
Other plants and projects recorded with Ecopetrol
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecopetrol (Barrancabermeja) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | planned | 279 | 2030 |
| Cartagena Refinery pilot plant | Cartagena, Colombia | planned | 1 | 2028 |
In the news latest items naming Ecopetrol
- 2026-07-23 Colombia Joins Germany to Produce Sustainable Jet Fuel in Cartagena ColombiaOne.com
- 2026-06-24 Ecopetrol - Partnership with Germany's GIZ to produce sustainable aviation fuels from green hydrogen Hydrogen Central
- 2026-06-23 Ecopetrol, GIZ partner on e-SAF study at Colombian refinery Renewables Now
- 2026-06-22 Germany backs Ecopetrol studies for Colombian green hydrogen e-SAF pilot gasworld
- 2026-06-22 Ecopetrol and GIZ Partner for Green Hydrogen SAF Fuel Cells Works
- 2025-06-20 Palantir (PLTR Stock): AI for Carbon Neutrality – A Software Giant's Sustainable Footprint in 2025 CarbonCredits.com
- 2025-04-07 Ecopetrol and LATAM Airlines Strengthen Sustainable Aviation in Colombia Latam Mobility
- 2025-04-02 Colombia's Ecopetrol to invest up to $700 million in SAF production plant Reuters
- 2025-01-08 COLOMBIA Site Selection Magazine
- 2024-11-08 Ecopetrol wraps testing for SAF production at Cartagena refinery Oil & Gas Journal
- 2024-03-26 Oil Market Trends and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Challenges oilprice.com
- 2023-10-01 Ecopetrol to Invest in New Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant in Colombia chemanalyst.com
- 2023-08-12 Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript finance.yahoo.com
- 2023-08-08 Brazil Poised to Become Major Player in Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Boeing Executive reuters.com
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, Ecopetrol (Barrancabermeja): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/ecopetrol-barrancabermeja-colombia, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].