Canacol gas curbs force Colombia's Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine to cut output

Canacol Energy (Alberta)

01/07/2026 16:58

BOGOTA, July 1 (Reuters) - Colombia's Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine said on Wednesday it was cutting operations by 25% after Canada's Canacol Energy CNE.TO reduced natural gas supply to the plant, threatening jobs, supplier contracts and fiscal payments.
Cerro Matoso, owned by CoreX Holding and located in Colombia's northern Cordoba province, said Canacol cut gas deliveries to 7,000 MMBtu from July 1, a 55% reduction from contracted volumes.

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