Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH)

What Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) does

Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) is Colombia's national hydrocarbons agency, established in 2003 by Decree Law 1760 as a special administrative unit attached to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The agency's mandate is to administer the country's hydrocarbon resources on behalf of the Colombian state, promoting optimal and sustainable utilization while harmonizing the interests of society, the state, and sector companies. ANH does not operate oil or gas fields itself; rather, it represents the Colombian government in allocating exploration and production areas to national and international E&P companies, managing E&P and TEA contracts, and overseeing royalty and economic-rights settlements.

The agency's core technology is built on a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) platform stack, centered on ArcGIS-powered tools including GeoVisor de Tierras, Geoportal, and Estudios ANH. Operational systems include the Sistema de Gestión de Operaciones en Pozos (GOP) for well-operations tracking, the Módulo de Gestión de Reservas for reserves management, and the Sistema de Liquidación de Derechos Económicos for royalty and fee calculation. Supplementary platforms include the Visor Hidrocarburos for social-investment transparency, Mapa de Tierras for contract status visualization, and the PQRSD citizen-engagement system. Integrations span SIGETH (document management), Zonapagos (online payments), and ArcGIS (spatial analytics).

As a government agency, ANH does not generate commercial revenue; its funding flows through the Colombian national budget and it administers (but does not retain) royalty and economic-rights collections from E&P counterparties such as Ecopetrol, Maurel & Prom Colombia, and Canacol Energy. Its go-to-market consists of competitive bidding rounds (Ronda Colombia), international roadshows in major energy hubs, and territorial strategy programs, while its customer ecosystem spans E&P operators, indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities in hydrocarbon regions, and inter-agency government partners including ANLA, INVEMAR, IDEAM, IGAC, and ICONTEC.

Name

Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH)

Legal name

Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos

Website

https://anh.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ANH is Colombia's national hydrocarbons agency, administering the country's hydrocarbon resources through E&P contracts with operators like Ecopetrol and Maurel & Prom via GIS-based platforms, competitive bidding rounds, and royalty settlement systems, on behalf of the Colombian state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil and Gas Regulation

NAICS

Oil and Gas Extraction (211), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Crude Petroleum Extraction (21112)

SIC

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1311), Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Oil Royalty Traders (6792)

akta.pro primary industry

Mineral Rights, Leasing & Land Management (EUALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Minerals, Mining & Geologic Resources Administration (BPAIAMAJ), Field Development Planning & Subsurface Reservoir Engineering (EUALAAAC)

Keywords

• Hydrocarbon regulation
• Oil and gas licensing
• Royalty administration
• Upstream contract management
• Energy sector governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ANH administers Colombia's hydrocarbon resources on behalf of the State, managing the entire upstream value chain including the Permanent Area Allocation Process (PPAA), Ronda Colombia competitive bidding rounds, exploration and production contracts, geological and environmental studies, and collection of economic rights (royalties). It also operates a portfolio of digital platforms (GeoVisor, Geoportal, Visor Hidrocarburos, Módulo de Gestión de Reservas) that publish geological, contractual, and operational data to the public and industry.

Product overview

ANH (Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos) is Colombia's National Hydrocarbons Agency, a government entity responsible for administering the country's hydrocarbon resources. The ANH operates as a platform organization offering multiple integrated digital tools and services: the core portfolio includes GeoVisor de Tierras (land mapping), Estudios ANH (technical studies), Geoportal (geospatial data), PPAA (permanent area allocation process), Visor Hidrocarburos (hydrocarbon viewer), Módulo de Gestión de Reservas (reserves management), Sistema de Liquidación de Derechos Económicos (economic rights liquidation), Mapa de Tierras (land map), and Ronda Colombia (competitive bidding rounds). The ANH also provides administrative services such as PQRSD (citizen petitions system) and online payments through Zonapagos. The entity manages hydrocarbon exploration contracts, E&P agreements, TEA contracts, and oversees exploration, production, royalties, and environmental compliance across Colombia's hydrocarbon sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Proceso Permanente de Asignación de Áreas (PPAA) Permanent online area allocation process that allows exploration and production companies to formally request, evaluate, and obtain exploration blocks in Colombia under standardized criteria.
• Ronda Colombia Competitive bidding round process through which the State offers exploration and production blocks to oil and gas companies via structured, time-bound tenders.
• Módulo de Gestión de Reservas Reserves management module used by E&P operators to submit, track, and update declared hydrocarbon reserves linked to their ANH contracts.
• Sistema de Liquidación de Derechos Económicos Settlement system used to calculate and reconcile royalties, taxes, and other economic rights owed by E&P operators to the Colombian State.
• GeoVisor de Tierras Web-based geographic information system (GIS) viewer that overlays ANH blocks with environmental, social, cultural, and territorial layers to support area allocation decisions.
• Geoportal ANH Central geospatial portal that publishes maps, geographic layers, and territorial datasets produced or curated by the agency.
• Visor Hidrocarburos Public viewer displaying active hydrocarbon blocks, E&P contracts, wells, and production information for Colombia.
• Mapa de Tierras Land map product that aggregates land tenure, environmental, and ethnic-community information to support block availability analysis.
• Estudios ANH Repository of technical geological and geophysical studies commissioned or received by the agency, made available to the public and industry.
• ANH en Cifras Statistics portal presenting production, reserves, royalties, contract, and investment indicators for Colombia's hydrocarbon sector.
• PQRSD (Peticiones, Quejas, Reclamos, Sugerencias y Denuncias) Official citizen and stakeholder channel for petitions, complaints, claims, suggestions, and reports related to ANH activities and contracts.
• Capacitaciones Técnicas ANH Technical training workshops and capability-building sessions delivered by the agency to industry stakeholders and E&P contractors.
• Rondas Internacionales (International Roadshows) International promotional roadshows in which the agency presents Colombian acreage and contract terms to attract foreign oil and gas investors.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INVEMAR (Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Inter-administrative agreement for baseline biological, physical, and fisheries knowledge of Guajira Offshore 3 (GUA OFF 3) block in Colombian Caribbean, including third research campaign for marine ecosystem conservation.
• Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Inter-administrative agreement (Convenio No. 265 ANH/1060 ANLA 2022) to strengthen ANLA's relationship with communities and processing of environmental information for the new environmental licensing model in the hydrocarbon sector.
• Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Inter-administrative agreement (Convenio No. 281 ANH/1155 ANLA 2021) for community relationship and environmental licensing process support in the hydrocarbon sector.
• Corporate Environmental AuthoritiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Relationship exercises with regional environmental authorities including Corpoamazonía, Cormacarena, Corporinoquia, and CAM for dialogue on environmental management in hydrocarbon regions.
• Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Project to implement a Geographic Information System for updating areas of indigenous reserves, Afro-Colombian lands, national parks, wetlands, forest reserves, and páramo zones per Decree 1320 of 1998.
• Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Technical, administrative, and financial collaboration to implement articulation of environmental studies from the hydrocarbon sector in central-north, central-south, Caribbean, and Pacific regions into the Environmental Information System.
• Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von HumboldtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Collaboration to zone Colombian terrestrial and marine areas of interest for hydrocarbon exploration based on ecosystem sensitivity and vulnerability, generating technical guidelines for conservation.
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Collaboration on biodiversity conservation zoning for ANH areas of interest in Colombia, working with IDEAM and Humboldt Institute on environmental planning.
• Ministerio de Minas y EnergíacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013LIDERA program for identifying, disseminating, and training on good social practices in the hydrocarbon sector, developed through Convenio 264 of 2013.
• Unidad Administrativa Especial del Sistema de Parques Nacionales Naturales (UAESPNN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Strategic actions for environmental reordering in the Macarena Special Management Area, focusing on buffer zone delimitation and consolidation around national parks in hydrocarbon areas.
• Procuraduría General de la NacióncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Collaboration on strengthening communication capacity between State institutions, indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombian communities, and communities in hydrocarbon operation areas.
• ICONTECcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Development of Colombian Technical Guide for Good Social Practices in the Hydrocarbon Sector with government, industry, and community participation, covering territory entry, easements, prior consultation, labor management, and social investment.
• Asociación Colombiana del Petróleo (ACP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Joint social investment perspective exercise through nine workshops across Colombia (Bogotá, Puerto Asís, Valledupar, Yopal) to understand perspectives of communities, local authorities, and operators on social investment challenges and sustainable territorial development.
• ECOPETROL S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Collaboration on strengthening communication capacity between the State, indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombian communities, and communities in ECOPETROL and ANH project areas of influence.
• Ministerio del Interior y de JusticiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Support for the Dirección de Etnias in coordinating prior consultation processes for hydrocarbon projects and verifying indigenous or Afro-Colombian community presence nationwide.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Ecopetrol S.A. Colombia's state oil company and the largest operator under ANH contracts. Included as an ecosystem participant: ANH's policy and contract decisions directly shape Ecopetrol's acreage portfolio and royalty obligations.
• Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA): Colombia's national environmental licensing authority. ANH and ANLA are co-regulators of upstream activity under formal inter-administrative agreements (Convenios 265/281), making ANLA the closest peer in the environmental regulatory chain.

Direct peers

• Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) - Mexico: Mexico's national hydrocarbons commission regulates exploration, production, and contract allocation for upstream oil and gas. Directly comparable as a Latin American national E&P regulatory body with analogous acreage bidding, contract management, and royalty oversight functions.
• Agência Nacional do Petróleo (ANP) - Brazil: Brazil's national petroleum agency administers exploration and production contracts, conducts bidding rounds, and oversees royalty collection. Closely comparable in scope, regional context, and operational mandate to ANH.

Broad incumbents

• Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD): Norway's petroleum regulator oversees exploration, production, and resource management on the Norwegian continental shelf. Comparable as a mature, well-resourced national E&P authority with similar data publication and acreage allocation functions.
• North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) - UK: The UK regulator for oil, gas, and carbon storage licensing and oversight. Comparable in regulatory mandate over E&P activity and increasingly in transition-energy resource administration, paralleling ANH's diversification into offshore wind.

Regional players

• Secretaría de Energía - Argentina: Argentina's national energy secretariat oversees upstream hydrocarbon policy and contract frameworks. Comparable as a regional Latin American counterpart with analogous acreage administration responsibilities, though embedded within a broader ministry rather than a dedicated agency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/anhcolombia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ANHColombia
• Facebookfacebook.com/anhcolombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agencia-nacional-de-hidrocarburos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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