The Colombian National Agency of Hydrocarbons (ANH) kicks off 'Open Round
Colombia 2010' in Toronto

ANH OPENS TRADING AT TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE

TORONTO , Jan. 26 /CNW/ - The Colombian National Agency of Hydrocarbons (ANH) announced today that Dr. Armando Zamora , Director of the ANH, will be visiting Toronto with his team from Colombia on Feb. 2, 2010 as the first stop in their global road show promoting foreign investment in Colombia's hydrocarbons sector.

ANH will be hosting an information session at the Hilton Toronto to present the 163 blocks in 22 Colombian basins that are available in the bidding round. This is a private business event and not open to the public.

Dr. Zamora and his ANH colleagues will kick off their visit to Canada by opening trading on Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 .

Details and registration instructions for the information session in Toronto are listed below.

    
    ANH OPEN ROUND COLOMBIA PRESENTATION SESSION
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    Date:           Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

    Location:       Hilton Toronto, 145 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON
                    Governor General's Suite, 2nd Floor.

    Presentation:   The presentation will include a short video followed by a
                    general overview of the Colombian hydrocarbon potential
                    and an explanation of the bidding process.

    RSVP            Please contact: [email protected]
                    Deadline for registration: Monday, February 1, 2010
    

For detailed in formation on the OPEN ROUND COLOMBIA 2010, please visit: http://www.rondacolombia2010.com/index_lang.php

ANH was created by the Colombian Government through Executive Order 1760 of June 26, 2003 as a Special Administrative Unit (UAE) reporting to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. ANH's responsibility is to manage Colombia's Oil & Gas resources in order to benefit Colombian citizens. The Agency represents the Colombian government and its citizens when designating exploration areas.

After Toronto , the ANH is headed to Calgary , Houston , Dallas , New York, London , Edinburgh , Madrid , Rio de Janeiro , Perth Australia , Singapore , and Shanghai .

For further information: Media Contact: Derek Baker, Porter Novelli, [email protected], [phone]