Las narrativas sobre la producción de petróleo y gas en Colombia y Nigeria después del Acuerdo de París

This briefing analyzes how Colombia and Nigeria used narratives of development, energy security, and 'bridge fuels' to justify continued oil and gas production between 2015 and 2022. It argues these narratives are often inaccurate and lead to 'carbon lock-in,' and calls on civil society to challenge these claims with evidence-based alternatives to facilitate a just energy transition.

• Between December 2015 and May 2022, Colombia and Nigeria employed three shared narratives to justify oil and gas production: development, energy security, and energy transition. Nigeria additionally used a fourth narrative regarding its international position and regional influence.
• The 'development' narrative in Colombia linked oil and gas revenues to the 2016 Final Peace Agreement with the FARC-EP, COVID-19 economic recovery, and regional development. In Nigeria, this narrative focused on using gas production to accelerate national industrialization.
• The 'energy security' narrative claims that fossil fuel production ensures national independence, reduces energy poverty, and provides more stability than renewables. However, the document notes that renewables can actually improve security by reducing import dependence and price volatility.
• The 'energy transition' narrative promotes the idea of 'low-carbon' oil and gas through technology (such as carbon capture and storage) and positions gas as a 'bridge fuel' that is more reliable than renewables. The document argues this is misleading, as most emissions occur during combustion and such narratives can divert resources from renewables.
• These official narratives contribute to 'carbon lock-in' by legitimizing new infrastructure investments. For example, Nigeria has seen the construction of LNG floating facilities and processing plants, while Colombia revised its General Royalty System in 2020 to channel more funds to extracting municipalities, increasing sector dependence.
• The document suggests that civil society and researchers can counter these narratives by demanding transparency in fossil fuel spending and emissions, questioning outdated premises, and promoting science-based narratives of a prosperous future without fossil fuels.

APA

Strambo, C., Ivleva, D., & Arond, E. (2025). Las narrativas sobre la producción de petróleo y gas en Colombia y Nigeria después del Acuerdo de París. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/187304/narrativas-produccion-petroleo-gas-colombia-nigeria.pdf

Chicago

Strambo, Claudia, Daria Ivleva, and Elisa Arond. Las narrativas sobre la producción de petróleo y gas en Colombia y Nigeria después del Acuerdo de París. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2025. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/187304/narrativas-produccion-petroleo-gas-colombia-nigeria.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{strambo2025las, author = {Strambo, Claudia and Ivleva, Daria and Arond, Elisa}, title = {{Las narrativas sobre la producción de petróleo y gas en Colombia y Nigeria después del Acuerdo de París}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/187304/narrativas-produccion-petroleo-gas-colombia-nigeria.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }