- An important natural gas discovery has been made in the Orca-1 exploratory well, 40 kilometres off the Colombian coast.
- Repsol participates with 30% in the discovery consortium, operated by Petrobras (40%) and Ecopetrol (30%).
- The well reached a depth of 4,240 metres under 674 metres of water.
- Repsol carries out an intense exploration activity in order to outpace its competitors in accelerating the increase of its reserves and production.