Gran Tierra

Gran Tierra Energy

Canadian oil and gas company Gran Tierra Energy holds interests in producing and prospective properties in Latin America. Its asset portfolio includes stakes in blocks in the Marañón and Ucayali basins in Peru. In Brazil it has been involved in the Recôncavo and São Francisco basins. In Colombia, it has interests in 19 blocks and is the operator of 17, including Chaza, Guayuyaco, Llanos-22, Magdalena, Sierra Nevada, Santana, Piedemonte Sur and Putumayo. The company was incorporated in 2003, originally under the name Goldstrike Inc. After the acquisition of oil and gas producing and non-producing assets in 2005, Gran Tierra Energy became one of the major players conducting exploration and drilling in Peru, Brazil and Colombia.