"Fitch does not anticipate a further impact on the bank's financial profile after the challenging operating environment from 2023," stated the ratings agency.
"Frontera's ratings and outlook reflect its small and concentrated production profile and weak proved developed producing reserve life of 2.6 years as of year-end 2022," stated Fitch.
"This equity injection, along with an agreement to rollover bank debt with Bancolombia, have allowed the company to greatly reduce its refinancing risk," stated Fitch.
The depressed climate has lowered expectations that the energy generation system will realize the new capacity required to meet demand in the "medium term," per the agency.
"Fitch expects CNE's volumes sold, as percentage of total gas production, under long-term take-or-pay contracts to reduce from 99% in 2023 to 50% in 2026."
GeoPark's fossil fuel reserves have fallen below seven years, something Fitch says the firm would be unable to “dramatically reverse” within the next 12 months.