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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-24-001445
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240419
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240418

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ECOPETROL S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001444406
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			F8
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34175
		FILM NUMBER:		24855366

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CARRERA 7 NO 37-69
		CITY:			BOGOTA
		STATE:			F8
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5712345000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CARRERA 7 NO 37-69
		CITY:			BOGOTA
		STATE:			F8
		ZIP:			00000
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">UNITED STATES</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">FORM 6-K</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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   <TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Carrera 13 No. 36 &#8211; 24</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">BOGOTA D.C. &#8211; COLOMBIA</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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   <TD colSpan=3 noWrap><FONT><FONT color=black face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Ecopetrol S.A.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" colSpan=2 noWrap><FONT><FONT color=black face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">/s/ Ana Milena L&oacute;pez Rocha</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt">Date: April 18,
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ecopetrol files its 20-F Annual Report before the
Securities and Exchange Commission</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) informs the
filing of its annual report under Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">With the filing of its annual report under Form 20-F,
the Company complies with its reporting obligations with the SEC, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), bondholders, and investors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: windowtext">The annual report
includes, among others, the financial statements of Ecopetrol in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as
adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board that were audited and certified in compliance with internal control over financial
reporting by the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Ernst &amp; Young Audit S.A.S. for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. Investors
may receive a hard copy of Ecopetrol&rsquo;s financial statements free of charge by making a request to </FONT><FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>investors@ecopetrol.com.co</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="color: windowtext">.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The 2023 Form 20-F can be found at the following link:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1444406/000141057824000515/0001410578-24-000515-index.htm</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt 35.4pt; text-align: right; text-indent: -35.4pt"><B>Bogot&aacute;
D.C., Abril 18, 2024</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><I>Ecopetrol is the largest
company in Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 18,000 employees. In Colombia,
it is responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production of most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems,
and it holds leading positions in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segments. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA&rsquo;s shares,
the company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla - Cartagena coastal highway
concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol has a stake in strategic basins in the American continent, with Drilling and Exploration
operations in the United States (Permian basin and the Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico, and, through ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol
holds leading positions in the power transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications
sector. This press release contains business prospect statements, operating and financial result estimates, and statements related to
Ecopetrol's growth prospects. These are all projections and, as such, they are based solely on the expectations of the managers regarding
the future of the company and their continued access to capital to finance the company's business plan. The realization of said estimates
in the future depends on the behavior of market conditions, regulations, competition, and the performance of the Colombian economy and
the industry, among other factors, and are consequently subject to change without prior notice.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><I>This release contains statements
that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in
future filings or press releases, or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, including in respect of the Company&rsquo;s
prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company&rsquo;s business plan, among others. Consequently, changes
in the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements:
market prices of oil &amp; gas, our exploration, and production activities, reserves, market conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange
rate, the Company&rsquo;s competitiveness and the performance of Colombia&rsquo;s economy and industry, to mention a few. We do not intend
and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For more information, please contact: </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Head of Capital Markets</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Carolina Tovar Arag&oacute;n</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Email: <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>investors@ecopetrol.com.co</U></FONT></P>

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