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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-24-002014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240510

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34175
		FILM NUMBER:		24936484

	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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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</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">PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER</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">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For the month of May, 2024</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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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">COLOMBIA</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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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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   <TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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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">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Form 20-F&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">x</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#168;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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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">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</FONT></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">SIGNATURES</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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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 STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt; color: black; vertical-align: top">/s/
   Mar&iacute;a Catalina Escobar</FONT></TD>

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   <TD style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><FONT><FONT color=black face="times new roman, times, serif"><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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   Financial Officer (A)</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt">Date: May 10,
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt"><B>Ecopetrol
reports on the opening of an investigation by the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.05pt">Ecopetrol S.A.
(BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) (&#8220;Ecopetrol&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) reports that between May 3, 2024 and May 9, 2024, the
Company and its subsidiaries, </FONT><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">&nbsp;Cenit Transporte y Log&iacute;stica de Hidrocarburos
S.A.S.</FONT> <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.05pt">(&#8220;CENIT&#8221;) and </FONT><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Oleoducto Central
S.A.</FONT> <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.05pt">(&#8220;Ocensa&#8221;) were notified of Resolution No. 20884 of April 26, 2024, through
which the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) opened an investigation and formulated charges to determine alleged infringements
to the laws on protection of free economic competition, in accordance with Article 1 of Law 155 of 1959.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">Consequently,
the Deputy Superintendent for Competition Protection of the SIC, ordered: &quot;(&#8230;) the legal and natural persons investigated to
publish the below text in a newspaper of wide regional or national distribution, within the five (5) business days following the notification
of this administrative act, all in compliance with Article 17 of Law 1340 of 2009, modified by Article 156 of Decree 19 of 2012:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt ArialMT; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#8220;It is reported that the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce,
through Resolution No. 20884 of 2024, formulated charges and ordered the opening of an investigation. In this administrative act, the
Delegation formulated principal and subsidiary charges as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>On one hand, <B>the principal charge</B> has been
made against <B>EMPRESA COLOMBIANA DE PETR&Oacute;LEOS S.A.</B> identified with NIT 899.999.068-1, <B>CENIT TRANSPORTE Y LOG&Iacute;STICA
DE HIDROCARBUROS S.A.S.</B> identified with NIT 900.531.210-3, <B>OLEODUCTO CENTRAL S.A.</B> identified with NIT 800.251.163-0 and <B>HELISTAR
S.A.S.</B> identified with NIT 811.020.344-6, for alleged infringements to the laws on protection of free economic competition, in particular,
an infringement of prohibitions of Article 1 of Law 155 of 1959 for the alleged interference in processes for the contracting of helicopter
service between 2011 and 2023, in the modality of responsibility provided in numeral 15 of Article 4 of Decree 2153 of 1992, modified
by Article 25 of Law 1340 of 2009.</I></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>The principal charge also includes charges against
<B>MILTON CABEZA PE&Ntilde;ARANDA</B>, identified with citizenship card No. 88.155.520, <B>CARLO EMMANUEL CABRA MART&Iacute;NEZ</B>, identified
with citizenship card No. 79.396.676, <B>NICOL&Aacute;S SEB&Aacute;STIAN MURILLO ROZO</B>, identified with citizenship card No. 1.013.588.520,
<B>MAR&Iacute;A ANG&Eacute;LICA CUBILLOS BUSTOS</B>, identified with citizenship card No. 52.057.618 and <B>JOSE FEDERICO ESCOBAR GONZ&Aacute;LES</B>,
identified with citizenship card No. 15.349.431 for allegedly having incurred in the responsibility provided in numeral 16 of Article
4 of Decree 2153 of 1992, modified by Article 26 of Law 1340 of 2009, because they would have collaborated, facilitated, authorized, executed
and/or tolerated by action and/or omission the facts or actions constituting the infringements under investigation, in accordance with
the provisions of numeral 16 of Article 4 of Decree 2153 of 1992, modified by Article 26 of Law 1340 of 2009.</I></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>On the other hand, <B>the subsidiary charge</B>
has been made against <B>EMPRESA COLOMBIANA DE PETR&Oacute;LEOS S.A.</B> identified with NIT 899.999.068-1, <B>CENIT TRANSPORTE Y LOG&Iacute;STICA
DE HIDROCARBUROS S.A.S.</B> identified with NIT 900.531.210-3 and <B>OLEODUCTO CENTRAL S.A.</B> identified with NIT 800.251.163-0, for
alleged infringements to the laws on protection of free economic competition, in particular, infringements of prohibitions in Article
1 of Law 155 of 1959 for their behavior related to the contracting of helicopter service between 2011 and 2023, in accordance with the
liability established in numeral 15 of Article 4 of Decree 2153 of 1992, modified by Article 25 of Law 1340 of 2009.</I></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>The subsidiary charge also includes charges against
<B>NICOL&Aacute;S SEB&Aacute;STIAN MURILLO ROZO</B>, identified with citizenship card No. 1.013.588.520, <B>MAR&Iacute;A ANG&Eacute;LICA
CUBILLOS BUSTOS</B>, identified with citizenship card No. 52.057.618 and <B>JOSE FEDERICO ESCOBAR GONZ&Aacute;LES</B>, identified with
citizenship card No. 15.349.431 for allegedly having incurred in the actions described in numeral 16 of Article 4 of Decree 2153 of 1992,
modified by Article 26 of Law 1340 of 2009, because they would have collaborated, facilitated, authorized, executed and/or tolerated by
action and/or omission the actions or omissions constituting the infringements under investigation, in accordance with the provisions
of numeral 16 of Article 4 of Decree 2153 of 1992, modified by Article 26 of Law 1340 of 2009.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>Therefore, in the terms provided by Article 19 of
Law 1340 of 2009, modified by Article 157 of Decree 019 of 2012, competitors, consumers or, in general, anyone who accredits a direct
and individual interest in the present investigation, within fifteen (15) business days following the publication of the opening of the
investigation on the website of the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce, may intervene by contributing with the facts and evidence
they intend to assert, to the file registered with No. 23-143730, which is located in the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce&#8221;.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">Prior to compliance
with this obligation, Ecopetrol and its subsidiaries will respond to the charges in accordance with due process, during the time established
for such purposes. Ecopetrol&#8217;s response will be published through the same means as the above notice.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"><B>Bogota D.C., May 10,
2024</B></FONT></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&#8217;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>

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<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&#8217;s
prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company&#8217;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, market conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange rate,
the Company&#8217;s competitiveness and the performance of Colombia&#8217;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>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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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Head of Corporate Communications </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Marcela Ulloa</P>

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