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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-109026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241016
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241016
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241016

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:		241374056

	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="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM&nbsp;6&#45;K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE&nbsp;13a&#45;16 OR 15d&#45;16 UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">For the month of October, 2024</P>

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Commission File Number 001&#45;34175</P>

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<P STYLE="border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt">ECOPETROL
S.A.</FONT></P>

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charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Carrera 13 No. 36 &#8211; 24</P>

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&#8211; COLOMBIA</P>

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the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form&nbsp;20&#45;F or Form&nbsp;40&#45;F.</P>

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the registrant is submitting the Form&nbsp;6&#45;K in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S&#45;T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1)</P>

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</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&#168;</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">No
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the registrant is submitting the Form&nbsp;6&#45;K in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S&#45;T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7)</P>

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the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form&nbsp;is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;12g3&#45;2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

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indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule&nbsp;12g3&#45;2(b): 82&#45; <U>N/A</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>Ecopetrol
S.A. hereby designates this report on Form&nbsp;6-K as being incorporated by reference into its registration statement on Form&nbsp;F-3,
as filed with the SEC on April 19, 2024 (File No. 333-278823)</I></FONT>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Ecopetrol S.A. Announces Pricing of Cash Tender Offer for Any and
All of its Outstanding 5.375% Notes due 2026 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>BOGOT&Aacute;, COLOMBIA,
October 16, 2024 &ndash;</B>&nbsp;Ecopetrol S.A. (&ldquo;Ecopetrol&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) (NYSE: EC) announced today the
tender offer consideration (the &ldquo;Total Consideration&rdquo;) payable in connection with the previously announced cash tender offer
(the &ldquo;Offer&rdquo;) by Ecopetrol, which commenced on October 8, 2024, to purchase any and all of its outstanding 5.375% Notes due
2026 (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Ecopetrol&rsquo;s Offer to Purchase, dated
October 8, 2024 (as the same was amended by means of press release published on October 16, 2024 and may be amended or supplemented from
time to time, the &ldquo;Offer to Purchase&rdquo;) and in the related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (as it may be amended or supplemented
from time to time, the &ldquo;Notice of Guaranteed Delivery&rdquo;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
given to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">On October 16, 2024,
by means of press release, Ecopetrol announced the postponement and extension of key dates in connection with the Offer, as follows:
the new Expiration Time is at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time on October 16, 2024, the new Guaranteed Delivery Date is at 5:00 p.m., New
York City Time on October 18, 2024, and the new Settlement Date is expected to be October 21, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">In accordance with the
above, the Offer will expire today, October 16, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, unless further extended (such date and time,
as it may be extended, the &ldquo;Expiration Time&rdquo;). The Offer to Purchase contains detailed information regarding the manner in
which the Total Consideration was calculated.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The following table
sets forth the Total Consideration for the Securities. The Fixed Spread over the Reference Yield listed in the table below is based on
the&nbsp;bid-side&nbsp;price of the Reference U.S. Treasury, as calculated by the Dealer Managers (as defined below) at 10:00&nbsp;a.m.,
New York City time, today, as described in the Offer to Purchase.</P>

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    of Securities<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">CUSIP/ISIN<BR>
    Number</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Outstanding<BR>
    Principal Amount</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Reference
    U.S.<BR>
    Treasury Security</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Bloomberg<BR>
    Reference<BR>
    Page</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Reference<BR>
    Yield</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Fixed<BR>
    Spread<BR>
    (Basis<BR>
    Points)</TD><TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Total<BR>
Consideration<SUP>(2)(3)</SUP></B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">5.375% Notes due 2026</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">279158 AL3 / US279158AL39</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,250,000,000</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">UST 4.500% due March 31, 2026</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;FIT4</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">4.507</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">%</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;+45 bps</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; width: 1%">$</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; width: 10%">1,011.90</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><SUP>(1)</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Securities
                                            are redeemable at par at any time on or after March 26, 2026.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><SUP>(2)</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Per $1,000
                                            principal amount of Securities validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the
                                            Offer to Purchase.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><SUP>(3)</SUP></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Excludes accrued
                                            and unpaid interest on their purchased Securities from the last interest payment date for
                                            the Securities to, but excluding, the Settlement Date (as defined below).</TD>
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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">In addition to the Total
Consideration, holders whose Securities are accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer, including Securities tendered by guaranteed
delivery, will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on their purchased Securities from the last interest payment date for the Securities
to, but excluding, the Settlement Date.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of the Offer, the settlement date is expected to be October 21, 2024 (the &ldquo;Settlement Date&rdquo;). On the Settlement
Date, Ecopetrol expects to accept for payment and pay the Total Consideration for Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn
at or prior to the Expiration Time or delivered by guaranteed delivery prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 18, 2024.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Following payment for
the Securities accepted pursuant to the terms of the Offer, Ecopetrol currently intends (but is not obligated) to redeem all or a portion
of the Securities that remain outstanding in accordance with the terms of the Indenture governing the Securities. The Offer does not
constitute a notice of redemption or an obligation to issue a notice of redemption.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Tenders of Securities
pursuant to the Offer may be validly withdrawn at or prior to the Expiration Time. If the Offer is further extended, tendered Securities
may be withdrawn at any time before the 10th business day after commencement of the Offer. Securities subject to the Offer may also be
validly withdrawn at any time after the 60th business day after commencement of the Offer if for any reason the Offer has not been consummated
within 60 business days after commencement.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The Offer is conditioned
upon the satisfaction or waiver by Ecopetrol of certain conditions described in the Offer to Purchase, including the Financing Condition
(as defined below), but is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of Securities being tendered. Subject to applicable law,
Ecopetrol may, at its sole discretion, waive any condition applicable to the Offer and may further extend the Offer. Under certain conditions
and as more fully described in the Offer to Purchase, Ecopetrol may terminate the Offer before the Expiration Time.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The Offer is being made
in connection with a concurrent offering of notes (the &ldquo;New Notes&rdquo;) by the Company (the &ldquo;Notes Offering&rdquo;). The
&ldquo;Financing Condition&rdquo; means that the Company shall have priced and closed the Notes Offering on terms satisfactory to the
Company and resulting in net cash proceeds sufficient to fund the Total Consideration with respect to the Securities validly tendered
at or prior to the Expiration Time (regardless of actual amount of Securities tendered), plus accrued and unpaid interest on the purchased
Securities from the last interest payment date to, but excluding, the Settlement Date. The Offer is not an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to buy the New Notes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">The complete terms and
conditions of the Offer are set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in the related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, which holders are urged
to read carefully before making any decision with respect to the Offer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">The Offer is open to
all registered holders of Securities. A beneficial owner of Securities that are held of record by a broker, dealer, commercial bank,
trust company, or other nominee (each, a &ldquo;Custodian&rdquo;) must instruct such Custodian to tender such Securities on the beneficial
owner&rsquo;s behalf in a timely manner. Beneficial owners should be aware that a Custodian may establish its own earlier deadline for
participation in an Offer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Global Bondholder Services
Corporation is serving as the tender agent and information agent. Requests for documents may be directed to Global Bondholder Services
Corporation by telephone at +1 212-430 3774 (banks and brokers) or Toll-Free at +1 855-654-2014.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Copies of the Offer
to Purchase and related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are available at the following web address:&nbsp;at <B><U>https://gbsc-usa.com/ecopetrol/</U></B>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">BBVA Securities Inc.,
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Santander US Capital Markets LLC are serving as Dealer Managers (the &ldquo;Dealer Managers&rdquo;) for
the Offer. Questions regarding the Offer may also be directed to the Dealer Managers as set forth below:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>BBVA Securities Inc.</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">1345 Avenue of the Americas,</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">44th Floor</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">New York, New York 10105</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">United States of America</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Attn: Liability Management</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Collect: +1 (212) 728-2446</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">U.S. Toll Free: +1 (800) 422-8692</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Email: <U>liabilitymanagement@bbva.com</U></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 37%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">383 Madison Avenue</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">New York, New York 10179</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">United States of America</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Attention: Latin America Debt Capital Markets</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Collect: (212) 834-7279</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">U.S. Toll Free: (866) 846-2874</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Santander US Capital Markets LLC</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">437 Madison Avenue</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">New York, New York 10022</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">United States of America</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Attn: Liability Management Group</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Collect: (212) 940-1442</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">U.S. Toll-Free: (855) 404-3636</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Email: <U>AmericasLM@santander.us</U></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">This press release is for informational purposes
only and does not constitute an offer to purchase nor the solicitation of an offer to sell any Securities. The Offer is being made only
pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>No Recommendation</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">None of Ecopetrol, BBVA Securities Inc., J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, Global Bondholder Services Corporation, or the trustee or security registrar
with respect to the Securities, nor any affiliate of any of the foregoing, has made any recommendation as to whether holders should tender
or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their Securities in response to the Offer or expressing any opinion as to whether the
terms of the Offer are fair to any holder. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Securities and,
if so, the purchase price of Securities to tender. Please refer to the Offer to Purchase for a description of the offer terms, conditions,
disclaimers and other information applicable to the Offer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>About Ecopetrol</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol is a mixed-economy company, the largest
company in Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 19,000 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, toll road concessions in Chile, and the
telecommunications sector.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Disclaimer and Other Important Notices</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company expressly reserves the absolute right,
in its sole discretion, from time to time to purchase any Securities that remain outstanding after the Expiration Time through open-market
or privately negotiated transactions, one or more additional tender or exchange offers or otherwise, on terms and at prices that may
or may not be equal to the consideration offered in the Offer, or to exercise any of its rights, including redemption rights, under the
Indenture governing the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This press release and the Offer to Purchase
do not constitute an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell Securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer or
solicitation would be unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a
licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Ecopetrol by the Dealer Managers or one or more registered
brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. <B>If materials relating to the Offer come into a holder&rsquo;s possession,
the holder is required by Ecopetrol to inform itself of and to observe all of these restrictions.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Offer to Purchase has not been filed with
or reviewed by the SEC, any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority, nor has any such commission or other regulatory
authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any of the accompanying ancillary documents delivered thereunder.
Any representation to the contrary is unlawful and may be a criminal offense.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Offer to Purchase will not be authorized
by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance <I>(Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia</I> or the &ldquo;SFC&rdquo; by its acronym in
Spanish<I>)</I> and will not be registered under the Colombian National Registry of Securities and Issuers <I>(Registro Nacional de Valores
y Emisores)</I> or the Colombian Stock Exchange <I>(Bolsa de Valores de Colombia </I>or the &ldquo;BVC&rdquo; by its acronym in Spanish<I>)</I>,
and, accordingly, the Offer to Purchase may not constitute an offer to persons in Colombia except in circumstances which do not result
in a public offering under Colombian law and must be carried out in compliance with Part 4 of Decree 2555 of 2010.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This press release may contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including those related to the Offer. Forward-looking information involves important risks
and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future, and, accordingly, such results may differ from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements. Ecopetrol is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to)
update forward- looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Investor Relations </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Lina Mar&iacute;a Contreras Mora</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Head of Capital Markets</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Carrera 13 No. 36-24, Bogot&aacute;, Colombia</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">e-mail: investors@ecopetrol.com.co</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ecopetrol S.A.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Ricardo Roa Barrag&aacute;n</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 44%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ricardo Roa Barrag&aacute;n</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: October 16, 2024</P>

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