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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-000622
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250226
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250226

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

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34175
		FILM NUMBER:		25671141

	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">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><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For the month of February, 2025</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">ECOPETROL S.A.</FONT></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">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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<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/ Alfonso Camilo Barco</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Alfonso Camilo Barco </FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <TD style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><FONT><FONT color=black face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Chief
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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt">Date: February 26,
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial,sans-serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>Moody's Maintains Ecopetrol's Global Credit Rating
at Ba1 with a Stable Outlook</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;
or &ldquo;Ecopetrol&rdquo;) informs that, on February 24, 2025, Moody's reported the results of its periodic review of the Company's rating,
maintaining its global credit rating at Ba1 with a stable outlook. Similarly, the individual rating remains at b1.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Moody's noted that the global rating of 'Ba1' reflects the Company's
status as the main producer of oil and gas in Colombia, with approximately 60% of the country's production, as well as its significant
energy transmission business in Colombia and other Latin American countries, and a solid and stable cash flow in its subsidiaries Interconexi&oacute;n
El&eacute;ctrica S.A. E.S.P. and Cenit SAS.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The rating agency highlighted the increase in production and the
reduction of the balance of the Fuel Price Stabilization Fund (FEPC), which supports the Company's liquidity, and mentioned that Moody&rsquo;s
expects that Ecopetrol's financial obligations will continue to be supported by access to global and Colombian capital markets, and government
support.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota D.C., February 26, 2025</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>Ecopetrol is 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, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications sector. </I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><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, 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>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 7pt Segoe UI,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities
and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>For more information, please contact: </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Head of Capital Markets</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I>Carolina Tovar Arag&oacute;n</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I>Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><B><I>Head of Corporate Communications (Colombia)&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I>Marcela Ulloa&nbsp;&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I>Email: marcela.ulloa@ecopetrol.com.co&nbsp;</I></P>


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