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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-000721
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250304
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250304

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:		25705417

	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 March, 2025</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">Commission File Number 001-34175</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">N.A.</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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   <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 if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)</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 if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)</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">Yes </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#168;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">x</FONT></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="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">If &#8220;Yes&#8221; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">N/A</FONT></U></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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   <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT><FONT color=black face="times new roman, times, serif"><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

   <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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   <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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   <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
   Financial Officer</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt">Date: March 4,
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ecopetrol&rsquo;s 2024 Earnings Distribution Proposal</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) (&ldquo;Ecopetrol&rdquo;
or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) hereby announces the Company&rsquo;s proposal for the distribution of 2024 earnings, which has been approved
by its board of directors, and is intended to be submitted for the consideration of the General Shareholders&rsquo; Meeting that will
be held on March 28, 2025:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>14,934,704,561,251</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">509,081,603,363</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>- Legal reserves of the current year</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2,002,552,059,488</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">1,493,470,456,125</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Available to the Shareholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>25,434,464,757,779</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; background-color: white; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>It is proposed to distribute as follows:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 3.5pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">Ordinary Dividend According to dividend policy (Payout<SUP>1</SUP> 58.9% of Net Income) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">8,798,972,663,702</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">Allocated to occasional reserve for sustainability</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt">16,635,492,094,077</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>25,434,464,757,779</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total dividend payable</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: right; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; text-indent: 9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>214</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt/115% Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 6pt/115% Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I><SUP>1</SUP> A 59% dividend payout ratio established within the policy range
was applied to the net income, resulting in a dividend per share with decimals, which was rounded to the nearest number in COP/share.
The payout percentage shown is rounded to the first decimal place.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 6pt/115% Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The earnings distribution proposal, consistent with the Company&rsquo;s
current dividend policy, proposes an ordinary dividend distribution of COP 214 per share, equivalent to a payout of 58.9% of Ecopetrol
S.A.'s net income in 2024.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The dividends payment to minority shareholders is proposed to be
made in two equal installments on April 4 and June 27 of 2025. On the other hand, the dividend due to our majority shareholder is proposed
to be made no later than December 31, 2025, in coordination with the defined payment schedule for the balance of the Fuel Price Stabilization
Fund (FEPC) debt, corresponding to its accumulation in 2024.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Moreover, the board of directors proposes the allocation of COP
16,635,492,094,077 to an occasional reserve to support the Company&rsquo;s financial sustainability and flexibility in the execution of
its strategy.</P>

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota D.C., March 4, 2025</B></P>

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

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<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: 9pt 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: 11pt 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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