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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-001704
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250429
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250428

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
		EIN:				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:		25882297

	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 April, 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">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 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">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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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt">Date: April 28</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: times">,
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><IMG SRC="ec202504286k_001.jpg" ALT=""><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ecopetrol S.A. obtains authorization to execute a
loan agreement with an international bank for five hundred million dollars</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) announces
that the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (&ldquo;MHCP&rdquo;) authorized the company to execute a loan agreement of up to USD 500
million with [Banco Santander, S.A.], by means of Resolution 0910 dated April 25, 2025. The term of the loan will be five years, payable
at maturity, and the interest rate will be indexed to the SOFR rate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The funds from this operation are intended to be allocated
to non-investment expenses, in accordance with the Resolution issued by the MHCP and the company&rsquo;s 2025 financing plan and help
reach the Gross Debt/EBITDA target for the year.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">To obtain the MHCP authorization, the Company complied
with all required internal procedures and approvals. The MHCP reviewed and authorized the terms of the draft agreement which will be governed
by the laws of the State of New York.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The conditions obtained for this agreement reaffirm
the support and confidence of the international financial sector in Ecopetrol Group's strategy, amidst a challenging market context where
the company continues to achieve favorable financing conditions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota D.C., April 28, 2025</B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, 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: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/107% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt"><B>For more information, please contact: </B></P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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




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