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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-25-001871
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250506
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250506

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:		25917875

	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, 2025</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">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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   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: May 6</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: times">,
2025</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ecopetrol&rsquo;s Position on DIAN Concept</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 Ecopetrol informs that the National Tax and Customs Directorate (&ldquo;DIAN&rdquo;) issued Concept No. 100202208-2305 on December
19, 2024, stating that, according to its interpretation, the importation and nationalization of gasoline and diesel fuel (ACPM) are subject
to the Value Added Tax (VAT) at the general rate of 19%. According to DIAN's interpretation, the basis for calculating the tax is the
value of the products at customs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. and Refiner&iacute;a de Cartagena S.A.S
(&ldquo;the Refinery&rdquo;) disagree with DIAN's interpretation for the reasons they have previously presented to the tax authority.
However, in line with its interpretation and the application thereof, the tax authority notified the Refinery and Ecopetrol of three special
customs requirements amounting to 6.3 trillion pesos for Ecopetrol and 1 trillion pesos for the Refinery, plus estimated interest to date
of 2.1 trillion pesos, for the periods between 2022 and 2024. The requirements were received on February 24 and March 6, 2025, for the
Refinery, and on April 11, 2025, for Ecopetrol.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The requirements issued by DIAN reveal a difference
in regulatory interpretation between the entity and the Ecopetrol Group companies involved. Therefore, within the framework of due diligence
and protection of their legitimate interests, the Refinery recently responded to its requirements, and Ecopetrol will respond in the coming
days, opposing DIAN's actions through the legal resources and actions provided by law.</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">Considering that DIAN has decided to apply its regulatory
interpretation, starting in January 2025, Ecopetrol and Reficar have begun making VAT payments for the importation of gasoline and diesel
fuel (ACPM), in compliance with DIAN&rsquo;s interpretation at the rate of 19%. The VAT payment does not affect the rights that Ecopetrol
and Reficar reserve to legally challenge at the appropriate time before the corresponding instances, as mentioned above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The projected value of VAT payments related to the
importation of gasoline and ACPM for 2025 is estimated at $3.6 billion for the Business Group, of which approximately $3.3 billion will
be recovered through the procedure of discount and refund of balances in favor of sales tax (VAT).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol and the Refinery reiterate their commitment
to fully comply with their customs and tax obligations and will respect the decisions that resolve this controversy before the corresponding
instances</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota D.C., May 6, 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</I> 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.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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

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

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<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>

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