EC Ecopetrol SA

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of December, 2024

 

Commission File Number 001-34175

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

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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.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

Date: December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecopetrol confirms the agreement to purchase Repsol's 45% stake in block CPO 09

 

Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) (the “Company”) confirms that on December 29th, an agreement was reached with Repsol regarding the purchase of the interest held by Repsol in the Exploration and Production Contract (E&P Contract) for Block CPO-09.

The final closing of the acquisition has not yet occurred, as some of the conditions for closing are pending to be fulfilled, including the approval by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce and the authorization by the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) within their respective competencies.

Ecopetrol plans to provide additional information regarding the closing of the transaction in due time through the legally authorized channels for this purpose and in accordance with the regulations governing the disclosure of relevant information

 

 

 

Bogota D.C., December 31, 2024

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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’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, 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.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Head of Capital Markets (a)

Cristhian Prado Castillo

Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co

 

Head of Corporate Communications

Marcela Ulloa

Email: marcela.ulloa@ecopetrol.com.co

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