Ecopetrol Announces Timing for First Quarter 2010 Earnings Release and Webcast

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Apr 19, 2010, 08:02 ET

BOGOTA, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE: EC; BVC: ECOPETROL; BVL: EC), Colombia's largest integrated oil and gas company, will release its first quarter 2010 results on Monday, April 26, 2010. The earnings release will be available on the Company's website: www.ecopetrol.com.co

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On Tuesday, April 27, Ecopetrol's senior management will host two webcasts to review the performance in the first quarter 2010:


In Spanish	In English
April 27, 2010	April 27, 2010
10:30 a.m. Bogota	12:00 p.m. Bogota
11:30 a.m. ET	1:00 p.m. ET

The webcast will be available on Ecopetrol's website: www.ecopetrol.com.co and at the following links:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=218606&eventID=3007443 (English)

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=218606&eventID=3007458 (Spanish)

Please access the site 10 minutes in advance to download any necessary software. The webcast archive will be available for one year following the live event.


*Contacts:*

Investor Relations Officer
Alejandro Giraldo
Phone: +571-234-4988
Bogota, Colombia
E-mail: [email protected]

Investor Relations Analysts:

Claudia Trujillo
Phone: +571-234-5190
Bogota, Colombia
E-mail: [email protected]

David Garzon
Phone: +571-234-5109
Bogota, Colombia
E-mail: [email protected]