Ecopetrol Announces Timing of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Calls

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BOGOTA, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE: EC; BVC: ECOPETROL; BVL: EC), Colombia's largest integrated oil and gas company, will release its fourth quarter and full year 2009 results after the markets close on Monday, February 15, 2010. On Wednesday, February 17, Ecopetrol's senior management will host two webcasts to review the performance in the fourth quarter and full year 2009:

    Conference Calls

    Spanish                            English
    February 17, 2010                  February 17, 2010
    10:30 a.m. Bogota/New York         12:00 p.m. Bogota/New York
    U.S. Dial-In #: 888.679.8018       U.S. Dial-In #: 888.713.4209
    International Dial-In #:           International Dial-In #:
     617.213.4845                       617.213.4863
    Local Colombian Dial-In #:         Local Colombian Dial-In #:
     01.800.944.0298                    01.800.944.0298
    Passcode: 75858056                 Passcode: 70664798

    Replay:                            Replay:
    U.S. Dial In #: 888-286-8010       U.S. Dial In #: 888-286-8010
    International Dial-In #:           International Dial-In #:
     617-801-6888                       617-801-6888
    Passcode: 49878929                 Passcode: 99216965

The earnings release, slide presentation and live webcast of the conference calls 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=2709874 (English)

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-

eventDetails&c=218606&eventID=2709901 (Spanish)

Participants may pre-register for each call using the following links:

https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PP7R3L4DQ

(English)

https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P4K3BQVDW

(Spanish)

Pre-registrants will be issued a pin number to use when dialing into the live call which will provide quick access to the conference by bypassing the operator upon connection. This pin can be used for the local Colombian dial-in number and for the international dial in number.

The webcast archive will be available for one year following each call. The telephonic replay of the Spanish call will be available beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET February 17, 2010 through February 23, 2010. The telephonic replay of the English call will be available beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET February 17, 2010, through February 23, 2010.

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

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

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

    Website: www.ecopetrol.com.co

SOURCE Ecopetrol S.A.