Ecopetrol Announces Timing for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Earnings Release and Webcast

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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. The earnings release will be available on the Company's website: http://www.ecopetrol.com.co

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On Wednesday, February 17, Ecopetrol's senior management will host two webcasts to review the performance in the fourth quarter and full year 2009:

    In Spanish                          In English
    February 17, 2010                   February 17, 2010
    10:30 a.m. ET (Bogota/New York)     12:00 p.m. ET (Bogota/New York)

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=2709874 (English)

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

eventDetails&c=218606&eventID=2709901 (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]

    Website: http://www.ecopetrol.com.co

SOURCE Ecopetrol S.A.