BOGOTA, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ecopetrol, (NYSE: EC; BVC: ECOPETROL), Colombia's largest integrated oil and gas company, will release its third quarter 2009 results before the markets open on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. The earnings release will be available on the Company's website: www.ecopetrol.com.co

On Wednesday, October 21, Ecopetrol's senior management will host two webcasts to review the performance in the third quarter of 2009:

    In Spanish                       In English
    October 21, 2009                 October 21, 2009
    1:30 p.m. Bogota                 3:30 p.m. Bogota
    (2:30 p.m. New York)             (4:30 p.m. 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/playerlink.zhtml?c=218606&s=wm&e=2478034

(English)

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=218606&s=wm&e=2478055

(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.

    Contact:
    Ecopetrol

    Investor Relations Officer:
    Alejandro Giraldo
    Phone: +571-234-4988
    Bogota, Colombia
    E-mail: investors@ecopetrol.com.co

    Investor Relations Analysts:
    Claudia Trujillo
    Phone: +571-234-5190
    Bogota, Colombia
    E-mail: investors@ecopetrol.com.co

    David Garzon
    Phone: +571-234-5109
    Bogota, Colombia
    E-mail: investors@ecopetrol.com.co

SOURCE Ecopetrol S.A.