BOGOTA, Colombia, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC; BVC: ECOPETROL), Colombia's largest integrated oil and gas company, will release its second quarter 2009 results after the markets close on Monday, August 3, 2009. The earnings release will be available on the Company's website: www.ecopetrol.com.co

On Tuesday, August 4, Ecopetrol's senior management will host two webcasts to review the performance in the second quarter of 2009:

    In Spanish                     In English
    August 4, 2009                 August 4, 2009
    8:00 a.m. Bogota               10:00 a.m. Bogota
    (9:00 a.m. New York)           (11:00 a.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=2317454

(English)

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=218606&s=wm&e=2330943

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

    Website: www.ecopetrol.com.co

SOURCE Ecopetrol S.A.