Ricardo ROA BARRAGÁN

President and CEO

ECOPETROL GROUP

Natural gas represents a huge opportunity for Ecopetrol and for Colombia. If volumes are economically viable and significant, we will be able to not only cover our national demand but also export gas.
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Ecopetrol In Figures

Planned yearly spending over 2020-2040:USD 5 billion-6 billion

Share of 2020-2040 investments targeting the energy transition:42%

Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia, responsible for 60% of hydrocarbons production in the country, and one of the leading integrated energy groups in the Americas, with operations in at least eight countries. Its operations span the hydrocarbons value chain (upstream, midstream and downstream), gas distribution, energy transmission, management of real-time systems, road concessions and telecommunications.

Ecopetrol also owns the two largest refineries in Colombia (Barrancabermeja and Cartagena) and the majority of the infrastructure in the transportation segment.

On the international front, Ecopetrol’s strategic focus is on the basins of the Americas. It operates and participates in exploration and production projects in the USA (Permian Basin and Gulf of Mexico), Brazil and Mexico.

As part of its technology, environmental, social and governance (TESG) agenda, the company is leading several initiatives for diversification and decarbonisation through – among other approaches – renewables, electrification, natural climate solutions and hydrogen.

Under to Ecopetrol’s 2020-2040 strategy, the company aims to keep investing in traditional oil and gas while also betting on a swift energy transition.

 

Ecopetrol News and Interviews

Parex closes deal to become Colombia’s largest independent
NEWS
Colombia - June 03, 2026

Parex Resources has closed its acquisition of Frontera Energy’s E&P assets in Colombia to become the country’s largest…

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Parex grows footprint in Colombia’s Magdalena Basin
NEWS
Colombia - May 05, 2026

Parex Resources has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Ecopetrol’s upstream assets in Colombia’s Magdalena Basin.

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Ecopetrol takes 26% in Brava Energia, seeks majority control
NEWS
Brazil - April 24, 2026

Ecopetrol has agreed to buy 26% of Brava Energia and is planning a tender offer to obtain a controlling stake in the company.

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Petrobras confirms new gas discovery offshore Colombia
NEWS
Colombia - March 18, 2026

Petrobras has confirmed a new gas discovery in Colombia’s deepwater offshore, strengthening the country’s gas potential and…

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Colombia ceasefire deal ahead of auction
NEWS
Colombia - June 24, 2016

Ecopetrol launched its auction of 20 oil and gas blocks late on Thursday. They will be sold via electronic auction on September 30.

Attended by 138 companies, the…

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Interview
Mexico - May 17, 2016

Fabio Ortega, Ecopetrol’s general director for Mexico, talks to TOGY about the company’s competitive advantages. He discusses the benefits of developing…

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Ecopetrol to cut investments
NEWS
Colombia - April 27, 2016

Ecopetrol has shrunk its 2016 investment plan, the company announced on Wednesday. Approved in December, the Colombian oil major’s original plan called for USD 4.8…

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Ricardo SARMINETO, Estrella
Interview
Colombia - April 4, 2016

Ricardo Sarmiento, CEO of Estrella, talks to TOGY about Colombia’s competitiveness in the face of lower energy prices. The Argentinean oilfield services company has…

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Angola’s ANPG celebrates five years of success Paulino Jeronimo
Interview
Colombia - February 17, 2016

The current downturn in oil prices is affecting the Angolan oil and gas industry harder than other markets. Cost-intensive deep and ultra-deep offshore operations have…

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Twin blasts hit Ecopetrol pipeline
NEWS
Colombia - February 10, 2016

The Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline in Colombia was the target of twin bombings on Monday, state-run Ecopetrol disclosed on Wednesday.

The separate blasts, in Arauca…

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