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Ecopetrol published its 3Q25 financial results recently and as might be expected, the headlines screamed that earnings had fallen 28% which, in fact, they had, year-over-year. Sequentially however, they were up 41%. Should Ecopetrol be castigated for the year-over-year, applauded for the sequential growth, both or neither?

Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: ECP) official stance on the future of its Permian asset lasted only a few days before being publicly contradicted by Colombia’s Ministry of Finance (MinHacienda).

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) gained a significant reprieve this week after Colombia’s tax authority ruled out freezing the company’s assets amid a high-stakes dispute over roughly US$3 billion in value-added tax (VAT) charges.

Felipe Bayón, President of GeoPark (NYSE: GPRK), delivered one of the clearest and most urgent warnings heard recently in Colombia’s energy debate: the risk of a national blackout is far from over.

Senior officials from Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) held an unusual closed-door meeting at the United States Embassy in Bogotá, an encounter that unfolded just as President Gustavo Petro was in Brazil attending COP30. The discreet visit, involving vehicles assigned to high-ranking Ecopetrol staff, immediately raised questions in political and corporate circles.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced its third quarter 2025 results, with yet another decrease in key metrics.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced a sweeping set of changes within its senior leadership ranks, marking one of the most significant managerial restructurings the company has undertaken in recent years.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced a new plan to increase natural gas production and strengthen energy reliability in Colombia’s Meta and Casanare departments.

Colombia’s most powerful oil workers’ union, the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), has formally distanced itself from President Gustavo Petro’s vision of the country’s energy transition, accusing his policies of endangering Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), the state-controlled oil giant.

Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Ecopetrol’s (NYSE: ECP) AAA national credit rating with a stable outlook but issued a stark warning: Colombia’s state oil giant could face a downgrade if financial, operational, or political risks intensify.