SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October 2010
Commission File Number: 333-153452
ECOPETROL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
Carrera 7 No. 37 – 69
BOGOTA – COLOMBIA
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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NEW EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF EXPLORATION AND PRODUTION APPOINTED AT ECOPETROL
Bogotá, Colombia, Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; BVL: EC; TSX: ECP) (“Ecopetrol” or the “Company”), has appointed Hector Manosalva Rojas as Executive Vice President of Exploration and Production. Mr. Manosalva Rojas replaces Nelson Navarrete, who retired from the company.
Mr. Manosalva Rojas, who is a petroleum engineer, graduated from the Fundacion Universidad de America, and completed post-graduate studies in Finance at the Universidad EAFIT and in Executive Management at the Universidad de los Andes.
Mr. Manosalva Rojas joined Ecopetrol in 1986. Over the course of his career at Ecopetrol, Mr. Manosalva Rojas has served as Chief of Production, Head of the Division of Planning, Production Manager of the South Region, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Advisor to the Office of the President of the Republic for the Protection of Energy Infrastructure, Production Manager of the Central Region and, most recently, as Vice President of Production.
Bogotá, Colombia – Oct 5, 2010
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Ecopetrol is Colombia’s largest integrated oil & gas company, where it accounts for 60% of total production. It is one of the top 40 oil companies in the world and the fourth largest oil company in Latin America. The Company is also involved in exploration and production activities in Brazil, Peru and the United States Gulf Coast, and owns the main refineries in Colombia, most of the network of oil and multiple purpose pipelines in the country, petrochemical plants, and it is entering into the biofuels business.
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the prospects of the business, estimates for operating and financial results, and those related to growth prospects of Ecopetrol. These are merely projections and, as such, are based exclusively on the expectations of management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Company’s business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on changes in market conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Colombian economy and the industry, among other factors; therefore, they are subject to change without prior notice.
Contact us for any additional information:
Investor Relations
Alejandro Giraldo
Phone: +571-234-5190
Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co
Media Relations (Colombia)
Mauricio Téllez
Phone: + 571-2345377
Fax: +571-2344480
Email: mtellez@ecopetrol.com.co
Website: www.ecopetrol.com.co
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Dirección de Relacionamiento con el Inversionista Tel: 2345190 – Fax: 2345648 investors@ecopetrol.com.co
www.ecopetrol.com.co
Date: October 5, 2010
Ecopetrol S.A. | |||
By: | /s/ Adriana M. Echeverri | ||
Name: | Adriana M. Echeverri | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |