v3.26.1
Supplemental information on oil and gas producing activities (unaudited) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Supplemental information on oil and gas producing activities (unaudited)  
Schedule of capitalized costs relating to oil and gas exploration and production activities

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2025

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2024

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2023

Natural and environmental properties

 

113,499

 

109,005

 

96,856

Wells, equipment, and facilities – property, plant, and equipment

 

47,638

 

42,387

 

35,897

Exploration and production projects

 

20,069

 

19,489

 

17,373

Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization

 

(105,722)

 

(96,990)

 

(84,413)

Net capitalized cost

 

75,484

 

73,891

 

65,713

Schedule of costs incurred in oil and gas exploration and developed activities

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2025

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2024

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2023

Acquisition of proved properties (1)

 

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1,972

 

38

Acquisition of unproved properties (2)

 

—

 

578

 

—

Exploration costs

 

3,354

 

3,378

 

2,912

Development costs

 

15,839

 

15,965

 

19,976

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19,193

 

21,893

 

22,926

(1)

For 2024, it corresponds to the acquisition of 45% interest in Block CPO-09. For 2023, it corresponds to 49% of participation contract in Barnett, acquired by Ecopetrol Permian.

(2)

For 2024, it corresponds to the acquisition of 45% interest in Block CPO-09.

Schedule of results of operations for oil and gas exploration and production activities

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2025

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2024

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2023

Net revenues

 

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Sales

 

58,845

 

67,411

 

66,258

Transfers

 

12,207

 

13,677

 

15,257

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71,052

 

81,088

 

81,515

Production costs (1)

 

20,552

 

21,568

 

20,545

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization (2)

 

11,083

 

10,357

 

8,531

Other production costs (3)

 

22,315

 

22,938

 

22,752

Exploration expenses (4)

 

952

 

1,770

 

2,089

Other expenses (5)

 

5,329

 

3,636

 

7,508

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60,231

 

60,269

 

61,425

Income before income tax expense

 

10,821

 

20,819

 

20,090

Income tax expense

 

(2,755)

 

(9,627)

 

(9,250)

Results of operations for exploration and production activities

 

8,066

 

11,192

 

10,840

(1)

Production costs are lifting costs incurred to operate and maintain productive wells and related equipment and facilities including costs such as operating labor, materials, supplies, and fuel consumed in operations and the costs of operating natural gas liquids plants. In addition, they include expenses related to the asset retirement obligations that were recognized during 2025, 2024 and 2023 of $570, $636, and $478, respectively.

(2)

In accordance with IAS 37, the expense related to asset retirement obligations that were recognized during 2025, 2024 and 2023 in depreciation, depletion, and amortization, were $207, $704, and $439, respectively.

(3)

Includes transportation costs and naphtha that are not part of the Ecopetrol Group’s lifting cost.

(4)

Exploration expenses include the costs of geological and geophysical activities, as well as the non–productive exploratory wells.

(5)

It corresponds to administration, marketing expenses, and impairment.

Schedule of information relates to the net proven reserves owned by the Ecopetrol Business Group

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2024

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2023

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Oil

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Gas

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Total

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Oil

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Gas

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Total

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Oil

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Gas

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Total

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(Mbls)

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(Gpc)

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(Mbe)

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(Mbls)

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(Gpc)

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(Mbe)

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(Mbls)

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(Gpc)

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(Mbe)

Proved reserves:

 

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Opening balance

 

1,522

 

2,116

 

1,892

 

1,471

 

2,346

 

1,883

 

1,515

 

2,828

 

2,011

Revisions of previous estimates (1)

 

164

 

(135)

 

141

 

94

 

(55)

 

84

 

38

 

(165)

 

9

Improved recovery

 

137

 

29

 

143

 

79

 

102

 

97

 

91

 

9

 

93

Purchases

 

12

 

22

 

16

 

35

 

5

 

35

 

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—

 

—

Extensions and discoveries

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

42

 

40

 

49

 

17

 

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17

Sales

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(5)

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(5)

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(6)

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Production

 

(199)

 

(277)

 

(248)

 

(194)

 

(317)

 

(250)

 

(190)

 

(326)

 

(247)

Closing balance

 

1,636

 

1,755

 

1,944

 

1,522

 

2,116

 

1,892

 

1,471

 

2,346

 

1,883

Proved developed reserves:

 

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Opening balance

 

1,087

 

1,750

 

1,394

 

1,083

 

2,007

 

1,435

 

995

 

2,174

 

1,376

Closing balance

 

1,204

 

1,539

 

1,474

 

1,087

 

1,750

 

1,394

 

1,083

 

2,007

 

1,435

Proved undeveloped reserves:

 

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Opening balance

 

435

 

366

 

498

 

388

 

339

 

448

 

520

 

654

 

635

Closing balance

 

432

 

216

 

470

 

435

 

366

 

498

 

388

 

339

 

448

Some values were rounded for presentation purposes.

Mbls = Million barrels

Gpc: Giga cubic feet

Mbe = Million barrels of oil equivalent

(1)

Represents changes in previous proved reserves, upward or downward, resulting from new information (except for an increase in a proved area), usually obtained from development drilling and production history or result from changes in economic factors.

Schedule of standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas quantities and changes therein

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2025

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2024

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2023

Future cash inflows

 

483,412

 

493,144

 

425,762

Future costs

 

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Production (1)

 

(218,949)

 

(193,523)

 

(158,870)

Development

 

(40,983)

 

(49,299)

 

(40,677)

Income taxes

 

(72,960)

 

(84,245)

 

(80,373)

Future net cash flow

 

150,520

 

166,077

 

145,842

10% discount factor

 

(43,481)

 

(48,561)

 

(49,557)

Standardized measure of discounted net cash flows

 

107,039

 

117,516

 

96,285

(1)

Production future costs include the estimated costs related to assets retirement obligations in the amount of 26,287, $25,449, and $22,615, as of December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Schedule of principal sources of change in the standardized measure of discounted net cash flows

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2025

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2024

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2023

Net change in sales and transfer prices and in production cost (lifting) related to future production

 

(16,429)

 

41,742

 

(123,240)

Changes in estimated future development costs

 

(6,229)

 

(15,349)

 

(10,624)

Sales and transfer of oil and gas produced net of production costs

 

(50,500)

 

(59,519)

 

(60,970)

Net change due to extensions, discoveries, and improved recovery

 

8,778

 

3,723

 

6,173

Net change due to purchase and sales of minerals in place

 

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1,501

 

—

Net change due to revisions in quantity estimates

 

15,796

 

8,877

 

967

Previously estimated development costs incurred during the year

 

23,283

 

27,042

 

34,815

Accretion of discount

 

17,713

 

14,935

 

28,677

Timing and other

 

(10,617)

 

4,828

 

(13,215)

Net change in income taxes

 

7,728

 

(6,549)

 

77,093

Aggregate change in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows for the year

 

(10,477)

 

21,231

 

(60,324)

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