Ecopetrol invests $85M in dry gas well, no commercial find

Ecopetrol's exploratory well, drilled since June 2024 targeting 250 million barrels of oil equivalent (mostly gas and condensates), came up dry, representing an $85 million sunk cost. The failure underscores exploration risk in Colombia's hydrocarbon sector and may pressure Ecopetrol's upstream growth outlook.

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