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See all $EC insider activity →Oil prices rose Friday, Aug. 14, after Washington threatened tighter economic isolation of Iran and the Strait of Hormuz remained closed. Brent rebounded toward about $88/bbl and WTI proxy USO rose 1.26% to $126.60. The move followed supply-risk concerns despite a bigger-than-expected US crude inventory build. Latin oil stocks were mixed, with YPF up 1.21% to $50.05 and Petrobras nearly flat at $17.88.
Oil prices were mixed as US crude stocks rose while geopolitical supply risks persisted. The WTI-tracking USO ETF settled at $127.30, down 0.24%. The EIA reported a 17.4 million barrel inventory build to 424.4 million barrels, but said Hormuz disruption keeps 600,000 bpd offline through end-2027. Petrobras, YPF, and Ecopetrol fell in New York.
Colombia’s COLCAP index rose 0.94% to 2,372 on Aug. 11, extending its August rebound, after July annual inflation eased to 6.03% versus 6.2% expected, according to Colombia’s statistics office. The peso was near 3,156 per USD. Banco de la República kept its 9.5% rate and has bought about US$386m in reserves. Heavyweights included Ecopetrol and Bancolombia.
Over the past 7 days, alphai's AI scored 7 news stories mentioning EC (ECOPETROL S.A.). Coverage has skewed bullish: 3 bullish, 2 neutral, and 2 bearish.
Recent EC coverage spans commodities, macro economy and financial news.
Ecopetrol’s underperformance implies country-specific policy risk is offsetting commodity tailwinds.
EC is showing relative stability, consistent with the article’s view that its earnings are more tied to refining margins than pure upstream swings.
If disinflation sustains, Colombia risk appetite may keep bid support for EC via index flows and energy sentiment.
EC is positioned as gaining reopening optionality from Colombia’s licensing pivot, alongside broader Atlantic supply substitution demand.
Policy shift in Colombia implies higher upstream capex and potentially improved production outlook for Ecopetrol, but with ongoing fiscal/tax uncertainty.
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Oil prices rose Friday, Aug. 14, after Washington threatened tighter economic isolation of Iran and the Strait of Hormuz remained closed. Brent rebounded toward about $88/bbl and WTI proxy USO rose 1.26% to $126.60. The move followed supply-risk concerns despite a bigger-than-expected US crude inventory build. Latin oil stocks were mixed, with YPF up 1.21% to $50.05 and Petrobras nearly flat at $17.88.
7 min readOil prices were mixed as US crude stocks rose while geopolitical supply risks persisted. The WTI-tracking USO ETF settled at $127.30, down 0.24%. The EIA reported a 17.4 million barrel inventory build to 424.4 million barrels, but said Hormuz disruption keeps 600,000 bpd offline through end-2027. Petrobras, YPF, and Ecopetrol fell in New York.
6 min readColombia’s COLCAP index rose 0.94% to 2,372 on Aug. 11, extending its August rebound, after July annual inflation eased to 6.03% versus 6.2% expected, according to Colombia’s statistics office. The peso was near 3,156 per USD. Banco de la República kept its 9.5% rate and has bought about US$386m in reserves. Heavyweights included Ecopetrol and Bancolombia.
6 min readAfter US-Iran diplomacy collapsed over Strait of Hormuz conditions, WTI rose sharply. USO, a WTI tracking fund, gained 6.73% to settle at $125.92, while WTI settled at $82.13 and Brent at $87.72. Latin American oil stocks rallied: Petrobras closed at $18.33 (+2.06%), YPF at $50.94 (+3.62%), and Ecopetrol at $17.05 (+1.61%).
7 min readColombia’s new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella said he will revive oil and gas, authorize fracking under strict standards, and restore Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC). During President Gustavo Petro’s “Just Energy Transition,” renewables rose and Ecopetrol profits fell. Ecopetrol reported 2025 profits down nearly 40% to ~COP 9T and 2025 revenues down 10.2% to COP 119.7T, while it targets COP 22-27T investments for 2026.
7 min readColombia’s MSCI COLCAP index rose 43.1% year-on-year to an average 2,310 points in mid-April 2026, after a 4.6% gain from March, according to Portafolio. The index gained 5.5% on 1 June after the first-round presidential election. Corficolombiana said financials’ weight rose to about 58% from 46%, while energy fell to about 8%.
7 min readCrude prices fell Friday, extending a week-long decline despite an expanding Middle East conflict and a Strait of Hormuz supply shock. The WTI-tracking USO fund closed at $117.98, down 0.75%. Latin American oil stocks dropped, led by Petrobras ADR down 3.02% to $17.96 and Ecopetrol down 3.56% to $16.78; YPF fell 0.91% to $49.16.
7 min readColombia markets were closed Friday for the Battle of Boyacá holiday, leaving Thursday’s COLCAP close at 2,350.44 as the week’s final reading. The dollar ended at 3,180.94 pesos, down 15.31% YoY. The new president Abelardo De La Espriella took office and outlined a tax overhaul without a wealth tax, fracking authorization, a spending freeze, and central bank independence. Ecopetrol was cited as a priority.
7 min readEcopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL, NYSE: EC) said it is convening general bondholders’ meetings for its 2010 and 2013 domestic public debt bonds on Aug. 18, 2026 to vote on a proposed merger by absorption approved by shareholders on Mar. 27, 2026. Meetings are set for 2:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Bogotá time, with in-person or Deceval virtual attendance.
3 min readColombia’s inspector general (Procuraduría) froze a near-final competition ruling against Ecopetrol, ordering the competition regulator (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio) to answer its questions before issuing the decision. The case involves alleged bid terms for six air-transport tenders worth over 400,000 million pesos. Ecopetrol’s sanction could be delayed past the government handover.
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