Ecopetrol audits 32 cases involving over COP 10 trillion

Ecopetrol is conducting an internal forensic audit into 32 cases covering contracts valued at more than COP 10 trillion, alleged payments for job appointments, and suspected kickbacks in contract awards, according to a report published by El Tiempo on September 20, 2026. The investigation is expected to take between four and eight months.

The findings will be sent to Colombia's Attorney General's Office as well as administrative and judicial authorities in the United States, where Ecopetrol trades on the New York Stock Exchange. US federal agencies have already requested information regarding several of the matters under review.

A primary focus centers on the company's Procurement Vice Presidency. A former executive stated that a group of companies received contracts exceeding COP 10 trillion across Ecopetrol and its transportation subsidiary Cenit. Within this inquiry, firm Conyser SAS accounts for COP 79,000 million in contracts for water treatment, civil works, geotechnics, and infrastructure. Other commercial files examine an alleged payout near COP 1,000 million tied to crude and gas sales involving a Turkish national.

The audit matrix also reviews at least 10 cases concerning appointments across units such as Oleoducto de los Llanos Orientales, alongside contract dealings at Ecopetrol's Houston office. In addition, 12 cases involve solar farms, Cenit cost overruns, and the 80 million dollar Bionube sovereign cloud project developed with the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies and Internexa.