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Ecopetrol ADR Representing 20 Ord Shs V.EC


Primary Symbol: EC

Ecopetrol S.A. is an oil company. The Company operates in Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the United States Gulf Coast. The Company's segments include Exploration and Production, Transportation and Logistics, and Refining, Petrochemicals and Biofuels. The Company's Exploration and Production segment includes exploration, development and production activities in Colombia and abroad. The Company's Transportation and Logistics segment includes the transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil and other refined products, including diesel and biofuels. The Company's main crude oil pipeline systems' operating capacity is approximately 1.34 million barrels per day (BPD). The Company's main refineries are the Barrancabermeja refinery, which it directly owns and operates, and a refinery in the Free Trade Zone in Cartagena that is operated by Reficar S.A., a subsidiary of the Company. The Company also owns and operates two other minor refineries: Orito and Apiay.


NYSE:EC - Post by User

Post by Fischlaenderon Aug 03, 2010 2:20pm
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Audited Yearly Financials...UUAAARGHH!!!!!

Audited Yearly Financials...UUAAARGHH!!!!!The moment of truth has come for EC, have a look at their recently filed audited yearly on SEDAR. They churned and burned through almost 10 million dollars, yes you heard right, 10 million dollars!

But hey, not that you think they spent that on exploration, god beware!

They spent it only on legal, office costs, travel, salaries, stock based compensation and a couple of other non-exploration related things...

Well, technically the company has a massive negative working capital as of now, expect a major financing where they will load their pockets once again, I figure resplit No#2 will loom around the corner as early as 2011

Thanks EC, for NADA!!!

Dear all at EC,
 
congratulations for having the courage to release the latestaudited financial statements, now I can imagine why Kesselman got out intime...
 
In my investing career I have never come across a Junior Explorerthat had such excessive general and administration costs as Ecometals, awhopping 9,8 million dollars, respect!
 
Alone the more than 4 million in stock based compensation&wagesand salaries is worth mentioning, so the private placement barely madeup for stuffing the pockets of EC staff prior to commencing any sort ofexploration?
 
A rise in "office" costs from 296 to 881 thousand is also worthmentioning (some diamond dotted golden Mont Blanc pens?), but you atleast tried to make up for this rise in that category with anencouraging decrease in travel costs from 825 to now only 705 thousand.Maybe there were no first class seats available so you had to flybusiness? No 5 star hotels available, so you had to settle in a 4 star?
 
Any ways, why should I complain, I have seen it all on the horizonand long time ago, why do I have be sucked in by the sweet talk of theIR people, my own fault...
 
I still cannot believe that I invested in a black hole, because atthe end of the day, what's left. 10 million flushed down the gutter,landed in your pockets, bank accounts and (mis-) used to finance somenice 5 star travelling.
 
Great job EC, never again, this time for good!!!
 
No Regards!
XXX
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