Who owns Cenit?
Cenit is owned by Ecopetrol (Colombia, NYSE: EC).[1]
Evidence: Ecopetrol S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-30, SEC EDGAR, 30 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ecopetrol S.A. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Origin
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Pipelines & midstream
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: EC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cenit
Cenit Transporte y Logística de Hidrocarburos S.A.S. is Ecopetrol's transport and logistics subsidiary, listed in the 2025 Form 20-F with 100 percent ownership and voting power.
What Ecopetrol's annual report says about Cenit
Sentences about Cenit from Ecopetrol's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In June 2012, Cenit was incorporated as a subsidiary specialized in logistics and transportation of hydrocarbons in Colombia, whose main objective was to enhance the strategic and logistical framework of the Colombian oil industry, given the boost in hydrocarbon production and looking to increase sales of crude oil and refined products in Colombia and in the international markets.
Ecopetrol S.A. owns 100% of Cenit, a subsidiary that operates in Colombia and is dedicated to the storage and transportation of hydrocarbons through pipelines and of refined products through multipurpose pipelines.
Cenit provides transportation services for the entire Ecopetrol Group, and Cenit is fully consolidated into our consolidated results of operations.
How often Ecopetrol names Cenit in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Cenit
Where Cenit sits in Ecopetrol
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ecopetrol
Ecopetrol controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in energy.
Also in energy
Other brands in pipelines & midstream, and who owns them
The 35 brands in pipelines & midstream on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Energy Transfer, with 4; Ecopetrol has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Access Pipeline | Energy Transfer | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dixie Pipeline | Enterprise Products | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Basin Pipeline | Plains All American | 🇺🇸 United States |
| MountainWest | Williams | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Corpus Christi LNG | Cheniere | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Enbridge Mainline System | Enbridge | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Columbia Pipeline Group | TC Energy | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Aris Water Solutions | Western Midstream | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Ecopetrol
Ecopetrol is a state-owned company headquartered in Colombia. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: EC.
Ecopetrol's 2025 Form 20-F says the Colombian Nation holds 88.49 percent of its shares through the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit and that 11.51 percent trades on the Colombian and New York exchanges. It lists Reficar, Cenit and Esenttia as 100 percent subsidiaries, ISA at 51.4 percent and Ocensa at 72.65 percent. The 20-F also reports a 2026 agreement to buy a stake in Brazil's Brava Energia.
🇨🇴 Cenit and other Colombian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 99 brands that began in Colombia. 10 of them (10%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Cenit is not one of them.
- Terpel — Terpel 🇨🇴
- Activade — Quala 🇨🇴
- Agua Cristal — Postobón 🇨🇴
- Aguila — AB InBev 🇧🇪
- Airplan — ASUR 🇲🇽
- Almendra Tropical — CasaLuker 🇨🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cenit?
The parent company of Cenit is Ecopetrol, a state-owned company headquartered in Colombia.
Is Cenit Colombian?
Yes. Cenit originated in Colombia and its owner, Ecopetrol, is also headquartered in Colombia.
Is Cenit still owned by Ecopetrol?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Cenit is still owned by Ecopetrol. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ecopetrol S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-30 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 30 April 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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