Colombia's Ecopetrol posts 61% drop in second quarter net profit

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BOGOTA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Colombia's national oil company Ecopetrol reported on Tuesday its second-quarter net profit slid 61% from the year-earlier period to settle at 4.087 trillion pesos.

The majority state-owned company's revenue fell nearly 22% to total 34.3 trillion pesos, Ecopetrol announced in a statement. (Reporting by Valentine Hilaire and Nelson Bocanegra; Editing by David Alire Garcia)

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