March 30 (Reuters) - Ecopetrol SA ECO.CN :
* Ecopetrol announces oil discovery at Santander (MC:SAN)
* Finding occurred at Boranda-1 well, at a depth of 3.6 kilometers
* Region shows oil sands with a total thickness of 40 meters
* Potential of mature basins in Colombia has been confirmed
* For 2017, Ecopetrol has an exploration budget of us$652 million, with which it will drill 17 wells directly and with partners Source text for Eikon: ID:nCNWlVZ9Ta Further company coverage: ECO.CN