REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Ecopetrol SA FollowBOGOTA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Colombia's government is considering revising rules to make majority state-run energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) an obligatory partner in every offshore wind project, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
If approved, the revision would make it "mandatory for Ecopetrol to take part in each offshore project," another source told Reuters.
Having Ecopetrol partner up with other companies on offshore wind farms would "minimize the risks of new projects" one of the sources said, adding that the size of any given Ecopetrol stake would be "very, very small," without hinting at possible percentages.
Ecopetrol's involvement in offshore wind projects would help shore up energy self sufficiency, another of the sources said.
Plans to hold the bidding round to assign maritime blocks for offshore wind farms are running behind.
Persons:
Luisa Gonzalez, Gustavo Petro, Colombia's, Energy Irene Velez, Andres Camacho, Oliver Griffin, Timothy Gardner
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REUTERS, Reuters, The, of Mines, Energy, Thomson
Locations:
Bogota, Colombia, BOGOTA, Colombia's