With Iran announcing the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a possible war deal finally taking shape, the Philippine government’s so-called “energy emergency response” now appears to be a dithering strategy. It looks more like the state sprinted into a trap door—akin to buying a fire...
Why not use annual earnings from the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project to bankroll new critical coastal petroleum storage facilities under the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC)? House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan made this suggestion on Sunday, April 12,...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has authorized Philippine National Oil Co.-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) to bypass standard customs delays for emergency fuel shipments to stabilize the nation’s energy supply amid worsening domestic crunch. In a statement on Monday, March 30, BIR Commissioner...
It 's high time the state-owned Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) invested in critical coastal petroleum storage facilities--something that the country could have immensely benefited from amid the current global fuel crisis. Thus, said House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged government agencies on Thursday, March 26, to act swiftly to secure additional petroleum supplies amid growing uncertainty in the global market. Gatchalian said this during the second organizational meeting, specifically calling on the Department of Energy (DOE)...
Senator Loren Legarda, on Tuesday, March 24, expressed frustration with the Department of Energy (DOE) over its reasoning in being unable to secure congressional approval for the use of supplemental funds by the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC). During the first organizational meeting of the...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) has signed a deal with Indonesian oil and natural gas firm PT Pertamina to collaborate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) partnerships and other initiatives in the energy sector. During the Norway-Philippines LNG Summit 2024, Oliver Butalid, PNOC...
The newly collected data from the completed seismic surveys of Israeli firm Ratio Petroleum and state-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) will enable a comprehensive assessment of the actual reserves’ potential for oil and gas at their service contracts in the...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation has formally secured the approval of the Department of Energy (DOE) for the relinquishment of its interest in a petroleum block in the Northwest Palawan basin that was previously awarded under Service Contract (SC) 74. “The DOE has approved the surrender of...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company- Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) has indicated to Congress that it is preparing for the drilling of two new wells at the Malampaya gas field in 2025. PNOC-EC Manager for Planning and Budget Department Alexis Dela Torre stated that the consortium-members...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has filed its motion for reconsideration (MR) with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for its request to be allowed monthly renewal of its ancillary services (AS) contracts while its procurement processes for power reserves are...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has registered P800,000 in aggregate cost savings following the installation of solar panels in the rooftop of its two-building offices in Quezon City. The solar rooftop installation of the state audit agency had been carried out in partnership with state-run...
