The Duterte administration is now on its last year stretch, but the government still cannot give a definitive timeframe on when the decision on the propounded license extension of the Malampaya project will be laid down. “We don’t have final decision yet of the DOE (Department of Energy) and...
A pending legislative measure is seeking to refocus the investment mandate of state-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) into exploration and production (E&P) ventures in the oil and gas sector, and for it to transform itself as a global champion in that industry similar to the...
Between legislated policies or crafted rules and their actual implementations, there are always gaps to be filled in or addressed so tangible investments will flow. It is within that context that stronger collaboration between private sector players and government leaders is sought, so that missing...
State run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) is targeting to re-assess the potential of Liguasan Marsh for prospective commercial gas discovery that may then be re-aligned as among the replacement-finds for Malampaya....
State-run subsidiary Philippine National Oil Company-Renewables Corporation (PNOC-RC) is not winding down operations and is not ceasing corporate existence, according to Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi. That was his pronouncement despite earlier calls of some lawmakers for the government-owned...
Despite the Department of Energy’s (DOE) moratorium on new coal projects, it was specified that the coal ventures of state-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation will not be covered by that investment prohibition. Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi qualified the PNOC-EC...
Uy-led UC Malampaya Philippines Pte. Ltd. is seeking resolution of the P27.3-billion dispute on capacity payments for the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power project; and it formally lodged this concern in a Senate hearing as one of the major issues that the company wants to be accorded with...
The $565 million sale of American energy giant Chevron Corporation for its 45-percent stake in Malampaya to businessman Dennis Uy’s Udenna Malampaya LLC is a “voidable contract,” the Department of Energy (DOE) has disclosed in a Senate hearing. Energy Assistant Secretary Leonido J. Pulido III...
The Senate committee on energy is filing a legislative measure that will re-frame the investment function of state-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), so it can concentrate its activities on oil and gas exploration ventures. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “We’re...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) has inked a deal with American firm New Fortress Energy LLC (NFE) for the setting up of liquefied natural gas (LNG) installation in the country. In a statement to the media, the Department of Energy (DOE) qualified that the memorandum of...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) has initially sounded off interest in the 45-percent shareholdings of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) in the multi-billion Malampaya gas field venture. PNOC President and CEO President Reuben S. Lista indicated that there was an initial...