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With the West Philippine Sea already legally opened by the government for oil and gas exploration, Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has intensified his call on neighbor-countries in the Southeast Asian region to join in the ‘upstream exploration ventures’ in Philippine waters. In his address at...

To allow the entry of investors in the upstream petroleum sector, primarily China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), President Rodrigo Duterte has already lifted the moratorium on seismic as well as oil and gas drilling activities at the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a disputed territory....

Davao businessman Dennis Uy is setting his sights next on oil and gas exploration ventures at the West Philippine Sea, primarily at the Recto Bank area, which is currently under exploration moratorium because of the country’s diplomatic tussle with China. Dennis Uy During DOE’s opening of bids...