Billionaire Enrique K. Razon Jr. has tapped Sebastian C. Quiniones Jr., former managing director of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX), to become the general manager of his upstream oil and gas business under Prime Exploration Pte. Ltd. effective August 17 this year. Prime Exploration is the...
As issues are raised that businessman Dennis Uy cannot legally sell the 45 percent operating stake in the Malampaya project because its deal with Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) was never consummated, Energy Secretary Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla is taking a hands-off position and will let...
Prime Exploration Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra), announced its acquisition from Udenna Corporation of businessman Dennis Uy the 45 percent operating stake in the depleting Malampaya gas field asset. In a statement to the media, Prime...
The depletion of the Malampaya gas field is becoming extremely visible, as its reported production for three quarters in 2021 significantly dipped to 79.054 billion cubic feet (bcf) almost half only of its 141.732 bcf level in 2020. Data from the Department of Energy (DOE) showed that 76.040 bcf of...
The depleting Malampaya field lost the 1,200-megawatt Iljan plant as a major gas-offtaker (buyer) of its output starting this June 6, as the buyer will no longer renew its expiring gas supply and purchase agreement (GSPA) with the consortium led by Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. The Ilijan...
Razon-led Prime Infra Holdings Inc. has announced plan to acquire majority shares of the controlling stake held by Davao businessman Dennis Uy in the depleting Malampaya gas field project, of which Service Contract 38 (SC 38) will also expire in February 2024. Uy has 45 percent shareholdings in...
The Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) effectively protected the country’s national interest when it blocked the sale of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.’s (SPEX) stakes to Malampaya Energy XP Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Dennis Uy-led Udenna Corp., in the...
State-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) has withheld its consent on targeted transaction closing for the $460 million Malampaya stake divestment of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) to Malampaya Energy XP Pte. Ltd. (MEXP), a subsidiary of Udenna...
The operator of the Malampaya gas field is scheduling at least four "production holds" or gas restriction occurrences next year, according to the Department of Energy. “Based on the submitted document from SPEX (Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.), there will be four scheduled ‘production...
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel has called for the Department of Energy (DOE) to assure the “seamless transfer” of Malampaya’s day-to-day gas business amid calls for a probe of Shell Petroleum B.V.’s $460 million operator switch to Udenna Corp. “We are counting on a smooth handover...
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation announced that its current President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Cesar G. Romero will step down by November 30 this year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Pilipinas Shell said Romero will be replaced by Lorelie Q. Osial, who is...
The volume of gas that can be supplied by the Malampaya field will drop to 1,000 megawatts of equivalent power capacity in 2024, which is also the timeframe for the expiration of the project’s Service Contract (SC) 38, if no license extension is extended by the government. According to Atty...
