Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation has launched a collaboration with Mazda Philippines to offset CO 2 emissions, making Mazda the first in the car dealership industry to drive carbon neutrality in the Philippines. “We are happy that as we take part in the Voluntary Carbon Offset programme,...
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to rescind the approval it granted to Udenna Corporation for the acquisition of the 45 percent shareholdings of Chevron Corporation in the multi-billion Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project. In a statement,...
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...
Motorists using diesel fuel on their vehicles will experience significant financial relief this week as the price of this commodity had been rolled back by P1.20 per liter while gasoline price reduction was lower-than-expected at P0.85 per liter. The price of kerosene, which is a base fuel for the...
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...
The Udenna Corporation of Davao businessman Dennis A. Uy strongly denied accusations that the company took out cash from the Malampaya revenues, which in turn, was allegedly used to pay for its acquisition of the 45 percent shareholdings of US firm Chevron Corporation in the Philippine gas field...
Oil firms asked to explain lower-than-calculated gasoline rollback Myrna M. Velasco The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking explanation from the oil companies why they have just implemented P0.90 per liter rollback in gasoline prices, which is lower than the calculated P1.10 to P1.20 per liter...
Dennis Uy breaks silence; claims US$191-M capitalization in Malampaya buy By Myrna M. Velasco Davao businessman Dennis A. Uy finally broke his silence to refute allegations of "negative working capital" as he claimed that his Udenna subsidiaries have $191 million capitalization, not $100 million,...
Christmas is just around the corner and to celebrate the spirit of giving, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation is launching Everyday Pamasko with Shell to give away prizes including motorcycles, and instant discounts worth over P25 Million. “It has not been an easy year for anyone but we at...
Filipino consumers can lean on interim financial relief this week, as the price of gasoline products had been rolled back by P1.00 per liter; and diesel prices by P0.60 per liter, as announced by the oil companies. Similarly, the price of kerosene commodity, which is a base for aviation fuel and...
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...
Filipino households relying on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for their cooking chores will need to allocate higher budget, as the price of that product had been increased by P3.10 per kilogram (kg) or an aggregate P34.10 for the standard 11-kilogram cylinder. The other fuel commodity that will rise...
