Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Tokyo-listed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., has secured a long-term contract to maintain the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan combined-cycle power plant in Batangas. In a statement on Monday, June 22, Mitsubishi Power said the industrial tech giant signed a long-term parts...
The Philippines is poised to benefit from the biggest investment ever approved by the United States International Development Finance Corp. (US DFC), as Washington moves to expand energy infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific region amid rising demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG). Documents seen...
Luzon faces potential power supply strains over the coming weeks as the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a month-long scheduled maintenance shutdown of the Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project starting Monday, June 15. In a statement released Friday, June 12, the DOE said the maintenance...
A 35-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, May 7, after allegedly siphoning P500 worth of gasoline from a parked motorcycle in Antipolo City, Rizal. The Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS) said the incident occurred while the motorcycle of a 58-year-old victim was parked in...
A 38-year-old sedan driver linked to a P1,500 gas-and-run incident at a gasoline station in Barangay Bahay Toro, Quezon City, surrendered to police on Wednesday night, May 6. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the suspect voluntarily appeared before authorities after the incident that...
Quezon City police have traced the plate number of a car whose driver allegedly fled without paying P1,500 worth of gasoline at a station on Mindanao Avenue in Barangay Toro early Sunday, May 3. The incident occurred at around 3:16 a.m. when an unidentified driver allegedly refueled and sped off...
The Malampaya Phase 4 (MP4) project is advancing at a steady clip with subsea pipelaying and offshore construction activities now in full swing offshore Palawan, according to Prime Energy Resources Development NV. In a statement on Tuesday, May 5, Prime Energy said that this development follows a...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is tracking down a motorist who fled without paying for P1,500 worth of fuel at a gasoline station on Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City early Saturday, May 3. The incident occurred at around 3:16 a.m. in Barangay Bahay Toro, where a male suspect driving a blue...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is keeping the door open for the Sta. Rita natural gas plant to participate in future supply auctions even as its long-term contract with the utility nears its conclusion. Ronald Valles, Meralco senior vice president and head of regulatory management, said First Gas...
They say there’s no such thing as a perfect crime, and in the case of these three gas-and-run suspects, they failed to realize that there’s such a thing as CCTVs. On Tuesday, two of the suspects got surprise knocks on their door after police were able to locate them using the CCTV footage...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) condemned two fuel and run incidents here and in Talisay City, Negros Occidental involving the same Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). “We will hunt you down,” said LTO-NIR Director Jeck Conlu. On April 15 in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) is investigating another alleged “gas-and-run” incident in a gasoline station in Barangay Taculing here on Wednesday, April 15. LTO-NIR Director Jeck Conlu said they have identified the owner of the vehicle – a...
