The newly collected data from the completed seismic surveys of Israeli firm Ratio Petroleum and state-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) will enable a comprehensive assessment of the actual reserves’ potential for oil and gas at their service contracts in the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is scheduling fresh round of green energy auction (GEA) by the fourth quarter this year to cover the unsubscribed capacity in the last competitive bidding - and the distinctive feature of the forthcoming tender will be on packaging it as integrated renewable energy...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is scheduling next week the deliberations on the deferred cost recoveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) that First Gen Corporation had utilized for electricity generation at its gas-fed power plants in Batangas. As full pass-on of LNG costs had not been...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to issue an amended Circular that will simplify the award of petroleum service contracts (PSCs) to interested investors in the country’s upstream oil and gas industry. In a draft Circular that was furnished to the relevant industry stakeholders, the energy...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation has inked a contract with subsidiary ENEX Energy Corporation (ENEX) for the agreed shares subscription covering 177,544,011 non-voting preferred shares of the latter to be issued at a par value of P1.00 per share. According to ACEN, the shares will be issued from ENEX’s...
Consumers are up for another financial pain at the pumps and in their kitchens as oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices will track new round of upticks, based on the pricing advisories of the industry players. As culled from the price movement notices of the oil companies, the price of...
The development of indigenous gas should remain an integral part of Philippine policy as it aids in lowering electricity prices in times of low supply due to bad weather conditions, an official from Razon-led Prime Energy Resources Development (Prime Energy) said. Donnabel Kuizon Cruz, Prime...
While most consumers expected radical spike in electricity rates, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) had announced a rather moderate hike of P0.4621 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its overall pass-on tariff that will be reflected in the bills of consumers this May. For residential...
As supply in the Luzon grid remains wobbly, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) indicated that it will finally act on the deferred pass-on of cost recoveries for the new gas sale and purchase agreement (GSPA) on fuel for power generation lifted from the Malampaya gas field. “On the GSPA,...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Jude Acidre has joined the chorus of congressman who are urging the Senate to finally pass the bill establishing the state policy...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be rescinding its order mandating the conduct of joint competitive selection process (CSP) for the electric cooperatives (ECs) in their aggregated procurement of capacities from gas-fired power facilities. According to Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin,...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), and Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco (Facebook) It's high time for the Senate to act on a proposed law that would lay down State policy for the full development of the Philippine natural...
