Ayala-led firm ACE Enexor Inc. has secured the approval of the Department of Energy (DOE) on its bid for one-year force majeure declaration on targeted oil and gas exploration and well drilling activities at its Service Contract (SC) 55 off Palawan basin. Photo credit: https://enexor.com.ph In a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has inked a deal with the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) for a targeted updating of a feasibility study for the Philippines’ plan to venture into oil stockpiling. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) sealed by the parties had been intended for...
Listed firm Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation is planning to pursue equity restructuring so it can reverse its negative retained earnings last year, which in turn will allow it to accelerate its targeted cash dividend payment to its shareholders. “We are working very quickly to rebuild our...
Listed firm Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. has declared cash dividend that will be paid to holders of its Series 4 (PNX4) preferred shares, according to the firm’s disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange. The payout will be anchored on 7.5673-percent per annum interest rate; and will...
Even with President Rodrigo Duterte singing a different tune that he can no longer take back territories claimed by China, the Department of Energy (DOE) stated that it is bent on awarding more petroleum service contracts at blocks straddled by disputed territories within the West Philippine Sea....
Fort Pilar Energy Inc., which is the winning buyer of the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power facility, is a new company that currently has investment of P5.0 billion for 100-megawatt hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Zamboanga Peninsula, according to asset-seller Power...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is elevating energy plan aligning it with the security enforcement agencies of the government to address security-linked concerns. These national security concerns include oil and gas exploration at disputed territories like the West Philippine Sea, and the...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has completed P4.2 billion worth of capital expenditure (capex) projects in this year’s first quarter, with the bulk of P3.4 billion funneled to electric capital projects. The scale of the company’s capital outlay within that three-month...
The Department of Energy and state-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) have collaboratively called for greater inflow of investments in the country’s upstream petroleum sector if the Philippines would really have to cement its energy security pathway....
Petroleum prices are expected to increase again by Tuesday next week, based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the industry players, gasoline prices are expected to rise by P0.60 to P0.70 per liter, while diesel and kerosene will potentially go up by P0.65 to P0.75 per...
The consolidated net income of Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) significantly climbed by 93-percent to P2.3 billion within first quarter this year versus P1.2 billion in the same period last year. On stream of revenues, that also surged by 27-percent for the company to P9.3...
Filipino firm Fort Pilar Energy Inc. emerged as the winning buyer of the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power facility with P3.123 billion price offer – the divestment process of which was through a negotiated deal consummated on Friday (May 7). State run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities...
