The Department of Energy (DOE) has officially approved the transfer of the divested 45-percent shareholdings of American firm Chevron Corporation in the multi-billion Malampaya gas field project to UC38 LLC, a subsidiary of Udenna Corporation owned by businessman Dennis Uy. In a formal...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has barred state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) from passing on new universal charges (UC) for stranded debts (SD) and stranded contract costs (SCC) even with the latter’s contention that the Malampaya fund or...
Despite stifled demand because of the re-imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the so-called NCR plus bubble, prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) have been hitting record-spikes in recent trading days because of the combined impact of simultaneous power plant...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued another notice-to-proceed (NTP) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility project – this time for Shell Energy Philippines. According to the project proponent-firm, the Philippines “is an important country for Shell and is keen to continue...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has decided not to submit a tender for the 45-percent stake in the multi-billion Malampaya gas field venture that is currently being unloaded by Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX), the operator of the facility which is a subsidiary-firm...
A consortium led by Hong kong-based First Pacific Company Limited of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan has submitted last week its “final non-binding offer” to acquire the 45-percent stake of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) in the multi-billion dollar Malampaya deep water gas-to-power...
Shell Philippines Exploration B.V., the operator of the multi-billion Malampaya gas field project, bagged anew the Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) Award for “excellence in reporting’ under the oil and gas category. That recognition had been bestowed on SPEX...
Malampaya Foundation’s help to the community in preserving and upholding the integrity of the Bulalacao marine protected area (MPA) has been bestowed with award and recognition by the provincial government of Palawan. The Bulalacao marine protected area in Coron, Palawan was named as the...
Filipino talents and ingenuity could reign supreme even in the international arena, and that’s what had been proven by two of the operations engineers of the Malampaya onshore gas plant, who had been hailed among Shell Global’s “Inspiring NXplorers Mentors” in 2020. Shell engineers Peter...
The gas output of the Malampaya field was significantly down last year to 107.902 billion standard cubic feet (bscf) from an all-time high of 155.495 bscf in 2019 - and that was mainly attributed to demand crash because of slowdown in economic activity triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. According...
Amid controversies stirred up by the transaction, the Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that it had not seen ‘violation’ in the sale and purchase agreement (SPA) sealed by American firm Chevron Corporation and Udenna Corporation in the 45-percent stake of Malampaya that was unloaded by the...
Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will not need to be anxious on their December electricity bills, as initial forecast point to “flattish rate” or there could be very slight cost movement in the overall tariff. “Initial data suggests that generation costs for December will be...
