The Philippine upstream subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc is planning to sell its 45-percent stake in the US$4.5 billion Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project if it can corner enticing offer from prospective takers. Highly placed sources from government indicated that Shell Philippines...
The gnawing coronavirus pandemic we’re wrestling with puts in view the fragility of any country – the crisis stirred up extreme socio-economic conundrum that will push not just government leaders but also the citizens to re-think policies and life choices moving forward. In the Philippines, the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is offering another petroleum block to interested investors, this time the prospect straddles offshore Cotabato basin in Mindanao. The block, according to the department, was nominated by an investor-group and it will be placed on a 60-day competitive challenge before...
Pump prices will take new round of pinch on consumers’ pockets this week as the price of gasoline products had been increased by P0.60 per liter, based on the announcements of the oil companies. Diesel, which is the other major fuel commodity used by motorists, will also go up by P0.20 per liter;...
A diversifying firm subsidiary of Uy-led Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. has kicked off pilot deployment of its gas-fired generating sets (gensets) to provide the electricity requirements of Balesin Island in Quezon province....
Crippling brownouts will dampen the country’s bid for economic recovery in the near term if the Department of Energy (DOE) will not act early enough to concretize a viable replacement for the gas output from the Malampaya field. Senator...
Proceeds from the sale of National Power Corporation (NPC) assets have already reached P915 billion as of end-March this year but revenue collections only hit P612.41 billion, according to the Department of Energy. Collections of asset-seller Power...
Gotianun-led FDC Misamis Power Corporation has remitted P9.5 million as financial benefit to the local government unit (LGU) host of its power facility in Misamis Oriental in Mindanao to help in its pandemic response. The turnover of the funds is in compliance with the mandate of the Department of...
Vivant Energy Corporation has deployed of a 3.0-megawatt generating set to Bantayan Island in Cebu, alleviating brownouts in the island. The company said its subsidiary Isla Norte Energy Corporation (INEC), in partnership with Gigawatt Power Inc., had brought in the generators to beef up...
It will be an abrupt change at petroleum pumps this coming week, as prices of gasoline products are anticipated to go up by P0.60 to P0.70 per liter, based on the initial calculations by industry players. MB file photo. (Mark Balmores) For diesel,...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is scheduling the sale of five more real estate assets via an auction on September 30 this year. The properties due for divestments are located in...
By half P2.188 billion State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has trimmed by half the reserve price of the 650-megawatt Malaya thermal power facility to P2.188 billion, which will be applied in its scheduled privatization next week. In a bidding last...