The Department of Energy (DOE) said it is looking to have at least five petroleum wells drilled within the West Philippine Sea (WPS) The department particularly said it is expecting the drilling...
The Udenna Group of Davao-based tycoon Dennis Uy defended subsidiary Malampaya Energy XP’s (MEXP) purchase of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX), saying it has the funds to operate the gas project. MEXP...
Dennis Uy-led Phoenix Petroleum said that it further increased its market share, based on data from the Department of Energy. As of May 25, the Davao-based oil firm holds 7.81% of the...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is compiling more evidence in its probe, as it tries to determine if power generation companies’ (gencos) colluded leading the Red Alerts and rotating brownouts in Luzon...
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) revised guidelines on accreditation of biofuels will help the country reduce its fuel consumption by 80 million liters while helping minimize greenhouse gas emissions, according to the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has admitted that it used an unaudited financial statement of Udenna Group unit UC38 LLC in approving the Dennis Uy-led firm’s acquisition of Chevron’s 45% stake in...
SMC Global Power Holdings (SMCGP), the power generating arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), is looking to build a 300-megawatt (MW) pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Malay, Aklan worth Php26.3 billion. In...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to suspend the increase in power rates while the investigation on rotational blackouts is still ongoing, saying that the price hike is...
Four major power plants went 0n forced outages shaving 1,458 megawatts (MW), triggering a Yellow Alert in the Luzon Grid, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and the Department of Energy...
Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate urged Energy Sec. Alfonso Cusi to find ways to lower the prices of electricity and petroleum products in the country instead of politicking. Zarate made the statement...
