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                    [Title] => PNOC extends deadline for Batangas-Mla gas pipeline bids
                    [Summary] => The Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) has extended by one month the deadline for the submission of bids for the proposed $100 million Batangas-Manila (BatMan) gas pipeline project.


PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) vice president Rafael del Pilar said the July 12 deadline for local and foreign companies interested in submitting technical and financial bids for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of the project will be moved to Aug. 12.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 230165 [Title] => First Gas eyes new power plant if bid for Sucat fails [Summary] => First Gas Power Corp. (FGPC), one of the power generation units of the Lopez group, is studying the possibility of putting up a new power plant in case it fails to bid for the Sucat power plant.

"Acquiring Sucat is just one of the options we are looking at. We can start a greenfield," FGPC vice chairman and First Gas Holdings Inc. president Peter Garuccho said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229295 [Title] => LGUs back PNOC-EC’s $100-M Bat-Man pipeline [Summary] => The construction of the $100-million Batangas-Manila I (BatMan I) gas pipeline by the PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) has gained support from the affected local government units (LGUs) in the area, a top company official said.

"What we are trying to do now is to talk to the LGUs to settle the right-of-way issues. We are conducting public consultations to get the approval of those that will directly be affected by the project. So far, they have been very cooperative," EC president Rufino Bomasang told The STAR.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227372 [Title] => More foreign firms show interest in gas pipeline proj [Summary] => More foreign contractors have expressed interest to bid for the construction of the proposed $100-million Batangas-Manila (Batman I) gas pipeline project of the PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC), an energy official said over the weekend.

Energy undersecretary J.V. Emmanuel de Dios told The STAR that some Dutch and Czech contractors have informed him of their plan to participate in the pipeline project.

He said among these firms are Nacap, a Dutch contractor that built the Ilijan gas pipeline, and some members of Czech Gas Associations.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 223664 [Title] => PNOC-EC mulls talks with First Gas on equity sharing for gas pipeline project [Summary] => PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) is looking at the possibility of negotiating the equity structure of the Batangas-to-Manila natural gas pipeline project with the Lopez-owned First Gas Power Corp. (FGPC).

"We are willing to talk with them but nothing has been formalized. If this is the only way for the project to take off then we are willing to talk things over with them. Right now, the structure is being worked on," PNOC president Thelmo Cunanan said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 222176 [Title] => Total in talks for LNG facility in Bataan [Summary] => Total Philippines Corp. is in talks with the government for the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Bataan, a top company official said.

"We are looking at the possibility of engaging in the importation of LNG into the Philippines. We are talking with PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) on this," Total managing director and president Jeff Attwood said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 220481 [Title] => PNOC-EC to undertake Batman project — Perez [Summary] => Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez said over the weekend that it will be the PNOC-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) which will undertake the Batangas-Manila (Batman I) project.

"I remembered that President Arroyo mandated PNOC-EC to take the lead in developing Batman I while maximizing the private sector participation," Perez said.

Perez’s statement clears up the confusion on which company will undertake the gas pipeline project which is projected to be completed by 2007.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 219558 [Title] => Gov’t defers plan on naphtha plant [Summary] => The government is likely to set aside plans to put up the pioneering $1.2-billion naphtha cracker plant in the country this year, Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) president Thelmo Y. Cunanan said.

"It will be some sort of "reprioritizing". We decided to first look at ways to help the mid-stream players in the petrochemical industry before putting up the naphtha cracker plant which is in the upstream," Cunanan said. "If we will have a healthy mid-stream petrochemical industry, the naphtha cracker project will also be successful."
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218858 [Title] => Batangas-Mla gas pipeline project still open to interested parties, says DOE [Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) said all interested parties are still encouraged to apply for a permit to build the $100-million Batangas-Manila (BatMan I) gas pipeline.

DOE Undersecretary Emmanuel De Dios made this statement after First Gas Power Corp. (FGPC) questioned the DOE’s issuance of permit to the state-owned PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) without the necessary environmental clearances.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 217758 [Title] => First Gas sets roadshow for $100-M project [Summary] => First Gas Power Corp. (FGPC) is set to embark on a month-long roadshow to Europe, Asia and the US this September to tap possible partners and financial institutions in raising $70 million to $100 million for its gas pipeline project.

"We are coming up with a team that will go to Europe, Asia and America to seek financial support for our new projects. We want to get an indication from banks which are friendly to us if they could help us in our future transaction," FGPC senior vice president Richard Tantoco said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => PNOC extends deadline for Batangas-Mla gas pipeline bids
                    [Summary] => The Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) has extended by one month the deadline for the submission of bids for the proposed $100 million Batangas-Manila (BatMan) gas pipeline project.


PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) vice president Rafael del Pilar said the July 12 deadline for local and foreign companies interested in submitting technical and financial bids for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of the project will be moved to Aug. 12.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 230165 [Title] => First Gas eyes new power plant if bid for Sucat fails [Summary] => First Gas Power Corp. (FGPC), one of the power generation units of the Lopez group, is studying the possibility of putting up a new power plant in case it fails to bid for the Sucat power plant.

"Acquiring Sucat is just one of the options we are looking at. We can start a greenfield," FGPC vice chairman and First Gas Holdings Inc. president Peter Garuccho said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229295 [Title] => LGUs back PNOC-EC’s $100-M Bat-Man pipeline [Summary] => The construction of the $100-million Batangas-Manila I (BatMan I) gas pipeline by the PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) has gained support from the affected local government units (LGUs) in the area, a top company official said.

"What we are trying to do now is to talk to the LGUs to settle the right-of-way issues. We are conducting public consultations to get the approval of those that will directly be affected by the project. So far, they have been very cooperative," EC president Rufino Bomasang told The STAR.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227372 [Title] => More foreign firms show interest in gas pipeline proj [Summary] => More foreign contractors have expressed interest to bid for the construction of the proposed $100-million Batangas-Manila (Batman I) gas pipeline project of the PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC), an energy official said over the weekend.

Energy undersecretary J.V. Emmanuel de Dios told The STAR that some Dutch and Czech contractors have informed him of their plan to participate in the pipeline project.

He said among these firms are Nacap, a Dutch contractor that built the Ilijan gas pipeline, and some members of Czech Gas Associations.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 223664 [Title] => PNOC-EC mulls talks with First Gas on equity sharing for gas pipeline project [Summary] => PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) is looking at the possibility of negotiating the equity structure of the Batangas-to-Manila natural gas pipeline project with the Lopez-owned First Gas Power Corp. (FGPC).

"We are willing to talk with them but nothing has been formalized. If this is the only way for the project to take off then we are willing to talk things over with them. Right now, the structure is being worked on," PNOC president Thelmo Cunanan said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 222176 [Title] => Total in talks for LNG facility in Bataan [Summary] => Total Philippines Corp. is in talks with the government for the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Bataan, a top company official said.

"We are looking at the possibility of engaging in the importation of LNG into the Philippines. We are talking with PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) on this," Total managing director and president Jeff Attwood said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 220481 [Title] => PNOC-EC to undertake Batman project — Perez [Summary] => Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez said over the weekend that it will be the PNOC-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) which will undertake the Batangas-Manila (Batman I) project.

"I remembered that President Arroyo mandated PNOC-EC to take the lead in developing Batman I while maximizing the private sector participation," Perez said.

Perez’s statement clears up the confusion on which company will undertake the gas pipeline project which is projected to be completed by 2007.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 219558 [Title] => Gov’t defers plan on naphtha plant [Summary] => The government is likely to set aside plans to put up the pioneering $1.2-billion naphtha cracker plant in the country this year, Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) president Thelmo Y. Cunanan said.

"It will be some sort of "reprioritizing". We decided to first look at ways to help the mid-stream players in the petrochemical industry before putting up the naphtha cracker plant which is in the upstream," Cunanan said. "If we will have a healthy mid-stream petrochemical industry, the naphtha cracker project will also be successful."
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218858 [Title] => Batangas-Mla gas pipeline project still open to interested parties, says DOE [Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) said all interested parties are still encouraged to apply for a permit to build the $100-million Batangas-Manila (BatMan I) gas pipeline.

DOE Undersecretary Emmanuel De Dios made this statement after First Gas Power Corp. (FGPC) questioned the DOE’s issuance of permit to the state-owned PNOC-Exploration Corp. (EC) without the necessary environmental clearances.
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"We are coming up with a team that will go to Europe, Asia and America to seek financial support for our new projects. We want to get an indication from banks which are friendly to us if they could help us in our future transaction," FGPC senior vice president Richard Tantoco said.
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