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                    [Title] => DOE in talks with 3 big oil drilling firms for Malampaya exploration
                    [Summary] => The  Department of Energy (DOE) is in negotiations with at least three big oil exploration groups for drilling more oil wells in the Malampaya oil field in northwest Palawan. 


"There are three groups or parties that signified interest to conduct  oil development in Malampaya," Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez said. 


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                    [Title] => SC rule dampens interest in RP’s oil drilling sector
                    [Summary] => A trimmed-down list of only four companies participated in the bidding for the first Philippine Petroleum Contracting Round (PCR-1) due to concerns over the Supreme Court (SC)’s decision on Mining Act, a ranking energy official said. 


"There were only four firms that participated in the actual bidding for PCR-1. Many of those that have signified interest to join the bidding round suddently had cold feet because of the decision of the High Tribunal," Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac said. 


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                    [Title] => 5 Japanese firms may bid for RP’s geothermal fields
                    [Summary] => Five Japanese companies have initially signified interest in bidding for 10 geothermal fields to be auctioned off by the Department of Energy (DOE) by July this year. 


"We will be meeting with four to five Japanese firms that have indicated interest. It will be sometime towards the end of May, which will give them enough time to study the country’s geothermal areas," Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac said in a press briefing. 


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                    [Title] => Toyota mulls production of engines powered by coconut-based fuel
                    [Summary] => A leading car manufacturer has expressed keen interest in the local production of CME (coconut methyl-ester)-run vehicles, the Department of Energy said yesterday. 


Energy  Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac told a press briefing that Toyota Motor Phils. Corp. may likely  import automotive engines from Japan which could be run by CME. 


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                    [Title] => DOE concludes RP’s first petroleum contracting round
                    [Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) successfully concluded yesterday the country’s first Philippine Petroleum Contracting Round (PCR-1) with at least 16 companies expressing interest in the bidding. 


The DOE, however, did not disclose the actual number of bidders for the contracting round. 


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                    [Title] => DOE plans new bidding for geothermal field exploration
                    [Summary] => The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to conduct the first geothermal bid round in the second quarter to promote the development of geothermal power development in the country, a ranking DOE official said. 


This geothermal bidding scheme was conceptualized after the successful launch of a similar bidding process, the first public contracting round (PCR-I) which would allow the Philippines to bid out 46 exploration blocks in Palawan and Sulu Sea basins on March 5. 


At least 15 big foreign exploration companies have expressed interest in participating in the PCR-I. 


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                    [Title] => 14 foreign groups eye RP’s 1st petroleum contracting scheme
                    [Summary] => At least 14 international oil and gas exploration firms have expressed keen interest in the bidding for the country’s first Petroleum Contracting Round (PCR-I), a Department of Energy (DOE) official said. 


Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac told reporters that these firms have bought data in preparation for the PCR-I. 


"We hope that these companies will be encouraged to participate in the licensing bid round on March 2," Mañalac said. 


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                    [Title] => Chinese oil firm eyes RP prospects
                    [Summary] => The state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) is studying the possibility of participating in the bidding for the Public Contracting Round (PCR-I), a Department of Energy (DOE) official said.


Under the PCR-I, the DOE will open for bidding 48 oil and gas exploration blocks in Palawan and Sulu Sea. The bidding is set to be conducted on March 2004. 


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                    [Title] => Gov’t offers 46 new oil search contracts
                    [Summary] => The government plans to auction off 46 new oil exploration contracts covering offshore areas this year, the Department of Energy (DOE) said yesterday. 


"Forty-six new exploration blocks will be placed on the market for bidding," Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac said in a statement. 


"The areas represent shallow, deep and ultra-deep water close to oil discoveries and producing fields in the Northwest Palawan, and vast frontier areas in Southeast and East Palawan, Sulu Sea and Reed Bank," he added. 


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                    [Title] => 5 firms keen on RP oil, gas reserves
                    [Summary] => About five firms have expressed interest in  oil and gas reserves in the Philippines, a Department of Energy (DOE) official said.


"These firms are known players in Southeast Asia.  They signified interest to attend the contracting round," Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac said.


By Aug. 5 this year, the DOE will start the technical, legal and financial evaluation of hydro-carbon (natural gas) potential in the country as part of the so-called First Philippine Petroleum Public Contracting Round (PCR-1). 


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ENERGY UNDERSECRETARY EDUARDO MA

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"There are three groups or parties that signified interest to conduct  oil development in Malampaya," Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez said. 


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"There were only four firms that participated in the actual bidding for PCR-1. Many of those that have signified interest to join the bidding round suddently had cold feet because of the decision of the High Tribunal," Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac said. 


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"We will be meeting with four to five Japanese firms that have indicated interest. It will be sometime towards the end of May, which will give them enough time to study the country’s geothermal areas," Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac said in a press briefing. 


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                    [Title] => Toyota mulls production of engines powered by coconut-based fuel
                    [Summary] => A leading car manufacturer has expressed keen interest in the local production of CME (coconut methyl-ester)-run vehicles, the Department of Energy said yesterday. 


Energy  Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac told a press briefing that Toyota Motor Phils. Corp. may likely  import automotive engines from Japan which could be run by CME. 


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                    [Title] => DOE concludes RP’s first petroleum contracting round
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                    [Title] => DOE plans new bidding for geothermal field exploration
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This geothermal bidding scheme was conceptualized after the successful launch of a similar bidding process, the first public contracting round (PCR-I) which would allow the Philippines to bid out 46 exploration blocks in Palawan and Sulu Sea basins on March 5. 


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                    [Title] => 14 foreign groups eye RP’s 1st petroleum contracting scheme
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Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac told reporters that these firms have bought data in preparation for the PCR-I. 


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"Forty-six new exploration blocks will be placed on the market for bidding," Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac said in a statement. 


"The areas represent shallow, deep and ultra-deep water close to oil discoveries and producing fields in the Northwest Palawan, and vast frontier areas in Southeast and East Palawan, Sulu Sea and Reed Bank," he added. 


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                    [Summary] => About five firms have expressed interest in  oil and gas reserves in the Philippines, a Department of Energy (DOE) official said.


"These firms are known players in Southeast Asia.  They signified interest to attend the contracting round," Energy Undersecretary Eduardo Mañalac said.


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