Philippines

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March 14, 2023
The Princess Empress tanker, which was carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel when it sank off Mindoro province, didn’t have the permit to sail, the nation’s maritime authority said at a Senate hearing Tuesday.

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March 03, 2023
According to the Environmental Ministry, the tanker may still contain a large amount of oil. Recovering the vessel will “help us a lot in containing the spill,” said the Ministry’s undersecretary, Carlos Primo David.

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January 27, 2023
The proposed $67-million receiving terminal and regasification facility has an annual capacity of 200,000 to 400,000 tons of LNG imports that can fuel small independent power producers, manufacturing companies and transport fleets.

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January 05, 2023
The presidents of China and the Philippines agreed to resume talks on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea. They will also discuss maritime differences amicably after meeting in Beijing on Jan 4., a move that potentially paves the way for easing recent tensions.

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November 01, 2022
Shell Petroleum N.V. (Shell Petroleum) on Tuesday said it has completed the sale of its 100% shareholding in Shell Philippines Exploration to Prime Infrastructure Capital subsidiary Malampaya Energy following final JV and regulatory approvals.
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September 11, 2019
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will ignore an international court ruling affirming his country’s territorial claims in the South China Sea in order to advance oil exploration plans with Beijing.
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August 29, 2019
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s much-touted meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping does not appear to have yielded an agreement on the South China Sea territorial dispute between the two nations or a plan to explore the area for oil and gas.
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February 19, 2018
The Philippines and China are in talks to jointly pursue oil and gas exploration in disputed waters of the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Friday.