RESERVOIR Malampaya in offshore Palawan is the nation’s solely indigenous industrial supply of pure gasoline. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Division of Vitality (DOE) officer-in-charge Sharon Garin has excessive hopes for power safety within the nation as drilling operations for the Malampaya Part 4 (MP4) undertaking formally begin.
That is after the seventh era drillship Noble Viking arrived on the Bagong Pag-Asa Drill Web site offshore Palawan on Thursday.
“This growth not solely strengthens our power safety and reduces our dependence on fossil imported gas,” she mentioned through the occasion on the drill website as quoted within the DOE press launch issued Friday.
The Malampaya Deep Water Gasoline-to-Energy Venture, which began operations in 2001, provides as a lot as 40 % of Luzon’s energy demand.
Beneath the fourth part, three new wells can be drilled – the Camago-3, Malampaya East-1, and Bagong Pag-asa 1. The undertaking can be undertaken by Prime Vitality.
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The power division underscored the significance of the undertaking’s well timed implementation, with the primary gasoline supply anticipated within the fourth quarter of 2026.
“This event marks a major second not just for the SC 38 consortium but in addition for the federal government, and extra importantly, for the Filipino individuals we’re dedicated to serving,” Garin added.
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