Table 1: Geochronological Summary of Past Exploration
Year |
Activity |
Company/Organization |
Purpose |
1969 |
Aeromagnetic Survey Project MAGNET |
U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office; Philippine Bureau of Mines and Bundesanstalt fuer Bodenforschung (Bfb) of Germany |
Scientific Research |
1970 |
Seismic Acquisition |
Phil. Overseas Drilling |
Petroleum Exploration |
1970 |
Seismic Acquisition |
Philex Mining Corp. |
Petroleum Exploration |
1970 |
Seismic Acquisition |
Baguio Gold Mining |
Petroleum Exploration |
1970 |
Sesimic Acquisition |
Oriental Petroleum |
Petroleum Exploration |
1971 |
Seismic Acquisition |
Mobil Oil (US) |
Petroleum Exploration |
1974 |
Seismic Acquisition |
Oceanic Minerals (US) |
Petroleum Exploration |
1974 |
Seismic Acquisition |
Brascan Resources (US) |
Petroleum Exploration |
1976 |
Seismic Acquisition |
MultiNatural Resources |
Petroleum Exploration |
1977-87 |
Seismic, Gravity and Magnetic Acquisition; Ocean Drilling Program |
German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) |
Scientific Research |
1978-79 |
Seismic Acquisition |
Cities Service (US) |
Petroleum Exploration |
1978-80 |
Seismic Acquisition |
Phillips Petroleum (US) |
Petroleum Exploration |
1979-81 |
Exploratory Drilling Roxas-1; Dumaran-1 & Paly-1: all dry holes, except Dumaran-1 |
Cities Service (US) |
Petroleum Exploration |
1980-82 |
Seismic Acquisition & Field Geology |
Seafront Petroleum |
Petroleum Exploration in the Cuyo Platform |
1980-82 |
Seismic Acquisition & Field Geology |
Phil. Oil & Geothermal Energy (POGEI) & Lepanto Mining |
Petroleum Exploration in the Cuyo Platform |
1982-86 |
Comprehensive Basin Evaluation Studies |
World Bank-funded: Phil. Bureau of Energy Devt, Robertson Research & Flower, Doery and Associates. |
Petroleum Exploration |
1985 |
Geological Field Studies in Central Palawan |
UNDP-Phil. Bureau of Mines |
Mineral Resources Evaluation |
1992-94 |
Seismic, Gravity, Magnetic & Geochemical Data Acquisition; Seismic Reprocessing; Basin Evaluation Studies |
Australian Geological Survey Organization (AGSO) & Phil Dept. of Energy |
Petroleum Exploration |
1996-98 |
Data Re-Interpretation & Basin Evaluation |
South China Resources & COMEXCO, Inc. |
Petroleum Exploration |
1996-Present |
Seismic Reprocessing; Aerogravity and Magnetic Acquisition; Seismic Acquisition |
Murphy Oil (US) & South China Resources |
Petroleum Exploration in the Cuyo Platform |