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 Dev’t, 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