Home > FAQs > Energy Resource Exploration
  FAQ's

Energy Resource Exploration...

What are the various investment opportunities in energy resource exploration?

PECR 2006 – PETROLEUM AREAS ON OFFER

PECR 2006 offers nine (9) petroleum contract areas covering 7,263,900 hectares in shallow to deep waters within the prospective basins of East Palawan and Mindoro-Cuyo as well as in the promising basins of Cagayan, Central Luzon, Visayas and Agusan-Davao.

PETROLEUM CONTRACT AREAS ON OFFER FOR THE PHILIPPINE ENERGY CONTRACTING ROUND 2006

Contract Areas
Hectarage
Basin
Area 1
860,000
Cagayan
Area 2
684,000
Central Luzon
Area 3
1,084,000
Mindoro-Cuyo, Block 1
Area 4
1,164,000
Mindoro-Cuyo, Block 2
Area 5
648,000
East Palawan, Block 1
Area 6
983,900
East Palawan, Block 2
Area 7
600,000
East Palawan, Block 3
Area 8
752,000
Visayan
Area 9
488,000
Agusan-Davao

Why should I invest in the Philippines and what incentives awaits me?

FISCAL TERMS FOR PECR 2006

Hectarage ~ 400,000to 1,100,000
Contract Duration 7 years extendible to maximum of 3 years for exploration; 25 years extendible for 5 years up to maximum of 3 extensions; provided that the total number of years of the contract from exploration to production shall not exceed 50 years
Filipino Participation Incentive Allowance (FPIA) 1.5% to a maximum of 7.5% of gross proceeds where the contractor allows at least 15% participation by Filipino companies
Cost Recovery maximum of 70% of gross income per calendar year; 100 % recoverable costs for non-capital expenditures and capital expenditures depreciated over 5 to 10 years; unrecovered costs for the current calendar year to be carried over in the succeeding calendar year
Production Sharing Government = 60% of net income
Contractor = 40% of net income
Corporate Income Tax Rate 35% of net income on petroleum operations- paid out of government share
Signature Bonus Minimum of USD 50,000
Prod. Bonuses - Oil Minimum of: *
USD 300,000 at start of production; USD 500,000 at 25,000 BOPD; USD 1M at 50,000 BOPD; and USD 2MM at 75,000 BOPD
Prod. Bonuses - Gas Minimum of: *
USD 300,000 at start of production; USD 500,000 at 250 MMCFGD; USD 1 M at 500 MMCFGD; and USD 2MM at 750 MMCFGD
Training Allowance Minimum of USD 20,000 per year during exploration period (cumulative); Minimum of USD 50,000 per year during production year (cumulative)
* Pro-rated

Where are potential energy resource development sites?

What are the requirements in applying for a Service Contract?

Requisites for documentation to be submitted by applicants in the contracting round for petroleum are outlined in Department Circular No. DC2006-12-0014


 
 
Developed & Maintained by The DOE Information Technology & Management Services
Copyright © 2005 Department of Energy. All Rights Reserved Energy Center, Merritt Rd., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila, PHILIPPINES