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Total Philippines, the local arm of the French energy giant, is further assessing the potential of its offshore block in the Sulu Sea after a six-year extension granted by the Department of Energy (DOE), a ranking official said.

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French firm Total E&P Philippines B.V. and Mitra Energy Ltd. of Malaysia are set to start drilling operations in Service Contract 56 in the South Sulu Sea next year, an energy department official said.

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ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Philippines B.V., an affiliate of US-based oil exploration giant ExxonMobil Corp., may consider drilling new wells after completing the exploratory wells for its fourth well Babendil-1 in offshore South Sulu Sea this month.

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Paul Underwood, the company’s managing director, said they are actively pursuing opportunities in Southeast Asia.

"We are scheduled to start a $10-million seismic acquisition program in SC 41 toward the end of this month designed to assist in maturing prospects for drilling in this area in 2008," he said. 
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An Exxon Mobil unit, Esso Exploration International Ltd., entered into an agreement with Mitra Energy Ltd., holder of the exploration contract for the deepwater Sandakan Basin to explore for hydrocarbons, the US parent said in a statement on its website.
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ARMM Trade Secretary Ishak Mastura said that while the explorations are yet in their "infant stage," the region’s business community is certain they will have a positive impact on the economies of both Tawi-Tawi and Sulu, both component provinces of the autonomous region.
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                    [Title] => Total mulls prospects of Sulu Sea offshore block
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Total Philippines, the local arm of the French energy giant, is further assessing the potential of its offshore block in the Sulu Sea after a six-year extension granted by the Department of Energy (DOE), a ranking official said.

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French firm Total E&P Philippines B.V. and Mitra Energy Ltd. of Malaysia are set to start drilling operations in Service Contract 56 in the South Sulu Sea next year, an energy department official said.

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ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Philippines B.V., an affiliate of US-based oil exploration giant ExxonMobil Corp., may consider drilling new wells after completing the exploratory wells for its fourth well Babendil-1 in offshore South Sulu Sea this month.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 394567 [Title] => Aussie firm to launch $10-M oil search venture in Mindanao [Summary] => Australian oil and gas exploration firm Tap Oil Ltd. will spend about $10 million (P480 million) for the development of Service Contract (SC) 41 in Sandakan Basin in Mindanao, a top company official said.

Paul Underwood, the company’s managing director, said they are actively pursuing opportunities in Southeast Asia.

"We are scheduled to start a $10-million seismic acquisition program in SC 41 toward the end of this month designed to assist in maturing prospects for drilling in this area in 2008," he said. 
[DatePublished] => 2007-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 373743 [Title] => Exxon to drill for oil in Sulu Sea [Summary] => Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest oil firm, said yesterday it will explore for oil in an offshore prospect off the southern Philippines.

An Exxon Mobil unit, Esso Exploration International Ltd., entered into an agreement with Mitra Energy Ltd., holder of the exploration contract for the deepwater Sandakan Basin to explore for hydrocarbons, the US parent said in a statement on its website.
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ARMM Trade Secretary Ishak Mastura said that while the explorations are yet in their "infant stage," the region’s business community is certain they will have a positive impact on the economies of both Tawi-Tawi and Sulu, both component provinces of the autonomous region.
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