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Senator Cayetano pushes for indigenous gas to ensure energy security, reliability

Senator Pia Cayetano, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy, on Friday pushed for the development of indigenous gas resources, citing the need for a “long-term solution” to ensure national energy security and reliability. Cayetano made the statement after visiting the Malampaya Shallow Water Platform situated 50 kilometers off the coast of Palawan with executives of Prime Infra and Prime Energy.

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Interview with President and CEO Guillaume Lucci: Towards a Sustainable Future

With plans to develop one of South East Asia’s largest solar-plus-storage facilities and expand the Philippines’ only commercial natural gas field to date, Guillaume Lucci, President and CEO of Prime Infrastructure, currently has many exciting topics to talk about. For over 20 years, he has been spearheading the development of some of the most vital […]

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Prime Energy continues to support Mindoro oil spill cleanup

Prime Energy Resources Development B.V. (Prime Energy), along with its consortium partners UC38 LLC and PNOC Exploration Corporation, continues to provide support to the Philippine Coast Guard Marine Environment Protection Command (PCG-MEPCOM) for its ongoing Mindoro oil spill recovery efforts. Thus far, Prime Energy has turned over spill kits, oil absorbent pads, masks, half-face respirators, […]

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Preparatory measures in place for Malampaya maintenance shutdown

Preparatory measures are being undertaken by Prime Energy in relation to the two-week scheduled maintenance shutdown (SMS) for the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power (Malampaya) project. Beginning on February 4 until 18, the SMS is part of a planned maintenance activity in Malampaya to ensure that the equipment and assets within the facility operate safely, reliably, […]

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Advisory council formed for the multi-year exploration and development programs of Malampaya

An advisory council composed of technical experts and key industry leaders was convened to ensure the long-term success of the multi-year exploration and development programs of Prime Energy, a subsidiary of Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra) that has recently completed its acquisition of the 45-percent operating stake in Malampaya. Created by Prime Energy, the […]

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Prime Infra unit assumes full ownership of Malampaya operator

Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra), through one of its subsidiaries, has completed its acquisition of the 45-percent operating stake in the Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project effective November 1, 2022. This after Prime Infra’s subsidiary assumed full ownership and control of Malampaya operator Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX).  The renaming of SPEX to Prime […]

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DOE okays Prime Infra’s acquisition of Malampaya operator Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision approving the transfer of shares of Malampaya operator Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (SPEX) to a subsidiary of Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra) marks the initial foray of Enrique K. Razon Jr’.s infrastructure arm into the upstream energy market, fulfilling its purpose to make better lives and resilient economies […]

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Prime Infra taps upstream industry veteran to head exploration unit

Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (Prime Infra) has appointed Sebastian C. Quiniones, Jr. as the General Manager of Prime Exploration Pte. Ltd. (Prime Exploration) effective August 17, 2022. Quiniones is the former general manager and managing director of Shell Philippines Exploration B. V. (SPEX) and one of the first Filipino talents in SPEX to have […]

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Prime Infra acquires Malampaya operator

Prime Exploration Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra), recently signed a share purchase agreement acquiring MEXP Holding Pte. Ltd. (MEXP) from a subsidiary of Udenna Corporation. MEXP previously signed an agreement with Shell Petroleum N. V. (Shell) acquiring Shell Philippines Exploration B. V. (SPEX) from the latter. SPEX owns a […]

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Razon-led firm beefing up deal for majority stake in Malampaya gas field

Manila, Philippines – Prime Infra Holdings, Inc., Enrique K. Razon Jr.’s critical infrastructure arm, is poised to acquire a controlling stake in businessman Dennis Uy’s Udenna-led Malampaya deep-water gas-to-power project, one of the biggest and most successful, commercial gas finds in the Philippines. The acquisition process has kicked off and will close subject to the […]