As published in two (2) broadsheets, Daily Tribune and Business World, on 26 February 2024, three (3) PDAs for petroleum in the BARMM, PDA-BP-1, PDA-BP-2, and PDA-BP-3, are jointly offered by the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The map and technical descriptions of PDA-BP-2 and PDA-BP-3 are provided below:
Further information on the PDA's location, data listing and procedures for data request, and application timeline can be found at https://bit.ly/4alxznW or by scanning the QR Code below
NOTICE OF APPLICATION WITH INVITATION TO BID FOR PETROLEUM SERVICE CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENERGY BOARD (IEB) CIRCULAR
This is to inform the public that the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENERGY (MENRE) OF THE BANGSAMORO GOVERNMENT are offering two (2) areas for petroleum exploration in the BARMM. PDA-BP-2, encompassing 780,000 hectares, and PDA-BP-3, covering 532,083 hectares, both of which are located in the SULU SEA, as shown on the maps below, and are delimited by the following geographical coordinates:
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Interested applicants may submit their respective bids for the above offered area in accordance with, and subject to, the timeline and procedures stipulated under the Joint Review and Evaluation Committee (Joint REC) Rules and Procedures on the Application for and Award of Petroleum Service Contract (PSC) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
A. Timeline
i. Publication Date – Day 1
ii. Pre-submission Conference – Twenty (20) calendar days from the publication date, at the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy (MENRE) Conference Room or in any other designated venue as may be determined by Joint REC.
iii. Deadline for the Submission of documents by Applicants – One hundred and eighty (180) calendar days (6 months) from the publication date on or before 1100H at the MENRE Energy Management and Development Services (EMDS) or in any other designated venue as may be determined by the Joint REC.
iv. Opening of Documents – One hundred and eighty (180) calendar days (6 months) from the publication date (same day of deadline for the submission of documents by applicants), 1400H, at the MENRE Conference Room or in any other designated venue as determined by the Joint REC.
B. Application and Awarding Process: For details on the application procedures, documentary requisites, and awarding process for COC in the BARMM, please refer to the IEB Circular and its Rules and Procedures.
For further information, you may visit the DOE and MENRE’s webpage on PSC Application at www.doe.gov.ph and www.menre.bangsamoro.gov.ph, respectively, or you may contact the DOE – Petroleum Resources Development Division (PRDD) at telephone numbers (02) 8812 4016 or (02) 8479 2900 loc. 237, 365 or email at [email protected], or MENRE-EMDS at telephone number (064) 421 4387 or email at [email protected].