LOCAL manufacturing and agro-industrial firms in special economic zones (SEZs) are open to shifting to natural gas (natgas) for heat-intensive activities, according to a study published last month on Elsevier. Forty firms out of the 105 entities surveyed in 2019 considered the compatibility of machines and equipment as their top consideration in switching to natural […]
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Exploring Natural Gas Use in the PH: A GPDP Research Seminar
On 27 July 2022, the GPDP conducted “Exploring Natural Gas Use in the PH: A GPDP Research Seminar” held in F1 Hotel, BGC, Taguig City. The research seminar highlighted the findings of GPDP’s two research studies. The first study, Market Profiling on Potential Natural Gas Users in Economic Zones gauged the extent of potential demand […]
Training series for policymakers and potential LNG investors
To strengthen the capacity of the Downstream Natural Gas Industry stakeholders, the Gas Policy Development Project 2 conducted two (2) separate training series for policymakers and potential LNG investors in July 2022. The LNG training was attended by the technical staff of the Committees on Energy from the Senate and House of Representatives and representatives […]
Agency-Specific Training (AST) Series
From April to June 2022, the GPDP conducted its Agency-Specific Training (AST) Series, which was designed to develop the institutional and individual technical expertise of the Philippine downstream natural gas industry (PDNGI) regulators and improve overall governance in managing LNG activities. The ASTs were based on GPDP’s Proposed Regulatory Process and included courses that introduced […]
Discipline-specific Training Series
In March and April 2022, the GPDP successfully conducted its Plenary Training Series that served as introductory courses on the various disciplines critical to the LNG sector. The courses included: Process Safety and Occupational Health; Mechanical Equipment/Facilities; Structural/Geotechnical Engineering; Environmental Considerations; Marine Engineering; Coastal and Port Engineering; and Electrical and Fire Explosion Safety. The trainings […]