Big time price hikes implemented by oil firms
Consumers’ pockets will be ripped off this week with the massive increases in pump prices at the scale of P1.50 to P1.55 per liter for diesel products; and P1.05 to P1.10 per liter for gasoline products.
Marcos wants DOE to suspend oil price hikes due to pandemic, calamities

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos on Monday called on the Department of Energy (DOE) and the country’s three largest oil companies to suspend oil price hikes set for Tuesday.
Brunei to chair ASEAN in 2021

The sultanate says it will focus on accelerating post-pandemic recovery
Indonesia says B40 biodiesel programme unlikely to proceed next year
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is unlikely to proceed with plans to raise the bio-content of its palm oil-based biodiesel to 40% next year as it struggles to fund the programme, an energy ministry official told parliament on Monday.
New coal-fired power station in Oddar Meanchey nears finish line

Han Seng Coal Mine Co Ltd’s 265MW coal-fired power station in Oddar Meanchey province’s easternmost Trapaing Prasat district is nearly 60 per cent complete, deputy provincial governor Dy Rado told The Post.
Pertamina, PLN synergize to build energy research center

Jakarta (ANTARA) – State-owned oil company Pertamina has synergized with state-owned electricity company PLN to build an energy research center to foster national energy resilience, independence, and sovereignty.
Bukit Asam’s coal-gasification project will be loss-maker: Study

A multibillion-dollar and flagship coal gasification project in South Sumatra might do more harm than good for Indonesia’s economy, the latest Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report has found.
Towards achieving 1 million BOPD, 12 BSCFD production targets

Indonesia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, which also drives up the demand for energy. The country has been a net oil importer since 2003, owing to the high domestic demand for energy and declining national oil production.