AN ISRAELI FIRM sought to cover a wider gas and oil exploration area in the country, according to the Department of Energy (DoE). Two years after the Philippines signed a deal with Ratio Petroleum, Ltd. to unearth viable petroleum resources in Palawan, the foreign company now wants to “double” the area of its exploration. “They are faring to come in already and they’re just asking for a bigger contract,” Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi told reporters.
