Brunei National Petroleum looks to partner with the Philippines on biofuels
It seems that the biofuels industry continues to expand with the news this week that Brunei National Petroleum Co. is looking to partner with the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) to build a biodiesel plant in the Philippines. Recently at an Asean Council on Petroleum meeting in Indonesia, PNOC officials revealed that they have received expressions of interest from several possible investors to pursue biofuels development.
PNOC president Pedro Aquino Jr. has discussed biofuels development with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, especially in regards to the feedstocks of sweet sorghum for ethanol production, and jatropha curcas for biodiesel.
Analysis: Biofuels represent a huge opportunity to emerging economies to enhance their agricultural sector, and the lives of their farmers, while reducing costly oil imports. The Philippines in particular has shown a great willingness to pursue a biofuels strategy as an opportunity to encourage poor farmers not to fell forest timbers to escape poverty.
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[Source: ABS CBN Interactive]
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Chad 4:28AM (1/31/2007)
It is good to know that Asian countries like those from the Southeast are now seeing a bright future with biodiesels. From a country like the Philippines which is very rich in natural resources including those where biofuels can be sourced, it wouldn't be such a great feat for the PNOC and other supporting companies to have an established biofuel industry.
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nadia 2:26AM (2/07/2007)
With the signing of the Biofuels Act, Philippines is set on encouraging and developing the use of biofuels as a source of energy, thus reducing their dependancy on fossil fuels. Hence we have holding the Biofuels & Feedstocks Philippines conference, a significant event, with opening speech by President Arroyo. Please visit http://www.cmtevents.com/newevents.aspx?EV=070529&
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