Friday, October 30, 2015

Basic Energy-Trans-Asia geothermal tie-up okayed



October 29, 2015

Basic Energy Corporation has received the green light from the Department of Energy for its farm-in agreement with Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corporation to jointly develop Basic Energy’s geothermal service contract in Mabini, Batangas, the company said  in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange.
The approved arrangement calls for a 75-25 equity and project cost participation between Basic Energy and Trans-Asia. Under the terms of the agreement, Trans-Asia will shoulder 25-percent undivided participating interest in the rights, interests, privileges, duties and obligations in and under Geothermal Service Contract No. 8.
Trans-Asia decided to share in the cost of the first exploration well committed under sub-phase 3 of the geothermal service contract after undertaking due diligence on the project, including geophysical work. This validated previous prospective estimates that the project could generate between 20 MW and 60 MW of energy.
Basic Energy, as the operator of the service contract, plans to drill the first well by the second quarter of next year.

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