A U.S.-based company, Excelerate Energy, is throwing its hat in the fledgling Philippine liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. Excelerate, based in Woodlands, Texas, and Manila-based First Gen Corp., have filed a joint bid for an LNG import project,Philippines DOE Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella said during a news conference in Manila on Monday. Excelerate filed its application with the Philippine DOE on December 27. Excelerate is one of at least two dozen firms to file papers since the DOE issued a request for LNG project proposals in November 2017. Running out of gas The Philippines’ push for its first ... (full story)