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CULASI Philippines: The Crown Jewel of PANAY
Maniguin Island
2 hours by boat from BORACAY and 3 hours from CULASI
Dolphins and Pilot Whales are frequently seen during boat rides.
Small island (2km long), which emerges from great depth, so that oceanic conditions are to be found.
Romantic beaches for strolling and sunbathing.
Overnight stays on the beach can be arranged – of course with bonfire.
Schools of Hammerhead Sharks, Reef Sharks, Mantas and Eagle Rays and many other species of fish.
Sun Fish and Thresher Sharks are occasionally seen.
The dives end on top of the wall in 5 meters depth.
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MANIGUIN ISLAND - NORTH FACE - 5 star
Location: The northernmost point of the reef.
Access: By boat
Conditions: Variable - can be rough in bad weather; in good weather it is calm with currents varying with the tide. Visibility can reach 100 ft.
Average depth: 50 ft
Maximum depth: 150 ft
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MANIGUIN ISLAND - SOUTH FACE - 5 star
Location: The south face of the reef
Access: By boat. To find the greatest number of sleeping Whitetip Reef Sharks in caves, line up the lighthouse with the prominent large white rock while ovr the drop-off.
Conditions: Variable - can be rough in bad weather. In good weather it is calm, with currents varying with the tide. Visibility can reach 100 ft.
Average depth: 65 ft
Maximum depth: 150 ft
ANTIQUE - The joint venture of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) Exploration Corporation and the Petronas Carigali Overseas on oil exploration confirmed the presence of crude petroleum deposit off Maniguin Island in Culasi, Antique in Panay Island.
Aired over yesterday’s Reklamo Publiko, Gov. Salvacion Perez confirmed the presence of oil in the area as established by the exploration. On Saturday, outgoing Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said an estimated 160 million barrels of petroleum crude oil is found in the area based on the study conducted by the PNOC.
The area under exploration covers 1,466,700 hectares, which includes offshore areas east and south of Mindoro and West Panay. The joint undertaking of exploration, classified as ‘Exploration Wildcat,’ proposes to dig approximately 160 meters depth well (KAMIA-1). The exploration was awarded on January 2005 with contract terms of exploration for a period of seven years – divided into three sub-phases. Currently, the exploration is on the first sub-phase with Service Contract 47.
Under the joint venture, Petronas Carigali Overseas shall lead the discovery with a percentage share of 80 percent of the exploration while 20 percent of the responsibility will be under the supervision of PNOC’s Exploration Corporation. The exact location of the exploration is at (latitude) 11°30’ 15.407” N, (longitude) 121° 38’ 42.089” E. Raymundo Savilla, PNOC exploration manager, said the oil deposit is believed to be connected with the Malampaya gas pipe line in Palawan. Salvilla said oil presence in the area was accidentally discovered when oil slicks attributed to diesel used in mud system, and encountered good reservoir sands and oil-prone source rocks were detected.
Lotilla said the oil exploration, located some 12 kilometers off Maniguin Island belonging to the municipality of Culasi in Antique province, is very significant in the country’s resurging petroleum exploration industry as this will be the firs well to be drilled in the last three years.
The P800 million (US$14.4 million) joint venture under Service Contract 47 will operate next month. Among the salient features of Service Contract 47 consists of conditions that the contractor (Petronas) has option to enter the next sub-phase or terminate the contract before the end of each sub-phase.
Likewise the seven-year term would be extendible for three years upon justification. The contractor would be given 25 years once the development and/or production period has been successful and is renewable for a series of five-year period but shall not exceed 15 years.
Salvilla recalled that on October 20, 1982, Philips Petroleum undertook project Maniguin A-IX. On August 15, 1994 under the Maniguin 2 project, Kirkland Resources Company drilled on the area and confirmed that an oil leg has flowed 300 barrels of oil.
The drilling, however, was stopped because the oil discovered was found non-commercial at that time. But, Salvilla said a series of tests was furthered conducted which yielded that the oil discovered lately in the area has a high hydrocarbon potential, and the high quality petroleum source rocks with organic richness and excellent generative capability has penetrated the Maniguin-2 project and is also being considered as one of the riches in Southeast Asia.
“The Maniguin-2 project has flowed more than 300 barrels of petroleum deposit during open hole tests and gas seepages, oil slicks on the water surfaces and oil was recovered from seabed cores in Tablas Strait,” Salvilla said.
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