Area |
Per PD 87 Onshore 50,000 to 750,000 hectares Offshore 80,000 to 1,500,000 hectares |
Contract Duration |
-7 years for exploration; can be extended up to 3 years; -25 years for production; can be extended for another 15 years; provided that the total number of years of the contract shall not exceed 50 years |
Filipino Participation Incentive Allowance (FPIA) |
Minimum of 1.5% and maximum of 7.5% of gross proceeds where the foreign service contractor allows at least 15% participation by Filipino companies |
Cost Recovery |
-70% maximum of gross proceeds or actual expenses per calendar year; unrecovered costs for the current calendar year to be carried over in the succeeding calendar year -100 % recoverable costs for non-capital expenditures; -capital expenditures depreciated over 5 to 10 years; |
Production Sharing |
Government = 60% of net proceeds Contractor = 40% of net proceeds |
Corporate Income Tax Rate |
30% of grossed-up contractor share on net proceeds which is paid out of government share |
Signature Bonus |
Minimum of USD 50,000 |
Developmental Assistance |
Minimum of USD 60,000* (75% for the DEPARTMENT and 25% for the scholarship and institutional assistance to universities/ colleges identified by the DEPARTMENT) In succeeding years: Exploration phase – USD 5,000 for scholarship per year (cumulative) Production phase – to be negotiated based on production rate (minimum of USD 10,000 per year cumulative) |
Prod. Bonuses - Oil |
Minimum of: * USD 300,000 at start of production; USD 500,000 at 25,000 BOPD; USD 1 MM at 50,000 BOPD; and USD 2 MM at 75,000 BOPD |
Prod. Bonuses - Gas |
Minimum of: * USD 300,000 at start of production; USD 500,000 at 250 MMCFGD; USD 1 MM at 500 MMCFGD; and USD 2 MM at 750 MMCFGD |
Training Allowance |
Minimum of USD 20,000 per year during exploration period (cumulative); Minimum of USD 50,000 per year during production year (cumulative, to be negotiated based on production rate) |
* Pro-rated