On 26 February 2024, the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) jointly launched one (1) Pre-Determined Area (PDA) for coal and three (3) PDAs for petroleum in the BARMM for offer to interested applicants.
Area No. | Area | Resource |
PDA-BC-1 | Lanao del Sur | Coal |
PDA-BP-1 | Onshore Cotabato Basin | Petroleum |
PDA-BP-2 | Offshore Sulu Sea Basin | Petroleum |
PDA-BP-3 | Offshore Sulu Sea Basin | Petroleum |
The locations of these four (4) PDAs are shown in the map below.