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In the Philippines, oil exploration began nearly 100 years ago, but it was only in 1975, under a

newly introduced service contract system, when the fist significant oil find was made. With full
government support, two other oil fields were subsequently put on stream, which, at its peak
supplied 20% of the national daily crude requirement. In 1995, however, the country's oil production
dwindled to a dismal 800 bblsbper day, equivalent only to 0.2% of our daily needs. Several factors
contributed to the current poor performance of the oil sector, foremost among which is the drop in
financial support from the capital market. Only sustained investment in this capital intensive business
can lead to the discovery and development of new oil fields.

The petroleum industry market held a market value of USD 12,518.0 Million in 2020 and is
forecasted to reach USD 17,292.1 Million by the year 2027 in the Philippines. The market is
anticipated to register a CAGR of 4.4% during the projected period. Petroleum industry is also known
as the oil industry. The Country holds 138,500,000 barrels of proven oil reserves as of 2016, ranking
64th in the world and accounting for about 0.0% of the world's total oil reserves of 1,650,585,140,000
barrels. Total Oil Reserves are less than even a single year of oil consumption (156,585,000 barrels as
of 2016), making the Philippines highly dependent on oil imports in order to substain its consumption
levels. In 2020, 391 thousand barrels of oil was consumed daily. This reflects a 17.5 percent decline
from the previous year's consumption.
Milagros V. Reyes, "Philippine Petroleum Industry", 1997. Downloaded at

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Philippines Petroleum Industry Market 2021. Published: Dec. 23, 2021 at 6:09 a.m. ET. Downloaded at

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