The Energy department is optimistic that an exploration contract shelved in the wake of a territorial dispute with China will finally get under way.

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said told reporters on Wednesday that he had asked the Office of the President to approve Service Contract No. 57, which covers an area off Palawan that was awarded to state-owned Philippine National Oil Co.-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) in 2005.

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