TWENTY-SIX companies have submitted unsolicited proposals to develop the liquefied natural gas (LNG) field within the service contract of State-run Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) in Mabini, Batangas, a PNOC official said.

The companies include seven from China, six from Japan, three from Singapore, two from South Korea, two from Turkey, one from the United Arab Emirates, one from Spain, one from Australia and three from the Philippines, PNOC President Reuben Lista said in an interview on Thursday.