PNOC inicia la adquisición de 2 millones de barriles de gasóleo para aumentar sus reservas

Sobre la base de las conversaciones iniciales de importación, la Compañía Nacional de Petróleo de Filipinas (PNOC) ha comenzado a adquirir dos millones de barriles de gasóleo en los mercados mundiales, duplicando la reserva prevista de 10 días de suministro, según anunció el Secretario de Finanzas Frederick Go. Los lotes se esperan para esta semana.

En su intervención en la conferencia de InvestPH en Taguig City, Go afirmó que la medida disipa los temores de escasez de petróleo mediante una estrategia prudente de proveedores múltiples. Tras el anuncio previo de la Secretaria de Energía, Sharon Garin, de establecer contactos con Rusia (gracias a la suspensión de las sanciones por parte de EE.UU.) y con fuentes tradicionales como Corea del Sur, Japón, Singapur y China, PNOC-EC inició el proceso. Garin afirmó que había reservas de combustible suficientes hasta abril. El domingo, Go y Garin se reunieron con 16 compañías petroleras para discutir medidas de emergencia, precios más bajos y fuentes de abastecimiento diversificadas. El objetivo principal es crear reservas de reserva y abastecerse a precios más bajos", declaró Go. Señaló que el Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas puede endurecer la política monetaria si los precios del petróleo siguen siendo elevados debido a la guerra de EE.UU. e Israel contra Irán. Mientras tanto, Malacañang ha dejado en manos del Congreso la decisión de derogar la Ley de Desregulación del Petróleo (RA 8479), y el presidente del Senado, Vicente Sotto III, ha presentado el proyecto de ley senatorial 1984. Ya es hora de devolver al Estado la autoridad para gestionar los precios del combustible", declaró Sotto.

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