PNOC, magbabili ng 2 milyong bariles na diesel

Sinimulan na ng Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) ang pagbili ng dalawang milyong bariles na diesel mula sa global market upang palakasin ang fuel reserves ng bansa, ayon kay Finance Secretary Frederick Go. Iyon ay katumbas ng 10 araw na buffer stock at doble sa orihinal na plano. Inaasahan ang pagdating ng supply sa batches anumang oras ngayong linggo.

Sa InvestPH conference sa Taguig City, sinabi ni Go na nagsimula na ang PNOC-EC sa procurement process upang mapabulaan ang takot sa oil shortage. Mas mabuting lapitan ang maraming suppliers, ani niya. Karaniwang nagmumula ang supply ng Pilipinas mula sa South Korea, Japan, Singapore at China, ngunit nilapitan na rin ang Russia para sa posibleng kontrata matapos suspendihin ng US ang sanctions sa Russian oil exports. Ayon naman kay Energy Secretary Sharon Garin, sapat ang fuel inventory hanggang Abril. Noong Linggo, nagpulong sina Go at Garin kasama ang 16 oil companies para sa emergency measures na magpapababa ng presyo at papalawak ng sourcing network. 'The primary objective is to create additional buffer stock and procure at lower prices,' paliwanag ni Go. Dagdag pa niya, maaaring magpatibay ng mas mahigpit na monetary policy ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas kung tataas pa ang oil prices dahil sa US-Israel war on Iran. Samantala, iniiwan ng Malacañang sa Kongreso ang desisyon sa repeal ng Oil Deregulation Law. Naghain ng Senate Bill 1984 si Senate President Vicente Sotto III upang alisin ang RA 8479. 'It is high time to give back to the state the authority to manage fuel prices,' sabi ni Sotto.

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Oil companies raised gasoline and diesel prices on May 19 while lowering kerosene rates, citing renewed geopolitical risks in the Middle East. The Department of Energy set maximum adjustments to stabilize the market.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged Southeast Asian nations to activate and test their fuel-sharing pact, citing vulnerabilities exposed by the Middle East conflict for import-dependent economies. The Department of Energy said another round of fuel rollbacks remains possible next week, though officials cautioned against assuming the downtrend will hold amid global oil market volatility. DOE also ordered fuel firms to report storage capacities to prepare for disruptions.

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured that the Philippines has sufficient petroleum supply despite gas prices doubling due to the Gulf war. Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro spoke with her Iranian counterpart to secure safe passage for Philippine vessels and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz. The country received 700,000 barrels of Russian crude oil thanks to a US waiver.

Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik announced that South Korea has secured 273 million barrels of crude oil and 2.1 million tons of naphtha by year-end from four nations: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kazakhstan. The volumes equate to more than three months of oil and one month of naphtha based on last year's consumption. The supplies will be shipped via alternative routes avoiding the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.

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Sen. Imee Marcos criticized her brother's administration for delaying fuel price limits as global oil prices decline amid easing Middle East tensions. She said the Department of Energy appeared to have only recently discovered its legal powers. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson, meanwhile, backed the DOE's move.

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