フィリピンは、国家非常事態におけるエネルギー供給を支援するため、米国から2万1000トンの液化石油ガス（LPG）の貨物を受け入れた。この貨物は5月30日に到着し、燃料備蓄を安定させる政府の取り組みの一環となる。
フィリピン国営石油公社（PNOC）は声明で今回の納入を確認した。このLPGはプロパンとブタンが同量で混合された冷却済み製品で、テキサス州のエンタープライズ港から出荷された。4月13日にトラフィグラ（Trafigura Pte. Ltd.）を通じて調達され、バタンガス州カラカにあるサウス・パシフィック社のターミナルに保管された。
今回の出荷は、エネルギー省の緊急エネルギー安全保障プログラムを支援するものである。PNOCは到着に先立ち、運用要件と安全基準の調整を行った。この燃料は、在庫水準を維持し、主要地域における潜在的な供給問題を解決するために役立てられる。
PNOCのグラシエラ・バルレタ上級副社長は、今回の納入は、現在進行中の国家エネルギー非常事態において、燃料備蓄を強化しLPGの継続的な供給を確保するためのエネルギー省とPNOCによる具体的な行動を示すものだと述べた。
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A total of 425 out of 14,485 gas stations nationwide were temporarily closed as of March 27 due to the fuel crisis triggered by the Iran war, according to the Philippine National Police. The Cordillera Administrative Region recorded the highest number at 79, while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency.
Following the first 142,000-barrel shipment that arrived on March 26, the Philippine government has secured a total of 1.04 million barrels of diesel to bolster the country's fuel buffer amid the global oil crisis. The remaining 900,000 barrels are expected next month, helping maintain stocks above minimum levels during the energy emergency.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the arrival of 142,000 barrels of diesel in Luzon on Thursday, March 26, 2026, as the first delivery under the Emergency Energy Security Program. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin described it as the result of government efforts to bolster fuel supplies. However, calculations based on DOE data indicate it covers less than one day's diesel demand.
Two LPG tankers have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz amid Middle East conflict to reach India. BW TYR has arrived in Mumbai, while BW ELM heads to New Mangalore. They carry large shipments of propane and butane.
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Amid LPG shortage due to West Asia conflict, the second LPG tanker Nanda Devi reached Gujarat's Vadinar port on Tuesday morning carrying over 47,000 metric tonnes. Part of the cargo will be sent to Tamil Nadu. The Shivalik tanker had earlier arrived at Mundra port with 46,000 metric tonnes of LPG.
In response to ongoing fuel price volatility from Middle East tensions and global oil surges, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order No. 114 on April 16, 2026, suspending excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene for three months to ease burdens on Filipino households, following economic managers' defense of targeted relief.
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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.