Tag: Diesel

Big-time hike on gasoline; minimal rollback for diesel, kerosene

By Kris Crismundo  Philippine News Agency MANILA – Oil companies will implement price adjustments on petroleum products starting Tuesday. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Phoenix, Seaoil, Shell, and Unioil said they will increase gasoline prices by PHP1.40 per liter and will decrease diesel prices by PHP0.50 per liter. Caltex, Seaoil, and Shell will also slash kerosene prices by PHP0.35 per liter. Other oil firms are expected to follow suit. Since the start […]

Diesel, kerosene price rollback set on Tuesday, Sept. 20, but gasoline prices remain unchanged

Third straight week of price rollback for diesel, kerosene   (Eagle News) – Various oil companies will rollback prices of diesel by P4.15 per liter, and kerosene by P4.45 per liter effective Tuesday, September 20. However, there will be no changes in the price of gasoline. The advisory in the rollback in prices of diesel and kerosene has already been posted in the social pages of oil companies. This is the third straight week of […]

Another oil price rollback set Tuesday, Sept. 13: Diesel prices down by P1.45/liter, gasoline by 45cents/liter

Second straight week of oil price rollback after tumble in world crude prices   (Eagle News) – Another oil price rollback is set on Tuesday, September 13, with gasoline prices going down by 45 centavos per liter, and diesel prices being slashed by P1.45 per liter. This is the second straight week of price rollback for petroleum products. Last week, the slash in prices was bigger. Gasoline prices were reduced by P2.60 per liter, while […]

Oil price rollback set on Tuesday, Sept. 6: Gas prices to be cut by P2.60/liter, diesel prices by P1.55/liter

Price rollback came after two straight weeks of price hike   (Eagle News) — Another oil price rollback is set on Tuesday, September 6, with gasoline prices being slashed by P2.60 per liter, and diesel prices by P1.55 per liter. Kerosene prices are also set to be reduced by P1.60 per liter effective Tuesday. This was announced by various oil companies following the lower crude prices in the world market. The rollback follows two straight […]

In risky recyling venture, Gazans burn plastic for fuel

JABALIA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Living in one of the poorest parts of the Middle East and facing some of the region’s highest fuel costs, Palestinians in Gaza are burning plastic to make affordable diesel. It’s an economic and practical solution in a territory blockaded by Israel for 15 years, but one which poses serious environmental and health risks, experts say. Standing before rusty metal machinery and fuel containers, Mahmoud al-Kafarneh described how he and […]

Another oil price rollback set on Tuesday, Aug. 16, but lower than previous weeks

Gasoline prices to have 10 centavo/liter rollback; diesel prices to be cut by P1.05/liter (Eagle News) – Oil companies will once again implement a price rollback of petroleum products effective Tuesday, August 16, but much lower than previous price cuts in the previous weeks. Gasoline products will be reduced by 10 centavos per liter, while diesel prices will have a bigger slash of P1.05 centavos per liter. Kerosene prices will be reduced by 45 centavos […]

Around P2 per liter rollback set for gasoline, diesel on Aug. 9 amid drop in world crude prices

(Eagle News) – Oil firms are set to implement another big price rollback for oil products, around P2 per liter, on Tuesday, August 9, as world crude prices continued to drop last week. Gasoline prices will be slashed by P2.10 per liter, diesel by P2.20 per liter, and kerosene by P2.55 per liter. Prices of petroleum products have been mostly decreasing since July. The price rollback will take effect either at 12 midnight Tuesday, or […]

Oil prices to further go down on July 26: Rollback in gas, diesel, kerosene prices continue on 3rd straight week

(Eagle News) – Oil prices will further go down on Tuesday, July 26, as world crude prices continued its slide. This week’s price rollback, however, is not that high compared to the previous two weeks. Gas prices will be slashed by 40 centavos per liter on Tuesday, July 26. But diesel prices would have a bigger rollback at P1.85 centavos per liter, and kerosene prices would be reduced by P1.30 per liter. Various oil companies […]

2nd big price rollback: Gas prices to go down by P5/liter, diesel prices by P2/liter effective July 19

Second straight week of big price rollback caused by tumble in world crude prices (Eagle News) — Another big price rollback will take effect on Tuesday, July 19, with gasoline prices to go down by P5 per liter, and diesel prices by P2 per liter. In separate advisories, various oil companies announced the big-time price rollback which happens for the second straight week. Last Tuesday, July 12, gas prices were slashed by P5.70 per liter, […]

Big-time oil price rollback set on Tuesday; gas prices to be cut by P5.70/liter; diesel prices by P6.10/liter

Rollback follows drop in world crude prices last week (Eagle News) – A big-time price rollback of oil products is set on Tuesday, July 12, with gasoline prices to decrease by P5.70 per liter, and diesel prices by P6.10 per liter. Kerosene prices will also go down by P6.30 per liter, the biggest slash in prices among the oil products. Various oil companies have already issued their advisories on social media. The big rollback in […]

Price rollback for diesel, kerosene set on Tuesday; gasoline prices to remain unchanged

P3/liter rollback for diesel, P3.40 per liter rollback for kerosene   (Eagle News) – Oil companies are set to implement a price rollback of around P3 per liter for diesel and for kerosene effective Tuesday, July 5, but not for gasoline the prices of which will remain the same. In separate advisories, various oil firms announced the price rollback of P3 per liter for diesel, and P3.40 per liter for kerosene. There will be no […]

No petrol, no cars: Cubans turn to electric transport

  by Leticia PINEDA Agence France Presse SANTA CLARA, Cuba (AFP) — There is a new sight on the streets of Havana: increasing numbers of electric vehicles whizzing among the old American cars so emblematic of the Cuban capital. As fuel shortages and US sanctions take their toll, and even though electricity generation can be spotty, Cubans are turning to smaller, cheaper, plug-in alternatives. “Gasoline? Imagine. After 50 years battling to get hold of it, […]