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The Department of Energy (DOE) said its hands are tied and that it cannot do anything on the plan of Petron Corp. to acquire rival Liquigaz Philippines Corp., a ranking official told The STAR.

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Jetti Petroleum Inc., a firm engaged in the import, blending and distribution of petroleum products, is applying for registration with the Board of Investments (BOI) to qualify for incentives for its two storage facilities.
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Concepcion, chairman of the Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW), said their computations were based after deducting the 50-centavo per liter increase implemented by the oil refiners last April 3.


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This comes in the wake of a Department of Justice (DOJ), opinion dated Feb. 12, 2001 which states that "it is not mandatory but rather directory in nature."


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                    [Summary] => To spare consumers from a new round of gasoline price increases this Christmas, President Estrada may have to break a self-imposed policy and once again beg oil companies to defer their plans.


The President said he is hoping that a meeting with oil executives can convince them to postpone the implementation of a price adjustment of as much as 70 centavos per liter this month.


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announces there's a crisis, then forgets that he ever said it. He grants
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OIL INDUSTRY DEREGULATION LAW

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                    [Summary] => To spare consumers from a new round of gasoline price increases this Christmas, President Estrada may have to break a self-imposed policy and once again beg oil companies to defer their plans.


The President said he is hoping that a meeting with oil executives can convince them to postpone the implementation of a price adjustment of as much as 70 centavos per liter this month.


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announces there's a crisis, then forgets that he ever said it. He grants
conditional pardon to a priest's killer, then expresses surprise that he signed
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DOE says it can’t stop Petron from acquiring rival Liquigaz

By Iris Gonzales | August 26, 2013 - 12:00am

The Department of Energy (DOE) said its hands are tied and that it cannot do anything on the plan of Petron Corp. to acquire rival Liquigaz Philippines Corp., a ranking official told The STAR.

Business

Jetti Petroleum seeks BOI perks

By Louella Desiderio | August 5, 2012 - 12:00am

Jetti Petroleum Inc., a firm engaged in the import, blending and distribution of petroleum products, is applying for registration with the Board of Investments (BOI) to qualify for incentives for its two storage...

Business

Phoenix Petroleum gets perks for depot project in Batangas

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | May 6, 2010 - 12:00am

Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. has received project perks for its 50.4 million-liter storage terminal inside the Phoenix Petroterminals and Industrial Park in Calaca, Batangas.

Business

Concepcion sees hefty price increases for diesel, gasoline

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | April 7, 2005 - 12:00am

Industrialist Raul T. Concepcion said yesterday oil refiners Petron Corp. and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. would likely increase their prices by P2.24 per liter for diesel and P1.45 per liter for gasoline.  Concepcion,...

Business

Shell, Caltex excused from IPO deadline

February 17, 2001 - 12:00am

The Department of Energy (DOE) has allowed Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Caltex Philippines Inc. to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) even after the three-year period under the Oil Industry Deregulation...

Business

Estrada to meet oil execs anew

By Marichu A. Villanueva | December 3, 2000 - 12:00am

To spare consumers from a new round of gasoline price increases this Christmas, President Estrada may have to break a self-imposed policy and once again beg oil companies to defer their plans. The President said...

Headlines

That's Entertainment - Sketches

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | February 4, 2000 - 12:00am

Entertainment brought Joseph Estrada to the pinnacle of power. Nineteen months into his term, he's still entertaining us -- for the wrong reasons. He announces there's a crisis, then forgets that he ever said...

Opinion