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Oil and petroleum news — global prices, local pump rates, and energy-market developments affecting transport and households.

  1. PSEi falls, peso hits fourth straight record low

    PSEi falls, peso hits fourth straight record low

    The local bourse shed 40.66 points, reversing part of Tuesday’s 2.31-percent rebound even as the peso slumped to P62.56 from September 1’s P62.40 against the…

  2. Mideast Crisis: Battering’s far from over

    Mideast Crisis: Battering’s far from over

    It is projected that continued conflict in the Middle East could push an additional 20.9 million people into poverty across 20 developing countries.

  3. BSP: Oil, AI gaps hurt Phl

    BSP: Oil, AI gaps hurt Phl

    Remolona said the Philippines should diversify its oil sources and establish strategic fuel reserves to reduce its exposure to supply shocks.

  4. Fresh fuel hike brings diesel back near P100

    Fresh fuel hike brings diesel back near P100

    Diesel prices could rise by up to P2.25 per liter next week, pushing some Philippine fuel prices toward P100 as geopolitical risks drive global oil costs…

  5. Peso nears P62, evades record low for now

    Peso nears P62, evades record low for now

    The peso weakened 3 centavos or 0.05 percent to P61.815 per US dollar on Wednesday, briefly touching a new record intraday high of P61.995 as investors reacted…

  6. West Philippine Sea

    Drill without surrender

    In Ocampo v. Arroyo, G.R. 182734, the Supreme Court invalidated in 2023 an earlier joint seismic undertaking among Philippine, Chinese and Vietnamese state…

  7. Oman moves to contain oil spill

    Oman moves to contain oil spill

    Oman is working to contain an oil spill covering about 390 square kilometers near a protected marine reserve after a tanker ran aground off the southern coast.