PH fuel inventory increased by 2 more days —DOE

The country’s fuel inventory amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East now averages 52.02 days, after two more days were added due to steady deliveries and a decrease in consumption, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said Monday.

As of April 17, Garin said the expected available days for the supply of the following petroleum products are as follows:

• Gasoline: 54. 47 days
• Diesel - 50.13 days
• Kerosene - 129.93 days
• Jet Fuel - 60.69 days
• Fuel Oil - 78.87 days
• LPG - 40.26 days

“Today, there is a significant increase. It’s two days lang pero (only but) that’s an increase especially in diesel and LPG, pero malaking tulong po yan sa projections ng DOE (it’s already a big help in the projections of DOE),” Garin said in a press briefing. 

“Our stocks are steady because there's a steady delivery of the fuel. All sorts of fuel. Also, our consumptions are not increasing also. Actually there has been a significant drop in the consumption of fuel in the whole country, kaya nakakatulong din ‘yan (so that helps as well),” she explained. 

Garin also said that Filipinos are now “consciously” trying to reduce their fuel consumption through various interventions such as work-from-home arrangements and carpooling.  

“It has been very effective in making sure that we protect our inventory level. So for that, nagpapasalamat po kami sa kami sa lahat lahat ng Pilipino na nag-ambag po na umakyat ng umakyat at maging steady ang ating inventory,” she added.

(So for that, we are grateful to all Filipinos who have contributed to help increase our inventory and make it stable.) 

The Energy chief also said that the Department of Energy (DOE) will implement a weekly Earth Hour, encouraging the public to conserve energy by switching off non-essential items or electricity. 

The initiative will be conducted for one hour every Saturday, 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

PNOC purchases

Energy Undersecretary Sandy Sales, meanwhile, said that the third cargo of diesel, carrying about 320,000 barrels, or 50.88 million liters, which Philippine National Oil Company’s Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) previously purchased, is expected to arrive on April 21, Tuesday, morning.

The cargo will be offloaded at the Subic terminal of the Philippine Coastal Storage and Pipeline Corporation (PCSPC), and will come through via commercial trader Trafigura. 

The fourth PNOC cargo, carrying 330,000 barrels or 52.47 million liters, is scheduled for delivery on Friday, April 24, through international trader Vito. This cargo will specifically be delivered to Mindanao, in the Insular Oil depot in Davao City. 

These shipments follow earlier deliveries of 142,000 barrels, or 22.578 million liters, from Japan, which arrived on March 26, and 329,000 barrels, or 52.311 million liters, which arrived on April 10, according to the DOE. 

Sales also said they received confirmation for the purchase of 21,000 metric tons of LPG, secured by the PNOC from the United States. 

The fourth PNOC cargo is also on track for delivery through international trader, Vito. This cargo will specifically be delivered to Mindanao, in the Insular Oil depot in Davao City. 

Sales also said they received confirmation for the purchase of 21,000 metric tons of LPG. 

This volume, sourced from the USA and expected to pass through Singapore, is expected to arrive between the third week and the last week of May.

As of 17 April 2026, the country’s LPG inventory was at 40.26 days of supply, increasing by around four days of supply compared to the previous week. —RF, GMA News