P5/liter fuel rollback seen on Aug. 11

Joann Villanueva 08/09/2026

MANILA – Domestic oil prices will likely decrease by as much as PHP5 per liter next week, given market developments as of August 6, reflecting the situation in the Middle East. Jetti Petroleum president Leo Bellas, in a…

Oil prices jump following the latest fighting in the Middle East

Associated Press 07/15/2026

Oil prices jumped Monday following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more losses for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom dragged stock markets lower. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed…

Oil prices down more than 4% after US-Iran deal to open Hormuz

Agence France Presse 06/15/2026

TOKYO, Japan —Oil prices plunged more than four percent Monday after the United States and Iran announced they had reached a peace agreement to end months of a war that had roiled energy markets. West Texas Intermediate…

Asia braces for a second wave of energy shocks from the Iran war

Anton L. Delgado and Aniruddha Ghosal 05/11/2026

BANGKOK (AP) — Asia’s first defenses against energy shocks from the Iran war are running short and a second wave of impacts is beginning to hit. When the war started, governments scrambled to adapt to the closure…

Oil prices to stay high through 2027 on Hormuz risks

Emmanuel John Abris 05/04/2026

MANILA, Philippines – Oil prices are expected to stay higher for longer as continued disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz disrupt global shipping flows, prompting DBS Bank and First Metro Securities Brokerage Corp. to revise their outlooks.…

Oil surges past $110 as US equities slide amid Strait of Hormuz standoff

Agence France Presse 04/29/2026

NEW YORK, United States — Oil prices surged on Tuesday to their highest point since the US-Iran ceasefire, weighing on US equities as stalled negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz heightened concerns about inflation. At the same…

Oil rises, stocks swing as peace talk hopes wobble

Agence France-Presse 04/27/2026

Oil prices rose on Monday while stocks were mixed, with the United States and Iran no closer to ending their eight-week-old war after Donald Trump cancelled his envoys’ trip for peace talks over the weekend. Hopes that…

Diesel prices slashed by nearly P13/liter starting April 28

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Diesel prices will further drop starting Tuesday, April 28, 2026, as fuel firms implement the fourth straight week of price rollbacks, regulators announced. The Department of Energy confirmed that the latest adjustments will…

Oil prices in C. Visayas won’t stabilize soon despite truce extension

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/24/2026

CEBU CITY — Oil prices in Central Visayas, and virtually in the rest of the world, won’t likely return to their pre-Iran war levels despite recent rollbacks and the extension of a fragile ceasefire in the Middle…

Oil prices rise despite US-Iran ceasefire extension

04/23/2026

Oil prices edged higher Wednesday while Europe’s main stock markets eased on uncertainty surrounding the prospect of resumed Mideast peace talks following an extension to the US-Iran ceasefire. Asian equities had a mixed trading day as investors…

Oil prices dip, most stocks rise on lingering Iran peace hopes

Agence France-Presse 04/21/2026

Oil prices fell on Tuesday while most stocks rose on lingering hopes for a deal to end the US-Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even as Tehran said it had not decided whether to attend…

Transport groups announce new strike on April 21

Zacarian Sarao 04/21/2026

MANILA, Philippines — Another transport strike is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, as various groups ramp up their demands for the government to reduce fuel prices and suspend the excise and value-added taxes on petroleum products. The…

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