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Article: LPG dealers fear supply shortage, warn prices to climb to P33/kg.
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- Philippines News Agency
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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By Marie S. Neri
MANILA, Nov. 9 (PNA)-- Dealers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) foresee an impending product supply shortage in the domestic market and a price hike of between US$ 20 and US$ 30 per metric ton in the international market.
Arnel Ty, president of LPG Marketers Association (LPGMA) said there were only two scenarios that consumers could expect with the LPG prices continue to go up, especially with the imposition of Executive Order 839 which put a cap on prices of petroleum products including LPG.
Ty said the first possible scenario, if the government will not lift EO 839, big oil companies would likely decide to postpone ...