17
November 2017
QUALITY DIESEL FOR
CONSUMERS: Spearheaded by the DOE-Oil Industry
Management Bureau (OIMB), oil industry stakeholders held the signing ceremony
of the Philippine National Standard (PNS)/DOE Quality Standard (QS):004:2017 on
coco-methyl ester (CME)-blended automotive diesel oil specification last 7
November at the Energy Center in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. In photo are
the DOE-OIMB team, Technical Committee on Petroleum Products & Additives
(TCPPA) members from petroleum manufacturers and marketers, car and motorcycle
manufacturers, NGOs, consumers, academe, government agencies and invited
technical experts.
(Taguig City.) Energy
Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi announced Friday (17 November) that the Department of
Energy (DOE) has established an upgraded standard for automotive diesel oil to
further improve fuel quality and lessen its impact on the environment.
“The new Philippine
standards for automotive diesel oil is in line with our mandate to implement
programs and policies that will complement and comply with existing
international and environmental standards for fuel,” Cusi said.
He stressed that the
task of ensuring fuel quality is equally important alongside the government’s
mission of maintaining stable supply of oil in the country.
Although spearheaded by
the DOE-Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB), oil industry stakeholders
contributed in the effort by reviewing and approving the Philippine National
Standard (PNS)/DOE Quality Standard (QS):004:2017 on coco-methyl ester
(CME)-blended automotive diesel oil specification
To formally signify the
adoption of the new fuel quality standards, a signing ceremony was held last 7
November at the Energy Center in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
The DOE-OIMB team,
Technical Committee on Petroleum Products & Additives (TCPPA) members from
petroleum manufacturers and marketers, car and motorcycle manufacturers, NGO’s,
consumers, academe, government agencies and invited technical experts
participated in the event.
The new PNS for
automotive diesel oil contains revised technical provisions to upgrade fuel
quality requirement, such as reduced sulfur content limit in compliance with
Euro-4 emission standard, and test methods for more accurate evaluation of fuel
quality.
It is separate and
distinct from the standards of the Industrial Diesel Oils, which has distinct
standard designation, specifically PNS/DOE QS 013:2017.
“The primary impact of
the new PNS for diesel strengthens the government’s consistent and continuing
program towards the use of cleaner fuels and promotion of indigenous and
sustainable energy resources with the end view of reducing dependence on
imported oil,” Cusi said.
The new PNS for
automotive diesel oil also supports the country’s commitment in the
international community to reduce carbon emissions through smarter and more
efficient use of automotive fuel for transport.
No comments:
Post a Comment