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End talk about Petronas supplying diesel to Philippines, says Anwar
The prime minister says the recent shipment of 329,000 barrels is not from Malaysia, but from foreign energy company Vitol
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Vitol is part of a foreign agreement to ship diesel for sale to the Philippines. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for an end to claims that Malaysia is exporting diesel to the Philippines, saying the recent shipment of 329,000 barrels of diesel to Manila originated from Vitol, a foreign energy company with operations in Pengerang, Johor.
Anwar said the diesel is not from Petronas, and that Vitol is part of a foreign agreement to ship diesel for sale to the Philippines.
“We are not giving oil to the Philippines. We have also not stopped (Vitol). We allowed them to proceed. The oil belongs to another party in a foreign agreement,” Berita Harian reported him as saying at an event in Terengganu today.
Yesterday, the National Economic Action Council said the shipment is not from Malaysia, contrary to international media reports.
The Philippine News Agency previously reported that about 329,000 barrels, or 52 million litres, of diesel were sent from Malaysia to the Philippines.
The Edge also reported Petronas’s denial of involvement in supplying diesel to the Philippines.
The national oil and gas company clarified that it has not entered into any agreement to supply diesel to any party in the Philippines, stressing that its focus remains on fulfilling domestic requirements.
In a Facebook post yesterday, former Umno Supreme Council member Isham Jalil also called on Putrajaya to ask the Philippines which refinery the diesel came from, and to explain the matter to the public.
Anwar said the diesel is not from Petronas, and that Vitol is part of a foreign agreement to ship diesel for sale to the Philippines.
“We are not giving oil to the Philippines. We have also not stopped (Vitol). We allowed them to proceed. The oil belongs to another party in a foreign agreement,” Berita Harian reported him as saying at an event in Terengganu today.
Yesterday, the National Economic Action Council said the shipment is not from Malaysia, contrary to international media reports.
The Philippine News Agency previously reported that about 329,000 barrels, or 52 million litres, of diesel were sent from Malaysia to the Philippines.
The Edge also reported Petronas’s denial of involvement in supplying diesel to the Philippines.
The national oil and gas company clarified that it has not entered into any agreement to supply diesel to any party in the Philippines, stressing that its focus remains on fulfilling domestic requirements.
In a Facebook post yesterday, former Umno Supreme Council member Isham Jalil also called on Putrajaya to ask the Philippines which refinery the diesel came from, and to explain the matter to the public.
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