THE Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Field Office conducted compliance monitoring and inspection of liquid fuels retail outlets in the cities of Talisay, Cebu, and Mandaue to ensure that consumers get the right quantity of products being dispensed and are not short-changed amidst the rising cost of fuels in the world and domestic markets.
Inspectors from Energy Industry Management division perform calibration checks of the dispensing machines to validate that the quantity of products being dispensed is correct. The move is to assure the consumers that every centavo they spent on fuels is well spent.
The inspectors used a testing instrument, called a calibrating bucket, to verify compliance with the required quantity of petroleum products being sold by dealers.
Also, samples of petroleum products were taken to check their compliance with the quality standards being implemented by the DOE.
The compliance monitoring of petroleum products is a regular activity of the VFO-EIMD that has coverage all over the Visayas. Continuous monitoring will be conducted in other areas as the pandemic level now is lowered in most areas in the Visayas.
The DOE, meanwhile, assures the public that in spite of the increasing international price of crude oil brought about by geopolitical and technical issues in oil-producing countries, the country has a sufficient supply of petroleum products. In its latest monitoring, the oil companies submitted stock inventories far exceed the minimum required inventories as per DOE department circular. (PR)