Some Solutions to oil-crisis

[M@rv|n]

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maka save na ang company in the long run ... maka create pa ug job sa mga coco farmers

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http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb...coco.fuel.html

Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Shemberg bares plan to switch to coco fuel

Manufacturing companies using bunker-fired boilers in their operations can help solve the oil crisis in the country by using solid-fired boilers instead.

This shift will lessen the country’s demand for oil, said Shemberg Corp. president Benson Dakay.

Although converting bunker-fired boilers into facilities that use coal or coconut shell requires a substantial investment, Dakay said many companies will benefit from it in the long run because coal and coconut are cheaper.


Coconut shells cost about P1.7 per kilo while coal costs about P1.8 per kilo. The price of bunker oil today is P20 per liter. But this may soon go up to P30 per liter.

“The return of the investment is quick because companies are able to save more in the long run,� Dakay told Sun.Star Cebu.

Dakay said Shemberg plans to invest about P60 million this year to convert six bunker-fired boilers of its seaweed processing companies-Shemberg Marketing Corp. in Mandaue City, Shemberg Biotech Corp. in Carmen and Polyssacharide Corp. in Zamboanga City-into solid-fired boilers.

He said Shemberg has no other choice but to invest in this new technology because the company cannot afford to increase the prices of its carrageenan export.

If it would do so, the company will not be able to compete in the world carrageenan market, he added.

The three Shemberg companies have been consuming around one million liters or 5,000 barrels of bunker oil amounting to around P15 million every month.

“When we have had fully converted our boilers, the pressure for oil would ease up. The 5,000 barrels can be used by the other sectors. This volume is enough to run 3,000 cars,� Dakay said.

In an interview, Timex Corp. president and chief executive officer Joe Santana said the company is also affected by the increasing prices of oil in the world market.

“I believe everybody is affected, not only Timex,� he said.

Crude oil prices went past $65 to a barrel last week, prompting energy officials have also announced they are trying to avoid the use of fuel oil-fired power plants.

Earlier, Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president Robert Go said the chamber has asked its members to implement austerity measures amid the rising cost of oil. (JBN)

[tolstoi]

it is time that the Phil government should focus its interest on the invention of Daniel Dingle's - The WATER powered car..this is the sole solution to thwart any oil related crisis in the Phil...

the Phil gov is only hesitant in realizing the possibility of producing this kind of invention since they are having a conflict with some foreign interest...one of it is the ever ballooning foreign debt that keep us hogtied to their whim...

[M@rv|n]

mao jud! then murag hesitant sad ang government mo support anang water car kay saon nalang ang tax

[jonz]

well talking about oil crisis issue.. have you heared about the oil exploration of cebu dha smy north sea dapit? gbaita mn gudna sauna sa sunstar kaso wala ko ka update.. anybody knows about that?

[s.n.m.p.]

Scrap lagi the Oil Deregulation law. Dapat mo intervene na ang gobyerno. Dili kay mag pawong sa aircon during office hours. Di man na maoy solution. Nagdaginot ang ordinaryung empleyado pero tuay mga dagkong tae nga mga opisyal nag sakay sakay sa ilang red plate nga pajero mahal kaayo gasolina.

About anang biodiesel ug coco oil, wa nay epek. Naa nay crisis ayha pa ta mag research ug alternative fuel. GASTO NA POD!

Mao lagi na ang kwartang daginuton gamiton man hinoun panikas sa eleksyon. tsk, tsk, tsk.

[wanderlust]

Scrap lagi the Oil Deregulation law.Â* Dapat mo intervene na ang gobyerno. Dili kay mag pawong sa aircon during office hours.Â* Di man na maoy solution.Â* Nagdaginot ang ordinaryung empleyado pero tuay mga dagkong tae nga mga opisyal nag sakay sakay sa ilang red plate nga pajero mahal kaayo gasolina.Â*

Hindi ko maintindihan kumbakit noong wala pa ang oil deregulation law ay nag-aalburuto ang mga militante na ipapasa ito.Â* Ngayon naman ay gustong tanggalin ng mga hunghang.

About anang biodiesel ug coco oil, wa nay epek.Â* Naa nay crisis ayha pa ta mag research ug alternative fuel.Â* GASTO NA POD!

Mao lagi na ang kwartang daginuton gamiton man hinoun panikas sa eleksyon.Â* tsk, tsk, tsk.

Duh?Â* The government has been promoting the use of alternative fuel for some time already.Â* In fact, all government agencies have been directed to patronize coco diesel in their vehicles.Â* What is lacking here is investment from the private sector.Â* Mas mahilig kasi magreklamo ang mga tao kaysa mag-invest in a project that could help millions of coconut farmers.

The government has also been promoting CNG and ethanol, among others.

The best solution is the obvious--magtipid.

[randy111979]

Scrap lagi the Oil Deregulation law. Dapat mo intervene na ang gobyerno. Dili kay mag pawong sa aircon during office hours. Di man na maoy solution. Nagdaginot ang ordinaryung empleyado pero tuay mga dagkong tae nga mga opisyal nag sakay sakay sa ilang red plate nga pajero mahal kaayo gasolina.

About anang biodiesel ug coco oil, wa nay epek. Naa nay crisis ayha pa ta mag research ug alternative fuel. GASTO NA POD!

This is a right reaction to the topic of the thread. I agree that OIL Deregulation law has become more of a disadvantage than an advantage to us. I hope government is doing something about this one.

Mao lagi na ang kwartang daginuton gamiton man hinoun panikas sa eleksyon. tsk, tsk, tsk.

Now this is out of place.

[M@rv|n]

Scrap lagi the Oil Deregulation law.

toink! i dont think its the solution do u think it would lessen by even a single dollar ang barrel sa oil?
militant arguement man diay na imo ... sorry ... pa pildi nalang ko

About anang biodiesel ug coco oil, wa nay epek. Naa nay crisis ayha pa ta mag research ug alternative fuel. GASTO NA POD!

actually wala nana cya nag research tapos na ang research, implementation nalang ang kulang ... please read and understand my first post ... dig?

[riko diko]

Oil regulation may prevent sabot-sabot of prices among the big three but:

1.) mahal jud daan ang gasolina worldwide.
2.) pwede ang gov't. mapalit sa big three, so sila ghapon mag buot. (considering dili kasaligan ang goberno)

I say, magtipid ta and try that coco oil thing.

[pandisal]

Scrap lagi the Oil Deregulation law.

toink! i dont think its the solution do u think it would lessen by even a single dollar ang barrel sa oil?Â* Â*
militant arguement man diay na imo ... sorry ... pa pildi nalang ko

About anang biodiesel ug coco oil, wa nay epek. Naa nay crisis ayha pa ta mag research ug alternative fuel. GASTO NA POD!

actually wala nana cya nag research tapos na ang research, implementation nalang ang kulang ... please read and understand my first post ... dig?

yes korek.... research first before mo sambat... its been there and people are not yet realizing that this will help
our oil crisis... and also coco economy hilabi na ang mga mangbubukid (specially my pamilya - manguprahay).
maybe this time biodiesel will be slowly be used... (not research)...