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Pilipinas Shell converts Tabangao refinery into 'world-class' import terminal

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/business/06/30/20210630-shell.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>The ribbon cutting ceremony of the Shell Import Facility Tabangao (SHIFT) handover, which had undergone a transformation from a refinery into a world-class import facility. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Pilipinas Shell on Wednesday said it has inaugurated its world-class import terminal in Tabangao, Batangas which was formerly a refinery.</p><p>The Shell Import Facility in Tabangao also known as SHIFT will enhance the company&#x27;s capacity to meet fuel demand in Southern Luzon and Northern Visayas, it said in a statement.</p><p>The import terminal has a storage capacity of up to 263 million liters (ML) and has the infrastructure to make product transfer easier and safer, Pilipinas Shell said.</p><p>Its jetties are designed to receive products from various vessel sizes including medium-range import vessels that can carry around 30 million to 50 million liters of petroleum products, it added.</p><p>“From tough decisions come positive results. The transformation of our refinery into a world-class import facility demonstrates Shell’s commitment to provide sustainable energy to the Philippines despite the challenging conditions posed by the pandemic,&quot; said Pilipinas Shell President and Chief Executive Officer Cesar G. Romero. </p><p>&quot;We are now better positioned, operationally and financially, to serve the country’s energy needs as the economy reopens with the lifting of restrictions,” Romero added.</p><p>Pilinas Shell in August announced the permanent shutdown of the said Batangas refinery.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/13/20/pilipinas-shell-to-shut-batangas-refinery-permanently-as-pandemic-bites">Pilipinas Shell to shut Batangas refinery permanently as pandemic bites</a></li></ul><p>The oil company said it posted a net income of P1 billion for the first quarter of 2021 from a P5.5 billion net loss in the same period the previous year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/03/21/pilipinas-shell-traditional-gas-low-carbon-operations">Pilipinas Shell says pursuing low carbon operations while continuing oil and gas</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM OUR ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1717254" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Pilipinas Shell on Wednesday said it has inaugurated its world-class import terminal in Tabangao, Batangas which was formerly a refinery.<br /> </p>

Pilipinas Shell on Wednesday said it has inaugurated its world-class import terminal in Tabangao, Batangas which was formerly a refinery.