The Tabangao Refinery is an oil refinery in Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines. It was owned and operated by Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation with the capacity to process 110,000 barrels per day (17,000 m3/d).[2]
.svg)  Location of Tabangao Refinery | |
| Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Province | Batangas |
| City | Batangas City |
| Coordinates | 13°43′19.5″N 121°03′57.7″E / 13.722083°N 121.066028°E |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Pilipinas Shell |
| Owner(s) | Pilipinas Shell |
| Commissioned | 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 2020 |
| Capacity | 110,000 bbl/d (17,000 m3/d) |
| No. of employees | ~1000[1] (2016) |
History edit
The Tabangao Refinery's construction began in 1960 and was completed in 1962.[3] The oil refinery's inauguration was held on July 28, 1962 which was attended by then-Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.[4] Its initially capacity was 30,000 bbl/d (4,800 m3/d).[3]
In 1993, expansion and renovation of the Tabangao Refinery (called STAR or Shell Tabangao Asset Renewal) began, to replace the old facilities including two crude distillers built in the 1960s. The expansion was completed in 1995 and the capacity of the refinery increased to 110,000 bbl/d (17,000 m3/d)[3]
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, operations of the refinery was suspended on May 24, 2020 and in August 2020, Pilipinas Shell decided to permanently close the refinery and convert the site into an import terminal.[2] The closure left the Bataan Refinery of Petron as the sole operating oil refinery in the Philippines.[5]
References edit
- ^ "GRI G4 Content Index" (PDF). Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation. 2016: 98.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Ang, Adam (August 13, 2020). "Pilipinas Shell permanently shuts refinery to convert into import terminal". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c "About Our Company" (PDF). Annual and Sustainability Report. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation: 3. 2016.
- ^ "Remarks of President Macapagal on the inauguration of the Shell Refinery in Barrio Tabangao, Batangas". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. July 28, 1962. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Dela Cruz, Enrico (August 13, 2020). "Shell unit shuts Philippine refinery as pandemic slashes margins". Reuters. Retrieved August 15, 2020.