Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. is looking at ramping up the loading capacity of its Tabangao fuel import terminal in Batangas in anticipation of growth in demand as the Philippine economy recovers.
The former crude oil refinery, which used to be the second biggest in the country, is now dubbed the Shell Import Facility in Tabangao or “Shift.” It was formally launched on June 30 after its repurposing as a “world-class” fuel terminal.
Being such, the Shift has a storage capacity of up to 263 million liters while its jetties are designed to receive products from various sizes of vessel, particularly medium-range import vessels.
Medium-range vessels are those that can carry around …
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