据油气工程12月1日消息称，壳牌菲律宾公司已在菲律宾苏比克开设了另一家进口工厂，以加强其向该国北部地区的供应链，并支持政府在COVID-19大流行期间推动经济增长的努力。
今年第二季度，菲律宾国内生产总值(GDP)下降了16.9%，但经济学家乐观地认为，在第三季度收缩放缓至11.5%之后，菲律宾经济开始反弹。从季度环比来看，该国经济增长了8%。
壳牌菲律宾公司总裁兼首席执行官塞萨尔·罗梅罗说：“我们赞同菲律宾政府的乐观态度，并继续致力于作为菲律宾国家建设的伙伴，利用我们的全球专业知识加强我们在菲律宾的业务，并在亚洲燃料需求预期反弹之前增加供应。”
他补充称，壳牌菲律宾公司燃料供应网络的扩大，也支撑了该公司扩大零售网点数量的努力，并将继续致力于作为菲律宾国家建设的合作伙伴。苏比克工厂是壳牌菲律宾公司的第三个具有中型船只进口能力的终端，一次可以接收5400万升的产品。这使公司可以最大程度地提高效率并最小化其转运成本。
去年5月，壳牌菲律宾公司开始将其Tabangao炼油厂从石油加工改造为世界一流的全进口设施，并在接下来的几年中再投资10亿比索。Tabangao工厂的产能为2.63亿升，不仅满足了马尼拉的需求，也满足了吕宋岛南部和维萨亚斯北部的需求。
随着苏比克工厂的运营，壳牌菲律宾公司增强了供应链的弹性，因为该公司可以更好地应对台风季节带来的干扰。罗梅罗说：“在壳牌，我们寻求通过提供高效、可靠的世界一流产品，推动菲律宾的经济增长，进一步推动菲律宾的电力发展。”
曹海斌 摘译自 油气工程
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Shell bolsters fuel supply amid economic recovery efforts
Pilipinas Shell has opened another import facility in Subic, the Philippines, to strengthen its supply chain to the northern parts of the nation and in support of the government’s efforts to jumpstart the economy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Philippine economy saw a 16.9% dip in GDP during the second quarter of this year, but economists are optimistic that the economy is bouncing back after the contraction slowed to 11.5% in the third quarter. “We share government’s optimism and remain committed as the country’s partner in nation-building by leveraging our global expertise to strengthen our presence in the Philippines and bolstering supply ahead of Asia’s anticipated bounce-back in fuel demand,” said Pilipinas Shell President and CEO Cesar Romero.
Pilipinas Shell’s expanded fuel supply network also underpins the company’s thrust to grow its number of retail stations and remains committed in the Philippines as a partner in nation-building, he adds. The Subic facility is Pilipinas Shell’s third Medium Range (MR) vessel-capable import terminal and can receive 54 million l of finished products in Last May, Pilipinas Shell started the transformation of its Tabangao refinery from petroleum processing to a world class full import facility, re-investing at least P1 billion in the next few years in this endeavour. With a capacity of 263 million l, the Tabangao facility more than meets the demand not just in Metro Manila but also in Southern Luzon and Northern Visayas.
With the Subic facility operational, Pilipinas Shell has strengthened its supply chain resilience since the company is better positioned to respond to disruptions brought about by the typhoon season. “At Shell, we seek to further power progress in the Philippines by fuelling economic growth through an efficient and reliable supply of world-class products,” said Romero.
