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Tabangao FSRU is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal proposed in the Philippines.[1]
Location
The facility will be docked in the Port of Tabangao, Philippines.[1]
Project details
- Operator:
- Owner: Shell Energy[2]
- Parent company: Shell[1]
- Location: Tabangao, Philippines[1]
- Coordinates: 13.71335, 121.06099 (approximate)
- Capacity: 3 mtpa[3]
- Fomerly 3.8 mtpa[2]
- Status: Proposed[1]
- Type: Import[1]
- Start year: 2025[4]
- Cost: PHP$3.5 billion (US$66 million)[2]
Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day
Background
In January 2021, the Shell Group revived plans to moor a leased FSRU in Tabangao Port.[5]
The project was initially proposed back in 2013, but by 2018 Shell had decided to invest in more oil and gas exploration instead of an LNG terminal.[5]
As of June 2022, it was reported that Shell was planning to invest PHP$3.5 billion (US$66 million) in the project, and that construction would begin in 2024. As of this time, the capacity of this project was planned to be 3 mtpa.[2]
A December 2023 article from the Manila Standard said that the project was on track to be completed in 2025, per data from the Department of Energy.
As of August 2025, there have been no project updates in over two years, and the project is inferred to be shelved. In addition, a May 2025 article in the Manila Bulletin describes a Shell update to stockholders on investments in Tabangao, with no mention of the proposed LNG terminal.[6]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Amanda Battersby, Shell advances Philippines LNG dream Upstream, March 30, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shell to invest $66m to build LNG import terminal in the Philippines. Offshore Technology. June 9, 2022.
- ↑ Department of Energy (2023-04-27). "Energy Sector Updates" (PDF). doe.gov.ph.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Department of Energy (2023-04-27). "Energy Sector Updates" (PDF). doe.gov.ph.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Alena Mae S. Flores, Shell revives investment plan in LNG, Manila Standard, January 12, 2021
- ↑ https://mb.com.ph/2025/05/13/shell-to-improve-investments-in-tabangao-terminal
