News and Media Releases

We at Chevron, Petron and Shell, who operate the Pandacan oil depots through the joint venture Pandacan Depot Services, Inc., are calling for an independent evaluation by a third-party risk assessor of the safety and the pollution control measures of our facilities in Pandacan.

The Philippine Supreme Court, in an en banc resolution dated April 28, 2009, upheld its earlier decision, ordering the City of Manila to enforce City Ordinance 8027 and directing Shell, Chevron and Petron to submit to the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) a comprehensive plan and relocation schedule from Pandacan.

In a hearing called by the Committee on Ways and Means at the House of Representatives yesterday, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC) affirmed that it has been paying the excise tax of P4.35/liter for the manufacture of Clean Air Act compliant unleaded premium gasoline upon withdrawal from the Shell refinery in Tabangao, Batangas.

Consumer and Oil Price Watch (COPW) published an advertisement last Feb 17, 2009, claiming that the Oil companies have not been transparent and fair in oil pricing and that the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have been “passive in the performance of their regulatory functions”. The ad has been followed by a letter to Sec. Gonzales of the DOJ dated 26th Feb, supported by another advert, where COPW reiterated his earlier claims and advising oil companies on what they should do - from data submission, oil pricing and even when to purchase crude oil.

The three oil companies who jointly operate the Pandacan oil terminals are calling for an independent evaluation by a third party risk assessor of its safety and pollution control measures in the Pasig River.

Manila City Mayor Alfredo S. Lim signed into law Ordinance 8187 on May 28, which creates a medium industrial and heavy industrial zone in the area of Pandacan, thereby allowing the continued stay of the Pandacan Terminals.

Shell, the world’s largest distributor of transport biofuels, supports Republic Act No. 9367 or the Biofuels Act of 2006 through its compliance with the 2% biodiesel mandate in its diesel engine fuels.