Tabangao refinery
Tabangao refinery is a hydrogen project in Batangas City, Philippines using hydrogen manufacturing unit with CO2 recovery.
Overview
Statustargeted completion by end 2020; benefits starting 2021
Country · regionPhilippines · Batangas City
Technologyhydrogen manufacturing unit with CO2 recovery
Producthydrogen
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Carbon ReductionCO2 capture and liquefaction for other uses
Componentshydrogen manufacturing unit, CO2 recovery unit
Configuration DetailHMU on refinery site with CO2 recovery unit
Feedstockfeedstock from one processing unit
Project Typeintegrated hydrogen manufacturing facility for refinery processing
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagerepurposed as Shell Import Facility Tabangao (SHIFT), inaugurated 2021
ShutdownDate: 2020-08; Status: permanently shut down
Location & names
Site NameShell Refinery in Tabangao
Additional project information
Progress StatusCancelledInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Configuration DetailSMR+CCUSInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyNG w CCUSInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
- groundbreaking : 2019-08-29
Sources & record history
Sources
- Air Liquide Air Liquide signs new long-term contract to supply hydrogen to Pilipinas Shell’s Tabangao refinery Shared by 6 fields: Current
- Batangas City Government Groundbreaking of HyStar Project in Batangas City- another milestone in industrial development Shared by 3 fields: Current
- Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Philippine’s first hydrogen facility to rise in Pilipinas Shell’s refinery Shared by 3 fields: Current
- Inquirer Business Shell raises 2019 capex to P6B, begins Tabangao project
- GMA News Online Pilipinas Shell opens repurposed Tabangao facility Shared by 2 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 4 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Tabangao refinery | View exact valueTabangao refinery | Air Liquide signs new long-term contract to supply hydrogen to Pilipinas Shell’s Tabangao refinery | — | |
| Site Name | Shell Refinery in Tabangao | View exact valueShell Refinery in Tabangao | Groundbreaking of HyStar Project in Batangas City- another milestone in industrial development | — | |
| Administrative Area | Batangas City | View exact valueBatangas City | Groundbreaking of HyStar Project in Batangas City- another milestone in industrial development | — | |
| Country | Philippines | View exact valuePhilippines | Air Liquide signs new long-term contract to supply hydrogen to Pilipinas Shell’s Tabangao refinery | — | |
| Carbon Reduction | CO2 capture and liquefaction for other uses | View exact valueCO2 capture and liquefaction for other uses | Air Liquide signs new long-term contract to supply hydrogen to Pilipinas Shell’s Tabangao refinery | — | |
| Components | hydrogen manufacturing unit, CO2 recovery unit | View exact value["hydrogen manufacturing unit","CO2 recovery unit"] | Philippine’s first hydrogen facility to rise in Pilipinas Shell’s refinery | — | |
| Configuration Detail | HMU on refinery site with CO2 recovery unit | View exact valueHMU on refinery site with CO2 recovery unit | Air Liquide signs new long-term contract to supply hydrogen to Pilipinas Shell’s Tabangao refinery | — | |
| Feedstock | feedstock from one processing unit | View exact valuefeedstock from one processing unit | Shell raises 2019 capex to P6B, begins Tabangao project | Current | |
| Product | hydrogen | View exact valuehydrogen | Air Liquide signs new long-term contract to supply hydrogen to Pilipinas Shell’s Tabangao refinery | — | |
| Project Type | integrated hydrogen manufacturing facility for refinery processing | View exact valueintegrated hydrogen manufacturing facility for refinery processing | Philippine’s first hydrogen facility to rise in Pilipinas Shell’s refinery | — | |
| Technology | hydrogen manufacturing unit with CO2 recovery | View exact valuehydrogen manufacturing unit with CO2 recovery | Air Liquide signs new long-term contract to supply hydrogen to Pilipinas Shell’s Tabangao refinery | — | |
| Event | groundbreaking : 2019-08-29 | View exact value{"date":"2019-08-29","event":"groundbreaking"} | Groundbreaking of HyStar Project in Batangas City- another milestone in industrial development | — | |
| Lifecycle Stage | repurposed as Shell Import Facility Tabangao (SHIFT), inaugurated 2021 | View exact valuerepurposed as Shell Import Facility Tabangao (SHIFT), inaugurated 2021 | Pilipinas Shell opens repurposed Tabangao facility | — | |
| Progress Status | targeted completion by end 2020; benefits starting 2021 | View exact valuetargeted completion by end 2020; benefits starting 2021 | Philippine’s first hydrogen facility to rise in Pilipinas Shell’s refinery | — | |
| Shutdown | Date: 2020-08; Status: permanently shut down | View exact value{"date":"2020-08","status":"permanently shut down"} | Pilipinas Shell opens repurposed Tabangao facility | — | |
| Progress Status | Cancelled | View exact valueCancelled | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Configuration Detail | SMR+CCUS | View exact valueSMR+CCUS | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | NG w CCUS | View exact valueNG w CCUS | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
14 current sourced values · 0 older values · Record updated