Unioil

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Unioil
Industry Oil
Founded1966;59 years ago (1966) in Valenzuela, Bulacan
FounderCo family
Headquarters Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area served
Luzon and Davao City
Key people
Kenneth C. Pundanera (President)
Janice Co Roxas-Chua (CEO)
Products Oil, lubricant
Services Electric vehicle charging
Website unioil.com

Unioil Petroleum Philippines, Inc., simply known as Unioil, is a Philippine downstream oil company.

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History

Unioil Petroleum Philippines, Inc. was established in 1966 by the Chinese-Filipino Co family as a lubricant manufacturer and distributor with a facility in Valenzuela. Unioil expanded to fuel trading, distribution, and retailing when the Philippine petroleum industry was deregulated in 1998. [1] [2] [3] [4]

In 2003, Unioil established an oil depot in Mindanao. The company has 30 service stations at around this period. [5]

Unioil still has 30 service stations in Metro Manila, Cavite, Pampanga and Laguna in 2012. In February of that year, introduced Euro IV standard diesel ahead of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources requirement for all oil companies to sell diesel of that standard and above by 2016. [6] [7]

In September 2017, Unioil began selling Euro V standard diesel. [8] In November 27, 2017, Unioil claimed to be the first oil company in the Philippines to open an electric charging facility when it launched a service station in Quezon City. At around this time there are 61 service stations by Unioil, mostly in Metro Manila. [9] [10] In late 2022, Unioil opened its 100th station in Cavite. [11]

In 2024, Unioil opened a terminal in San Fernando, Cebu. The complany plans to use the terminal as part of its expansion to Visayas and Mindanao. [12] [13] [14]

In February 2025, Saudi Arabian firm Aramco announced its acquiring 25 percent stake in Unioil. [2] [3] This marks Aramco's return to the Philippine market after previously owning 40 percent of Petron from 1994 to 2008. [15] [16] Due to the partnership, Unioil will introduce products under the Aramco and Valvoline brands. [17]

Locations

Unioil station in San Fernando, Pampanga. UniOil (Philippines Highway) 08.jpg
Unioil station in San Fernando, Pampanga.

As of February 2025, Unioil has 165 retail stations and four terminals in the Philippines. [18]

Products and services

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Price signage.

Unioil sells gasoline and diesel products in its service stations which are Euro V compliant since 2017. [8] It also blends and distributes lubricants, as well as bitumen and asphalt. [19] Some of their stations also has electric vehicle charging facilities. [8]

See also

References

  1. "Who we are". Unioil. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 De Castro, Isagani Jr. (February 20, 2025). "Saudi oil giant Aramco is returning to Philippines as Unioil levels up". Rappler. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Global oil giant Aramco to acquire 25 percent stake in Unioil". ABS-CBN News. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  4. "The Report of the Independent Committee Reviewing the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998" (PDF). Department of Energy. 2005. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  5. "Unioil invests P100-M in M'danao oil depot". The Philippine Star. August 29, 2003. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  6. "Unioil allots P1 B for 3-year network expansion in Luzon". The Philippine Star. December 14, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  7. Santos, Botchi (December 19, 2012). "Euro IV-compliant diesel now at Unioil pumps". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Unioil offers complete line of Euro 5-compliant fuels in PH". Philstar.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  9. Nicolas, Jino (June 27, 2018). "Unioil Philippines adds electric vehicle charging stations despite low demand". BusinessWorld. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  10. Rivera, Danessa. "Unioil plans more EV charging stations". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  11. "Unioil opens its 100th station in PH". TopGear Philippines. December 19, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  12. Cacho, Katlene O. (August 4, 2024). "Petroleum firm opens new terminal in Cebu". SunStar. SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  13. Galang, Gabriell Christel (October 1, 2024). "Unioil expands fuel terminal to Cebu". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  14. Ayeng, Raffy (October 2, 2024). "Unioil launches new Cebu terminal". Daily Tribune. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  15. Francisco, Rosemarie (March 14, 2008). "Ashmore to buy stake in Manila's Petron". Reuters. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  16. Kumar, Pramod (February 20, 2025). "Saudi Aramco re-enters Philippines after 17 years". AGBI. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  17. "Unioil Announces Strategic Investment by Aramco". Mindanao Times. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  18. "Saudi Aramco to acquire 25% stake in Unioil Petroleum Philippines". Reuters. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  19. "Unioil to extend major rewards to loyal customers". Manila Bulletin. October 15, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.