 Between 14 November 1944, when she returned to New Guinea, and 27 December, when she sailed for the Philippines, "Chepachet" served at various South Pacific ports as station oiler, receiving oil brought in by naval and merchant tankers, and transferring it to combatants.Arriving at Mindoro, PI, on 8 January 1945, "Chepachet" sailed on to fueling operations in Lingayen Gulf on 11 January, when she aided those ships which had just carried out the successful assaults there.On 15 January she reported at newly won San Fabian for station tanker duty, which continued there and at Mindanao until 4 June.