Shell Malaysia Upstream History

Timeline of Shell Malaysia upstream

1981

• St Joseph platform, Sabah began production of oil.

1982

• Barton platform, Sabah began production.
• Shell’s first natural gas field E11 in Sarawak came on-stream, with a structure measuring about 1,000 feet end-to-end.
  

1983

• First natural gas shipped from MLNG plant in Bintulu, Sarawak.
• F23 in Sarawak, Malaysia’s second gas complex, tied-in to E11, began production.

1984

• Sabah Gas came on stream through Samarang Gas Complex.
• Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited (SSPC) drilled Malaysia’s first horizontal well in the Erb West field, 180km offshore Labuan.
• SSB started the corporate social responsibility programme called, “We Care, We Share” that spanned around Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan.
• SSB initiated the inaugural Kenyalang Press Award to motivate and celebrate the Sarawak media fraternity.
  

1989

• Kinabalu-1 of the SB-1 acreage struck oil in Sabah.
• Shell Malaysia Upstream became first in the Royal Dutch Shell Plc group to set the world safety record by clocking 10 million work hours without lost time injury.
• Project LINK launched together with Ministry of Education Malaysia to produce locally qualified welders for the oil and gas in Sarawak and Sabah.

1993

• Shell’s Lutong Refinery, Malaysia’s first refinery, awarded MS-ISO 9002-1991 by SIRIM.
• MLNG DUA PSC was signed to develop 11 gas fields for supply to the MLNG DUA Plant in Bintulu.

1994

• Datuk Tan Ek Kia became the first Sarawakian and Managing Director for Shell Malaysia Upstream.
• SSPC found gas in SB-1 off Sabah.
• Kebabangan field in Sabah was discovered by Shell in 1994.
• D35 in Sarawak produced first oil.
  

1995

• SSPC’s first deep-water PSC was signed for Block G offshore Sabah.
• Labuan Crude Oil Terminal celebrated 20 years, starting with 3,600 barrels per day to 100,000 barrels per day.
• SSB installed the M3PQ-A integrated production module 225km off Bintulu, breaking two world records at that time - the 7,700 tonne topsides was the biggest in Asia, and the most remote offshore platform.
• Shell Malaysia Upstream Professorial Chair at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) was established.

1996

• M1 in Miri, the second gas field of the MLNG-DUA development, produced first gas.
• SSB’s second deep-water PSC was signed for Block E, offshore Sarawak with water depths up to 2,000metres.
• The Lutong Refinery became the first Malaysian refinery and second within the Royal Dutch Shell Plc Group to clock 10 years without lost time injuries.
• Shell Malaysia Upstream was the first to apply multi-lateral well drilling technology in Asia Pacific region, at South Furious, Sabah.

1997

• Kinabalu (KNDP-A) came on stream ahead of schedule, the first unmanned and fully remote-controlled platform in Sabah, a field developed exclusively with horizontal or multi-lateral wells.

1999

• SSPC found oil in its first deep-water well in Block G, offshore Sabah.

2000

• SSB signed its 15th PSC for Block SK-312.

2003

• The Lutong Refinery, Miri was decommisioned in June 2003, after achieving 17 years LTI free and being operational since 1917.

2005

• Miri was officially declared a city in the state of Sarawak.

2006

• Shell Malaysia Upstream Professorial Chair in Petroleum Geoscience at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS in Perak was established.

2007

• Shell became part of the KPOC Joint operating company, together with PCSB and Conoco Phillips to develop the 1st of the 3 cluster fields in this Deepwater block.

2008

• Shell Malaysia Sustainable Development Grants was launched to help NGOs and special interest groups initiate community and environmental projects.

2010

• Shell Malaysia Upstream celebrated 100 years of upstream operations in Malaysia.
• SSB signed Gas Sales Agreement for SK308.
• Malaysia hosted the inaugural Shell Eco-marathon Asia at Sepang, Selangor
  

2012

• SSB signed exploration PSC for SK319, deep-water blocks 2B and SK318, offshore Sarawak.
• Shell Malaysia’s first Deep-water platform - Gumusut-Kakap field in Sabah commenced production through an innovative linking or tie-back to the Kikeh production facility.
• SSB signed a Joint Research Development agreement with Petronas Research Sendirian Berhad to pursue research collaboration for improving recovery in Baram Delta Operations
  

2013

• Shell Traffic Games celebrated its 50th year in Sarawak.
• Shell Asia Pacific Wells Learning Hub opened in Miri, the first in the region to use advanced simulators.
• SSPC signed agreement with the Sabah Department of Fisheries for the Fish Aggregation Device project, creating alternative and sustainable fish catch areas.
• SSPC took Final Investment Decision to develop Malikai offshore Sabah.

2014 

• SSB announced Final Investment Decision on E6 field development offshore Sarawak.
• SSB found exploration success at Rosmari-1 well in Block SK318.
• Shell Malaysia Safety Award was launched to recognise contractors and partners for exemplary HSE performance.
• Piasau Camp (former residential area for SSB’s senior staff) was officially gazetted as Piasau Nature Reserve by the state government of Sarawak.
• Gumusut-Kakap in Sabah semi-submersible floating production system produced first oil, with a peak annual production of 135,000 barrels per day, equivalent to 25% of Malaysia’s production.
• Datuk Iain Lo became the first Sarawakian Chairman for Shell Malaysia.
  

2015

• Earth breaking ceremony for Shell Malaysia Upstream’ s new production chemistry lab building in Miri, the largest upstream oil and gas laboratory in Sarawak.
• Shell Malaysia LiveWIRE a new youth entrepreneur programme was introduced.
  

2016

• Shell Malaysia debuts #ShellSelamatSampai Road Safety programme for students and community.
• Malikai Tension Leg Platform (TLP), the second deepwater project in Sabah produced first oil.
  

2017

• Malikai Deepwater project in Sabah won the Institutes of Engineers (IEW) Outstanding Award – first time in three decades, an oil and gas initiative has been accorded the highest engineers honors
• Malikai in Sabah won the ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award from ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations – the first and only oil and gas project in Malaysia to win the highest prize in design and construction in ASEAN
• Ministry of Education (MOE) Malaysia recognised SSB for the outstanding contribution towards the ProjekLINK programme.
• SSPC inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Sabah Petroleum Operations Technician (SPOT) Programme with TAS Institute of Oil and Gas.
• Access to Energy (A2E), a social investment programme aims at provision of continuous energy was introduced in Sabah.
  

2018

• E11 platform in Sarawak received the ‘Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health (MSOSH) OSH Grand Award.
• Gumusut-Kakap in Sabah bagged Gold Merit from the MSOSH OSH Award 2018.
• SSB received a Miri City Mayor’s Award under the corporate category for long-standing contribution through CSR and Social Investment activities.
• SSB won Gold Award, the first for Oil and Gas company, for Lean Management from the Malaysian Productivity Corporation (MPC) under Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
  

2019

• SSB and Curtin University Malaysia launched the SSB Immersion and Digitalisation Module.
• SSB and Department of Environment Malaysia inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Program Kesedaran Alam Sekitar.
• Gorek, Larak and Bakong in Sarawak, the first fully solar powered wellhead platforms came on stream.
• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) for the launch of Immersion Programme.
• Deployment of PETRONAS FLNG-1 in Sabah waters to evacuate gas from Kebabangan Field to MLNG as a back up to the Sabah Sarawak Gas PipelineMalikai Phase 2 FID in October.
• E6 platform in Sarawak produced crude where SSB made a come back in the oil business after two decades.

• Shell celebrates 110 years of upstream operations in Malaysia.
• Ivan Tan becomes the first Mirian to be appointed as Vice President for Shell Malaysia & Philippines Upstream and Managing Director of SSB and SSPC.

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