Shell Malaysia Strengthens Leading Position In Downstream Business With Newly Expanded Westport Terminal

Officiating the event was YBhg. Datuk Seri Long See Wool, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport.  Also in attendance were Iain Lo; Chairman of Shell Malaysia, Azman Ismail; Managing Director of Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd, Shell Malaysia employees, government officials and other guests.

Azman Ismail, Managing Director of Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd said, “The expansion project demonstrated Shell’s ongoing confidence in the country where our history spans over 120 years. We envision Malaysia as a key country for Shell Downstream and we will invest in this country to strengthen our number one position here”

The  terminal expansion enables Shell to meet the rapidly growing demand of petroleum products in the Klang Valley while helping to ease the congestion at its existing terminal in Port Dickson & Klang Valley Distribution Terminal (KVDT), all part and parcel of our smarter mobility** through smarter infrastructure concept to drive efficiency.

Iain Lo, Chairman of Shell Malaysia added, “Malaysia is one of Shell’s heartlands. Our continued investment here today for our Downstream Business reflects  Shell’s recognition of Malaysia as an attractive long-term investment destination not just in the Upstream sector but also in the Downstream business.”

He went on to say “Our commitment to Malaysia as a heartland and our successes would not have been possible without the dedication and hard work of our staff, and support and partnerships of various Government agencies that we work with”.

Congratulating Shell Malaysia on the project’s completion, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport; Datuk Seri Long See Wool said, “The Malaysian Government is always pleased with foreign investors like Shell who has the confidence to continue with large capital investments in Malaysia. I am delighted to see the realisation of the project and even more pleased to be part of this inauguration event. “

Datuk Seri went on to say that “Shell Malaysia and the Ministry of Transport Malaysia have had a long history of collaboration particularly in the form of road safety campaign through the annual Shell Traffic Games*”.

In the retail market where Shell is the market leader, Shell Malaysia currently caters to one third of the Peninsular Malaysia and half of the East Malaysia’s petroleum retail market requirements, serving over half a million customers daily at over 900 retail sites nationwide.

The terminal spans 25 acres and includes access to Westport’s jetties that is medium range/long range vessel capable; cargo lines; fuel storage tanks and gantry facilities. Since commencing operations May 2011, there has not been a single safety incident at Shell’s Westport terminal.

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About Shell

Shell  is  the  world  leading  Energy  Company whose  Downstream [oil products] business  has pioneered numerous advances in  fuels and lubricants technology and offers motorists one of the widest choices of petroleum products and services. Shell is the world’s largest fuels retail business with over 46,000 retail stations in more than 90 countries and Malaysia  is a key growth market. Shell is  the official sponsor and technical partner of the Ferrari Formula One team and the Ducati World MotoGP team.

About Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd

Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd is part of the Shell global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with around 93,000 employees in more than 90 countries and territories. In Malaysia, Shell’s downstream sector refines and markets crude oil, lubricants and other petroleum products, and has over 900 stations nationwide. It also operates a refinery at Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Shell produces and sells more than 600 different lubricants for the automotive sector, heavy-duty transport, food processing and power generation, and is the market leader for lubricants in Sabah and Sarawak.

About Shell Westport Terminal Expansion

As Shell needed to supplement its import logistics infrastructure for the Central Region of Peninsula Malaysia to serve the capital region of Kuala Lumpur; Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd signed a 14-year sub-lease agreement with Westport Malaysia Sdn Bhd in Port Klang in July 2010.  Refurbishment work to the terminal that is used for storing, supplying and distributing of petroleum products, dubbed as Phase Two, started in November 2010 involved upgrading of Storage tanks and Gantry Facilities.  This was later followed by Phase Three expansion work which involved the construction of New Cargo Pipelines fitted with Marine Loading Arms, new storage tanks and additional gantry Bay with associate facilities. The Phase Three commenced in November 2011and was completed by end September 2012.  

About the Shell Traffic Games*

Every year from March to November, some 40,000 Malaysian schoolchildren and over 2,000 teachers, traffic police officers and competition sponsors and organising officials participate in this extensive road safety competition.  Launched in 1957, the Shell Traffic Games is held annually in partnership with Road Safety Council and various government agencies. Today, more than a million young Malaysian road users have taken part in the games since its inception. The annual Shell Traffic Games are staged at permanent traffic gardens or litar lalulintas specially designed to simulate a complete, miniature road system or traffic situation. It kicks-off from state-to-state and involves the participation of students from various district primary and secondary schools.  The finale of the Shell Traffic Games is then at the national-level where top scorers compete for the national championship and honours.  This year Shell Malaysia will be celebrating 56 years of the game.

About Smarter Mobility**

Shell recognises that the growing global population and rising prosperity are increasing pressures on mobility or the movement of goods and people. It foresees the number of cars to triple worldwide by 2050, with aviation and shipping growing strongly at the same time. Thus, the company is constantly finding innovative ways to move more people and goods safely, cost-effectively and with reduced impact on the environment. Examples of smarter mobility are innovative, efficient and sustainable fuels, an infrastructure network for smarter mobility transport, efficient driving practices and eco-friendly vehicles.

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