Shell Launches Traffic Games Effectiveness Survey

Peing Tajang, the company’s upstream corporate affairs senior manager announced that the company was embarking on a survey to review the effectiveness of the games: “Shell is committed towards improving road safety education in Sarawak. Through this survey, we hope to find out whether participation in the STG has actually led to better and safer road behaviour – from specifics like obeying rules and wearing safety belts to a more general awareness of what it means to be safe on our roads.”

Peing was speaking at the closing and prize presentation ceremony of its annual STG in Samarahan today involving almost 300 students from 17 schools from the division, including a special school for hearing-impaired students. Yang Berhormat Tuan Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Assistant Minister for Housing and Youth Development officiated the event.

She added that Shell was committed towards working with its partners to create a greater awareness of road safety amongst the young people who participated in the programme.  “We hope that this social investment will make for safer road users and ultimately reduce road injuries and fatalities.”

Shell allocates over RM 1 million annually to implement STG throughout the country, out of which over RM300,000 were allocated for Sarawak. An average of about 3,000 students in the state have become ambassadors for road safety as STG alumni every year.

As part of the commemoration of the STG golden jubilee, the multinational energy company would also expand their reach in delivering road safety education in Sarawak.  “This year, we are running road safety essay writing and poster drawing competitions.  These are opened to students who are not involved in the Shell Traffic Games, so the road safety message reaches more students.”

SMK Pesantran Abd Taib Mahmud was named the champion in the secondary school category, followed by SMK Kota Samarahan and SMK Asajaya No. 2 in the second and third place respectively.  In the primary school category, SJK Chung Hua Asajaya won the first prize, while SK Dato Traoh and SJK Chung Hua Serian were placed second and third respectively.  Both the champions will compete in the state finals in Kuching in early October.

STG is run in every division in Sarawak and culminates in a state level final in which the winning schools from each division participate. State level champions go on to represent Sarawak at the national level finals, competing against other states.  

STG is run in every state in Peninsular Malaysia, in every district in Sabah and in every division in Sarawak – an average of over 20,000 students a year from throughout Malaysia participate in the programme.

ENQUIRIES:

Upstream Corporate Affairs, Shell Malaysia Exploration & Production

Zulkifli Baba Noor, Zulkifli.BabaNoor@shell.com, +6085 452277

ABOUT SHELL TRAFFIC GAMES

A major educational tool in road safety awareness for the young in Malaysia, Shell Traffic Games (STG) represent Shell’s commitment towards the safety of road users particularly those in schools for over five decades.  Launched in 1957 in Malaya, STG is held annually in partnership with the Road Safety Council (Majlis Keselamatan Jalan Raya) and various government agencies like the police, education departments, road transport department and local authorities as well as auxiliary bodies.

STG started in Sarawak in 1963 and commemorates its 50th anniversary this year.  Held in most state capitals and practically every district and division in Sabah and Sarawak, STG is conducted on a specially equipped site in a safe location using pedal cars, bicycles and pedestrians.

It is estimated that more than a million young Malaysian road users have taken part in the games since its inception.  As part of the programme, participating schools are required to pass written tests on read safety.  In subsequent practical or on-road tests, participants are awarded merit points for complying with road safety regulations, or conversely given demerits and issued traffic violation summons by real traffic police officers when they break road safety regulations or commit driving offences.  Prizes are awarded to winning primary and secondary schools for the best road safety performance.

ABOUT SHELL

Shell is a global leader in power, energy, and gas technology and is working to meet increasing energy demand and supply challenges by delivering smarter products and cleaner energy, smarter infrastructure, smarter use, and by developing new energy sources while addressing the impact on the environment, through cleaner burning natural gas and advanced fuels and lubricants technology.

Malaysia is one of Shell’s heartlands. The history of Royal Dutch Shell in Malaysia started more than 120 years in Miri, Sarawak. Shell currently has a strong market presence in the upstream and downstream sector in Malaysia.

Being at the forefront of energy and fuel efficiency, Shell advocates for the use of energy more efficiently as the simplest and most cost-effective way to reduce emissions and mitigate climate change through driver education, fuel efficient driving behaviour, and smarter mobility collaboration and strategic partnerships to fuel the country’s progress.  

As Shell aims to meet the world’s future energy needs with a diversified energy mix and cleaner energy, we enjoin consumers and businesses to use energy better, to do more with less, and make energy conservation a way of life.

At our operations, safety is our top priority.  Our goal is to have zero fatalities and no incidents that cause harm to our people and neighbours and put our facilities at risk.  We aim to address social concerns and work to benefit local communities, protecting our reputation as we do business.

ABOUT SHELL MALAYSIA EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION

Operating as production sharing contractors to Petronas, Shell Malaysia’s exploration and production companies  are  engaged  in the exploration for and efficient development and extraction of crude oil and natural gas from offshore Sarawak and Sabah, with onshore operations and offices in Miri, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, Bintulu and Kuala Lumpur. Shell also builds and operates the infrastructure needed to deliver hydrocarbons to market.

The pioneer of Malaysia's exploration and production sector, Shell drilled Malaysia’s first commercial oil well in Miri, Sarawak in 1910. The company’s upstream base is still located in Miri after a century of operations.

Definitions & Cautionary Note:

The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate entities. In this announcement "Shell", "Shell Group" and "Royal Dutch Shell" are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies. "Subsidiaries", "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in this announcement refer to companies in which Shell either directly or indirectly has control, by having either a majority of the voting rights or the right to exercise a controlling influence. The companies in which Shell has significant influence but not control are referred to as "associated companies" or "associates" and companies in which Shell has joint control are referred to as "jointly controlled entities". In this announcement, associates and jointly controlled entities are also referred to as "equity-accounted investments". The term "Shell interest" is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect (for example, through our 23 per cent shareholding in Woodside Petroleum Ltd.) ownership interest held by Shell in a venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of all third-party interest.

This announcement contains forward looking statements concerning the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Shell and the Shell Group. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Shell and the Shell Group to market risks and statements expressing management’s expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "goals", "intend", "may", "objectives", "outlook", "plan", "probably", "project", "risks", "seek", "should", "target", "will" and similar terms and phrases. There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Shell and the Shell Group and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements included in this announcement, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes in trading conditions. All forward looking statements contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Additional factors that may affect future results are contained in Shell's 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2011 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov). These factors also should be considered by the reader.  Each forward looking statement speaks only as of the date of this announcement, 3 July 2013. Neither Shell nor any of its subsidiaries nor the Shell Group undertakes any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward looking statements contained in this announcement.