2007 Media Releases

Shell Geelong Refinery has unveiled its environmental improvement plans through until 2009 at a launch at Hovell Park.

The City of Greater Geelong, in conjunction with Best Start, Neighbourhood Renewal, and Shell Australia (Geelong Refinery), hosted a forum today to improve delivery of services to children living in Geelong's northern suburbs.

National Children’s Week (22 to 28 October) was the perfect opportunity for popular personality and well-known mum, Nicky Buckley to help Corio families celebrate the success to date of Let’s Read – an early literacy program launched locally in 2005.

Let’s Read, a national early literacy program developed by the Centre for Community Child Health and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in partnership with The Smith Family, will use National Children’s Week 2007 (22 to 28 October) to celebrate reaching more than 65,000 children in 40 communities across Australia since launching two years ago.

More than 30 student drivers will be competing for the coveted title of Young Driver of the Year at a special event on Sunday 21 October at the Metropolitan Traffic Education Centre (METEC) in North Bayswater.

Shell Australia’s new bunker vessel MV Zemira was launched today at Station Pier, Port Melbourne, by the Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Transport, Mr Martin Pakula MLC and Shell Australia Chairman, Mr Russell Caplan.

A new avenue of funding has opened up for the northern suburbs with the launch of Shell Geelong Refinery's Employee Community Grants Committee.

Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd (SDA) today announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Malaysia’s national oil corporation PETRONAS that will strengthen Shell’s and PETRONAS’ gas asset positions in Malaysia and Australia, respectively.

The Minister for Rural Affairs and Regional Development, Tony Kelly MLC, today congratulated Shell Australia for its commitment to sustainable fuels, as he launched Shell’s Parramatta ethanol storage and blending facilities.

The Shell Art Bus Program was recognised as a National Finalist in the 2007 Australian Business Arts Foundation Awards (AbaF) in Melbourne last night.

Shell Eastern LNG (Shell) and PetroChina International Company Limited (PetroChina) have concluded a binding Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the primary source being the Gorgon project in Western Australia. The HoA constitutes a milestone in the development of LNG supplies to China.

Alice Springs, August 25, 2007 – The Shell Rimula Wall of Fame saw 54 new members inducted today, in a celebration of a lifetime of service to the trucking industry.

Community views are being sought with the release of Shell Geelong Refinery's draft Environment Improvement Plan (EIP) 2007-2009.

Shell Geelong Refinery today celebrated the publication of its 2006 Annual Performance Review.

Canberra, Saturday 4 August 2007 – The Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of The Nationals and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark Vaile, today congratulated Shell Australia for its commitment to sustainable fuels, as Shell celebrated the significant milestone of having ethanol fuels available at over 200 Coles Express and Shell branded service stations across the eastern states of Australia.

Emissions from Shell Geelong Refinery will reduce significantly following the installation of a new filter on the refinery's Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit (RCCU) or otherwise known as the cracker.

The Shell Companies in Australia today announced a combined upstream & downstream profit before interest and tax for calendar year 2006 of AUD$1.73 billion, up from AUD$1.268 billion in 2005. This represents a return on average capital employed of 16%. The result was attributable to a robust performance from the growing upstream business and a continued improvement in the downstream business.

Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd (Shell) has secured two exploration permit areas off the northwest coast of Australia.

The World Challenge, our collaboration with BBC World and Newsweek is back. Visit www.theworldchallenge.co.uk (opens in a new window) and find out how you can nominate the grass roots project of your choice and put it in the running for a US$20,000 grant from Shell.

Shell Australia today announced that its high-density high-octane fuel Shell V-Power Racing will be the official fuel of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series. V8 Supercar teams are set to use the super premium 100 octane fuel formulated with 5% ethanol from the first round of the series in March.

Shell has released the results of its 2006 Ambient Air Monitoring program that monitors air quality around the refinery.

Shell Geelong Refinery, a member of the Waste Wise Geelong Network, has been certified as a Waste Wise Company through Sustainability Victoria. The Waste Wise Geelong Network is a new membership program that brings businesses together to learn how to reduce waste.

Ilija Grgic has been appointed Shell Geelong Refinery’s new Engineering Manager. He replaces Alan Greaves who will be leaving Shell later this month after 28 years with the company.

Shell Geelong Refinery electrical engineer, Debbie Schroer, has won an international award for her leadership in helping the refinery gain approval to operate its own Electrical Safety Management Scheme (ESMS).