Shell's ways forward in the area of alternative energy will have a clear focus on biofuels and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).

On Tuesday April 7, Dr Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President, Future Fuels and CO2 discussed Biofuels in the fourth live Shell Dialogues webchat.

Students from Corio and Corio South Primary Schools shared their favourite aspects of Tute Group - The Bethany Shell Homework Club during a launch to celebrate the programme's new name and principal supporter, Shell Geelong Refinery.

A group of drivers from Shell Logistics Newport recently volunteered their time to attend to the fire ravaged area of Daylesford to assist the emergency service teams with fuel supply.

Saving lives - the clue to their role is clearly in the name of the 12 Life-Saving Rules currently being highlighted to all employees and contractors.

Shell sites across Australia focused their attention on oil spill response training during April. With Health Safety Security Environment (HSSE) always being a priority, it is vital staff across the region are able to respond efficiently and promptly if a spill is to occur.

Coles Express are waiting with baited breath for the announcement of the 2008 Global Retailer of the Year. Their Top 4 Coles Express stores are being flown to Istanbul, Turkey for the annual 'People Make the Difference REAL!' (PMTDR) global event, where they will be in the running to be awarded the "2008 Global Retailer of the Year".

Shell recently played host to a range of important customers and suppliers over the four-day Australian Grand Prix festival at Melbourne's Formula One race track in Albert Park.

As a "young professional", Shell colleague Anne Schreuder recently accompanied Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen on his working visit to Algeria and Morocco.

Karratha, WA will now be an even better place to live and work thanks to a new community support inititiave supported by Shire of Roebourne, the WA Police and the North West Shelf Venture.

More than ten years ago, most countries joined an international treaty - the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming.

Whether you're building a playground bench for disadvantaged children or explaining how a refinery works to local officials, it all adds up to being a good neighbour.

The drive is on to make tomorrow's transport fuels and lubricants on a large scale from clean-burning natural gas. Construction of the world's largest gas to liquids (GTL) plant, Pearl GTL in Qatar, is a major step towards meeting the world's growing demand for cleaner energy.

IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, is the world's oldest and largest environmental organisation.

Seventy-one percent of Canadians believe oil sands can be developed while protecting the environment, but only half believe what oil and gas executives say in the media.

New Zealand's Lyttelton Terminal's major redevelopment project is overcoming some major technical and geographical challenges.

Happy New Year from the team at Shell World Oceania, and although we're only two months in, what an eventful year it has already been! With the devastating effects of the Victorian bushfires still being quantified, our hearts go out...

How one female employee is making her presence felt in the male-dominated world of refineries.

NGOs call it 'greenwashing'. Scientists call it environmental responsibility. Within Shell we know it as the Energy Challenge. Three names, three approaches, ranging from the dismissive to the objective to the proactive. So who is right? And is it justified?

This year, the North West Shelf Venture (NWSV) will commemorate two very significant milestones celebrating 25 years of domestic gas deliveries and 20 years of international Liquid Natural Gas exports

Web statistics just released for Shell World Oceania show a growth rate of 46% and an increase in repeat visits of 55% over the first eight months of publication.

Part two of our interview with Nick Richardson, an Exploration Geologist based in Aberdeen.

Shell Bitumen is pleased to announce the launch of Shell Bitufresh, a unique bitumen additive that effectively reduces bitumen odour without compromising quality.

This year is set to be a very special one for Shell and Ducati as it marks the tenth anniversary of their technical partnership.

The Top Gear Live team recently took Australia and New Zealand by storm, skidding onto our shores for the very first time. The Shell V-Power sponsored event drew huge audiences at both locations, exciting audiences with the much-anticipated live show.

Wind is a clean, renewable energy source with the potential to help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. But what happens when the wind stops blowing?

The physical manifestations of stress really can kill you. To achieve Goal Zero, staff are charged with the safety of not only themselves, but of the people around them.

In spite of the threat of a global recession and the renewed vigilance on cost focus, Shell is continuing to place the upkeep of its operations on the delivery agenda.

Excellence in customer service and an astonishing improvement in overall performance by the Victorian Scheduling team at Newport, has been formally recognised with a Distribution Vice President's Award.

Shell's largest ever petrochemical investment in Singapore takes shape.

Lynda Dickinson, Executive Assistant, recently gave up some of her valuable personal time to take part in the Shell Ecovolunteers project in Broome, Western Australia. She joined the team monitoring the prime nesting habitats of the Australian flatback marine turtle, Natator depressus.

Shell UK Chairman, James Smith talks about his views on the energy challenge.

A factory in Mexico that will produce so-called 'improved cook stoves' - ones that emit less toxic fumes and use less fuel - is under development thanks to donations made as part of this year's Safety Day.

On Wednesday, December 17, the Geelong refinery announced Bethany Community Support and Glastonbury Child & Family Services as its community-business partners for the next three years.

Choices - having and being comfortable with them - was the dominant theme during the opening presentation of Shell Geelong Refinery's joint launch for the Working Mother's Group (WMG) and Maternal Room.

The new Downstream Director's Shell journey has taken him from drilling wells in Alaska to implementing changes for Downstream-One, but one driving force remains the same: he hates losing to the competition.

Construction of a major recycled water plant is planned to begin in early 2010 following management approval of agreements between Barwon Water and Shell Geelong Refinery.

In early November 2008, Shell Logistics Australia reached an important milestone in their quest towards 'Goal Zero' injuries; achieving 20,000 work hours without lost injury time or a recordable injury case.

Nick Richardson, an Exploration Geologist based in Aberdeen, was part of a small international team of experts called to explore the fault lines that caused the devastating earthquake in Sichuan on May12 this year, killing 69,000 people.

Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer says in an interview that the global economic crisis should not shift our attention away from the energy and climate challenge.

Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer says in an interview that the global economic crisis should not shift our attention away from the energy and climate challenge.

Three intrepid volunteers from Shell's Project Better World Earthwatch Programme describe how watching whales from a wind-swept boat was a life-changing experience.