2012 Media Releases
An index of all 2012 News, Media Releases, Highlights and Statements from Shell in Australia.
Drive safely over holiday period
Dec 24, 2012
Shell Australia wishes customers across Australia safe motoring over the holiday period.
Update on Diesel Supply
Dec 20, 2012
Shell Australia can confirm fuel availability has returned to normal at a majority of Shell branded service stations in Victoria, and will continue to improve in South Australia over coming days.
Update Victorian & South Australian Diesel Supply
Dec 14, 2012
Shell Australia continues to deliver high volumes of diesel to customers in Victoria and South Australia as the company recovers from the recent disruption to supply.
Update Victoria Diesel Supply
Dec 12, 2012
Shell Australia has ramped up production of diesel at its Geelong Refinery and is currently making more than 125% of normal volume.
Update Victorian Diesel Supply
Dec 10, 2012
Shell Australia apologises to customers for the disruption to diesel availability at Shell branded service stations across Victoria.
Shell to extend reach of Low Aromatic fuel
Dec 04, 2012
Shell Australia has announced it would start producing and distributing low aromatic petrol across northern Australia.
Biodiesel facility launched at Parramatta Terminal
Nov 21, 2012
Shell Australia today opened a new biodiesel facility at its Parramatta Terminal in western Sydney – responding to customer demand to reduce diesel excise liabilities and reduce the environmental impacts of fossil fuel use.
Statement on the Energy White Paper
Nov 08, 2012
Today’s Energy White Paper (EWP) lays a solid foundation for the development of Australia’s critical energy resources - particularly natural gas.
Lube Locator finds Shell lubricants anytime, anywhere
Oct 30, 2012
Shell’s online Lube Locator has been designed to help customers find the nearest Shell lubricant distributor, reseller and retailer anywhere in Australia.
Innovation key to addressing the energy challenge
Oct 26, 2012
Shell Australia recently brought together global and local technical experts and engine manufacturers to participate in the third annual Shell Mining and Transport Technology Forums held in Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Major construction begins on the Prelude FLNG project
Oct 18, 2012
Today Shell celebrated the cutting of first steel for the game-changing Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility’s substructure with joint venture participants, Inpex and KOGAS, and lead contractor, the Technip Samsung Consortium, at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in South Korea.
Shell invests North West WA retail sites
Sep 11, 2012
Shell Australia today announced a $6 million investment in four key retail sites in north west Western Australia.
Shell builds more tankage to supply Bowen Basin demand
Jul 31, 2012
Shell Australia today opened two new diesel storage tanks at its Mackay Terminal in Queensland. The tanks, holding a combined 38 million litres, will provide extra capacity and supply security to Shell customers in the Bowen Basin and Far North Queensland.
New facility to secure Sydney bitumen supply
Jul 04, 2012
Shell Australia today announced the development of new state of the art bitumen facility to serve customers in New South Wales.
Date of Clyde conversion confirmed
Jun 07, 2012
Shell today confirmed that refining operations at its 79,000 barrel Clyde Refinery will stop from 30 September. This follows an earlier announcement last July that the refinery would be converted into a dedicated fuel terminal.
New Shell BioDiesel 20 facility launched at Newport Terminal
May 29, 2012
The Shell Company of Australia Limited today officially opened a new Biodiesel facility at its Newport Terminal in Victoria. The new state of the art facility has enabled Shell to launch BioDiesel 20 into the Australian market, a world first for the company.
Incident in Newstead
May 03, 2012
Shell Australia can confirm an incident at the Coles Express site in Newstead this morning that led to an approx 2700 litre overflow of petrol.
Update 1 - Incident in Newstead
May 03, 2012
Shell Australia employees are continuing to work with Queensland emergency services following an incident at the Coles Express site in Newstead this morning.
Update 2 - Incident in Newstead
May 03, 2012
Shell Australia can confirm the emergency response to an incident at the Coles Express site in Newstead has been completed.
Joint CFA / Shell Statement
Apr 08, 2012
An incident at Shell's Geelong Refinery at 10 pm last night resulted in Shell putting its emergency procedures into action.
National marine debris initiative launches in Sea Week
Mar 08, 2012
Schools are preparing to team up with scientists across Australia as part of a three-year national marine debris research and education program being launched in Sea Week.
Shell warns that ethanol mandate remains in place
Jan 31, 2012
Shell Australia today warned the New South Wales Government’s reversal of a ban on regular unleaded would do little to ensure motorists are able to choose their own fuel.
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