2017 Media Releases
Directory of all Shell Singapore media releases in 2017
Shell volunteers surpassed target with more than 180 hours of community programmes and raised more than $80,000 in the Amazing ‘Raise’
Dec 05, 2017
The Shell iVolunteers’ Amazing ‘Raise’, an inaugural fund-raising event involving Shell community partners, raised S$80,000 for Lakeside Family Services and capped a full year of giving back, exceeding 180 hours of community programmes.
Shell opens 430 Million-litre Lubricants Plant in Singapore
Nov 01, 2017
Singapore, November 1, 2017 – Shell today opened an integrated lubricants and grease production facility in Tuas, Singapore. At 10 hectares, the site size is equivalent to almost 25 football pitches. It is Shell’s 3nd largest lubricants plant in the world and 2nd largest in Asia-Pacific, capable of producing up to 430 million litres (equivalent to 390 kilotonnes) of lubricants and greases every year - enough to change the engine oil of over 12,000 cars, every hour, every day.
Shell's response to The Sunday Times article 'China oil giant enters S'pore petrol station business'
Oct 01, 2017
A front page article titled "China oil giant enters S'pore petrol station business" in The Sunday Times published on 1 October 2017 quoted an unnamed senior oil executive saying that Shell may sell or lease 10-15 stations to Sinopec.
FueLNG completes first commercial LNG bunkering in Singapore
Sep 27, 2017
FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd, has achieved the first commercial Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker transfer in Singapore by completing truck-to-ship bunkering for the Floating Liquefaction (FLNG) vessel, Hilli Episeyo.
Shell launches #IdeaRefinery to scale energy startups, in partnership with NUS Enterprise and ImpacTech
Sep 22, 2017
A corporate accelerator meets development-sprint programme, #IdeaRefinery provides startups with the tools to commercialise game-changing solutions that will support Singapore in the national energy transition.
Shell produces two new wax products from its Bukom refinery in Singapore
Jul 07, 2017
Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd (“Shell”) has started producing two new wax products, Slackwax 60 and Slackwax 120, at its Pulau Bukom manufacturing site in Singapore. Shell intends to manufacture 60 kilotonnes of these products annually, serving customers in Asia, Europe and the US.
Shell Singapore debuts “Shell Station of the Future” with new Tampines Ave 2 station
Jun 07, 2017
New Shell station is designed as a “mobility oasis” with a broadened suite of offerings and station amenities to enhance customer experience and everyday journeys of the Tampines community.
Shell’s Make the Future Singapore ends on high note with Philippine team winning race for efficiency in Drivers’ World Championship Asia
Mar 19, 2017
Crowning of Asia’s fastest and most energy-efficient driver marks the end of four-day festival of bright ideas and innovation
[Singapore only] Shell’s Make the Future Singapore ends on high note with Philippine team winning race for efficiency in Drivers’ World Championship Asia
Mar 19, 2017
Crowning of Asia’s fastest and most energy-efficient driver marks the end of four-day festival of bright ideas and innovation in Singapore.
Innovative student-built cars set new energy efficiency records at Make the Future Singapore
Mar 18, 2017
Top 12 teams in the UrbanConcept category of Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2017 will go on to compete in the Drivers’ World Championship Asia, held tomorrow.
Team NTU Singapore 3D-printed car to participate in the Drivers' World Championship Asia tomorrow
Mar 18, 2017
The penultimate day of the Shell Make the Future Singapore festival is one to remember with Shell Eco-marathon Asia on-track action and energising performances off-track.
Greenview Secondary School team wins for bright idea of turning food scraps into energy
Mar 17, 2017
The Bright Ideas Challenge, a national inter-school competition, called for students to ideate innovative solutions to tackle the energy challenge faced by cities of the future.
Bright ideas and student innovation feature at opening ceremony for Make the Future Singapore
Mar 17, 2017
Official launch of the festival also marks the start of Shell Eco-marathon Asia, a student design-and-build competition showcasing the region’s most energy-efficient vehicles.
Shell brings leading experts and business leaders together to discuss Asia’s cleaner energy future
Mar 16, 2017
Powering Progress Together Forum marks the start of Make the Future Singapore, a four-day festival featuring bright energy ideas and solutions. The forum addresses how innovation, technology and collaboration play a vital role in Asia’s future.
Shell brings Make the Future festival to Singapore for the first time
Feb 27, 2017
From March 16 to 19, 2017 Shell will host a four-day public event to highlight bright energy ideas and solutions that address the global energy challenges