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Fuel for Thought: Singapore looks to next energy transition, this time away from oil

Fuel for Thought: Singapore looks to next energy transition, this time away from oil

Eric Yep: 29 December 2020

SHELL RELATED EXTRACTS

Shell, which started out as M. Samuel & Co. and built the first fuel depot in Singapore in the 1890s, said in November it was shutting half of its refining capacity on Singapore’s Pulau Bukom island, a move signaling the start of one era and the beginning of another for the energy hub.

Shell said Pulau Bukom will become one of its roughly six energy and chemicals parks and part of a “pivot from a crude-oil, fuels-based product slate towards new low-carbon value chains.” read more

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Shell details its layoff of hundreds at Convent site in 2021; full shutdown set for August

Shell details its layoff of hundreds at Convent site in 2021; full shutdown set for August

Shell plans to begin layoffs for nearly 700 workers in March at its Convent oil refinery, which it expects to fully shut down in August.

The Louisiana subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, Equilon Enterprises LLC, previously had announced layoffs but has now filed an official notice with the Louisiana Workforce Commission outlining its plans. 

Shell looks to lay off all 698 workers at the refinery, 340 of whom are represented by a union, according to the letter. read more

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