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SDO Report 2018 SHELL DEVELOPMENT OMAN REPORT 2018 PROUD OF OUR HISTORY IN OMAN, COMMITTED TO ITS FUTURE. As we look to the future, we may do so with great optimism and a strong determination to achieve more of our ambitions ….. We must intensify our efforts to the utmost of our ability and build the future of Oman Excerpt from the speech by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said on the occasion of the 15th National Day on 18 November 1985 HIS MAJESTY SULTAN QABOOS BIN SAID CONTENT 1. Country Chair’s Message 7 2. Shell in Oman 8 Shell's Journey in Oman 10 HSSE & Goal Zero 12 Shell’s Businesses in Oman 13 ¢ Petroleum Development Oman 14 ¢ Oman LNG 18 ¢ Shell Oman Marketing Company 20 ¢ Shell Technology Oman 24 ¢ New Business Development 26 3. Social Investment 28 ¢ Road Safety 30 ¢ Energy Transition 34 ¢ Youth Development 40 ¢ Training for Development 42 ¢ Enterprise Development 46 ¢ Environment 48 ¢ Sponsorships & Donations 50 4. Exhibitions & Conferences 52 7 COUNTRY CHAIR’S MESSAGE DEAR READER, I am proud to present Shell’s inaugural report outlining the breadth of activities in which our company is involved here in the Sultanate of Oman. In the pages that follow, our aim is to provide you with a snapshot of Shell’s contribution to powering progress in the Sultanate in 2018. Shell in Oman aims to be a good corporate citizen, helping the nation to meet its growing energy needs and to pursue sustainable development. To do that, we must maintain our relentless focus on the safe and efficient business operations of Shell and the three joint ventures in which we are partners. We must maximise the impact of operations on the government’s in-country value (ICV) initiative, aimed at boosting the oil and gas industry's contribution to Oman’s socio-economic development. And we must continue our efforts to share the economic and social benefits of our activities with local communities and to help Omanis to develop new skills. Over many decades, the Sultanate of Oman and Shell have forged a partnership that has helped to develop In 2018, the Shell Intilaaqah programme has provided the country’s energy industry. We are hugely proud to be more than 229 young Omanis with training to improve partners in Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Oman their skills in business, planning and sustainability. Our Liquefied Natural Gas (Oman LNG) and Shell Oman Shell Professional Courses offered training for some 300 Marketing Company (SOM). Together they represent a young Omanis from the governmental, private and NGO substantial part of Oman’s economic engine and they sectors, equipping them with knowledge and tools to continue to generate significant government revenues. develop and broaden their professional skillsets. To date, our partnerships in Oman have provided jobs and As for the future, we are embarking on a new chapter created further employment through contracts with local in our partnership with the Sultanate of Oman. As part businesses. This emphasis on ICV is at the heart of the of Oman’s new strategy for gas, in May 2018, Shell operational model of our joint ventures and in our model signed a memorandum of understanding with the of doing business. And there are numerous success stories. Government of Oman, covering upstream gas exploration and development, gas-to-liquids (GTL), and renewable In 2018, PDO fully Omanised its hoist fleet for the first energies. We hope that this leads to exploring for and time in its history by contracting five local companies developing important new gas resources in Oman, with a value that exceeded US$800 million. Over the creating substantial further value for the country. decades SOM has created over 120 opportunities for Throughout Shell’s history in Oman, we have seen how local companies to become retailers and operators across strong partnerships create the bedrock for successful its national service station network in Oman. projects, benefiting the community and our stakeholders Why am I highlighting these stories? Because I am proud alike. We are proud of our history in Oman and committed of the way Omanis in Shell and in our joint ventures have to its future. developed these opportunities. I am also impressed by the Thank you. Omanis who have developed new skills through our social investment projects. In 2018, our “Solar into Schools” project, which we launched in 2015 as our fifth Gift to the Nation in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, continued the Chris Breeze roll-out of solar installations in schools and the provision Shell Country Chairman, Oman of training to Omani SMEs to be accredited solar SMEs/ installers. Alongside this, we have introduced in these schools Shell’s innovative NXplorers programme, which introduces students to techniques to help them understand complex and interrelated problems. 9 SHELL IN OMAN Shell is active in Oman across the energy industry and is involved in joint venture and independent activities ranging from research and development, exploration and production to trading and retail. Shell Oman has been a partner in the country’s remarkable development and progress over the last several decades. We aim to meet the energy needs of Oman with solutions that are economically, socially and environmentally viable, now and in the future. SHELL'S JOURNEY IN OMAN 1958 Sultan Said bin Taimur 1994 granted a license to Shell Government agrees 1956 to market petroleum 1970 products in the Sultanate. with Shell’s proposal PDO drilled its Shell forms the Shell 1967 HM Sultan Qaboos to study feasibility of first well in the Company of South PDO’s first export bin Said Al Said LNG export. Sultanate (Fahud). Eastern Arabia. of Oil from Oman. visits PDO. 1950 1960 1970 1937 1962 1974 1996 Sultan Said bin Taimur granted a PDO declares commission of Yibal Government acquires The establishment of 75-year concession to Petroleum Field, Total rejoins the company. 60% of PDO. Shell’s Oman LNG in Concessions Limited (owned by Shell Markets Middle East (later Shell share is 34%. cooperation with forerunners of Shell, Total, Partex, Oman Marketing Company) started Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil and BP) and Petroleum selling aviation fuels and became the other corporations. Development (Oman and Dhofar) Ltd. major supplier of aviation fuels at all was established, name later changed airports in Oman. to PDO in 1952. 11 2000 2005 2014 2015 2018 First LNG cargo exported HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said Glass Point (whose Announcement of Shell became by Oman LNG after extends Block 6 Concession for shareholders include Shell’s 5th Gift to the Operator of project completed under further 40 years. SGRF and Shell) Nation: Solar into Block 42 in budget and ahead further develop solar Schools & the partnership of schedule. EOR in Oman. revamped Shell with OOCEP. Intilaaqah programme. 2000 2010 2002 2007 2010 2017 Shell established a Omanisation in Shell signed Technical Service representative office in Shell Oman Agreement with PDO giving PDO The launch of the Oman, later called Shell Marketing Company access to Shell’s global technical and first solar school in Development Oman. exceeded 85%. non-technical expertise. Birkat Al Mouz, Nizwa. HSSE & GOAL ZERO We aspire to achieve our goal of no harm to people and no damage to the environment. To deliver this, we work hand in hand with our Joint Venture partners and external stakeholders to identify potential hazards and manage risks at every stage. We work with local organisations (i.e. Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL), Oman Road Safety Assocation (ORSA) and our peers to create industry-wide standards e.g. Worker Welfare, Road Safety, Dropped Objects Prevention Scheme (DROPS) and support country-wide initiatives e.g. National Campaign for Child Car Seats, Shell Road Safety Awards. 13 SHELL’S BUSINESSES IN OMAN 11% THROUGH OLNG SHELL OMAN 34% MARKETING 30% 49% 100% SHELL SHELL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY OMAN OMAN $17M <10% SUPPORT Partnerships power Shell’s businesses around the world. Our joint ventures (JVs) have been integral to the development of the oil and gas industry since the very beginning. They are world-class companies and Shell is proud to be part of them. Shell is committed to supporting the success of its joint venture partners in Oman in the areas of safety, technology, human capacity development and exchange, efficient and streamlined processes, as well as strategic planning. Shell’s partnerships in the Omani oil and gas industry are making major contributions to the economic development and prosperity of the country. 15 PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) is the foremost exploration and production company in the Sultanate and accounts for the majority of the country’s crude oil production. The company is owned by the Government of Oman, Royal Dutch Shell, Total and Partex. Shell’s association with Oman goes back to the 1930s. For the last 80 years, Shell has supported PDO in meeting its primary goal of exploring and developing hydrocarbons in a safe, sustainable and efficient manner that benefits all its stakeholders. This is facilitated by using new technology and pioneering techniques such as Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and digitalisation across Block 6 in Oman. Shell Technology Oman has played a key role in developing the latest technologies to support PDO's efforts in EOR. PDO currently operates over 178 OKĚĂGĚFS #ROTNF600 NGVVGĚĚSFGĚKUGRGF per annum 1KĚ2ROFTEěKONKNGWEGSSOH 610,000 DCRRGĚSOHOKĚPGRFCX 17 SHELL WELLS SUPPORT TO PDO Shell Wells division has been sharing its best practice "Assist and Assure" programme with the Oman wells community. "Assist and Assure" directly supports wells declared future aspiration and journey to Goal Zero, through safety leadership, coaching and assurance. Where it has been implemented rigorously, “Assist and Assure” has delivered a steep change in safety performance by providing the dialogue necessary to demonstrate care for everyone on the job, to support them in addressing dilemmas, and avoid risk normalisation that imperils our Goal Zero objective.
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