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Volunteering together at the Fort McMurray Welcome Centre are Shell Canada's Maryam Dashti, MM Project Lead and Cathy Lu, Mine Engineering Intern at Jackpine Mine. Photo: Bob Wallace/Canadian Red Cross. 2 SHELL NEWS

ALUMNINEWS AlumniNews is published for Shell US and Canada.

Editors: Shell Human Resources: Heather Pray Russell, Jackie Annette Chavez and Panera, Tanya Ristoff and Shell Alicia Gomez Communications

Design: Production Centre of Excellence, London. A WORD FROM OUR EDITORS In this issue, you will see how when a community works together, it can bring powerful results. All of us, regardless of when we joined or where we worked, are a part of the same Shell community. WE’RE GOING GREEN U.S. AlumniNews moving to a digital In the Shell community, our core values of caring for all people with safety at the forefront are version starting December 2016 evident in everything we do. As you read this This is the last issue as a printed and mailed issue, you will see how we practice our defining publication. Beginning with our December 2016

values in communities everywhere we go. CONTENTS When the fires began in Ft. McMurray, the Albian issue, AlumniNews will be delivered in an Sands team opened its doors to employees and electronic format. We invite all subscribers to sign up online neighbors seeking refuge. Since then, many at www.shell.us/alumni or by email at [email protected]. employees in the U.S. and Canada have pitched We will notify you directly when the latest version of in their time and dollars to help this community AlumniNews is posted online each quarter. return to some sense of normalcy, without incident. It’s a true story of people coming together and supporting one another.

Last quarter, you read about our proposed petrochemicals complex. You, the project team, the Beaver County community and many others HIGHLIGHTS will be happy to read the final decision made A journey of care, compassion and safety inside. We also invite you to read how Shell 03 The Shell community comes together after devastating wildfires in Canada recently made a major contribution to supporting marine protection in the Lancaster Sound region Shell takes FID on Pennsylvania Chemicals Project and how Shell continues to demonstrate its 04 Third major announcement demonstrates growth of Shell in chemicals and the U.S. commitment to cleaner fuel. You will also read about how some of our colleagues continue to Shell contributes offshore rights to Nature Conservancy of Canada care for others in their retirement. 05 Shell helps establish a national marine conservation area off the coast of Canada’s northernmost territory Be sure to check out our regional section of the magazine for more news of interest, as well as Capital Markets Day sets a clear course updates on alumni activities in your area. And, 05 Reshaping Shell will bring more focus and resilience we want to know what you are up to these days, ® so please send us a note. Our contact details can Big rig beauty crowned at 34th Shell ROTELLA SuperRigs be found on the back cover. We look forward to 10 The thoroughbreds of trucking showcase their lights, bells, and whistles in Joplin hearing from you. Alumnae Updates 10 See what your fellow alums are up to these days We wish you a wonderful fall season, And then there were three Heather Pray Russell and Jackie Panera 11 Shell demonstrates its commitment to cleaner fuel Editors, AlumniNews magazine

VISIT US ONLINE SEND US YOUR UPDATES To submit story ideas for the U.S., email [email protected] or mail a Visit www.shell.us/alumni AlumniNews magazine wants to know letter to Shell Oil Company Communications – for everything alumni. what you are up to these days. In this part of Heather Pray Russell, P.O. Box 2463, Houston, Need forms? Want back issues of AlumniNews the magazine, we highlight alumni who are Texas 77252-2463. staying active and making a difference in magazine? Visit our Shell alumni website for To submit story ideas for Canada, helpful links and phone numbers and the latest retirement. Please send us your updates with email [email protected] or news on Shell. Also, connect with us by emailing a brief description, your phone number and mail a letter to Jackie Panera, Shell Canada [email protected] to give us feedback email address. and tell us what you’d like to see on the site. Limited, 400 4th Avenue S.W., P.O. Box 100 Please include a phone number on all email Station M, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2H5, Canada. and written correspondence on the site. SHELL NEWS 3

A JOURNEY OF CARE, COMPASSION AND SAFETY Outpouring of support from Shell employees and contractors after devastating wildfires in Canada.

The journey home to Ft. McMurray, and their family members who had been Help also came from Shell sites across Alberta for the 88,000 people forced to evacuated but could not find shelter Canada. Global Manufacturing’s Sarnia evacuate in the wake of massive wildfires elsewhere. Then, other community (Ontario) and Scotford (Alberta) sites brought many residents – including members came looking for help. With each sent firefighters, who joined the Shell employees, contractors, and their people soon arriving by the hundreds, effort to battling blazes and rescuing neighbors – back to burned-out structures volunteers mapped out what would people and animals. and a long road to rebuilding. become a record travel week for Shell’s private Aerodrome at the site. For those not on the front lines, Shell “It’s going to take a long time to get colleagues did whatever they could to back to a sense of normalcy,” said “More than 8,000 people departed help. Donations from Shell employees James Smith, Major Maintenance Shovel the Albian Aerodrome on 81 flights to across North America and beyond, along Supervisor at Shell’s Albian Sands Calgary and Edmonton,” said Keenan with Shell’s matching contribution, led to operation. “But we will do this together, Leonard, Logistics Freight Lead. “All of a $1 million donation to the Canadian because we are a family. Home will that was accomplished safely, without Red Cross. A portion of these donations always be home.” incident. Everyone worked together, were also matched by provincial and staying calm and looking out for one federal governments. The staged re-entry to Ft. McMurray another, and they never lost their focus began June 1, and it was a time as on Goal Zero.” Scotford Community Liaison Officer well for Shell’s team in Alberta to Jessica Blackmore helped coordinate a reflect on a response that underscored Workers also came to the aid of families social media campaign to collect much- our commitment to safety and to the who became stranded on the main needed supplies. “You feel like you can’t communities we live and work in. highway leading south of Ft. McMurray, do enough,” Jessica said. “But pretty after fleeing with little time to prepare. quickly, we collected a truck-full of clothes “It’s been a pretty moving experience,” Shell Albian team members provided help for families. It’s been amazing to see how said Zoe Yujnovich, Executive Vice to those who were running low on food, people have been coming together to President, Oil Sands. “We knew we had water, fuel, and hope. support one another.” something special as an organization, but I don’t think we expected to experience “We saw people stranded on the side of James Smith was one of several Shell the sort of sense of community and so the road, crying and scared,” recalled employees given clearance to enter many people pitching in to do the right Darrell Lewis, Maintenance Team Ft. McMurray to check on pets and thing. We talk about how important it is Lead. Darrell and his colleagues Justin property. “After getting permission to to care for people, and we’ve shown how Montgomery and Mike Beaulieu took the enter a residence,” he explained, “we this is a deeply held belief.” initiative to load up trucks with fuel and would put out fresh food and water for water and do whatever they could to help their pets, and then sent off a quick text When the fires broke out in early May, the their neighbors. “We could see the relief to the owner with pictures attached. We team at Shell’s oil sands operations, located on people’s faces as we gave them fuel,” started receiving call backs from some 95 kilometers north of Ft. McMurray, Darrell said. “It just seemed like the right very emotional people thanking us and Alberta, opened its doors to employees thing to do.” explaining how much relief they felt.” 4 SHELL NEWS

An artist’s rendition of the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex.

SHELL TAKES FID ON PENNSYLVANIA CHEMICALS PROJECT Third major announcement demonstrates growth of Shell in chemicals and the U.S.

Shell has taken the final investment compared to supply from the Gulf Coast. When all the three projects are on stream, decision to build a major petrochemicals The location is also ideal because Shell Chemicals’ ethylene capacity will complex, comprising an ethylene cracker more than 70% of North American reach approximately 8 million tons per with polyethylene derivatives unit, near polyethylene customers are within a annum (mtpa) in about 5 years’ time, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Main 700-mile radius of Pittsburgh. compared with 6.2 mtpa today. construction will start in approximately 18 months, with commercial production The project will bring new growth and Getting to FID has meant making the expected to begin early in the next decade. jobs to the region, with up to 6,000 most of being part of the Shell Group. construction workers involved in building The team has drawn on Shell’s strength The complex will use low-cost ethane from the new facility, and an expected 600 in Upstream, Engineering, Midstream, shale gas producers in the Marcellus and permanent employees when completed. Chemicals, Trading and major projects Utica basins to produce 1.6 million tonnes capabilities. of polyethylene per year. Polyethylene In June’s Group Strategy Update (see is used in many products, from food story on page 9), Ben van Beurden Graham van’t Hoff said, “My congratulations packaging and containers to automotive confirmed that Chemicals is now a to everyone involved in getting this components. "growth priority" for Shell. With a project to FID. It has been five years since competitive edge in chemical feedstocks, we announced our intentions on this “We are selective in our investments, underpinned by a strong product project and you have shown diligence, so we believe this project will be highly portfolio, the business is entering a new patience and a great team spirit. Thank competitive for decades to come,” said period of growth. you for your hard work. Let’s keep up CEO Ben van Beurden. “It has significant the momentum and ensure a successful growth potential and its strategic location EVP Chemicals, Graham van’t Hoff said, completion of the engineering, design makes good business sense. It puts “Shell Chemicals has recently announced and ‘Early Works’ program and next Shell in a great position to respond to final investment decisions to expand phase of this exciting project.” growing regional and global demand alpha olefins production at our Geismar for polyethylene.” site in Louisiana and, with our partner Ate Visser, VP Pennsylvania Chemicals, CNOOC in China, to add a world-scale added, “Let me thank the project team The facility will be built on the banks ethylene cracker with derivative units and all those who work on the site for their of the Ohio River in Potter Township, to our existing complex there. This third tremendous work on Project Franklin over Beaver County, about 30 miles north-west announcement demonstrates the growth the last few years. You have shown a great of Pittsburgh. As a result of its close of Shell in chemicals and strengthens our level of dedication, and you should be very proximity to gas feedstock, the complex, competitive advantage.” proud of your contribution. I look forward and its customers will benefit from shorter to working with you on the successful and and more dependable supply chains, safe delivery of this project.” REGIONAL FOCUS United States 5

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Annual Enrollment: October 5–19, 2016 1 2 ANNUAL ENROLLMENT IS To make changes to any of your JUST AROUND THE CORNER. benefits, log on to the Fidelity 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NetBenefits® Web site at From Wednesday, October 5 through www.netbenefits.com/shell 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Wednesday, October 19, you have or call the Benefits Service Center the opportunity to enroll in and make at 1-800-307-4355, beginning 17 18 19 22 changes to your health and welfare October 5, 2016. Those who benefits. All new coverage elections take make benefits changes by phone effect on January 1, 2017. will receive a Confirmation Statement after the Annual Be on the lookout for your Annual Enrollment period ends. Enrollment kit, which the Shell Benefits Service Center mails to all eligible Those who make benefits pensioners in early October. Each kit changes online will receive an email changes online, you must click the includes information on available health confirmation of 2017 benefit elections. “Save Your Benefits” button to complete plans and premium costs. Please note that if you choose to make your elections.

A WORD FROM SHELL RETIREMENT FUNDS HERO PROGRAM Minimum Required Distributions – Shell/Motiva will match gifts of Week of December 19th. qualified pensioners (1:1 up to a maximum match of $5,500 per Fidelity will automatically distribute than an IRA, where the regulations put donor per calendar year) through Minimum Required Distributions (MRDs) the responsibility on the IRA owner the HERO Matching program. the week of December 19th from Shell to withdraw the funds. As a result of This includes matching to schools Provident Fund (SPF) accounts that are participant feedback, Fidelity has (grades K-12), colleges/universities, subject to the MRD rules AND where scheduled SPF’s automatics MRDs at the United Way and many other the account holder has not yet taken the end of their processing cycle. approved 501(c)(3) charities. required distribution. In addition to HERO matching, Participants can make arrangements to Shell/Motiva encourages active The MRD rules require distributions take their MRD from the SPF by calling the participation through volunteerism. starting with the year that a participant Shell Benefits Service Center (1-800-307- Volunteers can request a grant for reaches 70 ½ years of age or, if later, 4355). If you are subject to the MRD rules, an organization where they have the year in which they retire. The MRD and have not made prior MRD distribution generously given their time. payment for the year participants turn 70 arrangements by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time ½ can be delayed until April 1st of the on December 16th, your MRD payment following year. For all subsequent years, will be automatically distributed from your For more information, visit including the year in which the first MRD SPF account the week of December 19th www.easymatch.com/HERO, was paid by April 1st, the MRD must be (except for the MRD payment following or contact Shell HERO customer distributed by December 31st of that year. 70 ½, as noted above, which will be paid service at 800-554-7861. the following March). Please note that the As always, giving is a personal Under IRS regulations, the SPF must above dates are subject to change. If you and optional choice. distribute MRDs to eligible participants have any questions, you should contact the by the specified date. This is different Shell Benefits Service Center. 6 REGIONAL FOCUS United States

CLUB ROSTER AND UPCOMING EVENTS *As new calendar events are scheduled throughout the year, email [email protected]

ALASKA: Kenai GEORGIA: Atlanta/Marietta NEW JERSEY: Sewaren Shell Alaska Alumni Club Shell Ladies and Old Boys Garden State SO Shellites Fall luncheon: Sept. 8, Princess Lodge Ken Hyde: 770-973-8207 | Bob Fischer: 732-969-1565 | Mail: 134 (Cooper Landing) | Pete Woodson: ken.hyde@ comcast.net | Mail: 4509 7th St., Port Reading, NJ 07064 907-345- 6335 | [email protected] Woodhaven, N.E., Marietta, GA 30067 | Mail: 8901 Spendlove Dr., Anchorage, NEW JERSEY: Woodbury AK 99516 ILLINOIS: Wood River Woodbury Poly Pros Wood River Refinery Retiree Association Richard Rupertus: 856-455-1705 | ARKANSAS: Hot Springs Luncheons: June 21 and Sept. 20, [email protected] | Mail: 31 Seeley Arkansas Shell Alumni Club Wood River Moose | David Lewis: Rd., Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Lunch: Second Tuesday of the month, 618 -972-1575 | [email protected] 11:30 a.m. | Jack Williams: 501-226- | Mail: 105 Whispering Oaks, Bethalto, NORTH CAROLINA: Charlotte 9881 | [email protected] | IL 62010 Carolina Alumni & Retirees of Shell Mail: 21 Sorpresa Way, Hot Springs Ira Parkman: 919-846-4860 | Village, AR 71909 LOUISIANA: Baton Rouge [email protected] | Mail: 7029 Shell Geismar Area Retirees Club Millstone Ridge Ct., Raleigh, NC 27614 CALIFORNIA: Bakersfield Barbecue: Sept. 16, Ashland Park | Retired Shell Employees of San Joaquin Ed Duhe: 225-715-2914 | OHIO: Port Clinton Don Harrison: 661-763-4568 | [email protected] | Mail: 10625 Ohio Shell Pensioners Club [email protected] | Mail: 27901 Talisman Lane, St. Francisville, LA 70775 Richard Mowry: 419-341-4377 | Tank Farm Road, Taft, CA 93268 [email protected] | Mail: 200 LOUISIANA: Houma North Crest Dr., Port Clinton, OH 43452 CALIFORNIA: Martinez Shell Cajun Alumni Club Martinez Refinery Complex Alumni Russell Poiencot: 985-872-4619 | OKLAHOMA: Tulsa Luncheon: Sept. 14 Mail: 244 Grande St., Houma, LA 70363 Mid-Central Shell Alumni Association Fall color cruise: Sept. 24 (Canada/New John Digges: 918-252-3307 | England) | Anne Fincke: 925-354- 2051 LOUISIANA: Lake Charles [email protected] | Mail: 9108 East | [email protected] | Mail: Shell Retirees Club of Lake Charles 59th Place, Tulsa, OK 74145 2954 Honeysuckle Circle, Antioch, Quarterly meeting: First Wednesday CA 94531 of October., Pat’s of Henderson | OREGON: Portland Fred Berger: 337-263-0475 | Oregon Shell Annuitants Club CALIFORNIA: Southern California [email protected] | Mail: 4218 Annual dinner: Sept. 28, Broadmoor Shell Alumni of Southern California Mary Ann Lane, Lake Charles, LA 70605 Golf Course Monthly luncheon: Fourth Friday of the Lunch: Last Wednesday of the month, month, noon, Joe’s Crab Shack (Newport LOUISIANA: Norco Broadmoor Golf Course | Beach) | Joseph M. Tully III: 949-632-0271 Shell Chemical Norco Plant Alumni Club Dan Harshburger: 541-390- 9622 | | [email protected] | Mail: 28212 San Leroy A. Morales: 504-467-4639 or [email protected] | Mail: 453 NW Marcos, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 Sheryl Lupo: [email protected] | Flagline Dr., Bend, OR 97701 Mail: #7 Lasso Lane, St. Rose, LA 70087 CALIFORNIA: Roseville OREGON: Siskiyou Shell Golden Nuggets LOUISIANA: Norco Siskiyou Shell Alumni G. Dale Dowdy: 916-749-7612 | Shell NORCO Retirees Club Derek Eck: 541-552-9134 | [email protected] | Mail: 4004 Bill Collins: 504-400-6472, [email protected] | Mail: 1000 Ravensworth Place, Roseville, CA 95747 [email protected] | Mail: 29 Paradise Lane, Ashland, OR 97520 Edgewood, Destrehan, LA 70047 COLORADO: Denver TEXAS: Austin Mile High Shell Retirees MISSISSIPPI: Braxton Austin Hill Country Alumni Club Annual meeting: Sept., Fresh Fish Co. North Louisiana and Mississippi Shell Annual Fall Luncheon: November 10, | Mike Anderson: 303-378-8463 | Alumni Club Maggiano’s Italy (The Domain) feat. [email protected] | Mail: 9228 Wm. N. Rook: 601-847-1120 | former Brunei ambassador, Gene Christy Meredith Ct., Lone Tree, CO 80124 [email protected] | Mail: 132 | John Chenoweth: 512-863-0505 | Cox Road, Braxton, MS 39044 [email protected] | Mail: 116 Ruellia Dr., Georgetown, TX 78633 REGIONAL FOCUS United States 7

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

TEXAS: Brenham When submitting wedding 60 YEARS Central Texas Shell Retirees Club anniversaries, please include retiree’s Alan Arnold and wife, Arlene: Carroll Boecker: 254-697-6969 | name, year of retirement and location, September 15 [email protected] | Mail: 4134 spouse’s name and anniversary date. Paul Dulene (’86 Information Center) West FM 485, Cameron, TX 76520 Please email to [email protected]. and wife, Anstine: May 26 Walter Hale (’87 Deer Park TEXAS: Dallas/Fort Worth 50 YEARS Manufacturing Complex) and wife, D/FW Shell Alumni Association Ronald Bedoya (’99 Martinez Diane: June 23 Duggan Smith: 817-579-5306 | Refinery) and wife, Joan: July 16 Virgil Harris (’92 Offshore) and [email protected] | Mail: P.O. Box 5262, Raymond Bergeron (‘05 Corporate wife, Margaret: September 18 Granbury, TX 76049 Security) and wife, Nancy: July 2 Larry Leonard (’85 Martinez Dave Dean (’02 Martinez Refinery) Refinery) and wife, Donna: July 14 TEXAS: Hallettsville and wife, Sheryl: Sept 14 Donald Mahl (’89 SWEPI) and wife, South Central Texas Shell Pensioners Club Jim Dillard ('98 Shell Marketing/ Martha: August 15 J.C. Kelley: 361-798-5300 | Mail: 2355 Oil Products) and wife, Judy: Sept 10 John McNerney (’90 HO Finance FM 530, Hallettsville, TX 77964 John Billdt (’04 Martinez Refinery) Corporate Auditing) and wife, and wife, Vicki: Aug 19 Barbara: June 2 TEXAS: Houston Andy Jones (’02 Shell E&P) and Richard Mueller ('91 Marketing Shell Alumni Association of wife, Alice: December 18 Engineering) and wife, Willa (Corp. Greater Houston Peter MacGregor (’00 Shell Oil Medical HO) June 1 Events: www.saagh.com | Randall Petty: Company) and wife Frances: Aug 6 Ronald Perrish (’01 Deer Park 832-492-4907 | [email protected] | Chester Martin (’04 Geismar Chemical Refinery) and wife, Anita: June 23 Mail: 9337 B Katy Frwy., PMB #277, Plant) and wife, Connie: Sept 19 Houston, TX 77024 Tom Mundorff ('99 Corporate Real 65 YEARS Estate) and wife, Mindy: July 30 Don Barksdale ('91 Shell E&P) and TEXAS: Houston Prentice Nunn (’03 Martinez wife, Bobbie : June 16 Shell Northwest Alumni Club Refinery) and wife, Murlene: July 29 Gordon Bartholomew (‘91 Shell Fall luncheon: Sept. 9, Shirley Acres Jim Ray (’04 Shell Oil Company) Oil Products) and wife, Donna: Aug 4 Club info and alumni travel photos: and wife, Wendy Ray: July 2 Emmett Miller (’91 Martinez www.shellnwalumni.com | Refinery) and wife, Carol: Aug 18 Chuck Ingham: 281-580-8382 | 55 YEARS [email protected] | Mail: 14206 Gary L. Beck (’00 Shell Chemical – 70 YEARS Vanessa Circle, Houston, TX 77069 Belpre Plant) and wife, Rita: June 26 Paul M. Molnar (Martinez Refinery John Steede (’94 Boston Plant) – Communications Supervisor) and TEXAS: Pasadena and wife, Nancy: September 17 wife, Vivian: June 9 Shell DPMC Retirees Wayne Salisbury (‘87 Ventura Monthly meeting: First Thursday of each Production Unit) and wife, Tommye: month, 11 a.m. | Ada Mae Collazo: June 14 713-828-0080 | adamaecollazo@ yahoo.com | Mail: P.O. Box 100, Deer Park, TX 77536 HOLE-IN-ONE

WEST VIRGINIA: Parkersburg Shell/Kraton Belpre Plant Retirees Monthly meeting: Second Thursday of the month, 11:30 a.m., Western Sizzlin | Jerry Watson: 304-422-6988 | 1 00 YEARS & George Chaffee (’95 Wood [email protected] | Mail: 451 COUNTING … River) had his 8th hole-in-one Watson Rd., Parkersburg, WV 26104 on 6/5/16 in The Villages, FL. Happy birthday to the Bonifay CC Destin hole #5 following centenarians! 119 yards with a PW. Edna Drake 100 Ken Bundy 107 8 REGIONAL FOCUS United States

SHELL ANNOUNCES FORT SUMTER DISCOVERY IN GULF OF MEXICO The material Fort Sumter exploration discovery builds upon Shell’s global leadership position in deep water.

Shell recently announced a new “These successes demonstrate there is still Shell’s material discovery in this heartland exploration discovery in the deep water running room in the producing basins of builds upon recent Norphlet exploration U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The initial estimated our heartlands where large, high-value success at the Appomattox (2010), recoverable resources for the Fort Sumter discoveries have the potential to further Vicksburg (2013), and Rydberg (2014) well are more than 125 million barrels strengthen our deep-water competitiveness.” discoveries, bringing the total resources of oil equivalent (boe). Further appraisal added by exploration in the Gulf of drilling and planned wells in adjacent Fort Sumter was safely drilled in the Mexico for Shell since 2010 to around structures could considerably increase Mississippi Canyon Block 566, located 1.3 billion boe. recoverable potential in the vicinity of the approximately 73 miles (117 kilometers) Fort Sumter well. offshore southeast of New Orleans, in a Shell global deep water, which is a water depth of 7,062 feet (2,152 metres) growth priority for the company, currently “The Fort Sumter discovery builds upon to a total vertical drilling depth of 28,016 produces around 600 thousand boe Shell’s global deep-water leadership. Its feet (8,539 metres) measured depth. The per day, and production is expected to proximity to our nearby discoveries in the block is nine square miles (23 square increase to about 900 thousand boe per area, and to highly prospective acreage kilometers) in size and is operated by day by the early 2020s from already to the southeast, makes Fort Sumter Shell (100%). An appraisal sidetrack well discovered, established reservoirs. particularly significant,” said Ceri Powell, was later drilled to a depth of 29,200 feet Executive Vice President Exploration. (8,900 metres) measured depth. SHELL NEWS 9

SHELL CONTRIBUTES OFFSHORE RIGHTS TO NATURE CONSERVANCY OF CANADA Shell helps establish a national marine conservation area off the coast Canada’s northernmost territory.

The contribution to Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) accounts for more than Black Guillemots diving into Lancaster Sound. 860,000 hectares (8,625 km2/ 3330 mi2) of offshore exploratory permits in the waters of Baffin Bay, near Lancaster Sound, an area larger than Alberta’s Banff National Park. Nature Conservancy of Canada subsequently released the permits to the Canadian Government, thereby facilitating a marine conservation initiative of global significance.

Shell Canada President and Country Chair Michael Crothers spoke of the announcement at an Ocean’s Summit Sound currently includes 44,500 John Lounds, President and CEO, hosted in Ottawa by World Wildlife km2 / 17,182 mi2 of marine territory, Nature Conservancy of Canada Fund Canada. encompassing most of Lancaster Sound. said, “The Nature Conservancy of Shell’s contribution of its permits, located Canada is pleased to be able to work “I am delighted that Shell is making this outside and east of these boundaries, constructively with government and major contribution to supporting marine could clear the way for a larger national business – to take meaningful steps protection in the Lancaster Sound region. marine conservation area. Expanding towards achieving Canada’s global Contributing our offshore rights to the the proposed conservation area would conservation commitments. We are Nature Conservancy of Canada builds positively support the aspirations of grateful for Shell’s contribution. Together on 30 years of joint conservation efforts Canada’s Inuit peoples to protect we are supporting the conservation between our organizations. Through their traditional territory. It would of an area of uncommon beauty, collaboration across sectors, we can also contribute to meeting the federal incredible biodiversity and rich achieve greater conservation outcomes government’s target of protecting at least ecological importance for the benefit together,” he said. 10% of Canada’s marine and coastal of Canadians and future generations.” areas by 2020 – an international target A federal proposal for a national under the United Nations Convention on marine conservation area in Lancaster Biological Diversity.

CAPITAL MARKETS DAY SETS A CLEAR COURSE On June 7, Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden updated the company’s strategy with a clear course for stronger returns and free cash flow.

Setting his remarks in the context of a Ben outlined three categories that play out Future opportunities: shales volatile industry backdrop, van Beurden across different time scales: and new energies. said, “By capping our capital spending in the period to 2020, investing in Cash engines: conventional oil and Overall Ben said, “Our strategy compelling projects, driving down costs gas, integrated gas, oil sands mining, should lead to a simpler company, with and selling non-core positions, we can and oil products. fundamentally advantaged positions, reshape Shell into a more focused and and fundamentally lower capital more resilient company, with better returns Growth priorities: deep water intensity. Today, we are setting out and growing free cash flow per share.” and chemicals. a transformation of Shell.” 10 SHELL NEWS

BIG RIG BEAUTY CROWNED AT 34TH SHELL ROTELLA SUPERRIGS® The thoroughbreds of exciting,” said Lindamood, “Winning help soldiers transition from a career in trucking showcase all of Best of Show was huge and we are just the military to one in the private sector. their bells and whistles beyond thrilled about it.” Military attendees were able to meet with transportation company representatives in Joplin, Missouri. The highlight of the weekend was the to learn about existing opportunities, as Friday night truck parade through old well as participate in panel discussions This past June, the thoroughbreds of downtown Joplin where truck drivers that provided them with a roadmap of trucking brought their most outstanding turned on their lights and fireworks how to successfully make the transition to semi-trucks for a three-day pit stop illuminated the sky. Thousands of area opportunities in the transportation segment. to compete in the 34th annual Shell residents came out to see the trucks and A panel of military veterans – including ROTELLA SuperRigs® Contest. SuperRigs enjoyed a concert by trucker and country Shell Global Solutions Engineer Howard is the premier truck beauty contest for music artist Tony Justice. Hill – shared their transportation career actively working big rig or transport experiences with the military members. trucks. Eighty-nine truckers from across the “SuperRigs is more than just a truck show – U.S. and Canada competed for cash and it’s a community engagement opportunity Hill, who manages truck test fleets for prizes, including the most sought after - where Shell brings the best of the trucking Shell, was a heavy equipment mechanic to be featured in the 2017 Shell ROTELLA industry to people who only know trucks in the Marine Corps and went to work SuperRigs® calendar. by what they pass on the highway,” said for Shell in 1978. “I’m living every kid’s Shell Rotella North America Marketing dream: I’m 61 years old but I still get to Jake Lindamood, a driver from Irving, Manager Dave Waterman. “At SuperRigs, play with engines every day,” Hill told Texas, won $10,000 from Shell Rotella the residents of Joplin got a chance to meet 30+ military members. “I love engines, and $5,000 from MAC trailer. More these hard-working folks face to face. They I love my job, I love everything I do.” important to him, Lindamood was one got to be awed by the magnificence of of 12 drivers chosen to have their truck their creations – customization that dwarfs Planning is already underway for the featured in the 2017 Shell ROTELLA anything they would ever see at a car show.” 35th Shell Rotella SuperRigs in 2017. SuperRigs® calendar. To learn more about the annual event, visit As part of the event, active military http://rotella.shell.com/superrigs.html “We won Best of Show and got picked for members participated in the first Truck the SuperRigs calendar, which was super Entrepreneurial Program designed to

ages 60 to 86, play basketball several was cut short in 2007, by an accidental ALUMNAE times a week in San Juan Capistrano, death at the age 25. Recently the UPDATES California, and travel to out-of-state Foundation celebrated a major milestone senior tournaments, too. Earlier this – one million dollars in grants awarded See what your fellow year, the “80’s team” received an honor to small, grassroots non-profits and alumnae are up to from the local City Council for their gold social entrepreneurs that help alleviate these days. medal at a national seniors’ tournament. extreme global poverty. Projects focus Their participation on this team promotes on education and training, sustainable health, brotherhood and a lot of fun. agriculture and health care. Joining them A Shell alum's basketball team Randy Orlowski (Carson, ’08) adds, in the celebration in Houston include recently made The Wall Street Journal “It also lessens the chances of getting in other Shell alumnae: Joy Cocchiara, (http://on.wsj.com/1OsZjf9) for trouble at home.” Steve and Frances Swanson, and their participation in the “winningest Ileana Rhodes. You can read about the basketball team in California.” A few Sunny Tang (WTC/STCH, ’02) and his projects and inspiring stories by visiting weeks ago, they won the California wife, Barbara Tang (OSP, ’08) founded www.allpeoplebehappy.org. state championship for shooting the most the AllPeopleBeHappy foundation as a 3-pointers ever. This group of seniors, tribute to their only child, Eric, whose life

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The Harvey Liberty arrives in Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

AND THEN THERE WERE THREE Shell demonstrates its commitment to cleaner fuel.

Further demonstrating its commitment to can operate for up to 15 days before “Shell’s leadership in chartering 15 cleaner fuel in its transport operations, refuelling. The LNG-powered vessels new dual-fuel barges to support our Shell recently took delivery of a third provide owners an alternative fuel to meet products’ trading operations along the cleaner Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) for sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions inland waterways of northwest Europe, its U.S. marine supply operations. regulations in the North American the recent signing of the Memorandum Emission Control Area (ECA). of Understanding to explore the The 302’ Harvey Liberty was delivered development of LNG as a marine fuel in to Port Fourchon, Louisiana, in early May Shell demonstrates its commitment to the Middle East region, and the addition and joins her sister ships, the Harvey cleaner fuel by utilizing dual-powered of an LNG-powered Offshore Supply Energy and the Harvey Power, to support barges and the last six months have seen Vessel in Norway underscores our intent Shell’s deepwater operations in the some developments in the area of LNG as to develop this cross sector and cross Gulf of Mexico. All three OSVs meet the a maritime fuel. stringent requirements of the American business value chain.” Bureau of Shipping’s “ENVIRO+, Green Lauran Wetemans, GM Downstream Passport” notation, making them some of LNG, said, “The own use of LNG With the addition of the ‘Harvey Liberty’, the most environment-friendly OSVs in the complements the recent progress made Shell’s total fleet count of dual-fuel Gulf of Mexico. for the marine sector builds on the success powered vessels floats to 18. But it of Gasnor in Norway, delivery of our doesn’t stop there – Shell is investigating The Harvey Liberty runs on 99% LNG Gate Rotterdam project, and specialized chartering more LNG-powered barges to fuel and, with its three dual-fuel engines, LNG bunker vessel. support operations on the Rhine, too.

shows for local schools and other community flight engineer. As part of the recognition, organizations. They were recently recipients Fred Parrow (Houston, ‘96) presented of a grant that provided support to purchase Ted with an actual photograph of “Snow a trailer to help transport the dogs to their White.” As a member of the 379th Bomber shows. When Jon has some spare time, Group of the 8th Air Force, Ted was he also restores antique telescopes in his awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Shell alums and others celebrate a major milestone machine shop. You can learn more about for "heroism or extraordinary achievement for Sunny and Barbara Tang’s foundation founded in tribute to their only child, Eric. their therapy work at www.justfurfun.org. while participating in an aerial flight.”

Ted Kirkpatrick (Houston, ‘85) Do you have an update you would like to Jon Slaton (Wood River, ’99) and his wife, recently received an honor from the Shell share? Please email shellusalumni@shell. Marilyn, spend some of their time taking their Northwest Alumni Club. Ted is a 93 year com and include a contact name, email Norwegian Elkhound registered therapy old veteran of World War 11 who survived and phone number. If you are sending a dogs to nine nursing homes a month near 37 bombing missions over Germany as photo, please make sure the image is 1 Springfield, Missouri. The dogs, Yorik and a crew member of a B-17 Flying Fortress megabyte or larger. Please also identify Magik, can do over 80 tricks each. Aside named "Snow White". Ted was a waist Shell alumnae with their full name and from nursing homes, the dogs also perform gunner and performed double duty as the location and year at retirement.

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HERITAGE IS EVERYTHING

With more than 400 wins over the last 50 years, Team Penske has built a racing legacy and set the standard for perfor- mance and success on and off the track. Shell and Pennzoil are proud to have been part of this legacy. We are honored to help celebrate 50 years of racing throughout 2016 with you.

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