Jon Chadwick

New Straights Times (Malaysia): Shell upset over lack of warning before detonation of bomb

“Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jon Chadwick, in a circular to its staff, said he was obliged to take up the matter with the police.”: “I ask for your understanding on this matter. It needs a comprehensive, non-defensive investigation — and I undertake that this will be done,” he said.

Posted Friday 30 September 2005

KUCHING, SARAWAK, Thurs.

Shell Malaysia is concerned that its staff were not warned beforehand and given time to evacuate after the police detonated a bomb near an old oil refinery in Lutong last Monday.

The blast resulted in damage to windows and other properties at the company’s office and the nearby Lutong Clinic. There were no injuries.

Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jon Chadwick, in a circular to its staff, said he was obliged to take up the matter with the police. “I am most concerned that we were not able to implement our normal evacuation procedures. In the event of a similar incident ever occurring in the future, we must ensure that the staff be warned beforehand and given time to evacuate. I ask for your understanding on this matter. It needs a comprehensive, non-defensive investigation — and I undertake that this will be done,” he said. read more

News Straits Times (Malaysia): MLNG signs gas deals with 3 firms

“At the signing, Petronas was represented by its vice president of exploration and production business Abdullah Karim… Sarawak Shell by Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jonathan Chadwick”

Tuesday 30 August 2005

MALAYSIA Liquefied Natural Gas Sdn Bhd (MLNG), the owner and operator of the country’s first LNG plant in Bintulu, Sarawak, has secured gas supply of up to 400.4 trillion British thermal units until 2020.

The company yesterday concluded a gas sales agreement (GSA) with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd and Sarawak Shell Bhd for the supply of the gas to the plant.

Petronas said in a statement yesterday that the GSA effectively extends a similar earlier arrangement between the same parties that expired in March 2003. read more

Malaysia Star: Shell: Pilots acted heroically

Monday 20 June 2005

BY STEPHEN THEN

MIRI: The pilots flying the Super Puma helicopter that went down in the South China Sea near Shell Malaysia’s B11 gas exploration platform have been described as heroes for averting a major tragedy.

Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jon Chadwick said veteran pilot Kapt Raj Kumar, 41, and First Officer Adnan Hairi, a former Royal Malaysian Air Force pilot, had saved the lives of 11 passengers and 29 people working on board the multi-billion structure.

“So many lives were saved because these pilots dealt with the emergency situation professionally and calmly. read more

Yahoo Business News: Shell Malaysia: Refining Margin To Stay Strong Near Term

14 June 2005

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)–Shell Malaysia Chairman Jon Chadwick said Tuesday that he expects refining margins at Shell’s refinery unit to remain strong in the near term.

“First quarter was excellent and this bodes well for the rest of the year,” Chadwick told Dow Jones Newswires on the sidelines of the Asia Oil and Gas Conference being held here.

According to Chadwick, Shell Refining Co. (4324.KU) recorded a complex refining margin of $5.69 a barrel in the first quarter, up from $4.55/bbl in the same period last year. read more

Business Times (Malaysia): Shell unit to prepay outstanding balance of RM1.4b loans 

May 13 2005

SHELL Refining Co Bhd (SRC) said it will use a RM532 million syndicated term loan arranged by Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi to prepay outstanding balance of an existing loans of RM1.4 billion.

SRC signed the loan agreement with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Shell Malaysia chairman Datuk Jon Chadwick said the new term loan will enable the company take advantage of much more competitive financing rates as well as to improve its capital structure.

“This new term loan facility, which brings materially reduced financing costs and increased profitability to SRC and its shareholders, is testimony to our resolve and focus in achieving an optimal capital and financing structure for the company,” he told newsmen after the signing of the agreement. read more