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26/06/2008

Shell Announces Major Modernization Project for Westhollow Technology Center in Houston. Renovated Campus Will Become Shell Technology Center - Americas.

Houston – June 26, 2008 -- Shell Oil Company recently announced it will conduct a major modernization project at its Westhollow Technology Center (WTC) in Houston, which will begin this year, creating the new Shell Technology Center - Americas.  The project will result in an expanded staff at the existing Westhollow facility, consolidating its operations with those of the Bellaire Technology Center (BTC).

The project will provide a fit-for-purpose research and technology center for the Americas at the Westhollow campus, through renovations and design improvements at the 33-year-old site. “The modernized center will allow Shell to combine its distinctive upstream and downstream technology groups to create unique synergies as we seek to meet future energy demands,” said Marvin Odum, president of Shell Oil Company. 

“We believe these improvements will position Shell to continue our leadership role in providing technological innovation.”

Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc., headquartered at the Westhollow Technology Center in west Houston, is a worldwide leader in the development and application of technology, providing business and engineering solutions for its internal and external customers. 

Renovation of existing structures will begin this year and groundbreaking for new buildings will start in 2009.  The redesign and improvements to the research laboratories and office spaces will maximize collaborative research opportunities while the multi-purpose expansion will accommodate the increase in staff as well as improve staff services. 

Jeri Ballard, Director of Corporate Real Estate, noted that the project will have some additional environmental benefits.  “Some of the positive impacts from the improvements will be reduced energy consumption at the facility and better environmental performance, through associated reductions in carbon dioxide emissions,” she said.  “We will also be eliminating the need for chlorofluorocarbons used in the older cooling systems,” she added.

Shell Exploration and Production Technology is located at the BTC facility on Bellaire Boulevard.  The BTC is part of a global network of technical centers that focus on upstream innovation and development of new technologies, and improving existing ones.   Most Shell employees at the Bellaire facility will eventually be moving to the renovated Westhollow campus, which is located on Highway 6 in Houston in the Alief Independent School District.  The planned BTC facility closure was announced in 2006.

“We are also pleased that we will continue our relationships with our neighbors in the Alief community of Houston,” Odum said.  “We have had a beneficial relationship with the school district for years, and we look forward to more interaction with the staff, faculty and students in supporting the schools,” he added.

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Shell Oil Company, including its consolidated companies and its share in equity companies, is one of America's leading oil and natural gas producers, natural gas marketers, gasoline marketers and petrochemical manufacturers. Shell, a leading oil and gas producer in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, is a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and production technology.  Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of the Shell Group, a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing approximately 104,000 people and operating in more than 110 countries and territories.

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