Shell Malaysia axing 1,300 jobs 裁员

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30, 2015:

Shell Malaysia will transform its upstream division by reducing about 1,300 positions over the next two years.

The transformation programme which was unveiled today would focus on improving efficiency and removing complexity to make the company more agile and competitive, it said in a statement.

“We are strengthening our organisation by prioritising productivity and efficiency, without compromising on safety and reliability. We will emerge from this process a more nimble, resilient and competitive player in the Malaysian oil and gas industry,” said chairman Iain Lo.

Shell with a total workforce of about 6,500 staff, has a long history in Malaysia, marking its 125th anniversary in the country next year.

Lo said Shell was proud of its contributions to the oil and gas industry in Malaysia and looked forward to continue a long and fruitful partnership with Petronas. He said Shell remained confident of its future in Malaysia.

The company is also a leading explorer in the country, having invested an average of US$100 million (RM4.44 million) per year over the last six years and made 11 discoveries in the past 24 months.

For Lo, Shell Malaysia is preparing itself to be more competitive in a low oil price environment. “Continuing business as usual is not sustainable. We are taking difficult, but necessary action.”

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（吉隆坡29日讯）蜆壳（SHELL，4324，主板工业股）宣布精简企业结构及转型的措施，包括两年內裁掉上游业务的1300名员工，以提升营运效率。

蜆壳主席罗元发文告，作出上述宣布。他表示，该公司將著重生產力和营运效率，力求在大马成为更灵活、具韧性和竞爭力的油气公司。

该公司进军大马的歷史久远，明年將是第125年纪念，惟將在未来2年內，从目前约6500名员工中，裁掉约1300个职位。

提升营运效率

罗元补充，裁员是一个「非常艰难的决定」，惟却是提升营运效率无可避免的措施。

他强调，蜆壳將继续在大马营运，包括继续和国油公司（Petronas）维持良好伙伴关係。

过去6年，蜆壳在大马的油田探勘工作方面，平均每年投资1亿美元（约4.4亿令吉），並在过去2年，发现了11个新採油区域。

隨著週二的宣布，意味著蜆壳不会退出大马市场。

今年6月30日，罗元在蜆壳的股东大会后，向媒体宣布一项令人震惊的消息，即由于净利赚幅受到油价下跌的负面衝击，导致接连面对亏损，该公司正考虑出售大马的炼油业务，退出大马炼油市场，或重新调整公司的业务方针，將大马炼油业务终站转型成为进出口和储存终站。

当时，该消息引发民间热议，促使蜆壳在7月2日发文告澄清，该公司对大马市场仍有信心，而其炼油业务与其它业务是分开且独立营运，所以炼油业务可能生变，不会影响其它业务。