Shell chemicals companies are firmly committed to the principles of sustainable development. When planning the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex (SEPC), the project team has worked with the Singapore Government and local authorities to ensure all relevant social and environmental standards will be met.
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An Environmental, Social and Health Assessment (ESHA) study was commissioned, before construction work started on the site, and the results shared with the Singapore government.
Singapore complex ESHA study (link opens in a new window)
(13,774 kb PDF)
The SEPC team has also been working with the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) who held discussions with many NGOs on various aspects of the project that might impact the environment. For example, when it emerged that work to reclaim land for the project was going to affect coral growing on the nearby reef, an exercise was undertaken to relocate the coral to a safe location. Reclamation methods have also been modified to minimise siltation and damage to corals near the reclamation area.
Construction activity at SEPC will employ up to 8,000 people at its peak. Once the complex is operational, it will require the support of around 200 highly skilled staff. Many more jobs will be created in the companies that will support operations around the complex.
As the project design was finalised, as part of the detailed engineering, an Addendum to the ESHA was carried out. It was completed in October 2007 and the results shared with the Singapore Government. The results are also available here.
Singapore complex ESHA Addendum October 2007 (link opens in a new window) (4,793 kb PDF)
