Shell Global Solutions to boost manpower in Asia

Global energy demand is expected to double by 2050, with much of this driven by emerging Asian markets like China and India.

To meet these surging needs, Shell Global Solutions is looking to increase its manpower in Asia by over 10 per cent in the next two to three years.

Shell Global Solutions is the technical service and consulting arm of international oil giant Shell. It also works with other big players in the region including Petronas and Petro China.

China currently has nine refineries capable of producing 200,000 barrels of oil a day.

It plans to increase the number of refineries to 31 in the next 10 years.

To keep up with the fast pace of growth in Asia, Shell Global Solutions aims to beef up its almost 800 strong workforce to 900 in the next 1 to 2 years.

Vice-president of Business Development at Shell Global Solutions, Wayne Hutchinson, said, "Currently we service 70 per cent of this region (in Asia)... and we will be looking to get that to 100 per cent as soon as possible and also to look at servicing other regions from Asia."

As oil prices continue to rise on dwindling supplies, Shell is also continuing to pursue alternatives to cope with growing energy demand.

Hutchinson said, "Shell Global Solutions is working with Shell on a wider aspect of research and development in a number of technical areas, examples being bio-fuels where we (are) looking at developing second generation bio-fuels - creation of bio-fuels using the waste products from bio-production."

Shell Global Solutions says it is working with other international oil firms to create energy efficient business models, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions and achieve cost savings.

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