SHELL Companies in the Philippines has won seven Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards (Apsa) at the 2020 International Business Awards (IBAs), most notably of which is “Company of the Year” under the energy category for its Shell Philippines Exploration B.V (Spex) arm.
“At Shell, it’s not enough for us to be a global market leader in oil and gas. Our true legacy as a company is measured through the positive impact we make on the communities we serve and operate in,” said Don Paulino, managing director and general manager of Spex.
“We’re happy that our work is being recognized, and we hope this will help set the standard for how industries go about their operations. Let’s all strive to make a meaningful difference for consumers, stakeholders, and society as a whole,” he added.
Paulino was given the Gold Stevie Award in Innovative Management for leading the Spex team to pave the way for the birth of the natural gas industry in the country since he took the helm of the Malampaya project in 2016. A joint venture with the Department of Energy, Chevron Malampaya LLC and the Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corp., the Malampaya Deep-water gas-to-power platform has been supplying up to 20 percent of the entire power requirements of the Philippines for nearly 20 years.
By maximizing the indigenous natural gas from the West Philippine Sea, the operations of Spex have generated over $11 billion in revenue for the Philippine government.