SHELL Malaysia expects the rollout of credit card payment system using the chip card at its stations to be completed by next year, said chairman Datuk Jon Chadwick.
“We are introducing chip card payment at the stations to reduce credit card fraud. So, it's again making things more convenient for our customers,” Chadwick told reporters after the launch of the company’s 2006 Corporate Calendar in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
“This means giving better quality service, because not everyone wants to hang around a petrol station for a long time. So if they can swipe a card (instead of paying cash at the counter), that's something they will prefer.”
The company was also looking at building more retail outlets in the country, possibly 10 new stations, but Chadwick said that the figure depended on the opportunities available.
“I think, across the country, the total will hover around 825 outlets next year, including a number of super-sites. These are large stations with convenience stores and many pumps,” he said.
Each station is expected to cost between RM10mil and RM15mil, and will be located in areas where there is demand for such stations.
An upgrade of the company’s existing retail network is also in the works. Shell is planning to provide better security, better lighting, more convenience stores. It is also looking at installing more pumps at some stations.
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Datuk Jon Chadwick at the launching of Shell's 2006
Corporate Calendar.
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Asked if the company would be doing any exploration in the coming year, he said: “We've had a very successful year. Yes, we will be doing exploration next year. We need reserves. Any oil company needs oil to continue with the long-term.”
Shell’s 2006 Corporate Calendar is a wall calendar that features six prints depicting seeds of well-known rainforest species in Malaysia.
This year’s calendar is themed “Seeds of Life: The Sustainable Future of Our Rainforests.”
The calendar was produced in partnership with the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia. It is aimed at increasing public awareness on conservation and sustainable management of Malaysia’s 150 million-year-old tropical rainforest.
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