Life at Shell

Title: 11 Yours to explore: working for Shell on Sakhalin Island, Russia

Duration: 4:28 minutes

Description

Shell on Sakhalin Island has lots to offer its employees and their families. Joe, an Onshore Asset Manager at Shell, talks about his work on Sakhalin Island and takes us to the snow-covered nearby hills for some downhill skiing, the great indoor sports facilities, the beaches, the nearby elementary school with internationally accredited teachers and an upscale shopping mall.

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Sakhalin, Russia

Joe Diamond

Onshore Asset Manager

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Sakhalin

Russia

51°N 143°E

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View down a ski slope with a cable car, of Sakhalin on a vast snowy plain.

Panning shot of Sakhalin from a high vantage point within the town.

View of a snowy residential street.

Shot of one of the houses and a man walking down the driveway.

Close-up of the man walking away from his front door.

[Joe]

“My name’s Joe Diamond.”

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Joe speaking in front of some maps projected on the wall behind.

[Joe]

“I’m the Onshore Asset Manager from Shell.”

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Joe giving a talk, using a long stick to indicate things on the maps projected onto the wall.

[Joe]

“For the last one and a half years.”

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Cuts back to Joe speaking in front of some maps projected maps.

[Joe]

“Sakhalin Energy is an integrated gas company.”

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Aerial shots of a gas platform in mostly ice-covered waters.

[Joe]

“Producing gas and oil from three offshore platforms.”

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Aerial shot of another gas/oil platform with no surrounding ice.

[Joe]

“We have an LNG plant where we export the LNG in tankers.”

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Aerial shots of a large tanker at the end of a long jetty leading to an industrial complex on the shore with two huge silos in view.

Cuts back to Joe speaking in front of some projected maps.

[Joe]

“And an oil export terminal.”

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Panning aerial view of a tanker approaching a large crane standing in the sea.

[Joe]

“Where we export the oil, also in tankers.”

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Joe and a male and a female colleague getting on a bus.

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[Joe]

“My daily routine is very difficult to describe.”

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Close-up of Joe sitting on the bus, smiling.

[Joe]

“Because, actually, there is no day or two days that are the same.”

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Joe speaking in front of some maps projected on the wall behind.

Joe leaning over a table, using a laptop.

[Joe]

“Of course there are routine elements.”

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Joe speaking in front of some maps projected on the wall behind.

[Joe]

“I have my first operational call at about 6:45 am.”

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Joe sitting in a meeting room at a large table with colleagues, talking and gesticulating. Maps are projected onto the rear wall.

[Joe]

“At eight o'clock we have an integrated production meeting.”

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Close-up of a woman at the table saying something.

[Joe]

“Where we go through the issues of the previous day.”

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Close up of a man saying something. 

[Joe]

 “Any threats to production from the current day.”

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Joe continuing to explain something at the table.

[Joe]

“And what resources, if any, do we need to mobilize.”

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Close-up of another man listening. Focus shifts to woman in the foreground. 

[Joe]

 “To give support to the various assets for the coming day or days.”

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Close-up of Joe standing in front of the map projections, smiling.

Cuts back to Joe speaking in front of a map projection.

[Joe]

“Probably about 30% of my time is spent on Health, Safety and Environment, and also process safety.”

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Crowd of Shell workers in hi-vis gear, hard hats and goggles, walking towards the camera in slow motion.

Screen splits to show Joe speaking in front of the map projections on the right.

[Joe]

“All our staff, from the most senior levels through to junior levels…”

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Left side of the screen shows two large screens displaying some sort of virtual drilling simulator graphics and someone’s hand on a joystick in front of a computer screen in the foreground.

[Joe]

“Are up to speed with what process safety means for an individual in his day-to-day business.”

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Screen widens to show an arm patch with a Russian logo on. Pans up to show the face of a man in a hi-vis jacket and hard hat.

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Joe speaking in a café.

[Joe]

“There is no shortage of opportunities to do things in your leisure time.”

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Camera follows Joe on skis as he passes at the foot of a ski slope.

[Joe]

“I tend to go to the gym two or three times a week.”

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View from a balcony of an indoor swimming pool with some swimmers, at night.

A man and a woman playing squash.

Poolside shot of a swimmer turning to do a length within his lane.

[Joe]

“If you take the winter…”

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Panning shot of the top of a ski slope with two skiers and a cable car overhead.

[Joe]

“A lot of people, for example, go downhill skiing, cross-country skiing.”

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View from the car park of the entrance to a large colourful building with “APEHA cumu” in large letters over the entrance.

[Joe]

“Or skating.”

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View from the stands of an ice hockey rink with a few people skating around.

Close-up of some kids playing ice hockey.

[Joe]

“It's just like going on a ski holiday.”

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Aerial shot of a couple of skiers speeding down a slope.

[Joe]

“This is the ski resort of Sakhalin.”

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Joe wearing skiing gear in a cable car going up the slope.

Joe setting off on skis at the top of slope.

Views from the cable car of passing trees, Sakhalin, and distant mountains in the background.

A skier passing near the cable car below.

[Joe]

“Fantastic up there.”

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Joe standing in front of a cabin, with ski goggles on his head, holding skis

[Joe]

“Absolutely fantastic.”

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The sun setting over an island in the sea.

[Joe]

“In the summer months it's absolutely beautiful.”

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View up a steep hill covered in green grass and a few trees with a blue sky.

[Joe]

“For mountain biking, for walking, for running.”

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A little old shack on the side of a hill at the foot of a steep slope.

View of a bay with small rocky islands, zooming out from within trees, far away and high up on the island.

A small stream waterfall on a grass hill.

Fish jumping in a river.

[Joe]

“The rivers, beautiful beaches.”

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Wide shot of a shoreline with green slopes and steep rocky outcrop sticking out of the sea in the background.

[Joe]

“They are very popular with families.”

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A group of people on the beach sitting and standing around picnic tables.

A couple of very weathered wooden boats and some rope on the sand.

[Joe]

“It's absolutely fantastic to be out in the nature.”

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A whale surfacing and showing it’s tail.

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View from a moving escalator travelling upwards in a large shopping mall.

[Joe]

“The main shopping facility, which is very popular with Yuzhno residents.”

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Panning shot of a large atrium in the mall with colourful, simple motif shapes on the floor.

[Joe]

“Is what they call City Mall, which is a big supermarket, western-style.

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View from a balcony, showing two floors of shops surrounding main atrium area, in which there are various cars for sale and a central tent-like structure.

Travelling down an escalator behind a couple of women.

Shot of the Russian sign for a shop, then pans to show a corridor of the mall and its shoppers.

[Joe]

“When I came to Yuzhno, it felt very much like coming to a village.”

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Views from a moving vehicle of apartment blocks and a large snowman sculpture in the foreground and then a residential area; all covered in snow.

A woman walking along a snow-ploughed road carrying a pair of skis.

[Joe]

“It's very small. But you can find everything here.”

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A four-wheel drive approaching a large building.

Sign with a picture of Sakhalin Island in a circle surrounded by girls and boys holding hands with text wrapped around, saying: ‘SAKHALIN, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL’.

[Teacher]

“This school has been recognised as achieving a high quality.”

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Teacher speaking in the school library.

[Teacher]

 “A high standard of learning for all children in the school.”

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Close-up of a pot of pencils; focus shifts to children playing with wooden blocks in the background.

[Teacher]

 “I mean, the school is run by professional qualified staff.”

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Shots of another teacher doing an activity with a young girl.

[Teacher]

 “From around the world.”

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Shots of children sitting round a table, each with a clock as a different teacher talks.

[Teacher]

 “I think it's very important to locations like this.”

[Joe]

“It's village life in a relatively small town.”

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Shots of Joe and other people in a bar, talking and laughing.

[Joe]

“You make friends, usually by doing something with them. It's a very active social life here.”

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View of the bar counter.

[Joe]

“There is no such thing in this company as business as usual.”

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Cuts back to Joe speaking in front of a map projection.

Another shot of Joe pointing things out with a stick on the map projection.

[Joe]

“And different opportunities…”

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Screen splits. On the right, people are sat at a table reading and writing on sheets of paper.

On the left, cuts back to Joe speaking in front of a map projection.

[Joe]

“In different companies, in different countries... “

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Screen splits into three, showing a colleague listening on either side and Joe talking in the middle.

[Joe]

“There has always been challenge, opportunity and the ability to manage your own career.”

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Joe walking down a corridor.

[Joe]

“Everybody also has what they call an individual development plan.”

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Cuts back to Joe speaking in front of a map projection.

Another shot of Joe walking away down the corridor.

Joe arriving at an office cubicle to talk to two colleagues.

[Joe]

“So you very much have a hands-on role to play.”

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Close-up of Joe talking and smiling.

[Joe]

“In developing your own career.”

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Cuts back to Joe speaking in front of a map projection.

[Joe]

“It's a great place to work because it offers you the opportunity…”

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Aerial view of the LNG plant.

[Joe]

“To get involved in virtually every aspect of the oil business.”

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Close-up of projection, with Joe talking at the side.

Young smiling child holding onto an ice sculpture.

[Joe]

“Socially, the environment.”

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Cuts back to shots from the cable car of a skier.

[Joe]

“The activities that you can do here are also...”

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Joe walking through a supermarket.

A shop assistant showing a customer some meat or fish.

[Joe]

“The opportunities are far more than most people can actually realise.”

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Another shop assistant handing Joe a big of his purchases.

[Joe]

“In the period that they will stay here.”

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Aerial shots of tankers.

[Joe]

“So it really is a great opportunity.”

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Joe wearing ski goggles.

[Joe]

“And it’s a great place to come. Very good!”

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www.shell.com/careers

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Copyright, Shell International Limited 2013

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Title: 11 Yours to explore: working for Shell in Gamba, Gabon

Duration: 3:31 minutes

Description:

Marie-Guylaine, a Reservoir Engineer at Shell, talks about work and life in Gamba and shares with us how a typical day at work unfolds. Marie-Guylaine also takes us on a tour of the wonderful beaches that border Gamba, the tennis courts on the compound, and the elementary school and its playground. Shell in Gamba has lots to offer its employees and their families.

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Gamba, Gabon

Marie-Guylane Endamne Nzeye

Reservoir Engineer

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Gamba, Gabon

Central Africa

2°43´30 S  10°1´0 E

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Driftwood on a beach with lapping waves.

Panoramic view of a lake and trees.

Pans across a jungle river.

Pans down from the tops of some palm trees to a pick-up truck driving through an African town.

The pick-up drives under a sign, which says “Bienvenue Dans La Commune De Gamba”.

A vehicle drives past a wide silo with a Shell logo on the side.

[Marie]

“Shell is a global company.”

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Marie walking down a road past some Shell silos.

[Marie]

“It's a blue chip company.”

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View from behind as Marie approaches the entrance to the Shell building.

[Marie]

“It recruits the best so I wanted to be part of the team.”

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Cuts back to Marie speaking in front of a pair of computer screens.

[Marie]

“I work as a Reservoir Engineer in Shell Gabon in Gamba.”

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Shots of the shell plant in Gabon. Lots of industrial pipes and machinery in an outdoor space.

A man in orange overalls, hard hat and goggles takes a reading from some machinery, writing on a clipboard.

[Marie]

“I produce forecasts on a yearly basis.”

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Two cranes and some sort of tower in an early stage of construction.

[Marie]

“as well as working on…”

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A man in a hard hat, goggles and face mask on top of a pipe structure.

A man walking through a range of large pipes, talking into a walkie-talkie.

[Marie]

“How are we going to develop a field?”

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Man sitting in front of a computer, speaking into a walkie-talkie.

“And how are we going to develop a well in an optimum manner?

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Wider view of the man with a walkie-talkie in an office with two other men working on computers.

A fourth crosses the room to point something out on the screen to another.
Close-up of a technical diagram of an algorithm on the screen.

Scenic view of some trees and shrubs by a lake.

[Marie]

“Gamba is an untouched place.”

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View of a road with oncoming safari vehicles passing a road sign depicting an elephant.

[Marie]

“Where you can see elephants.”

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Panning shot of the lake, through trees and shrubs.

[Marie]

“Where you've got beautiful landscape with no buildings.”

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Shot of waves on the shoreline, moving up to show a large beach.

[Marie]

“Just nature. My little child can go and play.”

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Shots of children playing on swings in a playground.

[Marie]

“And I won't be worried about the stress of a big city when she’s crossing the road.

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Children playing football on a grass recreational area.

Cuts back to Marie speaking in front of a pair of computer screens.

[Marie]

“That's what I enjoy about Gamba.”

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Residential area with car approaching; it passes a young family walking on the side of the road.

[Marie]

“It is a remote location so you won't have big shopping malls.”

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Panning shot of a residential street.

Car driving past a large roadside stone sign with “Jardin Public Municipal” and a crest painted on it.

[Marie]

“You won't have any cinema.”

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The pick-up driving back the other way under the “Bienvenue Dans La Commune De Gamba” sign.

[Marie]

“So you might have to take a plane to do that.”

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Aeroplane manoeuvring on a runway.

[Marie]

“In Gamba, the social life really depends on what you like.”

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Shots of a busy café scene. Marie is having a meal with friends and chatting.

[Marie]

“You can do some sports: indoor/outdoor.”

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A young man playing tennis.

Three men on a basketball court, one attempting a slam dunk.

View of Marie and a friend standing at a table amongst other people in a well-lit bar.

[Marie]

“During the weekend, you meet friends.”

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Close-up of Marie and her friend clinking glasses.

Marie jogging past the camera down a residential street.

[Marie]

“What I do, outside of work, is exercise.”

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Marie jogging past, down a leafy road with a large yellow flower in the foreground.

[Marie]

“I go to the gym a lot. I use the swimming pool.”

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Pans round to show a large outdoor swimming pool complex.

View of Marie approaching a catamaran on the shore of a lake.

[Marie]

“Sometimes I just like feeling the wind.”

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Panoramic view of the sea with waves breaking.

[Marie]

“My partner, my child, they enjoy it over here.”

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Cuts back to Marie speaking in front of a pair of computer screens.

A group of children using a colourful climbing frame.

[Marie]

“They love being over here. There is an international school: the Yenzi School.”

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Close-up of a globe with Africa in focus filling half the screen, with a blurry background classroom scene in the other half.

[Marie]

“There are two streams.”

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A young girl sits down at a table where other children are working.

[Marie]

“There is a French-speaking stream.”

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A teacher crouched down beside the young girl, helping her with her work.

[Marie]

“And an English-speaking stream.”

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A woman riding a bicycle with an infant strapped to her back, past a playground with many world flags along the rear fence in the background.

[Marie]

“You will be living ten minutes away from work, so no traffic jam.”

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View of an almost empty, quiet, leafy suburban street.

[Marie]

“No stress.”

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Cuts back to Marie speaking in front of a pair of computer screens.

[Marie]

“So it's all good.”

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Shots of Marie and a group of friends sitting and talking in the bar.

A small boy comes and sits with one of the women.

[Marie]

“Shell people are nice; they are personable and they are enthusiastic. People full of energy, that want to learn, that want to share.”

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Cuts back to Marie speaking in front of a pair of computer screens.

[Marie]

“That want to achieve.”

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Marie in a conference room, sitting at a table with five others.

[Marie]

“I'm not working on my own in a single room.”

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Close-up of one of the women listening to Marie.

Shots panning round the table whilst Marie is speaking.

[Marie]

“I'm working with a team of petrophysicists, of geologists, so on a daily basis I learn. I learn so many things. I'm so excited every day.”

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Cuts back to Marie speaking in front of a pair of computer screens.

[Marie]

“Like, what am I going to do tomorrow? What am I going to do next?”

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Panning shot of the Shell plant with silos on top of a bank, with pipes and industrial structures at its base.

[Marie]

“The opportunities that Shell offers…”

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Two cranes side by side with workers in between.

[Marie]

“Are working on different and exciting projects.”

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Close-up of hands on a computer keyboard.

[Marie]

“Working on new technologies.”

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Close-up of algorithmic diagrams on a computer screen.

[Marie]

“Shell attaches a lot of importance to safety.”

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Wide view of a lone worker in overalls and a hard hat entering the Shell plant.

[Marie]

“Safety comes first.”

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A man in overalls and a hard hat walking past two large tanks.

[Marie]

“A human life is very important to Shell.”

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Cuts back to Marie speaking in front of a pair of computer screens.

Pans to show pipes and silos of the Shell plant.

[Marie]

“Shell puts a lot of energy on development; a lot of energy on people.”

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Panning shot of Marie working in front of two computer screens in an office.

[Marie]

“So that's why I think people should work for Shell.”

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Close-up side view of Marie’s fingers typing; pans up to her face.

[Marie]

“This is an opportunity to seize.”

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Marie walking down a corridor towards the camera, carrying a folder.

[Marie]

“It's a good place to work.”

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View from behind Marie as she gazes out to sea.

Waves lapping the shore on an empty beach.

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www.shell.com/careers

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Copyright, Shell International Limited 2013

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Title: 13 Yours to explore: working for Shell in Assen, the Netherlands

Duration: 4:31 minutes

Description:

Cindy, a Pipeline Maintenance Engineer who works for Shell in Assen (the Netherlands), talks about work and life in and around Assen and Groningen and shares with us how she has found the right balance between work and taking care of her young daughter. Cindy takes you on a tour and shows that the vibrant and old city of Groningen, with its renowned university, provides more than enough

13 Yours to explore: working for Shell in Assen, the Netherlands

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Assen, the Netherlands

Cindy dirk

Pipeline maintenance engineer

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Assen

Northeastern Netherlands

53°0’N 6°33E

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Zooms in on the red dot.

Dutch landscape with windmill.

Woman in red overall standing next to a black car, and working on a laptop on its bonnet.

“This is my office for today!

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Man turning a wheel on some machinery.

Cindy and man standing next to an orange car, looking at papers.

Cindy with pipes behind her.

Views of pipes in the countryside.

I always say that I sort of fell in love with the pipeline.

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View of the pipeline.

A switch went off.

I knew that "Yeah, this is what I want to do."

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Red overall with name tag CINDY DIRKX;

Cindy standing in front of pipes.

My name is Cindy Dirkx, I am a Pipeline Maintenance Engineer

and I've been working for Shell for almost two years.

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Cindy walking next to a canal.

Cindy standing in front of pipes.

The most exciting thing about working for Shell NAM is the diversity.

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Cindy with a colleague walking with views of a refinery in background.

We have different assets, different installations,

and that means that every day is different.

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Cindy leaning over car.

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Cindy and colleagues wearing hard hats.

Sometimes I will be on location for a whole week,

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Cindy and colleague standing in from of refinery.

Cindy smiling at two people

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Cindy walking in a multi-storey building.

Walking down a corridor.

but for some periods I will be in the office four days a week.

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Cindy carrying files and puts book on desk.

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Cindy with hard hat outside with male colleagues around pipes.

Pipeline maintenance engineering involves the maintenance

of all the underground pipelines that belong to the asset land.

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Close up of safety sign.

When we work on a job outside, safety is always our first concern.

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Cindy outside with male colleagues around pipes and equipment.

An internal pipeline inspection is done with an intelligent pigging.

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Close up of large hook with machinery in background.

Three men making adjustments to large machinery.

The tool makes measurements of the wall thickness.

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Close up of man’s face wearing goggles and hard hat.

Cindy doing paper work at a desk.

Cindy opening  and examining files.

It takes about eight weeks to process the results

and after we receive them, we define if there are any issues

with the pipeline that need to be repaired.

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Cindy outside with male colleagues all wearing hard hats..

We work a lot with external expertise.

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Cindy and colleague wearing hard hats walking and talking.

Cindy standing by her car, talking on phone.

The job of our department is to arrange the correct process

of getting all the information to the external expertise party.

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Cindy and colleague wearing hard hats, talking.

Cindy and many other colleagues looking at a large machine.

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Assen street scene with cyclists.

People walking in a field next to a canal, wind turbines in background.

The city of Assen is a small city.

Outside of Assen, you are very close to nature.

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Insect hovering over flowers in a field.

Pastoral scene with cows in background.

You get rest, you get peace, you have a lot of space

and I think that's a big advantage of Assen.

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Camera pans from field and trees to road.

Tractor driving past cows in a field.

I live in a small village very close to Groningen

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Houses in a street, with a cyclist.

and I travel to Assen every day.

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Cindy in office, speaking.

Usually I finish work between five and six o'clock.

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Little girl standing at the window as Cindy cycles in.

Little girl eating.

When I arrive home, I first take care of my little girl.

Most of the time she's already had dinner

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Little girl eating,

Little girl running in playground, looking at animals.

and then we have all the time to go to the playground,

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Cindy and daughter pointing at animals.

Cindy’s daughter looking at rabbit in hutch.

Little girl next to her bike.

or get on the bike.

After our daughter is sleeping, if the weather is good,

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Cindy speaking.

She puts on her crash helmet, starts her motorbike, and rides off.

sometimes I take my motorbike and go out

for a little ride through the region.

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Pedestrians in the centre of Groningen.

Within ten minutes we are in the city centre of Groningen.

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Boats and a jetty, with houses in the background.

Building that looks like a town hall, with stalls outside.

There are many things to do; it has a great social life,

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Cindy sitting at a café table in a square with friends.

People sitting in stadium, pedestrian and cyclist going by.

Cobbled street.

it gets a lot of attention for cultural events.

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Views of old and new buildings.

We have a great university over there,

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Cindy, in office, speaking.

and Shell NAM, in combination with the city of Groningen,

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Views of old buildings.

Cindy sitting at a café table in a square with friends.

Cindy in overalls, with colleagues.

offers you the possibility to have a sparkling life,

but also to develop a worldwide career.

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Views of people in office meetings.

Men having conversations.

Within your individual development plan,

you set certain goals that you want to approach.

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Cindy in overalls, with colleagues outside, looking at machinery.

Cindy in office, speaking.

I think that values such as integrity

and honesty are really, really present.

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Cindy in overalls, with colleague standing in front of large machinery.

I really feel one of the team and one of the guys.

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Cindy turning wheel on large machine.

I never have the feeling that I am approached differently by anyone.

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Cindy in office, working with flip chart.

Outside view of refinery.

We have such a diverse company where there's so many disciplines

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Cindy in overalls, with colleagues, pipes and machines.

and so many challenges that we are developing and innovating every year,

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Cindy in office, speaking.

so I am sure that for each person

there will be a challenging job available.

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Cindy outside looking at machinery

Cindy in office.

My career at Shell NAM at the moment has definitely met my expectations.

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Cindy working with flip chart.

The type of work that I am performing now,

the diversity and the challenge that I find in it,

it's really above expectations.

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Cindy in hard hat.

Cindy in office, speaking.

If I take a look at my life I say, "Yeah, I have a great life"

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Cindy in garden with her daughter.

and at the moment Shell NAM is contributing to It”.

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Title: 11 Yours to explore: working for Shell in Fort McMurray, Canada

Duration: 3:49 minutes

Description:

Fort McMurray has lots to offer. Sid, Shell's Atmospheric Fines Drying Supervisor (Mine Tailings), talks about work and life in Fort McMurray and shares with us how a typical day at work unfolds. Sid also takes us on a tour of the excellent sport facility in Fort McMurray where he plays squash and swims laps in the pool, and the great outdoors and wildlife on Fort McMurray's doorstep.

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Ambient electronic music.

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Fort McMurray, Canada

Siddharth Nag

Atmospheric Fines Drying Supervisor,

Mine Tailings

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Spinning yellow and white globe on a white background. Zooms in to show red dot over Canada.

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Fort McMurray

Western Canada

56°43  N111°22  W

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Zooms right into the red dot.

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Soft rock music.

[Video footage]

Panoramic views of forest slopes.

Close-up and wider views of stream and tree branches, partially iced over.

View of a river with four people paddling in two canoes.

Close-up of a man and woman paddling in one of them.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“I would say, overall, Fort Mac is a nice place to be.”

[Video footage]

Close-up of Sid speaking outside on a snowy residential street.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“The best reason for me to come to Fort Mac was because I thought it'll give me the opportunity to work on the biggest mining project in Canada.”

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[Video footage]

Sid gesturing to areas on a large satellite image on a wall and giving a talk.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“The scale of our mining operation at the Atmospheric Fines Drying facility is massive. We move close to 50–100,000 tons per day.”

[Video footage]

Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

Sid talking to two men outside in front of a large digger, all dressed in hi-vis jackets, hard hats, and goggles.

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“Responsibility of my job entails managing an area, which is close to 2 million metrics [or metres?] square.”

[Video footage]

Sid standing in mess room, speaking to lots of seated men, all wearing hi-vis gear.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“I have close to 50 people in my department.”

[Video footage]

Sid sitting in a Shell pick-up truck talking to a colleague wearing a hard hat and goggles.

Close-up of him talking in the pick-up.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“And our operational budget is close to $30 million.”

[Video footage]

Following Sid from in front as he walks through double doors wearing a security pass and carrying a folder.

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“It feels really good to be where I am now.”

[Video footage]

View from table level of Sid standing over the table, gesticulating as he explains something, then sitting down and listening/writing in a conference room type environment.

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Music ends]

[Siddhardth Nag]

“My name is Sid Nag. I’m 28 years old and I have been working for Shell for close to five and a half years.”

[Video footage]

Siddharth leaving his house at night, wearing hi-vis gear and carrying a hold-all through the snow.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“A typical day for me means getting up at 3:30–4:00 in the morning.”

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Soft rock music.

[Video footage]

Backseat shot of Sid travelling in front passenger seat of a vehicle at night.

Views of sunrise over snowy landscapes from backseat and rear window of car.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“I'm in my office by about 5:30–5:45 in the morning.”

[Video footage]

Sid, arrived at the office, talking on mobile.

Sid Greeting a female colleague.

Sid walking through Shell plant with two other men on road that’s been cleared of snow.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“That's when I leave for the field.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“That's where we discuss safety, how the night shift progressed, how the production was, if there were any safety issues and what can we do to mitigate them.”

[Video footage]

Close-up shots of Sid using a computer.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“It is really exciting to be part of a company, which is at the forefront of energy innovation.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

Close-up shots of computer screen with satellite image of a construction area.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“Because you get to see it first-hand.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“You engineer something, you design something, and then you construct it. I don’t think it can get more pleasing than that.”

[Video footage]

Shots of Sid and another man sitting at a table, having a discussion over a plant diagram.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“I have two mentors in Shell.”

[Video footage]

Screen splits to show Sid in discussion with colleagues in meeting room environment on the left and cuts back to him speaking in front of the image of a Shell plant on the right.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“They have provided me with the necessary guidance outside the work scopes as to how to improve on personal and business leadership.”

[Video footage]

Image on the left side of the screen widens out to full-screen with another shot of Sid sitting behind the wheel of a Shell pick-up, explaining something to the same colleague standing outside.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“Essentially, it's the people who are running the equipment.”

[Video footage]

More footage of Sid and two colleagues talking outside next to a large digger in hi-vis jackets, goggles and hard hats.

Close up of one of the men, wearing sunglasses and a torch on his hard hat.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“And the good ideas that we get as management are from our operators.”

[Video footage]

A shot of Sid speaking while digger operates in the background, wearing hi-vis gear, goggles and a Shell hard hat, with a brief cut back to him sat in the pick-up, talking.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“So, mining is about people.”

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[Video footage]

Sid and a colleague about to enter a building with a Christmas tree by the entrance.

Some shots of them drinking smoothies and chatting in a café.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“I work with really fun-loving, dedicated and motivated people; very supportive.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“We deliver results by working as a team.”

[Video footage]

Panning shot through the doorway of a conference room where Sid sits across the table from two colleagues, one of whom he was in the café with, discussing some paperwork.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“Holding each other accountable to deliver on the business objectives.”

[Video footage]

Close-up of Sid explaining something.

A colleague pointing to a map on the table and talking, whilst the colleague from the café listens.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“And at the same time, we have fun at work.”

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View from between the two colleagues, of Sid speaking and smiling across the table.

Panning shot from a balcony of two adjacent indoor swimming pools with a few people swimming.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“Fort McMurray is good for a young, single person.”

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Two young men in shorts and t-shirts playing volleyball in a park.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“Because there are so many opportunities.”

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Pans to show a busy beach on a sunny day.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“I think it's a paradise.”

[Video footage]

Two men playing squash.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“I like to play tennis and squash during the summertime.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“Golfing a bit.”

[Video footage]

Panoramic view of golf course with two men walking towards camera.

Close-up of a golfer taking a swing.

View of the front of the MacDonald Island Park facility.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“The Mac Island facility is one of the largest…”

[Video footage]

Panning shot of a large swimming pool complex with water slides in the background.

View of a busy gymnasium.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“Indoor gymnasium facilities in western Canada.”

[Video footage]

Sid running on an indoor running track. Pans down to his feet as he approaches.

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“In winter, squash is my main passion.”

[Video footage]

Shots of Sid and the colleague from previous scenes playing squash.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“I tend to play mostly with my work colleagues because they have the same schedule as myself.”

[Video footage]

Sid browsing in a library.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“And I like to go to the library a lot.”

[Video footage]

Close-up of Sid removing a large book, entitled ‘Egypt’ from the shelf and opening it.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“It has a nice collection of books and also movies.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Sid speaking outside on a snowy residential street.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“And so it's a nice facility to go to and pass time.”

[Video footage]

Close-up of Sid reading a large book in the library.

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“So it is a nice, diverse environment to be in.”

[Video footage]

Sid driving the Shell pick-up past the camera.

Returning to Sid and the two men in hi-vis gear, talking beside a large digger: a wider shot, then a close-up of Sid talking to the men.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“Working for Shell has definitely met my career expectations.”

[Video footage]

Close-ups of Sid talking in office attire.

More shots of Sid talking to the men in hi-vis gear in the mess room.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“The opportunities are endless.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Sid speaking in front of an image of a Shell plant.

[Siddhardth Nag]

“You just have to go and grab them.”

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[Text displays]

www.shell.com/careers

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Shell logo on white background.

[Text displays]

Copyright, Shell International Limited 2013

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Title: 11 Yours to explore: working for Shell in Miri, Malaysia

Duration: 3:19 minutes

Description:

Teo, a Well Intervention Engineer who works for Shell in Miri, Malaysia, talks about work and life in Miri and shows us why it is an attractive location. Elementary schools, Curtin University, the great tropical rainforest in Sarawak, wonderful beaches and no traffic jams all make for a great place to live. Shell in Miri has lots to offer its employees and their families.

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Ambient electronic music.

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Miri, Sarawak

Teo Choon Hoong

Well Intervention Engineer

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A spinning yellow and white globe on a white background moves to centre of screen from the right. Zooms in to show a red dot over Malaysia.

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Miri

Sarawak, Malaysia

4°24´N 113°59´ E

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Oriental string music.

[Graphic]

Zooms right into the red dot.

[Video footage]

Waves breaking against rocks on a shoreline.

Travelling aerial view of a jungle river.

Farther and close-up views of an outdoor swimming pool with swimmers and sunbathers.

Panoramic view of a city and surrounding jungle.

[Teo]

“Shell has been here for more than 100 years.”

[Video footage]

Panning down from top of an old-fashioned oil pump with a sign, saying ‘the grand old lady’ in large letters at the base.

Teo and his wife wearing rucksacks, walking out of a dense bamboo thicket.

[Teo]

“This is a place with great outdoors. You can enjoy activities that you normally cannot enjoy in a concrete jungle.”

[Video footage]

View through dense jungle of the couple walking over a wooden bridge.

Shot of them disappearing into the undergrowth.

Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.

[Teo]

“My name is Teo Choon Hoong. I'm a Well Intervention Engineer and I have worked in Shell for the past four years.”

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Minimal electric piano music plays.

[Video footage]

Aerial shot of oil platform at sea.

[Teo]

“I’m currently involved in an event [?] to optimise production from the wells.”

[Video footage]

Screen splits and cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments on the right and close-up shots of a structure on the platform and workers in red Shell overalls and hard hats on the left.

[Teo]

“And also fix any integrity issues that we may have.”

[Video footage]

View over the sea of a sunset on the horizon.

[Teo]

“Typical day in my life will be driving my wife to work.”

[Video footage]

Teo and his wife walking to their car.

View from the rear seat of Teo driving his car.

View out of the rear seat window of shops and trees passing by.

[Teo]

“Before coming to work in our office.”

[Video footage]

Teo walking past the front entrance of the Shell building.

[Teo]

“This is my workplace, working over and abandoning wells.”

[Video footage]

Teo speaking, sitting in an office. Screen splits from the right to show close-up shots of men in red Shell overalls, goggles and hard hats working with some metal parts outside.

[Teo]

“And also getting meetings and also having reviews.”

[Video footage]

Right-hand part of screen shows Teo talking to a colleague, sat behind a desk.

[Teo]

“And discussions with my peers.”

[Video footage]

Full-screen view: camera follows from in front as Teo and a colleague walk down a corridor having a discussion.

[Teo]

“I will be clearing emails and also solving operation issues.”

[Video footage]

Close-up of Teo’s fingers typing.

Teo and a colleague sat at their desks, using computers in the office.

Panning shot of Teo and two men eating at an outdoor section of a restaurant.

Close-up of them talking and eating. A woman has now joined them.

[Teo]

“Diversity is definitely a big plus.”

[Video footage]

Teo and three other men sat round a café table as Teo is talking.

[Teo]

“You can talk to people who have come from various parts of the world.”

[Video footage]

Other people sitting in a café, having discussions.

[Teo]

“Share their experience.”

[Video footage]

Another View of Teo and friends talking and smiling as they dine at the restaurant.

[Teo]

“They are very energetic; you know, the mindset to deliver is very strong.”

[Video footage]

Teo and colleagues listening to a man in overalls talk.

[Teo]

“And that's why I enjoy working with them.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.

[Teo]

“Innovation is not just on paper, it is in practice.”

[Video footage]

Zooms in on a large Shell crane or drill outside a building. 

[Teo]

“So this is the technological edge that we have over our competitors.”

[Background music plays]

Tense piano music.

[Video footage]

Following Teo walking down a corridor.

Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.

[Teo]

“Safety is our top priority.”

[Video footage]

Follows Teo opening a door from the corridor and entering an office where a man sits behind a desk.

[Teo]

“The supervisors will be guiding us in our work.”

[Video footage]

Close-up shots of Teo sitting at the desk opposite him and talking while they both make notes.

[Teo]

“And you can discuss about work related stuff, you know, outside issues.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.

[Teo]

“And they're very willing to listen and advise.”

[Video footage]

View down the corridor of Teo exchanging parting comments with his colleague from outside his office before turning and walking towards the camera, smiling.

[Teo]

“After our work, we will go to the club.”

[Video footage]

View of Teo leaving a gym.

[Teo]

“For either martial arts lesson or gym.”

[Video footage]

A man holds pads up to his face and Teo kicks them.

Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.

[Teo]

“If you were to come to Miri, you can enjoy the great outdoors, which is not that readily available in a city life.”

[Video footage]

Panning shot of a large dry-leaf hut complex on the edge of a jungle.

Screen splits from the right to show a couple crossing a rope bridge.

[Teo]

“You can see trees. You know, everything is very low-lying; no skyscrapers.”

[Video footage]

Panoramic view of a few buildings surrounded by jungle on the right.

Some people walking towards the camera on a bamboo and rope bridge on the left.

A couple sitting on a bench near a pond on the right.

[Teo]

“So, less stressful.”

[Video footage]

Full-screen view of a quiet roundabout with  two large seahorse sculptures amidst some palm trees.

[Teo]

“No traffic jam, no human jam.”

[Video footage]

A few cars travelling down a quiet main road.

[Teo]

“Getting from here to the airport is twenty minutes.”

[Video footage]

The Curtin University information post at the entrance of the university.

[Teo]

“We have Curtin University; that is for the teenagers.”

[Video footage]

View through some exotic flowers of a group of students sitting at a bench outside the university.

[Teo]

“Going towards university life/international schools.”

[Video footage]

Teo taking his young son from his wife and holding him.

[Teo]

“So the work-life balance aspect is very good for a family.”

[Video footage]

Teo and his wife walking away towards the sea, holding hands.

[Teo’s wife]

“I love the tranquillity and peace in Miri.”

[Video footage]

Close-up of Teo and his wife on the beach at the water’s edge.

[Teo’s wife]

“Here we are very close to nature.”

[Video footage]

Teo and his wife leaving a beach-side property, holding hands.

[Teo’s wife]

“So activities like scuba diving…”

[Video footage]

Teo and his wife trekking in a jungle. Teo holds out his hand to help her climb up.

[Teo’s wife]

“And jungle trekking are all within our reach.”

[Video footage]

Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.

[Teo]

“Why Shell? Your job will never be static. You will be rotated.”

[Video footage]

Close-up of a man with protective eyewear and a hard hat, following something upwards with his eyes.

[Teo]

“You will be exposed to new things.”

[Video footage]

Panning view from up through pipes and industrial structures towards the sun, down towards the ground.

[Teo]

“And you will definitely meet new challenges.”

[Video footage]

Group of Shell workers in red overalls and protective headgear standing in a circle, smiling and talking.

Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.

[Teo]

“You will be developed as a person.”

[Video footage]

Panning shot of someone in red Shell overalls walking through the plant along a metal causeway.

[Teo]

“You'll be developed, career-wise.”

[Video footage]

Three Shell workers in overalls and protective headgear walking through a large semi-enclosed industrial space within the plant. One is pointing and talking.

[Teo]

“And you will build a very strong technical foundation.”

[Video footage]

Panning shot of Shell workers, mostly in red  overalls, working in an office.

[Teo]

“Our people, our training and, most of all, our spirit to deliver.”

[Video footage]

Shots from behind of Teo and his wife sitting, looking out to sea as the sun sets.

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[Text displays]

www.shell.com/careers

[Music ends]

[Graphics]

Shell logo on white background.

[Text displays]

Copyright, Shell International Limited 2013

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