A total of 272 employees from the Brunei Shell Joint Venture (BSJV) Companies received their long-service awards during the annual appreciation dinner yesterday.

Held at the Indera Samudra Grand Hall, The Empire Hotel & Country Club, the BSJV Emblem Night ceremony was held to recognise and appreciate the employees for their enduring loyalty, hard work and dedication to their respective companies.

Present as guest of honour at the event was the Minister of Development, Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka Awang Haji Bahrin bin Abdullah, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of BSJV companies.

Also in attendance were other members of the BSJV Board of Director, Dato Paduka Dr. Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Deputy Minister of Finance, and senior management representatives from the BSJV companies.

The highlight of the evening was the presentation of long-service emblems to the recipients with 40 and 35 years of service by the guest of honour and to those with 30 and 25 years of service by managing directors of respective BSJV companies.

In his address at event, Andrew Faulkner, Managing Director of Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sendirian Berhad, highlighted that the total number of recipients this year represent 8,345 years or more than 17 million man-hours worth of BSJV experience and knowledge.

The 17 million man-hours have helped BSP deliver for Brunei and its shareholders.

"I myself have just passed 34 years of service with Shell. And when people ask me how I could work so long for a single company, my answer is always 'because it is a great company'. When I asked some of tonight's recipients the same question the answer was exactly the same - for the pride in working for a company which has, through innovation and skill and hard work, made such a difference to Brunei'," he said.

Addressing the recipients, Andrew Faulkner said, "We saw the business grow and flourish, achieving momentous milestones that transformed and cemented our position in the industry."

He recalled the landmark achievements of the company including the development of major facilities such as Champion 7, Seria Crude Oil Terminal (SCOT) and Brunei LNG in the 1970s, discovery of new fields such as the Magpie field in 1975, the Rasau onshore field prior to 1980 and Iron Duke in the early 1990s.

Faulkner attributed all these major successes and many others to the efforts of the dedicated employees.

"To have a large number of long-service employees reinforces your professionalism, your pride and your respect for your companies. And we need your support and commitment now more than ever in overcoming the challenges in the current low oil price environment to successfully help rebuild and reposition the BSJV Companies for a long and profitable future," he added.

"While you won't find it on the balance sheet of our companies, but 17 million man-hours worth of experience is a valuable asset to any company and one we need to treat well and get the most out of. So I ask that you make the time to impart your knowledge to the younger generation and to help nurture them. No training video or a two-day course can replace the sharing of 17 million man-hours of experience, or successes and failures, of milestones and learning. This sharing will further complement the companies' existing efforts in building our talent pipelines to ensure a long and prosperous future for the BSJV's and Brunei," Faulkner concluded.

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