Shell Will Close 1000 Gas Station Outlets Around The World, Shell Indonesia Management Opens Voice

Shell gas station. (Doc. Shell Indonesia)

JAKARTA - The world oil company, Shell Plc., revealed its plan to close its 1,000 public refueling stations (SPBU) around the world within the next two years.

Reporting from Bloomberg, Shell plans to expand its business to the electric vehicle charging station business in line with the increasing use of electric vehicles around the world.

What happened to the Shell gas station in Indonesia?

Vice President of Corporate Relations of Shell Indonesia Susi Hutapea emphasized that Shell Indonesia is currently continuing its business in Indonesia.

"Shell remains active in running the downstream oil and gas business in Indonesia, including producing and marketing lubricants, selling fuel oil (BBM), and producing low-carbon fuel (low-carbon fuel)," said Susi to VOI, Saturday, March 30.

Susi said, Indonesia is the main growth market for the Shell lubricant business.

In the lubricant sector, in March 2024, Shell started the construction of a Fat Manufacturing Plant in Marunda with a total capacity of 12 kilotons per year.

"In November 2022, we will double the capacity of the Shell lubricants Oil Blending Plant to 300 million liters per year," he added.

In 2023, Susi continued, Shell introduced an immersion cooling fluid product to support the data center industry in Indonesia which is experiencing growth.

In addition, Shell Lubricants Indonesia introduced Shell Mysella S 7N Ultra, a stationary gas engine lubricant product to improve the performance of the electricity industry in Indonesia.

"This is part of an integrated lubricant solution that we present to our customers, which also shows Shell's trust in Indonesia as well as our commitment to developing the lubricant business and to meet the demands of the Indonesian market," concluded Susi.