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Shell MGO bunker heist update: Fresh charges issued at Singapore court

Additional misappropriation of MGO worth $25.8 million results in Singapore State Court issuing 51 extra charges to several ex-Shell employees.

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8 years ago

May 21, 2018

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The Singapore State Court Friday (18 May) issued fresh charges to several suspects involved in an alleged case of stolen marine gas oil (MGO) from Shell Pulau Bukom refinery at Singapore, according to documents obtained by Manifold Times.

Abdul Latif Bin Ibrahim, Mohd Ibrahim S/O K Abdul Majid, and Richard Goh, all ex-employees of Shell Eastern Petroleum, were issued eight charges under section 408 with section 109 of the Penal Code. The charges indicate misappropriation of 8,647 metric tonnes (mt) of MGO worth approximately $4.5 million (Exact: USD$4,430,893.45).

The court issued an additional four charges to Alan Tan Cheng Chuan and Ng Hock Teck under section 411 with section 109 of the Penal Code. The charges related to misappropriation of 2,777.6 mt of MGO worth about $1.3 million (Exact: USD$1,337,985.67).

Five individuals, namely Cai Zhi Zhong, Juandi Bin Pungot, Koh Choon Wei, Muzaffar Ali Khan Bin Muhamad Akram and Tiah Kok Hwee, were slapped with 51 extra charges under section 408 with section 109 of the Penal Code. The new charges showed misappropriation of 51,948.44 mt of MGO at market value of around $25.8 million (USD$25,814,992.81).

Section 408 states:
Whoever, being a clerk or servant, or employed as a clerk or servant, and being in any manner entrusted in such capacity with property, or with any dominion over property, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 15 years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Section 411 states:
Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe the property to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with both. A person convicted of an offence under this section shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Section 109 of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) states:
Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence.

In detail, charges to the following individuals are below (best viewed by PC):

Name	Charge	Quantity of MGO (MT)	Amount (USD)	Date of offence
———————	———	—————————	—————	————————-
Abdul Latif Bin Ibrahim Mohd Ibrahim S/O K Abdul Majid Richard Goh Formerly employed by Shell Eastern Petroleum	From 7 to 15 (8 more)	1007.9 (8^th charge) 1,342.3 (9^th charge) 1,055.9 (10^th charge) 1,052.9 (11^th charge) 760.30 (12^th charge) 1,393.6 (13^th charge) 1,486.4 (14^th charge) 547.7 (15^th charge)	542,149.41 722,023.17 530,959.32 529,450.77 382,316.86 698,207.54 744,701.26 281,085.12	9 November 4 November 2017 31 October 2017 17 October 2017 7 October 2017 28 September 2017 23 September 2017 22 September 2017
———————	———	—————————	—————	————————-
Alan Tan Cheng Chuan Ng Hock Teck Dishonestly receive stolen property transferred from Pulau Bukom to the vessel Sentek 26	From 3 to 7 (4 more)	529 (4^th charge) 699.7 (5^th charge) 748.4 (6^th charge) 800.5 (7^th charge)	312,464.43 323,513.29 339,197.33 362,810.62	1 January 2018 13 August 2017 27 May 2017 14 May 2017
———————	———	—————————	—————	————————-
Cai Zhi Zhong Juandi Bin Pungot Koh Choon Wei Muzaffar Ali Khan Bin Muhamad Akram Tiah Kok Hwee Fomerly employed by Shell Eastern Petroleum	From 12 to 63 (51 more)	685 (13^th charge) 529 (14^th charge) 1,540 (15^th charge) 716.8 (16^th charge) 778.6 (17^th charge) 1,661.6 (18^th charge) 721.3 (19^th charge) 1,133 (20^th charge) 1,150.8 (21^st charge) 775 (22^nd charge) 767.8 (23^rd charge) 1,848.84 (24^th charge) 716.4 (25^th charge) 517.8 (26^th charge) 2,380.6 (27^th charge) 654 (28^th charge) 2,126.30 (29^th charge) 768.1 (30^th charge) 737 (31^st charge) 736 (32^nd charge) 702.3 (33^rd charge) 824.2 (34^th charge) 325.1 (35^th charge) 1776.6 (36^th charge) 542.5 (37^th charge) 754.7 (38^th charge) 2,071.4 (39^th charge) 730.8 (40^th charge) 454.6 (41^st charge) 1,889.7 (42^nd charge) 762.70 (43^rd charge) 730.1 (44^th charge) 1,878.6 (45^th charge) 699.7 (46^th charge) 756 (47^th charge) 504.5 (48^th charge) 1,570 (49^th charge) 806.4 (50^th charge) 738.4 (51^st charge) 2,498.2 (52^nd charge) 1,164.7 (53^rd charge) 1,470 (54^th charge) 1,393.8 (55^th charge) 731.6 (56^th charge) 748.4 (57^th charge) 655.8 (58^th charge) 693.8 (59^th charge) 800.5 (60^th charge) 789.6 (61^st charge) 751 (62^nd charge) 788.8 (63^rd charge)	404,608.95 312,464.43 869,530.20 400,669.70 435,214.04 938,189.21 403,185.06 639,725.79 627,772.91 416,872.50 412,999.62 1,008,560.71 385,351.56 278,524.62 1,298,641.11 328,863.90 1,089,367.28 386,239.09 370,600.45 370,097.60 351,859.32 412,932.44 166,844.57 911,768.89 278,416.43 378,112.25 1,063,063.19 337,892.69 210,188.86 891,900.61 352,641.97 337,569.04 886,661.63 323,513.29 349,544.16 233,260.62 718,369.20 368,976.38 332,154.47 1,074,525.78 500,960.76 632,276.40 599,501.26 331,583.07 339,197.33 299,956.36 314,540.97 362,810.62 357,870.41 340,375.73 378,245.38	3 January 2018 1 January 2018 25 December 2017 25 December 2017 18 December 2017 15 December 2017 14 December 2017 1 December 2017 28 November 2017 23 November 2017 19 November 2017 12 November 2017 9 November 2017 5 November 2017 4 November 2017 16 October 2017 14 October 2017 13 October 2017 8 October 2017 1 October 2017 30 September 2017 29 September 2017 23 September 2017 22 September 2017 11 September 2017 6 September 2017 4 September 2017 27 August 2017 24 August 2017 23 August 2017 22 August 2017 14 August 2017 13 August 2017 13 August 2017 9 August 2017 4 August 2017 12 July 2017 2 July 2017 2 July 2017 24 June 2017 22 June 2017 15 June 2017 2 June 2017 29 May 2017 27 May 2017 25 May 2017 21 May 2017 14 May 2017 7 May 2017 6 May 2017 30 April 2017

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Published: 21 May, 2018

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Shell Singapore charged over Pulau Bukom oil leaks, reporting delays

Shell faces four charges under Singapore’s Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act over two 2024 oil discharge incidents at its Pulau Bukom facility.

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1 day ago

September 25, 2026

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2 MPA craft (left) supporting Shell craft in the clean up operations of the oil sheens taken on 28 Dec 9am

Shell Singapore has been charged over two incidents in 2024 involving oily mixtures discharged into Singapore waters from its facilities at Pulau Bukom, according to media reports on Tuesday (22 September).

The company faces four charges under the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act, including allegations that it failed to report the discharges to the port master immediately.

The first incident occurred on 20 October 2024, when approximately 40 metric tonnes (mt) of oily mixture was discharged through a hole in a pipeline at the Shell Singapore Energy and Chemicals Park at about 8am.

Shell is accused of reporting the incident to the port master at about 12.55pm, several hours after the discharge occurred.

The second incident took place between 26 and 28 December 2024. An estimated 485kg to 956kg of oil mixture was discharged into Singapore waters from the same facility.

Shell is accused of failing to report the incident immediately, with notification to the port master made at about 11.50am on 26 December 2024, according to the charges.

Singapore’s pollution-prevention regulations require occupiers of such facilities to report oil or oily-mixture discharges into Singapore waters “without delay and to the fullest extent possible”.

Shell’s representative requested an eight-week adjournment at the 22 September hearing, citing the need to obtain internal instructions, appoint counsel and locate historical records. The company said the business associated with the incidents had been divested in 2025.

The case was adjourned to October. Shell is also facing prosecution by Singapore’s National Environment Agency over the same incidents.

Photo credit: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Published: 25 September, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: Liquidator of Xin Bo Shipping Pte Ltd issues notice of dividend

First interim dividend of Xin Bo Shipping is payable by 7 October, according to Government Gazette notice.

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2 days ago

September 24, 2026

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A notice of dividend for Xin Bo Shipping Pte Ltd, which is currently in creditors’ voluntary liquidation, was published on the Government Gazette on Wednesday (23 September).

The following are the details of the notice:

Name of Company : Xin Bo Shipping (Pte) Ltd (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation)
Unique Entity No. / Registration No. : 199003660R
Address of Registered Office : c/o Grant Thornton Singapore Private Limited, 8 Marina View, #40-04/05 Asia Square Tower 1, Singapore 018960
Amount per centum (US$) : 30.00 cents to a dollar of admitted unsecured claims
First and Final or otherwise : First Interim Dividend
When payable : By 7 October 2026
Where payable : Entitlements will be made either by way of telegraphic transfer or by cheque, to be collected from the Company’s registered address as above.

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Published: 24 September, 2026

Winding up

Singapore: Creditors’ meeting for Fair Wind Chartering Pte Ltd scheduled for 6 October

A creditors’ meeting of Fair Wind Chartering Pte Ltd has been scheduled to take place at 3pm on 6 October, according to a Government Gazette notice.

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2 days ago

September 24, 2026

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A creditors’ meeting of Fair Wind Chartering Pte Ltd has been scheduled to take place on 6 October, according to a Tuesday (22 September) notice on the Government Gazette.

The meeting will be held via video conferencing at 3pm for the following agenda:

To receive a Statement of Affairs of the Company, showing the assets and liabilities, together with a list of creditors and the estimated amount of their claims.
To confirm the appointment of Chee Fung Mei, Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, of CHEE FM & ASSOCIATES 110 Middle Road #05-03 Singapore 188968 as Liquidator of the Company for the purpose of such voluntary winding up, and that the Liquidator’s fees be based on her normal scale rates and disbursements incurred be paid out of the Company’s assets.
To consider and if deemed fit appoint a Committee of Inspection.
To consider any other matters which may properly be brought before the meeting.

According to the Singapore Business Directory website, the company’s principal activity is shipping and chattering of ships or boats.

Note: To entitle you to vote thereat, your Proof of Debt must be lodged with the Provisional Liquidator not later than 10:00am on the 5th October 2026. Please submit your Proof of Debt and register your attendance by email to [email protected] to receive further details on the video conference.

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Published: 24 September, 2026