Shell Launches Breakthrough Engine Oil for Shipping Industry

London (ots/PRNewswire) -

Shell today launched Shell Alexia S4, its most innovative marine
engine oil in a generation. Unlike conventional cylinder oils, it can
be used across a wide range of vessel and engine types, fuel
specifications, loads and climates - from the Antarctic to the Amazon
to the Suez Canal. This means vessels no longer need to carry
multiple oils. Shell Alexia S4 also works effectively at any vessel
speed, including slow and ultra slow - especially important to modern
ships that have to vary speeds to reduce fuel consumption and meet
strict timetables.

"Shell Marine Products has a proud heritage of working with our
customers for over 100 years. We have developed a smarter engine oil
to meet the evolving needs of the modern shipping industry," said
Surinderdeep Singh, General Manager of Shell Marine Products. "Shell
Alexia S4 offers operational simplicity, cost reduction potential and
proven performance under tough conditions."

The new formulation better protects engines, which can reduce
maintenance and oil use, and reduces the need to shut down engines
for repair. All this can deliver simpler operations and lower costs
to today's vessel operators, facing a competitive market and
increasingly tougher emissions regulations.

Shell scientists developed Shell Alexia S4 based on their unique
20 year understanding of oil stress- the factors which degrade
lubricants and stop them working. The new formulation, with an
innovative combination of additives, went through rigorous testing at
Shell's Marine and Power Innovation Centre in Hamburg, Germany. Tests
in laboratory engines under simulated slow steaming conditions
demonstrated that Shell Alexia S4 provided up to a 20% improvement in
overall engine wear, compared to Shell's existing cylinder oil and
out-performed all other oils tested. It was also extensively tested
during more than 25, 000 hours of field trials, by customers and the
original engine manufacturers MAN and Wartsila. Here it proved its
ability to protect engines running on distillates* and residual fuels
containing 0.2% to 3.75% sulphur content in a range of locations and
climates, including the Antarctic, the Middle East and South America.
With technical support and a switch to Alexia S4, one specific trial
showed a 33% reduction in oil feedrate. Alexia S4 will be available
to customers from 1 August 2012.

*For up to 1000 hours in certain engines

For an animation explaining the benefits of Shell Alexia S4
please go to:
http://www.shell.com/home/content/marine_products/alexia/animation

For further information on Shell Alexia S4 please go to:

http://www.shell.com/home/content/marine_products/alexia/about

For images please go to:

http://shell.qbank.se/v2.7/mb.php?h=4802a93a7c470bee8a89002f88b41b69

B-roll footage is available on request.

Notes to Editors

Shell Marine Products

Shell provides lubricants for the marine industry through its
Shell Marine Products business. It serves more than 15,000 customer
vessels, ranging from large ocean-going tankers to small fishing
boats at around 500 ports in some 47 countries. The advice and
technical services we provide help our customers achieve maximum
value from using our lubricant products across all types of machinery
and equipment on a ship.
http://www.shell.com/home/content/marine_products

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