Shell MGO bunker heist: Former Shell employee sentenced to 21 years in jail

Former Shell Eastern Petroleum employee Richard Goh Chee Keong, who played a key role in the Shell MGO bunker heist at Pulau Bukom, was sentenced to a 21-year jail term on Monday (30 March), according to The Straits Times. 

Goh, 56, pleaded guilty to 24 charges linked to a conspiracy that siphoned about SGD 100 million worth of marine gas oil between August 2014 and January 2018. 

A further 26 charges were taken into account during sentencing. 

Goh, who is a Malaysian, reportedly received at least SGD 1.5 million in illegal gains, which he used on property, cars, investments and savings. He has consented to the forfeiture of assets, worth SGD 1.07 million, as compensation to Shell. 

Goh’s request to defer his sentence was granted, and he has been ordered to surrender at the State Courts on 20 April to begin serving his jail term.

Goh and two other Shell Eastern Petroleum employees were reportedly charged with bribery. 

The trio allegedly bribed employees of surveying companies inspecting the receiving vessels to inaccurately report the amount of gas oil loaded.

Goh was accused of offering bribes amounting to USD 25,000 to three employees of surveying companies to misreport gas oil loaded onto receiving vessels.

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Published: 1 April, 2026