Legal

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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7 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

Vessel Arrest

Malaysia: MMEA detains Thai tanker off Kelantan after shown suspicious documents

Initial checks revealed that insurance documents and other documents related to the vessel appeared suspicious and all six crew members on board failed to provide valid identification documents.

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15 hours ago

May 23, 2025

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Malaysia: MMEA detains Thai tanker off Kelantan after shown suspicious documents

The Kelantan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Thursday (22 May) said it has detained a suspicious tanker at about 100 nautical miles from the Tok Bali estuary on 20 May.

Kelantan MMEA director, Maritime Captain Erwan Shah Soahdi said an MMEA asset had detained the tanker while patrolling the Malaysia-Vietnam border.

The vessel was detected after displaying several suspicious signs at around 1 pm before it was successfully detained 20 minutes later.

Malaysia: MMEA detains Thai tanker off Kelantan after shown suspicious documents

“Initial checks revealed the vessel has six crew members, including a captain and all are believed to be Thai citizens aged between 38 and 70,” he said.

It was also found that the insurance documents and other documents related to the vessel appeared suspicious and all the crews on board the vessel failed to provide valid identification documents during the check.

The case is being investigated under the Immigration Act 1959/63 and the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952.

Photo credit: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Published: 23 May, 2025

Winding up

Singapore: Creditors’ meeting scheduled for Quetzal Offshore Pte Ltd

Meeting for Quetzal Offshore will be held through electronic means on 27 May at 3pm to confirm the appointment of liquidators, according to Government Gazette notice.

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3 days ago

May 21, 2025

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The creditors’ meeting of Quetzal Offshore Pte Ltd Pte Ltd, has been scheduled to take place on 27 May, states a Monday (19 May) notice posted on the Government Gazette.

The meeting for creditors of the company will be held by way of electronic means at 3pm.

The purposes of the meeting are:

receiving a statement of the Company’s affairs together with a list of creditors and the estimated amounts of their claims;
confirming the appointment of Mr. Chan Kwong Shing, Adrian, Ms. Toh Ai Ling and Ms. Tan Yen Chiaw all care of KPMG Services Pte. Ltd. of 12 Marina View, #15-01 Asia Square Tower 2, Singapore 018961, as the joint and several Liquidators of the Company pursuant to Section 167(1) of the Act for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the Company at such remuneration based on time costs;
resolving that the Liquidators be at liberty to open, maintain and operate any bank account(s) or account(s) for monies received by them as Liquidators with such bank(s) as they deem fit;
forming a Committee of Inspection of not more than 5 members, if thought fit;
and any other business

According to SGP Business website, a business platform for businesses and individuals, the company’s main business was offering ship management services.

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Published: 21 May, 2025

Sanctions

UK cracks down on Russian shadow fleet with fresh sanctions

Latest sanctions target 18 more ships in the ‘shadow fleet’ carrying Russians oil; John Michael Ormerod, a British national, also faced sanction for procuring ships for Russia’s shadow fleet.

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3 days ago

May 21, 2025

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The UK on Tuesday (20 May) announced a raft of 100 sanctions targeting Russian military, energy, financial sectors and those conducting Putin’s information war against Ukraine.

The latest sanctions target 18 more ships in the ‘shadow fleet’ carrying Russians oil, along with the fleet’s enablers. The Prime Minister announced 110 shadow fleet related sanctions ahead of his visit to Kyiv earlier this month.

John Michael Ormerod, a British national, also faced sanction for procuring ships for Russia’s shadow fleet. Two Russian captains of shadow fleet tankers were also named in the list of individuals who were sanctioned.

“This action imposes a personal cost on those who are supporting Russia’s trade in oil and is another step in the Foreign Secretary’s personal mission to constrain the Kremlin and a crucial part of the Plan for Change to ensure a secure Britain,” the government said in a statement.

The UK is also working with partners to tighten the Oil Price Cap that limits the price that Russia can charge for its oil if transported using G7 services like insurance and shipping.

“We are reviewing the $60 crude price level, with a view to lowering the cap closer to the cost of production and hitting Putin where it hurts by striking at his oil revenues,” it added.

The following is the list of sanctioned 18 ships: