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Singapore: Shell MGO bunker heist amount balloons to USD$142 million

Former Shell Eastern Petroleum employees allegedly stole 316,035 mt of MGO between August 2014 to January 2018, show court documents seen by Manifold Times.

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The Singapore State Court on Thursday (29 November) continued its hearing of the Shell MGO bunker heist case, from the last session on 18 May, 2018.

Prosecutors reorganised earlier charges and issued fresh counts against 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.

Earlier charges under section 411 with section 109 of the Penal Code against five former employees of Shell Eastern Petroleum, namely Cai Zhi Zhong, Juandi Bin Pungot, Koh Choon Wei, Muzaffar Ali Khan Bin Muhamad Akram, and Tiah Kok Hwee, underwent an amalgamation process to be reorganised into a per month basis.

Latest charges against the above five individuals indicate total misappropriation of 203,423.60 metric tonnes (mt) of MGO worth approximately $94.2 million (Exact: USD$94,204,265.98) from alleged illegal operations since August 2014; significantly up from $25.8 million earlier in May.

The counts under section 408 with section 109 of the Penal Code against three other ex-employees of Shell Eastern Petroleum, namely Abdul Latif Bin Ibrahim, Mohd Ibrahim S/O K Abdul Majid, and Richard Goh, underwent a similar amalgamation process to be reorganised into a per month basis.

The three above suspects allegedly misappropriated 112,611.8 mt of MGO worth about $46.6 million (Exact: $46,623,566.32) from suspected illegal MGO operations since June 2015.

In total, investigations uncovered the nine former employees of Shell Eastern Petroleum misappropriating about 316,035 mt of MGO worth approximately $140.8 million during the period between August 2014 to January 2018.

An additional 10 fresh charges were issued to Alan Tan Cheng Chuan and Ng Hock Teck under section 411 with section 109 of the Penal Code for dishonestly receiving stolen property transferred from Pulau Bukom to the vessel Sentek 26. The latest 10 charges related to alleged misappropriation of 7,122 mt of MGO worth about $3.3 million (Exact: USD$3,283,274.22).

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, the updated charges to the following individuals are below:
 

Name Charge no. Quantity of MGO (MT) Amount (USD) Date
Cai Zhi Zhong

Juandi Bin Pungot

Koh Choon Wei

Muzaffar Ali Khan Bin Muhamad Akram

Tiah Kok Hwee

Fomerly employed by Shell Eastern Petroleum

1 2,807.8 $1,691,057.59 1 to 7 Jan 2018
2 8,481.5 $4,776,486.03 1 to 31 Dec 2017
3 12,128.3 $6,583,138.88 1 to 30 Nov 2017
4 8,595.1 $4,375,418.51 1 to 31 Oct 2017
5 7,789.8 $3,960,317.64 1 to 30 Sep 2017
6 9,531.2 $4,453,676.86 1 to 31 Aug 2017
7 7,320.3 $3,337,872.49 1 to 31 Jul 2017
8 10,004.0 $4,284,950.25 1 to 30 Jun 2017
9 6,354.7 $2,887,786.51 1 to 31 May 2017
10 9,746.6 $4,702,343.27 1 to 30 Apr 2017
11 7,597.2 $3,561,757.92 1 to 31 Mar 2017
12 7,086.9 $3,521,454.80 1 to 28 Feb 2017
13 3,874.4 $1,876,541.73 1 to 31 Jan 2017
14 1,575.8 $734,538.66 1 to 31 Dec 2016
15 5,425.5 $2,301,861.14 1 to 30 Nov 2016
16 4,645.5 $2,115,363.96 1 to 31 Oct 2016
17 5,235.6 $2,118,911.72 1 to 30 Sep 2016
18 3,243.8 $1,281,636.44 1 to 31 Aug 2016
19 6,483.3 $2,616,562.80 1 to 31 Jul 2016
20 7,638.5 $3,311,827.08 1 to 30 Jun 2016
21 4,811.9 $1,965,025.18 1 to 31 May 2016
22 7,797.1 $2,782,824.06 1 to 30 Apr 2016
23 4,077.4 $1,373,382.38 1 to 31 Mar 2016
24 5,515.0 $1,545,841.89 1 to 29 Feb 2016
25 8,211.6 $2,174,952.51 1 to 31 Jan 2016
26 6,093.9 $2,134,558.68 1 to 31 Dec 2015
27 3,701.0 $1,595,347.93 1 to 30 Nov 2015
28 2,557.7 $1,125,497.35 1 to 31 Oct 2015
29 695.2 $306,117.32 1 to 30 Sep 2015
30 1,794.2 $858,593.35 1 to 31 Jul 2015
31 1,245.7 $688,833.33 1 to 30 Jun 2015
32 612.4 $355,481.10 1 to 31 May 2015
33 1,831.6 $985,319.98 1 to 30 April 2015
34 4,020.8 $2,115,277.19 1 to 31 Mar 2015
35 5,818.0 $3,067,602.90 1 to 28 Feb 2015
36 1,720.9 $799,326.95 1 to 31 Jan 2015
37 1,256.6 $721,650.65 1 to 31 Dec 2014
38 571.9 $425,610.02 1 to 31 Oct 2014
39 2,929.9 $2,438,132.93 1 to 30 Sep 2014
40 2,595.0 $2,251,386.00 1 to 31 Aug 2014
         
         
Name Charge no. Quantity of MGO (MT) Amount (USD) Date
Abdul Latif Bin Ibrahim

Mohd Ibrahim S/O K Abdul Majid

Richard Goh

Formerly employed by Shell Eastern Petroleum

1 1,359.20 $816,022.90 5 Jan 2018
2 4,037.20 $2,256,673.68 1 to 31 Dec 2017
3 5,240.40 $2,818,811.16 1 to 30 Nov 2017
4 4,157.20 $2,102,659.21 1 to 31 Oct 2017
5 5,191.70 $2,607,775.56 1 to 30 Sep 2017
6 1,473 $681,056.28 1 to 31 Aug 2017
7 3,733.50 $1,793,590.34 1 to 30 Apr 2017
8 3,850.40 $1,795,903.57 1 to 31 Mar 2017
9 3,403.30 $1,688,963.25 1 to 28 Feb 2017
10 3,695.20 $1,784,818.55 1 to 31 Jan 2017
11 3,724.50 $1,723,352.29 1 to 31 Dec 2016
12 4,631.40 $1,959,012.90 1 to 30 Nov 2016
13 5818.00 $2,639,510.66 1 to 31 Oct 2016
14 5253.60 $2,121,303.45 1 to 30 Sep 2016
15 2174.10 $858,982.17 1 to 31 Aug 2016
16 5235.40 $2,106,666.17 1 to 31 Jul 2016
17 4471.70 $1,936,431,53 1 to 30 Jun 2016
18 5932.60 $2,416,934.72 1 to 31 May 2016
19 3720.40 $1,323,666.88 1 to Apr 2016
20 3828.00 $1,285,085.79 1 to 31 Mar 2016
21 2779.80 $776,343,66 1 to 29 Feb 2016
22 2736.00 $720,018.39 1 to 31 Jan 2016
23 4281.60 $1,485,439.06 1 to 31 Dec 2015
24 4646.10 $1,984,804.43 1 to 30 Nov 2015
25 3101.00 $1,354,454.78 1 to 31 Oct 2015
26 5628.40 $2,444,278.19 1 to 30 Sep 2015
27 4299.10 $1,792,896.66 1 to 31 Aug 2015
28 3427.70 $1,630,145.57 1 to 31 Jul 2015
29 781.30 $430,739.71 1 to 30 Jun 2015
         
         
Name Charge no. Quantity of MGO (MT) Amount (USD) Date
Alan Tan Cheng Chuan

Ng Hock Teck

Dishonestly receive stolen property transferred from Pulau Bukom to the vessel Sentek 26

8 724.10 $308,379.71 14 Jun 2017
9 768.60 $372,331.37 4 Jun 2017
10 577.10 $276,730.99 9 Apr 2017
11 694.70 $324,021.97 18 Mar 2017
12 838.30 $390,999.89 8 Mar 2017
13 768.80 $371,338.09 28 Jan 2017
14 722.40 $348,926.42 20 Jan 2017
15 598.70 $277,009.67 11 Dec 2016
16 736.20 $333,682.65 17 Oct 2016
17 693.10 $279,853.46 23 Sep 2016

Readers who need to refresh their memory can refer to the following links below:

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RelatedFuel syndicate busted at Singapore Shell Bukom
RelatedShell Singapore oil heist: Breakdown of stolen oil cargoes

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Published: 6 December, 2018
 

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Singapore: Notices of intended dividend issued for Xihe Holdings subsidiaries

Creditors of the companies will have to submit proof of debt to the liquidators of Xin Chun Shipping, Xin Guang Shipping and Xin Sheng Shipping by 18 February at 5pm by email.

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Notices to declare intended dividend of Xihe Holdings Pte Ltd subsidiaries Xin Chun Shipping Pte Ltd, Xin Guang Shipping Pte Ltd and Xin Sheng Shipping Pte Ltd to their creditors have been posted on the Government Gazette on Tuesday (4 February).

According to the notices, the last day for creditors of the companies to submit proof of debt to the liquidators is at 5pm on 18 February by email to [email protected].

The following are the details of the liquidators:

Paresh Tribhovan Jotangia and Ho May Kee
c/o Grant Thornton Singapore Private Limited
8 Marina View
#40-04/05 Asia Square Tower 1
Singapore 018960

Related: JMs: First creditors meeting of Xihe Holdings subsidiaries to be held in January 2021

 

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Published: 5 February, 2025

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Shell MGO bunker heist: Man sentenced to jail for hindering police investigations

Wong Wai Seng was reportedly sentenced to two months’ jail for lying to police on the whereabouts of three bunker clerks involved in the heist and relaying instructions for them to stay out of Singapore.

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A man, who was an operations executive with Singapore-based Sentek Marine & Trading (Sentek), was sentenced to two months’ jail on Friday (31 January), according to CNA.

Wong Wai Seng lied to police about the whereabouts of three bunker clerks involved in the Shell Pulau Bukom fuel heist. 

Wong pleaded guilty to one charge of perverting the course of justice while four charges of abetting corruption by giving the bunker clerks bribes to remain outside of Singapore and avoid investigations were considered in sentencing. 

Manifold Times previously reported three bunker clerks, previously employed by Sentek, being charged in Court for offences under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (CDSA) and the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA). 

They were Singaporeans Wong Kuin Wah, Wong Wai Meng, and Boo Pu Wen.

It was alleged that Wai Meng, Kuin Wah and Pu Wen intentionally aided Sentek in acquiring property which was another person’s benefits from criminal conduct, by assisting to receive on board their respective vessels, gasoil which had been dishonestly misappropriated from Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd’s facility (Shell Pulau Bukom). 

They were charged for offences under Section 47(3) of the CDSA, read with Section 109 of the Penal Code, and punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the CDSA. 

CNA reported that Wai Seng relayed instructions from Sentek’s managing director Pai Keng Pheng to the bunker clerks including instructing them to leave Singapore in January 2018. This resulted in Wai Meng, who is Wai Seng’s brother, leaving for Medan.

Wong also told Boo and Wong Kuin Wah who were on board different Sentek vessels, to not return to shore. 

On Pai's instructions, Wong also told the bunker clerks to throw away their work phones, which contained messages relating to the fuel heist.

The trio remained in hiding at D'Merlion Hotel in Batam for almost three years until January 2021, when they returned to Singapore and were arrested.

Wong Wai Meng was sentenced to seven years, four months and two weeks’ jail for helping the company acquire more than 28,000 metric tonnes (mt) of the misappropriated fuel worth USD 13.58 million (SGD 18.26 million)

Meanwhile, Wong Kuin Wah was sentenced to seven years and six months’ jail on 18 November for his role in misappropriating more than 27,000 tonnes of gas oil worth around USD 12.8 million (SGD 17.2 million).

The third individual who was charged, Boo Pu Wen, reportedly passed away in July 2023 and had his charges abated following his death, meaning Boo’s court proceedings over his 19 charges at the time came to an end. 

Former Shell employees, who were key members of a group who dishonestly misappropriated fuel from Shell Pulau Bukom, were sentenced to jail in court earlier.

Earlier coverage of developments by Manifold Times regarding the Shell MGO bunker heist can be found below:

Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Bunker clerk gets jail time for helping Sentek acquire misappropriated fuel
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Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-Shell employees sentenced to more than 23 years in prison each
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-Shell employees plead guilty to multiple offences
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-Shell employee receives over 16-year jail sentence
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-Intertek Surveyor sentenced to four months’ jail for corruption
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-Intertek Surveyor pleads guilty to corruption charge
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Shell Process Technician receives 195-month jail sentence
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Police seize property, cars, watches from ex-Shell Bukom Process Technician
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-Shell blending specialist jailed over USD 956,000 worth of misappropriated gasoil
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Former Intertek, Inspectorate surveyors receive fines, jail sentences
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-CCIC Singapore surveyor pleads guilty to misconduct, receiving USD 12k in bribes
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-Process Technician receives 184-month prison sentence over illicit involvement
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Syndicate member’s nephew jailed over concealment of safe containing valuables
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: 12 former surveyors from Intertek, Inspectorate, CCIC, SGS charged for corruption
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Former Shore Loading Officer receives 29-year jail sentence over total 85 charges
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-Process Technician received minimum SGD 735,000 in benefits, faces 43 charges
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Ex-Shell employee admits leading role in illicit operation
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Sentek ex-Director faces 40 fresh charges
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Two former Shell employees jailed over theft
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: High Court affirms ‘Prime South’ forfeiture to Singapore State
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Three ex-Shell employees charged with bribing surveyors
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Second ex-Shell employee pleads guilty to nine charges
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: First ex-Shell employee to plead guilty over involvement
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Director of Singapore bunkering firm released from police custody
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Oil tanker ‘Prime South’ forfeited by State Courts of Singapore
Related: Shell MGO bunker heist: Director of Singapore bunkering firm face charge at State Courts
Related: Shell Singapore oil heist: Third offender pleads guilty for gas oil theft
Related: Captain of “Prime South” jailed in Shell Pulau Bukom gas oil theft
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Related: Shell Singapore oil heist: More charges issued at court
Related: Shell Singapore oil heist: Breakdown of stolen oil cargoes
Related: Intertek Singapore employee among Shell oil heist suspects

 

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Published: 3 February, 2025

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Singapore: Liquidators schedule first and final meeting for Maritime International Offshore

Meeting will be held at 10 Collyer Quay, #17-01 Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore 049315 on 25 February at 3pm (Singapore time), according to Government Gazette notice.

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The first and final meeting of Maritime International Offshore Pte Ltd, which is in liquidation, has been scheduled to take place on 25 February, according to the company’s liquidators on a notice posted on Friday (24 January) on the Government Gazette.

The meeting will be held at 10 Collyer Quay, #17-01 Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore 049315 at 3pm (Singapore time).

The agenda of the meeting is the following:

  1. a) To receive, from the Liquidators and/or their duly authorised representative(s), a brief update on matters attended to in the Company’s winding up;
  2. b) To approve the Liquidators’ fees and disbursements, amounting to SGD 20,740.00 (excluding GST) and SGD 899.88 (excluding GST), respectively; and
  3. c) Any other matters relevant to the Company’s winding up.

Forms of general and special proxies are available at the Liquidators’ office. Proxies to be used at the meeting must be lodged by no later than 4pm (Singapore time) on the 24 February 2025.

Manifold Times previously reported the High Court of Singapore issuing a winding up order to Maritime International Offshore. 

The winding up application was filed by India-registered IL&FS Energy Development Company Limited on 27 December 2023.

Related: High Court of Singapore issues winding up order to Maritime International Offshore
Related: Singapore: Maritime International Offshore winding up application to be heard on 19 January

 

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Published: 28 January, 2025

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