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29 May 2008

MEDIA RELEASE: SHELL V-POWER - EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMANCE OF A FUEL DEVELOPED WITH FERRARI

Shell New Zealand today launches its new premium unleaded fuel - Shell V-Power, fuel developed with Ferrari. New Shell V-Power replaces Shell Ultra-Hi (95), and is a quality fuel formulated for improved performance.

The same international Shell scientists who develop the Ferrari Formula 1 racing fuels have created a unique fuel formulation designed to remove power-robbing deposits, leading to better responsiveness and smoother acceleration compared to Shell Ultra Hi 95.

Shell New Zealand Retail General Manager, Mark Forsyth, said that Shell V-Power will be available at the pumps at the same price as Shell Ultra-Hi, meaning that customers are set to receive all the benefits of a quality fuel developed with Ferrari.

"What we've learned on the track with Ferrari you can now put in your car, directly benefiting customers without an increased cost," Mr Forsyth said.

"With a unique formulation designed to deliver enhanced everyday driving performance, Shell V-Power is designed to keep new engines running like new for longer and to help restore older engines to top condition."

This benefit has largely resulted from Shell's technical partnership forged with Ferrari over 60 years across the racetracks of the world. The Ferrari Formula 1 car provides Shell scientists with a unique cutting-edge mobile laboratory, which enables fuels to be developed and tested under the most severe conditions, benefiting from instant feedback and analysis. These findings are then used in Shell's road fuel development programmes.

The result: a fuel developed with Ferrari to help keep new engines running like new for longer, and to clean-up old engines to top condition.

I. Shell V-Power has an octane rating of 95 RON with a unique formulation developed by Shell scientists and tested with Ferrari.

II. Shell V-Power has been formulated by Shell specifically for the New Zealand market.

III. Shell V-Power contains a powerful cleaning formula designed to improve engine responsiveness by removing power-robbing deposits. By cleaning the engine fuel can burn more efficiently, enabling the engine to run more smoothly.

Mr Forsyth said today is an exciting day for New Zealand motorists, who can now fill up with a fuel derived directly from Shell's Formula 1 technical partnership with Ferrari.

Shell V-Power is available at Shell sites from Tuesday 3 June.

Shell & Ferrari - A winning technical partnership

Shell first started working with Ferrari over 60 years ago, building one of the most successful technical partnerships in the business, resulting in 12 Drivers' and nine Constructors' FIA Formula 1 World Championship titles. The relationship has also contributed directly to the development of the new Shell V-Power fuel formulation.

For the last decade, Shell's technical partnership with Ferrari has produced phenomenal results on the racetrack, and the technical partnership with Ferrari's road car department is just as strong. Every Ferrari that leaves the production line is fuelled by Shell V-Power.

In June 2007, Shell was recognised with a special award for technical excellence and innovation by Ferrari. The Ferrari Innovation Award is one of just four accolades presented by Ferrari each year amongst more than 600 partners and suppliers. The award recognised Shell's high standards of excellence, technology innovations and product development offered to the technical partnership.

Shell was also awarded the Innovation & Technology Award by Motorsport Industry in January 2008, the first time the award has ever been presented to an energy company. Richard Karlstetter, Global Technology Manager Racing Fuels, Shell Global Solutions: "Shell's involvement in motorsport at the highest level is an integral part of our extensive Research & Development programme and is a key contributor to continually improving our fuels."

Looking forward, Ferrari will benefit from even more support from Shell. Back in 2005, Shell signed an agreement that takes the long-standing technical partnership with Ferrari through to at least 2010 - and you can be sure that every kilometre driven on the track will benefit Shell's customers who drive on the road.

Shell Track Lab

In the Shell Track Lab - located within the Ferrari compound - Shell scientists conduct more than 40 tests per weekend on the Shell V-Power race fuel used in the cars to ensure that the drivers will be able to achieve peak performance at all times - in practice, qualifying and racing.

As the nerve centre of the Shell technical team over the course of a race weekend, the Shell Track Lab is a state-of-the-art, mobile fuel testing laboratory on wheels. Inside, scientific apparatus, testing equipment and computer monitoring hardware are manned by Shell's team of experts. This enables analysis of the fuel that Ferrari is using - assessing the purity, cleanliness and chemical mix - to ensure they get the maximum power and performance out of the fuel at any given race whilst ensuring it stays within FIA regulations.

By analysing the fuel mix in the Shell Track Lab throughout the weekend, Shell gives Ferrari a guarantee that its fuel quality is the very best.

20 February 2008

DD on 18th February 2008 

The Shell Direct Debit that was taken from customer accounts on the night of the 18th of February was for the wrong amount. When the error was discovered, we set about direct crediting the amount back to customers for the evening of the 19th.

The correct amount will be direct debited tonight.

We unreservedly apologise for this error and the confusion it has created. A letter has been sent to all our Shell Card customers and should arrive in the next day or two.

(The amount that was inadvertently direct debited on the 18th is the amount that will be debited on the 28th of February.)

01 December 2007

The Big (Automatic) Switch to "Classic"

On 1 December, all existing accounts are switched to “Classic Rewards”. This means your account will no longer earn FlyBuys, but you will receive a new discount of 2˝ cents per litre off the pump price of petrol and diesel, and 3 cents per litre off the pump price of LPG. Click here for more detail.