Shell Singapore has been charged over two incidents in 2024 involving oily mixtures discharged into Singapore waters from its facilities at Pulau Bukom, according to media reports on Tuesday (22 September). The company faces four charges under the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act, including allegations that it failed to report the discharges to the port master immediately. The first incident occurred on 20 October 2024, when approximately 40 metric tonnes (mt) of oily mixture was discharged through a hole in a pipeline at the Shell Singapore Energy and Chemicals Park at about 8am. Shell is accused of reporting the incident to the port master at about 12.55pm, several hours after the discharge occurred. The second incident took place between 26 and 28 December 2024. An estimated 485kg to 956kg of oil mixture was discharged into Singapore waters from the same facility. Shell is accused of failing to report the incident immediately, with notification to the port master made at about 11.50am on 26 December 2024, according to the charges. Singapore’s pollution-prevention regulations require occupiers of such facilities to report oil or oily-mixture discharges into Singapore waters “without delay and to the fullest extent possible”. Shell’s representative requested an eight-week adjournment at the 22 September hearing, citing the need to obtain internal instructions, appoint counsel and locate historical records. The company said the business associated with the incidents had been divested in 2025. The case was adjourned to October. Shell is also facing prosecution by Singapore’s National Environment Agency over the same incidents. Related : Shell reports up to 40 mt of slop leaked from pipeline into Singapore waters Related : Singapore: No new oil sightings after recent pipeline leak and bunkering incidents Related : Singapore: Clean-up of oil from Shell pipeline leak to be completed in days Related : Singapore: Oil leak at Pulau Bukom stopped; cl