Shell Refining shocker, shares sold significantly below market value

Stake sale: Royal Dutch Shell is selling its Shell Refining Company stake for RM276mil to MHIL.

PETALING JAYA: Royal Dutch Shell, the global oil giant, is selling its entire 51% stake in a refinery in Port Dickson to a Chinese company in a transaction that values the asset significantly lower than its market price.

In a statement, Shell said it was disposing of its majority stake in Shell Refining Company (Federation of Malaya) Bhd or SRC to Malaysia Hengyuan International Ltd (MHIL) for US$66.3mil (RM276mil).