Title: 11 Yours to explore: working for Shell in Miri, Malaysia
Duration: 3:19 minutes
Description:
Teo, a Well Intervention Engineer who works for Shell in Miri, Malaysia, talks about work and life
in Miri and shows us why it is an attractive location. Elementary schools, Curtin University, the
great tropical rainforest in Sarawak, wonderful beaches and no traffic jams all make for a great
place to live. Shell in Miri has lots to offer its employees and their families.
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Ambient electronic music.
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Miri, Sarawak
Teo Choon Hoong
Well Intervention Engineer
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A spinning yellow and white globe on a white background moves to centre of screen from the
right. Zooms in to show a red dot over Malaysia.
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Miri
Sarawak, Malaysia
4°24´N 113°59´ E
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Oriental string music.
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Zooms right into the red dot.
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Waves breaking against rocks on a shoreline.
Travelling aerial view of a jungle river.
Farther and close-up views of an outdoor swimming pool with swimmers and sunbathers.
Panoramic view of a city and surrounding jungle.
[Teo]
“Shell has been here for more than 100 years.”
[Video footage]
Panning down from top of an old-fashioned oil pump with a sign, saying ‘the GRAND OLD LADY’
in large letters at the base.
Teo and his wife wearing rucksacks, walking out of a dense bamboo thicket.
[Teo]
“This is a place with great outdoors. You can enjoy activities that you normally cannot enjoy in a
concrete jungle.”
[Video footage]
View through dense jungle of the couple walking over a wooden bridge.
Shot of them disappearing into the undergrowth.
Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.
[Teo]
“My name is Teo Choon Hoong. I'm a Well Intervention Engineer and I have worked in Shell for
the past four years.”
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Minimal electric piano music plays.
[Video footage]
Aerial shot of oil platform at sea.
[Teo]
“I’m currently involved in an event [?] to optimise production from the wells.”
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Screen splits and cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments on the right
and close-up shots of a structure on the platform and workers in red Shell overalls and hard hats
on the left.
[Teo]
“And also fix any integrity issues that we may have.”
[Video footage]
View over the sea of a sunset on the horizon.
[Teo]
“Typical day in my life will be driving my wife to work.”
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Teo and his wife walking to their car.
View from the rear seat of Teo driving his car.
View out of the rear seat window of shops and trees passing by.
[Teo]
“Before coming to work in our office.”
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Teo walking past the front entrance of the Shell building.
[Teo]
“This is my workplace, working over and abandoning wells.”
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Teo speaking, sitting in an office. Screen splits from the right to show close-up shots of men in
red Shell overalls, goggles and hard hats working with some metal parts outside.
[Teo]
“And also getting meetings and also having reviews.”
[Video footage]
Right-hand part of screen shows Teo talking to a colleague, sat behind a desk.
[Teo]
“And discussions with my peers.”
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Full-screen view: camera follows from in front as Teo and a colleague walk down a corridor
having a discussion.
[Teo]
“I will be clearing emails and also solving operation issues.”
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Close-up of Teo’s fingers typing.
Teo and a colleague sat at their desks, using computers in the office.
Panning shot of Teo and two men eating at an outdoor section of a restaurant.
Close-up of them talking and eating. A woman has now joined them.
[Teo]
“Diversity is definitely a big plus.”
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Teo and three other men sat round a café table as Teo is talking.
[Teo]
“You can talk to people who have come from various parts of the world.”
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Other people sitting in a café, having discussions.
[Teo]
“Share their experience.”
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Another View of Teo and friends talking and smiling as they dine at the restaurant.
[Teo]
“They are very energetic; you know, the mindset to deliver is very strong.”
[Video footage]
Teo and colleagues listening to a man in overalls talk.
[Teo]
“And that's why I enjoy working with them.”
[Video footage]
Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.
[Teo]
“Innovation is not just on paper, it is in practice.”
[Video footage]
Zooms in on a large Shell crane or drill outside a building.
[Teo]
“So this is the technological edge that we have over our competitors.”
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Tense piano music.
[Video footage]
Following Teo walking down a corridor.
Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.
[Teo]
“Safety is our top priority.”
[Video footage]
Follows Teo opening a door from the corridor and entering an office where a man sits behind a
desk.
[Teo]
“The supervisors will be guiding us in our work.”
[Video footage]
Close-up shots of Teo sitting at the desk opposite him and talking while they both make notes.
[Teo]
“And you can discuss about work related stuff, you know, outside issues.”
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Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.
[Teo]
“And they're very willing to listen and advise.”
[Video footage]
View down the corridor of Teo exchanging parting comments with his colleague from outside his
office before turning and walking towards the camera, smiling.
[Teo]
“After our work, we will go to the club.”
[Video footage]
View of Teo leaving a gym.
[Teo]
“For either martial arts lesson or gym.”
[Video footage]
A man holds pads up to his face and Teo kicks them.
Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.
[Teo]
“If you were to come to Miri, you can enjoy the great outdoors, which is not that readily
available in a city life.”
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Panning shot of a large dry-leaf hut complex on the edge of a jungle.
Screen splits from the right to show a couple crossing a rope bridge.
[Teo]
“You can see trees. You know, everything is very low-lying; no skyscrapers.”
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Panoramic view of a few buildings surrounded by jungle on the right.
Some people walking towards the camera on a bamboo and rope bridge on the left.
A couple sitting on a bench near a pond on the right.
[Teo]
“So, less stressful.”
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Full-screen view of a quiet roundabout with two large seahorse sculptures amidst some palm
trees.
[Teo]
“No traffic jam, no human jam.”
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A few cars travelling down a quiet main road.
[Teo]
“Getting from here to the airport is twenty minutes.”
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The Curtin University information post at the entrance of the university.
[Teo]
“We have Curtin University; that is for the teenagers.”
[Video footage]
View through some exotic flowers of a group of students sitting at a bench outside the
university.
[Teo]
“Going towards university life/international schools.”
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Teo taking his young son from his wife and holding him.
[Teo]
“So the work-life balance aspect is very good for a family.”
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Teo and his wife walking away towards the sea, holding hands.
[Teo’s wife]
“I love the tranquillity and peace in Miri.”
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Close-up of Teo and his wife on the beach at the water’s edge.
[Teo’s wife]
“Here we are very close to nature.”
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Teo and his wife leaving a beach-side property, holding hands.
[Teo’s wife]
“So activities like scuba diving…”
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Teo and his wife trekking in a jungle. Teo holds out his hand to help her climb up.
[Teo’s wife]
“And jungle trekking are all within our reach.”
[Video footage]
Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.
[Teo]
“Why Shell? Your job will never be static. You will be rotated.”
[Video footage]
Close-up of a man with protective eyewear and a hard hat, following something upwards with
his eyes.
[Teo]
“You will be exposed to new things.”
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Panning view from up through pipes and industrial structures towards the sun, down towards
the ground.
[Teo]
“And you will definitely meet new challenges.”
[Video footage]
Group of Shell workers in red overalls and protective headgear standing in a circle, smiling and
talking.
Cuts back to Teo speaking in front of some trophies and ornaments.
[Teo]
“You will be developed as a person.”
[Video footage]
Panning shot of someone in red Shell overalls walking through the plant along a metal
causeway.
[Teo]
“You'll be developed, career-wise.”
[Video footage]
Three Shell workers in overalls and protective headgear walking through a large semi-enclosed
industrial space within the plant. One is pointing and talking.
[Teo]
“And you will build a very strong technical foundation.”
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Panning shot of Shell workers, mostly in red overalls, working in an office.
[Teo]
“Our people, our training and, most of all, our spirit to deliver.”
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Shots from behind of Teo and his wife sitting, looking out to sea as the sun sets.
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[Text displays]
www.shell.com/careers
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Shell logo on white background.
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Copyright, Shell International Limited 2013
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