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Anacortes, WA - September 19, 2007 - Shell Puget Sound Refinery (PSR) today announced its re-certification for ISO 14001 status. The facility recently went through four days of interviews, field audits and an evaluation of their performance results by a third party certifying body before being granted their re-certification.

"What this re-certification says for our refinery is that we're continuing to operate with the utmost consideration for our local community and environment," said Sue Krienen, General Manager for Shell Puget Sound Refinery.
"Everyone here at PSR has worked very hard to make sure we're meeting the goals that have been set up so we can maintain this certification status."

ISO is the internationally recognized name for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The primary function of the non-governmental organization is to publish international standards in a variety of industries in order to facilitate trade and technology transfer. Specifically, ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted specification for an Environmental Management System. It specifies requirements for:

•    Establishing an environmental policy
•    Determining environmental aspects and impacts of products, activities and services
•    Planning environmental objectives and measurable targets
•    Implementation and operation of programs to meet objectives and targets
•    Checking and corrective action
•    Management review

The ISO 14001 certification is an ongoing process, requiring the facility to undergo periodic evaluation for re-certification. This practice ensures that the refinery's efforts for improving environmental management will go on continuously, with ever-improving results.

During the recent audit, the ISO assessment team recognized several areas of strength at PSR, including:
•    Management visibility in the field
•    Emphasis on coaching others to drive improvements
•    Stricter emphasis on work processes
•    Demonstrated capability to excel on many levels

"This evaluation helped us to identify areas where we're succeeding in meeting the requirements set forth by ISO, as well as areas where we can continue to improve our operations," said Krienen.  "Our re-certification really took a team effort on the part of the employees here at PSR. We hope that this will show our community that PSR is committed to keeping Anacortes a beautiful place to live and work."

Shell PSR was certified to the ISO 14001 environmental management standard in December 2005, completing the process that began in 2003. This certification acts as a "seal of approval" for the refinery, proclaiming that PSR meets the international standards for an environmental management system and has practices in place aimed at minimizing impacts to the environment.

Shell PSR's next evaluation will be conducted in February of 2008.

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