Shell Canada Selects Engineering Firm for Refinery Expansion Feasibility Study in Ontario

SUGAR LAND--April 30, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Shell Canada Limited, the Canadian operating arm of Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) (The Hague, The Netherlands) has selected SNC Lavalin (TSX:SNC) (Sarnia, Ontario) to perform a feasibility study for the proposed 150,000- to 250,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) heavy oil refinery in Sarnia. The refinery expects to receive approval from the Ministry of the Environment by fall 2008. After approval, the company will select a firm to perform engineering, procurement and construction services for the refinery.