Shell Reshapes Operations in Indonesia With Fuel Business Divestment

Shell plc’s SHEL Indonesian affiliate has taken a bold step in reshaping its business strategy by divesting fuel retail operations to a joint venture between Citadel Pacific Limited and Sefas Group. This transaction includes the transfer of around 200 gas stations and a fuel storage terminal located in Gresik, with completion expected by next year.Despite this move, Shell remains firmly rooted in Indonesia. The company emphasized that it will continue to operate under brand licensing agreements, maintaining visibility and legacy in the region.Insight Into Citadel & Sefas JVThe acquiring joint venture brings together the strengths of two long-standing Shell partners. Citadel Pacific, a private holding company based in the Philippines, has its presence across various industries like aviation-related services, telecommunication, gas distribution and fuel marketing. The company licenses the Shell brand across multiple territories, including Guam, Hong Kong and Macau. Sefas Group, on the other hand, is Indonesia’s largest Shell lubricants distributor.Their collaboration signals continuity for customers and partners, backed by a solid history of representing the Shell brand across various markets.Lubricants Stay at the Core of Shell’s StrategyWhile Shell is stepping away from fuel retailing, it is optimizing the portfolio by doubling down on the lubricants business in Indonesia, a market described as key for growth. Shell operates a major lubricant blending plant in the country with a capacity of up to 300 million litres annually and a new grease manufacturing plant is currently under construction. With this repositioning, Shell reinforces its strengths in high-growth, high-margin segments that can alleviate its profitability in the future.SHEL’s Zacks Rank & Key PicksLondon-based Shell is one of the primary oil supermajors, a group of U.S. and Europe-based big energy multinationals with operations that span almost every corner of the globe. Currently, SHEL has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).Investors interested in the energy sector might look at some better-ranked stocks like Flotek Industries, Inc. FTK, Global Partners LP GLP and RPC, Inc. RES. While Flotek Industries and Global Partners currently sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) each, RPC carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.Flotek Industries develops and delivers prescriptive chemistry-based technology, including specialty chemicals, to clients in the energy, consumer industrials and food & beverage industries. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for FTK’s 2025 earnings indicates 55.88% year-over-year growth.Global Partners is a Delaware limited partnership formed by affiliates of the Slifka family. The company owns, controls or has access to one of the largest terminal networks of refined petroleum products in New England. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Global Partners’ 2025 earnings indicates 17.84% year-over-year growth.Atlanta, GA-based RPC is an oilfield service provider in almost all of the prospective plays, like the Rocky Mountain regions, Appalachian area, Gulf of Mexico and other resources in the United States. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for RES’ next quarter earnings indicates 33.33% growth.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Global Partners LP (GLP): Free Stock Analysis Report RPC, Inc. (RES): Free Stock Analysis Report Flotek Industries, Inc. (FTK): Free Stock Analysis Report Shell PLC Unsponsored ADR (SHEL): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks