Bethesda, Maryland June 5^th, 2007 -- Asset Performance Networks announced today that it has entered into a Global Alliance Agreement with Shell. The three-year agreement covers affiliated and related companies e.g. Shell Pipeline Company LP, Motiva Enterprises LLC, Shell Trading and others. 

The spirit and intent of the Alliance is to drive best practices in turnaround planning and execution throughout the Shell facilities world-wide and to measure progress toward annual turnaround performance benchmarks.  Commercially, the agreement aids any Shell facility anywhere in the world to easily request assistance from AP-Networks through a call-off or a simple work order avoiding location-specific time-consuming contractual paperwork.

When asked to comment, Joe Gandolfo, Shell Americas Turnaround Director said "It is important for our Downstream manufacturing journey toward performance excellence to continually benchmark our efforts and employ nimble and simple structures to make on-going course corrections. Our partnership with AP-Networks is a crucial part of our turnaround performance improvement effort as they offer us an opportunity for quantitatively understanding the competitiveness of our preparation efforts - in real time - such that we can make the necessary adjustments along the way". 

George DeBakey's, AP-Networks Managing Director, remark was "While many energy companies understand that fostering a learning organization is essential to dealing with a fast-changing world and future energy challenges, they by in large have enabled traditional learning systems.  In contrast, Shell has moved from traditional learning to systemic learning." He adds "This is where AP-Networks is best equipped to enable Shell transform data, information, and experience into systemic continuous learning and corporate knowledge. We are very excited to be part of Shell's journey toward turnaround excellence."   

About Asset Performance Networks
Asset Performance Networks based in Maryland, USA is the trusted leader in implementing best practices to drive superior capital project and turnaround performance for the Chemical, Gas, Power, Refining and Upstream (Exploration and Production) industries. AP-Networks boasts an impressive list of clients - e.g. five of the oil super majors and a number of marquee oil, chemical, and energy companies in The Americas, Asia, Europe, The Middle East and Africa. AP-Networks provides an integrated toolkit of products and services to deliver competitive and predictable projects and turnarounds. AP-Networks' complete Delivery and Support model of best-in-class processes, evaluative tools, best practices, industry databases, and other resources are accessible by clients through license agreements. To find out more, please visit http://pyxis.apn-tools.com; www.Project-Pyramid.com; www.Turnaround-Network.com; www.Upstream-Network.com.