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Lim Oon Kuin

Singapore 82 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
oil trading
Industry
Energy
Residence
Singapore
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Biography

Lim Oon Kuin founded Hin Leong Trading in 1963 at age 20 with a single truck delivering diesel to fishermen and small rural power producers.

Today Hin Leong is one of Singapore's largest independent oil traders.

The group's shipping arm, Ocean Tankers, owns a fleet of more than 130 tankers and is run by son Evan.

Lim also co-owns oil storage unit Universal Terminal with PetroChina.

His Hin Leong Trading, a long time fuel supplier to Myanmar, is now reportedly exploring opportunities to retail fuel there with a local partner.

About

Hin Leong means "prosperity" in Chinese.