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Lim Oon Kuin
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.