Shell fuel station at Maalla beside A. Besse Ltd wokshop. On the first floor were flats for the Italian employees of the Besse company. circa 1950

Shell's District Sales Manager for South Arabia and Yemen 1964-67, David Tomlinson, was based in Aden.  David says he's flown flew many times on every Aden Airways route and probably on every Aden Airways aircraft.

This Shell Petrol Station next to the Central Wholesale Produce Markets was termed by Shell, a 'Series E Type 4 Service Station', which was the basic style seen in Africa. However, the petrol stations built in Aden and Lahej were a little more up-market, modeled on Shell Stations in California, a design favoured by the Sultan of Lahej, whose opinion influenced Shell.

Shell Petrol Station, Khormaksar. 1964

1. BP Steamer Point. Tel: 2831
2. BP Maalla, Maalla Main Road.
   Tel: 3203
3. Crater, Maidan. Tel: 4936
4. Mansura.
5. Little Aden. Tel: 7051

BP Petrol Station Steamer Point. 1964

Little Aden Refinery

Storage Tanks at Maalla