May, 2012 - Tengizchevroil

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Информационная газета ТОО «Тенгизшевройл»
Tengizchevroil Newsletter
НОВОСТИ ТШО
№ 05 (179) 2012
TCO NEWS
May 9 - Victory Day!
In this issue:
Memory of Heart
Page 3.
Wishing undying glory to the
heroes of the War.
Lest we forget.
ATYRAU. May 9, 1945 – this date is getting
more and more remote, hence the importance to pay tribute to the fallen and living
heroes and teach the younger generations
of their experiences. As long as the old soldiers’ memory keeps in detail the heroic
episodes of the war, its chronicles can never be complete. The memory of the past
lives in our hearts. The most recent Victory
Day celebrations held across the country,
dedicated to the 67th anniversary of Great
Victory served as ample evidence to this
fact. The Victory Park in Atyrau was filled
with crowds of people. Both local residents
and visitors headed for this location from
morning hours to lay flowers to the Eternal Flame Memorial. Families and teams
of employees of various enterprises and
public organizations participated. Among
representatives of multiple companies we
could see the proud oilmen of Tengiz. The
Tengizchevroil group was headed by deputy general director Anuarbek Jakiyev.
In his remarks at the ceremony he said
on behalf of TCO team of employees,
“This memorial day serves all of us as a
reminder of the war that was a severe test
of our nations’ endurance and strength of
mind. This memory is sacred, same as our
duty to take good care of the veterans, who
braved all the hardships of this terrible warfare, and keep the memory of the heroes,
who died in the battlefield.”
The true VIP attendees of the ceremony
were the veterans of the war and those
who contributed to the victory working behind the scenes. The Mayor’s office provided transportation for them to make sure everyone was in attendance. At 11.00 Bergei
Ryskaliev, Akim of the Atyrau Oblast and
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Productive dialogue
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CHESM 2012 Forum
Page 5.
Blitz-campaign to support
Safety
Page 6.
Tengizchevroil: winner of KIOSH 2012 title
TCO named Safest Company of the Year in Kazakhstan, for the second time in two years.
The two days of April 26 and 27 in Astana saw the Kazakhstan International Occupational Safety and Health (KIOSH)
2012 Conference and Exhibition, held for the second time in
the capital. The project is formally supported by the Republic
of Kazakhstan Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. Acting
on behalf of Tengizchevroil at the event was Operational Excellence/Health, safety and Environmental group (OE/HES).
Tengizchevroil once again demonstrated its superior level of occupational safety and health, winning the Petroleum Sector Company of the Year title in the all-Kazakhstan Korgan industry contest.
Our company was recognized as having confirmed in practice its
strong commitment to maintaining the highest standard of operational safety and health.
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TCO at recruitment fair
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Kind heart knows no limits
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his deputies offered warm greetings to the veterans.
In his ceremonial speech the
governor emphasized that the
Kazakhstanis had made a great
contribution to the victory over
the Germans. All in all, 42,509
soldiers from the Atyrau Region
were at the front during the war,
and 13,287 of them died in the
name of the Motherland.
Addressing the veterans of war
and labor, the Akim said, “You,
the brave heroes, defended the
happy future of our nation. The
present day thriving Kazakhstan,
sure-footed on its way to prosperity, is the result of your selfless
contribution. Dear veterans, your
heroic deeds will forever serve
the example of endurance, total
dedication and life-long service
for the happiness of future generations. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your courage
and the peace you secured for
mankind.”
After the traditional minute of silence there was a triple salute
made by the military which gave
the signal to start the solemn
procession to the Eternal Flame
Memorial. Acting on behalf of the
team of TCO employees, deputy
general director Anuarbek Jakiyev and Reservoir Management
planning and budget manager
Myrzakuat Karabalin put a basket
of flowers at the foot of the monument. More flowers were brought
by representatives of TCO departments.
Most TCO employees brought
their children with them which
stressed the importance of the
event and served as education
to the younger generations. The
once favorite war-time tunes and
military marches filled the air in
the park area.
Victory day festivities were held
across the city. At night, the
Isatai-Makhambet Square hosted
the gala concert. The residents
and visitors enjoyed the scenery
of the Victory Day fireworks.
KULSARY. On the 9th of May, the
Victory Day, a wreath laying ceremony was held in Kulsary, at the
Eternal Flame Monument where
thousands of local residents gathered to commemorate their brave
countrymen who had died in the
Wishing undying glory to the
heroes of the War.
Lest we forget.
battlefields of the WWII, and give
honor to the veterans, now just 29
people left among the living in the
entire Zhylyoi Region of Atyrau
Oblast. Attendees were treated
with special respect and care,
seated comfortably close to the
monument, in the shade of the
elms, where their fellow citizens
came in endless cues to strew
flowers at the feet of the War heroes.
It has now been a lasting tradition that Tengizchevroil General
Director attends the ceremony
in the seat of the Zhylyoi Region.
Yet another tradition is a business
meeting hosted by the Zhylyoi
Administration, although brief, but
with agenda heavily loaded with
priority issues. This time everything went as usual, which means
Tim Miller and Akim Rakhmetolla Nugmanov took their time
to discuss a number of items. It
is a common knowledge that the
relations between Tengizchevroil
and local government are marked
with mutual understanding and
respect. Serving as the evidence
of good neighbors’ relations are
multiple important social infrastructure development projects
accomplished in the area to which
TCO provided strong support or
invested time and resources. One
such project is the reconstruction of the water system in Kul-
sary, now almost complete and a
happy resolution of a problem of
clean water shortage in Kulsary.
The festive march of representatives of local enterprises and public organizations moved across
the central city square and headed for the Eternal Flame. A basket of flowers on behalf of TCO
team of employees was placed
at the foot of the monument by
Tim Miller, TCO general director,
accompanied by Brad Middleton,
general manager of Operations
and Rzabek Artygaliyev in charge
of Policy, Government and Public
Affairs.
After the ceremony a public meeting was held in the square and
Akim Nugmanov offered his Victory Day greetings to his countrymen. Taking the floor next was
Tim Miller, greeting the audience
in Kazakh. Please find below the
text of his remarks.
Dear veterans, citizens of Zhylyoi!
On behalf of TCO’s workforce,
please accept our warmest congratulations on Victory Day! We
are honored to be here today to
celebrate with you in Kulsary.
We express our most sincere respect to all the heroes who contributed to the Great Victory. Your
valiant deeds are a priceless gift
for us and for all the generations
to follow.
We are proud to call Zhylyoi region home for almost 20 years
now and we want to thank you for
your support. We hope that you
were as delighted as we were
when President Nazarbayev
named Tengizchevroil as the winner for the Grand Prize Paryz
Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. Because so many of
our Corporate Responsibility projects are here in Kulsary, I feel that
we share this honor with you, the
Zhylyoi citizenry.
We will continue to work hard to
make a contribution to the economic and social development of
Kazakhstan, the Atyrau region,
and especially, the Zhylyoi district.
We are near to finalizing the reconstruction of the $60 million
water supply system here in Kulsary. We hope that the completion
of this project improves the lives
of residents, including veterans
of labor and war. Additionally, we
are pleased to be beginning construction on a new kindergarten in
New Karaton this year.
As we celebrate the Great Victory
we would like to wish harmony,
health and prosperity to you and
your families and to the entire
world that you fought to protect.
Mereke kutty bolsyn! (Happy holiday!)
Following the meeting, the attendees enjoyed a gala concert as part
of the Victory Day. Meanwhile,
the honored veterans were invited to a luncheon hosted by Akim
of the Zhylyoi Region. Speaking
on behalf of local government,
R. Nugmanov once again offered
warm greetings to the veterans
and presented gratuity and a Letter of Appreciation to each hero.
Tim Miller, Brad Middleton and
Rzabek Artygaliyev, acting on
behalf of Tengizchevroil team of
employees, presented gift certificates for purchase of quality
goods at best boutiques. Local
musicians and singers performed
for the veterans, singing favorite
war-time songs the old men admired greatly.
T. BERISHBAI
G. TRUKHIN
Solemn Duty
Together with the citizens of Kazakhstan, we, TCO employees,
members of the great multinational team joined in Victory Day
events on May 9 in communities
around Tengiz to commemorate
the priceless Victory. Dozens of
million brave sons and daughters
of the Motherland died in the war,
defending the freedom of the nation. Those who survived this horrible bloodshed, are getting fewer
each year. The most appreciated
support we can offer to them is not
the money or product packages,
but the true caring and goodness.
We need to treasure the moments
we can share with them to take
over the legacy we must preserve
as the apple of our eye and later
commit to the hands of our children and grandchildren.
Special recognition should be giv-
en to those who worked behind the
scenes during wartime. Although
some never were in action, never
smelled the gunpowder and even
escaped bombing raids faraway
from the frontline, they were saving the lives of people and made
a priceless contribution to Victory.
They shared their shelter in the
steppe and their scanty food with
the evacuees, never bothering to
care what nationality they were or
the god they prayed to, or what language they spoke. What really mattered was to save lives of people
and help them survive the severe
ordeal. This we must remember
at all times, not just on memorial
days.
What we need to do is simply take
our son or daughter, or grandchildren to a local Museum, to the obelisk in the Victory Park, playback
a DVD with a video telling about WWII, or read
a book out loud. Let our
children know the names
of heroes, the dates, the
names of the cities that
stood the ground and
were demolished, the outstanding exploits of heroes. This is our solemn
duty before the younger
generations.
Memory
transfers genetically, from
heart to heart. We inherit
it along with family name,
and then it converts into
true love and caring of
the roots, the holy sources. This
memory inspires us to hope for the
better, endows a strong belief and
gives the power to withstand and
meet all challenges.
The times parched by the war are
getting a more remote past each
year, and fewer veterans remain
among the living, those who defended our right to enjoy freedom
and peace. We bow to you, dear
veterans and from the bottom of
our heart thank you for the opportu-
nity to live and dream, and aspire
to make our noble dreams come
true.
Lest we forget!
Long live, dear veterans!
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Memory of Heart
The wartime and the days of the final victory our brave soldiers
won from German fascism become more remote past each year.
Today, very few veterans make it to the streets and city squares
to join the solemn marches and crowds of people celebrating
Victory Day. However, the Victory Day parade on the 9th of May
in Atyrau with thousands of people, old and the young, march
toward the Eternal Flame in the Victory Memorial Park looks like
a river of sorrow, sympathy and proud memory, as its flow seems
to never lose its energy and emotional power. This holy date and
the high cost of the victory is embedded on our memory and kept
in our hearts forever, therefore the glory of the brave heroes will
never fade away.
Tengizchevroil - Company of
the Year
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Perhaps, some of our younger
expatriate colleagues may wonder why we keep celebrating the
Victory Day as a true nation-wide
event of tremendous importance. It
seems to me, just to know the numbers of losses and the scale of military operations of WWII, even the
facts about the German fascism
and its inhuman ideas which led
to unleashing the most bloody and
cruel warfare in the history of mankind is not enough to understand
what a heavy toll the war took on
the minds and hearts of people. We
measure such things not only mentally, but take them very close to
heart, because the Great Patriotic
War has impacted almost every
family, so in each home you will
find at least a faded out photo, or
a soldier’s letter from the front, or
a fragile piece of paper that turned
yellow and crisp with the years –
the unmistakable death notification sent by the military command.
They serve as a breathtaking echo
of that time of ordeal.
From my early childhood I have
been bearing in my heart the precious memory of by Grandfather,
Orazymbet Kobtleov, whom I never
met.
He was born in Guryev in 1908,
lived in the Kirpichny rural suburb
and worked as a loader at the cooperative warehouse. My Grandpa was married to my Granny,
Sharkhat, and they had a son. In
January of 1942 my Grandfather
was drafted by the Guryev military
commissariat and assigned to the
Rifle Division #418. Then he finished a short-term training at the
Armor School in Orenburg and
soon was sent to the front near
Leningrad. He kept sending letters home, but the last one arrived
in May of 1942. Some time later a
formal notification came from the
military commissariat saying Orazymbet Kobtleov “was missing in
action in May of 1942.”
This is the biography of my Granddad, just a few lines and a life story
short-stopped mercilessly by the
war.
My Grandma remained a widow,
all alone with her son two years old
and her pregnant daughter, my future Mom.
This sad story, I heard when I was
a child from my Mother. Yet, starting from 14 years of age, I began
thinking of trying to find out what
happened to my Grandfather and,
perhaps, his burial place. Now for
almost twenty years, I together
with my Mom and uncle have been
trying to find at least some data.
Back in 1988 we sent a request
to the Ministry of Defense Central
Archive in Podolsk, yet to no avail.
Possibly, this is due to the fact the
Kazakh name could be spelt incorrectly in military records, hence the
problem.
Sometimes I feel a strong pain
in my heart, thinking where my
Granddad could be buried. Maybe
that is some communal grave, or,
perhaps, a small grassed hill with a
red star on top of a rusty obelisk.
In 2001, I sent a letter to the popular TV program called “Wait for
me”, so they posted my note and
a single photo of my Grandfather
on their website. Also, I continue to
try to find at least some facts about
him through Memorial NGO. Many
thanks to the students of Atyrau Institute of Oil & Gas led by renowned
historian and ethnographer Professor Afanasyev, who support my
pursuit.
The name of my Granddad has
been entered on the Atyrau Oblast
Bozdaktar Book of Memory, however, the record only mentions the
fact he was drafted to the military
during the wartime and took part in
action.
I truly hope my continued attempts
will yield a positive result, finally.
The memory of heart makes me
feel restless, and now it has become the legacy inherited by my
children, Orazymbet Kobtleov’s
great grandsons.
In our country the heroes fallen in
the battlefield are generally referred
in the saying No-one and nothing is
forgotten, which is similar to Lest
we forget in English. This is why
I shared with the readers what I
treasure in my memory of heart.
By Gulsara Sagiyeva,
SEP Project specialist,
granddaughter of World
War II soldier
Perhaps, not all of our readers know that the International
Labor Organization (ILO) celebrates the World Day for Safety
and Health at Work on 28 April to
promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases
globally. It is an awarenessraising campaign intended to
focus international attention on
emerging trends in the field of
occupational safety and health
and on the magnitude of workrelated injuries, diseases and
fatalities worldwide.
Occupational accidents and
diseases cause great human
suffering and loss. According to
ILO statistics, on average, they
cause about 5,000 fatalities daily
around the world, thus average
yearly loss totals 2 to 2.3 million
work-related deaths. Around
350,000 of those result from severe occupational incidents and
1.7 to 2 million are caused by
work-related diseases.
The KIOSH project of Kazakhstan’s petroleum industry is yet
another initiative supporting the
ideas of World Day for Safety
and Health at Work. It essentially serves as important venue
to discuss safety aspects in all
areas of human activity, share
ideas and experience in occupational safety. The project’s
primary goal is to bring down
the DAW and fatalities record,
reduce the risks of incidents in
hazardous operations, minimize
potential negative impact on the
environment and community
and increase labor productivity.
KIOSH has already claimed
its role of the number one industry event in the Republic
of Kazakhstan, which includes
a conference, an exhibition,
a roundtable and workshops.
Addressing the attendees with
her greetings was Minister of
Labor and Social Protection
Gulshara Abdykalikova. Among
other speakers making their
reports on the initial day of the
event were executive officers
of related ministries and state
agencies, renowned international experts, CEOs of leading companies in the petroleum
sector, heads of large trading
companies, representatives of
international associations pursuing their activity in the area of
occupational safety and health,
executive managers of large production companies and tools and
machinery producers.
Tengizchevroil made its input, introducing the participants to its effective solutions and innovations
in the area of occupational safety
and health (OSH). Speaking on
behalf of TCO with an overview
of Tengizchevroil’s achievements
in operational and environmental
safety was Dastem Zhassanov,
Regulatory Affairs consultant,
who was eager to share best
practices in transportation safety
management and safety culture
development.
More interesting scientific research findings and innovations
in the area of OSH were presented to the audience on day two of
the KIOSH conference by professors and researchers of various
think tanks in Kazakhstan and
the UK, specifically, the IOSH
Institute of Great Britain, the Asfendiyarov Kazakhstan National
Medical University, the Karaganda State University and Hygiene
and Occupational Health National Center under Ministry of Public
Health.
The KIOSH Exhibition introduced
its visitors to the most recent innovations in OSH, including contemporary individual protective
equipment, safety gear, fittings
and textile fabric for safety suits,
safety boots, respirators, hardhats, safety glasses and gloves,
metering instruments, safety gear
for builders and industrial high
rise works, air cleaning systems,
collective protective equipment
and more.
The attendees were surprised by
and admired the new products
of Borkit Company, particularly
the innovative, creative solutions in design of hardhats, which
look like baseball hats, and stylish safety boots looking exactly
like sports shoes. Said Bereket
Ibraev, TCO HES Manager in
Tengiz, “We have been contracting with Borkit Co. for quite some
time, purchasing individual protective equipment for TCO staff,
so we can say we are happy
with this local provider, and
our cooperation continues and
proves extremely productive.”
More comment was contributed
by Nurtas Kenganov, deputy
general manager of TCO OEHES, who suggested, “Next
year we should probably reinforce our delegation by representatives of other TCO departments, like Operations, medical,
HR and also labor unions.” He
also added his impressions,
saying, “KIOSH Exhibition definitely gives a great chance to
see innovations and draw on
best practices.”
The conference held this time
under the motto “Pursuing total
safety” appeared extremely useful in terms of sharing achievements and best practices in
occupational safety and health.
The experience and knowledge
sourced by attendees from KIOSH 2012 will surely help domestic companies to further enhance their safety performance.
But the most pleasant impression from the KIOSH 2012 event
is the fact TCO took the Safest
Company of the Year title.
In his congratulatory remarks at
the award ceremony Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security Birzhan Nurymbetov said,
“I am happy to always cite Tengizchevroil as model company
where every employee, from
general director to roustabout
treat safety as the highest priority.”
In our turn, we are very proud
to celebrate the superior performance and recognition of all
our colleagues, knowing that the
Safest Company of the Year title
is the product of a dedicated collective effort and personal contribution made by each member
of the team at his workplace.
Please accept our warmest
greetings and congratulations!
Wishing you continued success
and the best of health!
Olga Filyushkina, OE/HES
coordinator on behalf of TCO
delegation at KIOSH 2012
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Brad Middleton - TCO Production Operations General Manager
Dear Colleagues,
Dick Filgate, after serving four years as
Tengizchevroil Production Operations
general manager and 42 years of
distinguished service to Chevron, has
elected to retire in May. Dick joined
Chevron in 1970 as a production engineer
in Alberta, Canada. Dick has served in a
variety of operational leadership positions
at some of Chevron’s most dynamic assets
in the United States, Canada, Indonesia,
Nigeria and Kazakhstan. Dick has also
served in corporate leadership roles such
as general manager of Base Business
and general manager of Operational
Excellence. As Production Operations GM,
Dick’s experience and leadership have
been critical in the successful start-up and
optimization of the Second Generation
Plan and deployment of base business
processes into Tengizchevroil.
Dick and Jackie have been a wonderful
addition to our company and community
and they will be missed deeply. Please join
me in thanking the Filgates for their service
and wishing them the very best in their
retirement.
It is my pleasure to introduce Brad
Middleton who will follow Dick as
Production Operations general manager
in May. Brad has more than 25 years of
experience in leadership in operations,
petroleum engineering and strategic
planning. Most recently, Brad has led
Chevron’s Corporate Strategic Planning
department in San Ramon, California.
Previously, he served as general manager
of Chevron Global Upstream and Gas
Organizational Capability in Houston,
Texas. Brad has also served in a variety
of roles of increasing responsibility in
Thailand, Nigeria and Indonesia. Some
of our colleagues might remember
Brad from his 2000-2003 service at
Tengizchevroil when he developed the
2002 Tengiz Technological Scheme as
part of the SGI reservoir management
group in Camberley, United Kingdom.
Brad holds a bachelor’s degree in
petroleum engineering from Louisiana
State University.
Please join us in welcoming Brad and his
wife, Lisa, who will be joining us in Atyrau
later this year.
Best regards,
Tim Miller
General Director
PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE
Atyrau community discussed Future Growth
Project
On Friday, April 13 the auditorium
of the Renaissance Hotel in Atyrau
hosted public hearings on preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Tengizchevroil’s Future
Growth Project (FGP). This was the
second session; the first FGP public
hearings were held in August of 2010
in Kulsary. The event gathered about
200 people, including representatives
of government agencies, business
community, public organizations,
NGOs, educational establishments,
residents of Atyrau and Zhylyoi Region and media.
Chairing the public hearings was
Magauya Cherdabayev, president of
Environment and Safety of Living International Academy, Atyrau branch,
who introduced the audience to the
agenda and the procedure of public
hearings. Delegated to the Presidium
of the meeting were Bolat Daukenov,
Deputy Akim of the Atyrau Oblast,
Tim Miller, general director of Tengizchevroil and Rzabek Artygaliyev,
general manager of TCO Policy,
Government and Public Affairs. Acting as secretaries on the registry
board were officers of the Atyrau
Oblast government and representatives of Tengizchevroil.
In his opening remarks Bolat Daukenov emphasized the strategic importance of the project discussed and its
strong impact on the development
of both local and national economy.
Speaking of the benefits, Deputy
Akim noted, in particular, that FGP
is expected to add 12 million tonnes
per year of total production of crude
oil in the Atyrau Oblast and create
new jobs which will play a critical role
in further increasing the standard of
living of local residents. In the meantime, he also mentioned the growth
of the man-caused impact on the local environment. In view of this fact,
the ideas and recommendations of
the local community at large and
opinion-leaders with regard to the
environmental aspects of the given
project are deemed extremely valuable and will be, for sure, very useful to its practical implementation in
environmentally responsible manner.
Mr. Daukenov called on the residents
of the region and all stakeholders
to take an active part in the proactive planning and execution of FGP
through giving practical recommendations, contributing expert advice
and articulating concerns which
should be properly addressed. Then
the floor was given to TCO general
director Tim Miller, who updated
the attendees on the project status,
saying FGP is currently in the early
engineering phase, and all technical parameters will be made available after the detailed engineering
is finally completed. He also briefed
the audience on the superior value
the project will create for the community and Kazakhstan economy
through creating new jobs, offering
vast opportunities for local labor pro-
of FGP feasibility study was Kairat
Baikulov, representative of respective company in charge, who spoke
about the project concept and shared
on its future implementation.
Sergei Pleskach speaking on behalf
of EcoProject LLP, the company executing the preliminary EIA for FGP,
made available to the audience the
data of research completed to date
to 36 million metric tonnes per year
has not been properly substantiated
from the environmental standpoint.
According to him, the upstream operations in Tengiz produce a general
negative impact on the environment.
Speaking next at the hearings was
Askar Rziyev, a local elder from
Zhylyoi Region, who appraised the
input Tengizchevroil has made to the
fessional development, higher Kazakhstan content through contracting
with more local suppliers of goods
and services across Kazakhstan with
a special focus on the Atyrau Oblast
and Zhylyoi Region. Taking the floor
next was Rzabek Artygaliyev, general manager of TCO Policy, Government and Public Affairs updating the
audience on TCO’s safety record,
emissions control data, the status of
sulfur inventory and results of successful sulfur marketing strategy and
also quoted the latest TCO report on
corporate social responsibility. Meiram Shldenov, speaking on behalf of
FGP team, shared the expectations
of the project’s strong positive impact
on the local labor market. According
to his data, the total of 15,000 new
jobs will be created at FGP at the
peak of construction phase, including 500 permanent positions necessary for future operation of newly
built facilities. The spokesperson
also expanded on the practical benefits of the project to the Republic of
Kazakhstan and Atyrau Oblast. Introducing the attendees to the core facts
characterizing the potential impact of
the project on the environment. His
presentation contained data characterizing the chief sources of project
impact, including air emissions, the
use of freshwater, industrial wastes,
the impact on vegetation, soils, wildlife, the results of comprehensive
assessment and measures to be
taken to minimize potential impact
on the environment. In the following discussion the floor was given
to Makhambet Khakimov, leader of
Caspi Tabigati NGO, who specifically
addressed the concept of moduletype construction of FGP facilities,
giving recommendations to consider
the water canal, the highway and
vessels to be used for transporting
module structures to Tengiz. He also
voiced a few concerns with regard of
the gas injection concept, operational
costs and enhanced production.
Taking the floor next was Academician Muftakh Diarov, director of Regional Research Center for environmental problems at Atyrau Institute
of Oil & Gas. Mr. Diarov claimed the
plan to increase production in Tengiz
region as very positive. He thanked
the company management for maintaining a continuous contact with
the community of Zhylyoi, including
through hosting meetings with local
residents and administration in Kulsary prior to the hearings with the
purpose of sharing ideas of further
expansion and collecting feedback.
He made a special focus on the issue of formation water produced by
gas injection and also recommended
to revisit the route of the highway
projected for FGP. In addition to the
above, he also raised the issue of the
quality of gas supplied to local communities and the provision of industrial water for New Karaton. These
two issues were raised before the
Oblast government. Tokzhan Kizatova, leader of Demos Public Society in
her remarks at the hearings reported
a certain progress she has observed
in the way TCO has been treating
local opinion-leaders. However, she
mentioned the employment practices
of TCO were deemed by her as lacking transparency. In the questions
and answers session that followed
the questions asked by the audience
demonstrated the local residents
cared of many aspects of petroleum
industry companies’ activities in the
given region. In particular, they have
been watching carefully the activities
of Tengizchevroil, including placing
a strong focus on issues ranging
from environmental impact to the
increase of local labor employment
and involvement in the improving of
the standard of living in local communities. Among the issues of primary importance to the communities
raised were the renovation of Atyrau
– Tengiz highway, effective industrial
wastewater management, the independent monitoring of local environment and making its data available to
local NGOs, the improvement of Zhylyoi and Atyrau public health facilities
opportunities, archeological surveys
in locations of future construction
sites and measures to protect the
historical, archeological and cultural
sites, employment opportunities and
internship for the undergraduates of
the Kulsary Vocational School (social
project of TCO), additional monitoring stations in the Sanitary Protection
Zone, reduction of sulfur inventory,
active sulfur marketing and research
of new uses of sulfur in Kazakhstan.
Many of the above questions were
answered on the spot by representatives of respective TCO groups, while
those needing more insight into the
matter and more detail was properly
handled by TCO specialists and results reported in writing. Making a recap of the public hearings in Atyrau,
Tim Miller, TCO General Director,
spoke of appreciation of the awareness and attention demonstrated by
local residents to TCO activities. He
reassured the audience and stakeholders saying FGP will make a significan contribution to local economy
and create employment opportunities to the citizens of Kazakhstan and
residents of Atyrau and Zhylyoi region in particular. In general the public hearings have evolved into an excellent venue for productive dialogue
and sharing of views between Tengizchevroil and the local community.
Many ideas and issues have been
proposed for review and discussion,
many critical issues raised and problems highlighted for TCO to consider
carefully in the project engineering
and further execution.
By Botagoz Kulshayeva,
PGPA Specialist for FGP
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CHESM 2012 Forum
CHESM at TCO stands for Contractor Health and Safety
Management process which is a whole sophisticated system of
requirements, methods and organizational measures extending
Tengizchevroil’s philosophy of operational safety to contractors
across the board.
Over some period of time, TCO
was holding annual CHESM forums in Atyrau and Tengiz to
analyze the safety performance.
Normally those were regular
meetings with reports made
by managers, instructions and
an award ceremony to recognize the best in safety contractors. In other words, everything
was done properly, yet at times
looked rather boring…
Comment by Nurlan Jackiyev,
CHESM Group Supervisor –
After the 2011 Forum the CHESM
Leadership Team arrived at the
conclusion that the used format
of the event became outdated,
ineffective and disliked by many,
thus a new one had to be designed.
What we were looking for was a
type of meeting that would provide a more sensible and useful
content and an active interaction
with the process sponsors. With
this idea in mind, we suggested
a safety fair
format, so all involved could hold a sort of panel
discussions to share ideas and
problems, and necessarily propose newer methods of work.
The preparation for the 2012
CHESM Forum started three
months ahead of time, yet from
the middle of December, 2011.
We decided to split the entire
event into three phases: (1)the
introductory session to review
safety records and set new targets; (2) a safety fair and (3) the
award and recognition ceremony
in the finishing part. The organization of the safety fair appeared
the most complicated challenge,
because the majority of people
involved had no background experience in this type of activities.
Honestly speaking, we encountered multiple problems, however, the concept was very attractive and workable, thus we had
sufficient motivation to overcome
all difficulties and meet the challenge. In the first place, we needed to explain to the people the
safety fair did not imply we will
act as peddlers trading hardhats
and safety glasses. What we
actually meant was selling and
buying into ideas and the new vi-
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sion. Our enthusiasts undertook
to prepare a dozen of special
displays dedicated to different
safety-related topics which reflected practical areas of health
and occupational safety relevant
to contractors, such as
protection of hands, pinch
points, behavioral safety rules,
Incident investigation, Leadership in HES, Lifting
and
loading works, Functions of Vehicle Drive Observation (VDO)
keys, Working at heights, Training of BBS observers, Drunk
driving, Eye and face protection,
“Disgraceful” tools
said N. Jackiyev, “we assigned
different groups at TCO and
Contractors in charge of preparing the above topics. Some of
the subjects selected originally
contained a touch of irony which
was done so purposely in order
to add some intrigue and enliven
our event. This added more flexibility, creativity and attraction to
CHESM in general. All the three
components of the forum were
eventually built into a solid and
logical format. The substantial
comprehensive reports made
by Richard Filgate, Operations
General Manager and Ops manager Robert Dobrick in the opening session highlighted the focus
areas and outlined priorities in
working with contractors to enhance safety and cultivate safety
culture. When later the attendees
moved from the auditorium to the
area of displays and stands, they
were able to visualize the practical content of safety rules. By
the way Dick Filgate admired
the Disgraceful Tools exhibit with
a large collection of makeshift
tools. Using those rusty bars, defective and lopsided implements
could, probably, theoretically
help lift or whop something, but,
for sure, would lead to a trauma
or severe injury. Such type of devices of own design are banned
at TCO, yet occasionally found
used by contractors’ staff and, of
course, immediately confiscated.
These are truly disgraceful facts
that must be ruled out totally. The
stand opposite the Disgraceful
Tools offered the certified appliances and mechanisms which
are definitely a safer option and
normally minimize the risk of injury. The Drunk Driving section
seemed to be the hit of the day.
If somebody had imagined he
would see a kiosk selling beer
and vodka and offered a drunk
driving test after, that was a
wrong expectation. But the juice
of irony was provided by the resourceful team of designers. The
visitors were offered a collection
of drunk goggles with distorted
lenses simulating intoxicated vision, working exactly like various
stages of alcoholization.
Makhabbat Murzina, HES consultant with Cameron put on the
lite version and tried to walk the
straight line, yet in vain. Robert
Dobrick volunteered to try the
severe degree on, yet could not
stand it for long. He took the
glasses off and shook his head
to rid of their strong bifurcating
effect. Well, the tests were fun
no doubt, but also proved very
effective, visual and convincing,
because exactly simulated how
a tipsy driver feels on the road
and reassured everybody about
imminent ramifications of drunk
driving.
Comment by Andrei Shakhmatov, OE/HES specialist –
I am in charge of the road safety
section at the fair, and we offer
the so-called drunk glasses to
volunteers. Our objective is to
let the person feel how this happens in reality and assess the
risk. What happens is the drunk
glasses totally block the side vision and produce the tunnel vision effect which slows down reaction and hampers coordination
of movements. The test is simple,
yet the result is practically invariable. Not a single individual managed to drive correctly and resist
the drunken effect 100 percent. I
am positive all who tried the test
will now know for sure the drunk
driver is a serious hazard. Many
thanks to TCO Logistics repre-
sentatives Irina Korobeinikova
and Erkin Kunarov for their support. I am also wishing safe work
and the best of health to all who
attended our annual safety forum.
All the ten sections of the exhibit gathered many people and
caused lively discussions. The
attendees of the forum knew
a lot of interesting facts, while
the contractors representatives
realized the importance of occupational health and safety
procedures. They appreciated
the strong focus TCO has been
placing on safety and health, and
could see how the safety awareness has become a part of TCO
employees’ normal behavior.
Comment by Abulkhair Jangaziyev, coordinator of Safety
Rules and Safe Work Management Group –
I introduce the visitors to the
Hands Protection and Pinch
Points section. We had a special
video made for it and a collection of posters to tell about the
typical pinch hazards and related protection gear and methods. We also held a Pick the
Right IPE interactive game, qa
discussion and a contest aimed
at advising the employees how
to correctly choose the right protective gloves for various types
of works. Our attendees particularly enjoyed the Want to be a
Safety Champ? quiz game. I am
happy to say both the Safety Fair
and forum were success and we
received positive feedback. The
visitors were very active and
asked many questions. We believe such events help develop
a stronger understanding and
cooperation between TCO work
groups and contractors, and
definitely enhance the safety culture.
In the finishing part of the forum
Steve Messer acting as CHESM
process sponsor at TCO recognized the contractors demonstrating the best safety awareness and Occupational Safety
and Health performance. Many
contractors
are
recognized
among the sector leaders proud
of their safety records and safety
culture. For example, such are
TCO contractors involved in SEP
and WTF Projects which recently
achieved best in sector record
of DAFW. Meanwhile, even the
award and recognition ceremony
was marked with a touch of creativity. At the fair the attendees
were given tickets to take part in
the raffle, so now the time came
for the drawing. Natilia Teriokhina, HES inspector for AtyrauTengiz Construction Service
Company was a happy winner
of a gift certificate for purchase
of goods at Technodom supermarkets. We approached Natalia
and asked about her preference
in choosing a memorial gift that
would remind her of the Safety
Forum.
-
I am not sure yet, because I am considering a few options. I wish I could buy a VCR
and a quality digital camera. But,
perhaps, I will do one thing at a
time. Many thanks to the organizers of the forum. Such events offer a brilliant opportunity to know
more about your specific area of
work and share ideas with people. I am wishing good luck to all
and safe work. Observe safety
rules!
It is important to remember one
thing: There is always time to do
the job safely. To compromise
safety for early completion of
work is a bad idea, because we
all must return home to our families safe and sound.
Guess the above can serve an
appropriate final statement for
our report about CHESM 2012
Safety Forum. I can only add it
gathered the total of 177 attendees representing 60 companies.
We are hoping our story will be
continued as the companies
build on their success in establishing the best safety practices
and benchmarking on the highest safety records.
By G. Trukhin
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Industry lawyers discussed priority issues
The total about 200 delegates from various countries attended
the International Conference of Petroleum Industry Lawyers
hosted by Tengizchevroil in late April, now for the tenth time.
Industry lawyers, researchers, oilmen and business people
interested in discussing topical issues and analyzing legal
practices in Kazakhstan petroleum industry gathered in Atyrau.
T
he subject of the conference co-sponsored by TCO
Negotiations & Legal and
Kazakhstan Petroleum Industry
Lawyers Association (KPLA) was
Problems and Outlook of Natural
Resources Management in the
Republic of Kazakhstan.
The forums of petroleum industry lawyers held in Atyrau on a
regular basis have always generated a strong interest among local and international community.
This happens not only because
these expert meetings scrutinize
the practical application of the law
in the lead sector of Kazakhstan
national economy. In fact, the issues placed on the agenda are
equally important to other sectors of Kazakhstan economy. It
is common knowledge that, courtesy of the forum of petroleum
industry lawyers, many priority
issues related to oil and gas industry have been raised before
Kazakhstan legislators, regulatory and law enforcement agencies
as requiring amendments of the
existing law in order to effectively
settle problems stalemating the
sector development. As a rule,
such problems also appear typical
for the entire economy, hence the
urgency of the issue. Eventually,
all those efforts and initiatives of
KPLA proved very productive and
beneficial to all key players and
stakeholders.
Offering welcome greetings to the
delegates of Atyrau Conference of
Petroleum Industry Lawyers were
deputy Akim of the Atyrau oblast
B. Daukenov, acting general director of Tengizchevroil R. Filgate,
Mrs. Sally Udoma, General Counsel Chevron Europe, Eurasia &
Middle East Exploration & Production (CEEMEEP), A. Kravchenko,
arbiter of Republic of Kazakhstan
Supreme Court of Justice and S.
Bogolyubov, head of department
at Institute of Law and Comparative Legal Science under the Russian Government.
The participants listened to and discussed the total of thirteen reports
on the chief subject of the conference analyzing various aspects of
law application in the petroleum industry, including the following:
- Attraction of the land use in Kazakhstan as potential investment
and related problems & prospects
– report by Zh. Yelyubayev, Doctor
of legal Science, executive legal
advisor for Chevron Eurasia BU;
-Independence of courts in Kazakhstan – report by S. Vataev,
partner to legal firm Dechert LLP;
- Economic mechanisms of environmental protection – report on
activities of Warsaw OECD International Forum, made by Professor L. Erkinbayeva, Doctor of Legal
Science, deputy director of Zhetysu State University in Almaty;
- Legal Regulation of M&A activities in Kazakhstan petroleum sector – report by V. Kim, senior advisor to Aequitas legal firm;
- Settling of legal disputes in the
petroleum sector by Kazakhstan
competent courts – report by Zh.
Merkusheva, executive partner to
Merkusheva & Partners legal firm;
- Prevention of disputes in connection with fulfillment of license
terms: related problems and prospects – report by Mrs. Betanelli,
lawyer for legal firm Sherman &
Sterling LLP, France.
The Conference demonstrated a
lively discussion and active interaction and was marked by mutual
understanding and the spirit of
constructive cooperation.
In the final session of the conference the delegates listened to the
summaries by Professor Suleimenov, Academician of the ROK National Academy of Sciences and A.
Blitz Campaign to support
Safety!
The 2012 TCO Key Focus
Areas were determined as a
result of the analysis of the
incidents which occurred in
TCO and Contractor companies
in 2011. Having studied the
root causes, the nature and
frequency of these incidents,
Company
Management
decided to prioritize the 2012
Safety Key Focus Areas as
follows: Quarter 1– Pinch
Points, Quarter 2 – Working
at height, Quarter 3 – Eye and
Face Protection, Quarter 4 –
Slips, Trips and Falls.
cus area which was published in
the TCO Daily News. The local
BBS Steering Committees and
Contractor companies made relevant posters and placed them
at different sites throughout
TCO facilities. In addition, onsite
meetings with work responsible
people were held. Lastly, interactive events devoted to Hand
Protection were conducted at
Facility. The participants had
discussions on Pinch Points.
Employees were asked various
questions related to TCO Tenets
of Operation, Stop Work Authority and checked their skills to
identify pinch points at work areas and accommodations.
Also, every worker left their hand
mark on an interactive poster
as a sign of their commitment
By Alexander Borzilov,
Advisor, Legal & Negotiations
Department
it is to follow safety rules
when it comes to eliminating pinch points.
work places. The workers who
actively took part in contests
and quizzes were recognized
too. The participants of Q1 Blitz
Working at height is the
2012 Q2 Key Focus Area
for the entire TCO workforce. To support this, an
announcement was posted on TCO News. Working
at height safety information materials have been
developed including presentations, a safety bulletin, a poster and reminder
cards. The Working at heights
checklist for use in site visits has
been updated. The 1Q and 2Q
materials mentioned above are
available on the Operational Excellence Process Support webpage in quick links.
There is no doubt that presentations, instructions, procedures,
bulletins, posters, reminder
cards, check lists are a good tool
to prevent personnel injuries,
but the most critical thing for
every employee is to complete
job hazard analysis, conduct a
sound assessment of the correct work procedures, and make
the good decisions – these are
the greatest tools to ensure incident-free operations!
A
ccording to the statistics,
there were 5 pinch-point
related injuries recorded
among TCO workforce in 2011.
The root cause of the incidents
was the employee was in a rush
to finish up the task and neglected to follow safe work practices.
For the purpose of preventing
pinch point incidents, a Blitz
Campaign was conducted in
the 1st quarter of this year. As
part of this campaign TCO OE/
HES Department and respective BBS Steering Committee
representatives developed detailed information on the key fo-
Ramazanov, head of department
of Environmental Protection and
Use of Natural Resources Parliamentary Committee, who praised
the activity of the lawyers’ forum
as very productive and useful.
The minutes of the Conference,
including texts of reports, will be
published and made available to
all interested parties.
OE/HES MSW and
BBS Groups
the KTL Plant, the Field Operations office, TCO and Shanyrak
villages, TCO Headquarters in
Atyrau, and the Water Treatment
to Safety. Those workers who
answered questions received
Pinch Point Hazard stickers to
point out the pinch points at their
Campaign noted the high efficiency, value and relevancy of
such events as it helped each
participant to realize how critical
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The
employment
and
recruitment fair is an effective
tool used by Kazakhstan
universities recently. Normally,
this happens in the spring
time. Before final exams start,
universities throw their doors
open to welcome headhunters
representing large Kazakhstani
companies and joint ventures
willing to meet with the senior
students and graduates. The
function of such events is very
obvious – Kazakhstan pursues
to build a strong potential of
qualified human resources
able to meet the challenges
of the present day and future,
and on this way it seeks the
support of business to offer
productive internships and help
with successive employment
of university graduates. Such
forward looking strategy of
the state proves very practical
and effective. The graduates
receive a good chance to find
an interesting job utilizing their
specific line of profession,
while the employers use a
brilliant opportunity to meet
with their potential workforce,
hold interviews, communicate
company requirements and
expectations,
inform
the
applicants about vacancies
and evaluate the standard of
training with the help of special
tests.
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TCO at recruitment
fair
T
engizchevroil among many
other companies takes part
in such events on an annual
basis. For example, each year TCO
Finance sends a large group of
managers and specialists, including
recent recruits from various universities to attend the Spring Employment & Recruitment Fair at KIMEP.
In meetings with the students, TCO
envoys tell the history of the joint
venture, introduce the audience to
its multiple areas of activity, company mission, vision and strategic
objectives and explain the superior
value TCO creates for Kazakhstan’s
national economy. TCO representatives show videos and make reports
on various subjects, but what is the
most important – young specialists
of TCO Finance and ex-graduates
of KIMEP share how they feel about
TCO employees, about the team
spirit and challenges they face as
well as the opportunities for the
Young TCO
Employees
Gulmaira Eskaliyeva
university graduates to utilize the
knowledge and skills they develop
at the university and unfold their potential of creativity.
Gulmaira Eskalieva, lead specialist
of TCO HR staff recruitment group
explained that TCO has been also
introducing itself on a regular basis
at similar events hosted by other
universities across Kazakhstan, including by the Atyrau Dosmukhanbetov University and Atyrau Institute
of Oil & Gas.
She said, “It so happens TCO Finance, HR, Supply Chain Management (SCM and Operational
Excellence/Health, Safety and Environmental (OE-HES) are the most
active among TCO departments
attending employment/recruitment
fairs. This is a very natural behavior
at the labor market. To fill the positions available at TCO we need engineers, IT specialists and people
trained in professions related to the
area of finance and bookkeeping.
Each year, based on the results of interviews and tests we hire on a competitive basis around 20 to 30 young
recruits as employees. For example,
in 2012, we selected the total of 68
graduates, who performed well at
the preliminary test, so in May the
winners of the first round will stand
the second test, now in Tengiz. Later, based on the results of the tests
and interviews we will have the final
list of those to whom we can offer
jobs at Tengizchevroil.
According to Gulmaira, the graduates of Atyrau-based universities
have been demonstrating a fairly
good standard of training. In February of 2012, the Atyrau Institute of Oil
& Gas hosted preliminary tests. As
a result, 26 graduates were invited
in Tengiz to take part in the second
round of testing. Overall, today the
standard of training at Kazakhstani
universities is fairly high which is
the result of close cooperation between the business community and
universities. As part of employment/
recruitment fairs, productive discussions are held where the companies
and universities share their vision of
priority issues and areas of cooperation, discuss the short and longterm objectives and ways to better
organize internship and recruitment
procedures. They also review plans
to hold meetings, conferences and
workshops to effectively pursue the
common cause. All the above efforts
will, hopefully, help Kazakhstani
universities to train qualified specialists, strong both in theory and
practical skills,” underlined Gulmaira
Eskalieva.
We also need to recognize the important role TCO HR has been playing in planning and organizing of
recruitment fairs. In most cases, the
ultimate positive result and strong
impact of such events are courtesy
of strong professionalism, dedication and teamwork of TCO HR managers and specialists.
Y
et, back to the meetings held
at KIMEP, we need to honestly praise them as the brightest events marked by the strongest
interaction and productivity. All in all,
the fair at KIMEP was attended by
50-plus foreign and local companies
doing business in various sectors
of the national economy. The event
attracted a great number of visitors, including university students
and graduates. This year, the delegation of Tengizchevroil at KIMEP
Recruitment Fair was recognized for
its strong support in preparing and
organizing the event which eventually guaranteed its success. The
attendees particularly praised the
strong professionalism and creativity of the TCO team. In addition to
the handouts, displays and presentations, TCO Finance also produced
a video featuring former KIMEP
students, present-day TCO employees sharing their impressions and
ideas about working at TCO which
definitely enhanced the interest
of all attendees to Tengizchevroil.
Please find below the comment by
Raymond Butler, manager of workforce optimization and competence
development group under TCO Finance, who attended the event in
Almaty and acted as organizer. He
noted the students from all across
Kazakhstan definitely we intereted
in TCO as a potential employer and
in recognition of its strong continuous focus on the environmental and
operational safety, exemplary corporate social responsibility and acclaimed leadership in Kazakhstan’s
national economy. He said, “For
several years, KIMEP has been a
reliable source of talent for the TCO
Finance Department and many of
our current employees are KIMEP
graduates. The fair takes place one
day per year but TCO uses two additional days - one for testing and the
other for interviewing candidates.
Our goal is to focus our search on
KIMEP which has an excellent business curriculum and students from
all over Kazakhstan. Although TCO
selects on the very best students,
special efforts are made to identify
potential candidates from the Atyrau
Oblast and western Kazakhstan.”
Interestingly enough, among the
team of TCO Finance which contributed a lot to the perfect organization
of the event in Almaty were former
KIMEP graduates, including Zemfira
Shamileva, senior financial analyst
with TCO Internal Control and Niyaz
Shapakov, bookkeeper for Accounts
Payable.
Said Niyaz, “It was a great pleasure
for me to be part of this event and
I was honored to act on behalf of
Tengizchevroil Finance in my former
Alma Mater. I spoke to the students
and faculty, saying I was happy to
work at TCO and consider TCO one
of the best companies in Kazakhstan, because it creates the best and
safest working environment. Also, it
truly cares of the young specialists
and supports them, providing professional training and promoting to
positions of higher responsibility.”
After her four years working at
TCO, Zemfira Shamileva can say
with confidence she made the right
choice starting her career with Tengizchevroil.
“Tengizchevroil provides plenty of
opportunities for career growth”,
she said. – “Here we can both apply
and further develop our knowledge
and skills received at the university.
Working together with professionals
from all over the world with different
experience, we share best practices
and develop new skills. I would also
like to make a special point, recognizing that working in such a big
international company like TCO we
improve leadership, communication,
decision making and problem solving skills which are very important to
have in order to succeed in today’s
business environment.”
I can only agree with the above.
To become a true professional it
takes time and effort, and a strong
commitment. The employers with
a strong strategic vision need to
bring on to their companies the best
practices and effective programs of
personnel development. In this area
TCO is recognized as unquestioned
leader, and this leadership is nonthe-less important than the position
of the petroleum sector champion by
crude oil production.
By Aibar Khamiev
The merry challenges of Barys
Barys NGO is a recently formed organization made in Kulsary under
the Social Investment Program of
Tengizchevroil. Its primary area of
activity is advertisement of physical
culture and sports. This NGO has
already been given credit by local
community for its leadership in organizing 2011 Kulsary City Olympics and multiple sports competitions. During the long months of last
fall and winter, both the old and the
young champions of physical culture
and healthy way of life practiced and
exercised in various sections, mostly
inside gyms. Now that the spring is
back, Barys in partnership with TCO
organized the first outdoor competitions held under the motto “Mom,
Dad and I are one great family of
Sportsmen”. This initiative along
with the chess tournament became
extremely popular among local residents – employees of state-owned
enterprises, public organizations
and municipal services.
Among the active participants were
the three families of Zhylyoi military
commissariat officers forming three
teams, namely, Arlan Team – the
Abilkanovs, Zhas Ulan Team – the
Erzhanovs and Tulpar Team made
of the members of the Orynbekovs
family. The courses completed by
the competitors were fun, indeed.
Both the parents and the children
faced multiple challenges and dem-
onstrated a strong will to win. They competed in relay, orienteering, tug of war and
other events. While watching their parents
crossing the barriers, the children tried
hard to match and exhibit their fitness.
Although some showed better than others, as is only natural with every normal
competition, in the end we had no losers,
because everybody was totally happy to
be part of this event. The final standings
placed Zhas Ulan team in the first place,
and Tulpar and Arlan took the silver and
bronze, respectively.
Erzhan, a renowned sportsman. Sagidolla Demesin took the silver
and Kambar Seitov was the bronze medalist.
Attending the chess tournament were
the local elders, who once used to be all- Dear readers, please do not miss the upcoming new sports events
time champions of such events and never and prizes for grabs.
missed a single game. The winner’s title
this time was awarded to Zhumagaliyev
By Galiya Essenova
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Recently, director of Saraichek
orphanage S. Gabdullin sent
a complimentary letter to Tim
Miller and Anuarbek Jackiyev,
General Director and Deputy
General Director of TCO in
appreciation of TCO employee
Ildar Alimgaliev's continuous
support and assistance to the
pupils of local orphanages.
Kind heart
knows no limits
A
kind heart knows no limits, yet it often happens
that a big-hearted
person tends to stay inconspicuous in life.
Ildar Alimgaliev, consultant with
TCO Production Operations
looked somewhat embarrassed
when he heard about this letter.
He strongly believes that goodness should be low-profile and
needs no publicity, because it is
not the praise that creates the
value of a noble deed. Doing
goodness is a superior value all
by itself, and it is as natural as a
heartbeat. “We all trust it is so,
indeed,” he tried to explain emotionally, as if apologizing, thus
inadvertently shared the names
of his friends involved. It turns
out the three of them have been
taking care of orphans for quite
some time.
“In 2006 I attended an advanced
English class and met Taras
Zhalimbetov of TCO IT Group
and his friend Leo Gudimenko, a
linguist for General Maintenance
Group,” was the beginning of
Ildar’s story. “We made friends
and often discussed various topics, including community involvement. Somehow, we all arrived
simultaneously at the thought
that a citizen can contribute to
the community more than just
through sharing his knowledge
and service at work. Soon we
decided it was a good idea to
Lev Gudimenko, Ildar Alimgaliyev and Taras Zhalimbeov
help the pupils of an orphanage
in Atyrau. This happened exactly
on the eve of Kurban-ait holiday
observed in Kazakhstan.”
The three guys later visited a
few orphanages in Atyrau to see
how they could help. The situation in one such social establishments, the sanatorium for mentally retarded children based in
Leskhoz micro-region, looked
really depressing to them, so
the young fellows approached
the director and, finally, received
a wish-list on two pages listing
badly needed items. Interestingly enough, 70 percent of all
items were spare parts for a Niva
jeep and the remaining 30 percent looked ambiguous because
could be used either at the orphanage or for personal household. The paper contained not a
single reference to the orphans’
priority needs.
Apparently, some individuals
tend to interpret charity incorrectly. This is a problem.
Luckily, Ildar, Taras and Leo are
by far no simpletons, so they
could easily see something
about that list of spare parts was
fishy. They were determined to
help, so decided to talk to Inkash
Shureyeva, the housekeeper at
the orphanage (she is now retired). The lady was touched by
the young people’s sincere desire to take the orphans under
their wing, so she showed them
around and indicated all the
outstanding problems, normally
hushed by the management. It
is sufficient to mention, albeit
receiving a meager pay, almost
all orphanage staffers have been
bringing food from their homes
to support the disabled children
on a permanent basis.
Said Ildar, “I could speak for
hours about these noble people,
the schoolmasters, the instructors, the speech therapists,
nurses and more, who treat the
pupils as if they were their own
children. Their patience is truly
extraordinary.” According to Ildar, they soon heard the director
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of the orphanage was dismissed,
and currently the situation has
improved dramatically.
“This institution is very special,”
he continued his story. “The
children stay there until the age
of 14 to 15, and then they are
placed in a similar sanatorium in
the Village of Saraichek where
they stay for their lifetime. Being
disabled and in constant need of
care and support, they cannot
take care of themselves.
After we saw the situation of
those children, we decided to
help them on a permanent basis. Initially, our capabilities appeared very limited, because we
were only the three of us. Our
means stretched to very basic
needs; and at that time the most
wanted items were prescriptions. Because of cash-strapped
budget the orphanage could
not afford to buy the necessary
drugs at all times. We thought
this could not be tolerated, thus
decided we must organize a
fundraising action to collect the
missing funds.
In 2009, our fundraising initiative was given strong support
after we wrote a message to all
our friends and colleagues. It
so happened the message was
distributed beyond TCO, thus
very soon we received a positive
response from companies like
Agip, Worley Parsons, Fircroft
and KISOrion.
Ever since the financial situation of our project has improved
significantly, so we could afford
to organize holidays at the orphanage on a regular basis. The
raised funds were used to buy
toys, clothes, even fancy dresses and sponsor collective movie
sessions.
Most recently we organized another New Year’s party, now a
regular event since 2011, and
had enough funds to later hold
the Woman’s Day festivities and
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Taking advantage of this article, I
would like to give many thanks to
my Tengiz-based colleagues and
volunteers Binazir Akjmetova, Olesya Zhuravleva, Vitaliy Puzin, Nurlan Jumageldinov and Vyacheslav
Sazonov for their invaluable logistical support and contribution in our
joint project. Also, my special thanks
to Galiya Essenova of TCO Policy,
Government and Public Affairs for
support in keeping contact with the
school and true care.
tendants and the team of TCO HES
specialists pitched into the planting
job. Each school graduate aspired
to plant his personal tree and mark
it in his own way. Fifty poplar saplings were planted that day in the
park area of the school. The school
management committed itself to
providing sustainable watering and
care of the trees.
This is not the first time our HES
specialists visited this particular educational establishment. Last year,
on the eve of World Environment
Day this location was chosen for a
Planet Earth – our common home
presentation and environmental
quiz game attended by senior stu-
Just imagine, the disabled children managed to score wonderful
results at the Special Olympics.
Not too many people in Atyrau
are aware that the woman minifootball team of the Saraichek
Boarding School took the silver
at the 2010 Special Championship in Poland. In June 2011 they
took the silver and the bronze at
the Special Olympics in Athens
in table tennis. Furthermore, last
February, in Astana, the womens and mens teams of Saraichik School won the gold and
the bronze, respectively, at the
Floorball Championship.
The above is not only the success of schoolmasters and
coaches, but also happened
courtesy of those volunteers,
who became friends in need and
friends in deed to the disabled
children, helped them gain selfconfidence and contributed to
their socializing, all the calamities of life notwithstanding.
in New Karaton village. We could
not possibly disregard such a noble
idea, so decided to join in and supply the saplings.
This is believed to be a noble duty of every man to plant
at least one tree, but to do a few at one time is, for sure,
an achievement to admire.
On Saturday, the 21st of April, the
team of TCO Operational Excellence, Health, Safety and Environmental (OE-HES) Group acted in
support of the Green Leaf initiative
and also joining the activities on the
eve of the Earth Day, an annual day
on which events are held worldwide
to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth's natural environment. They mobilized volunteers
to plant saplings on the property of
School #1 in Kulsary. The weather
encouraged the volunteers with sunshine and cloudless skies. Following a short welcome ceremony and
essential safety briefing, the 2012
school graduates in company with
the school principal, instructors, at-
celebrate Nauryz, the Kazakh
New Year. The remaining funds
we are contemplating to use for
yet another special event dedicated to the International Children’s Day.”
Essentially, this is all the story,
which has been given publicity
all by chance.
The three noble gentlemen, Ildar, Taras and Leo continue to
work at TCO and use their time
to help disabled children. Nowadays they are more than three,
and their capabilities are different
from what they could afford originally. The three guys behave so
not because they expect some
recognition or gratitude. Anyway,
this does not mean the children
have absolutely no way to return
courtesy.
The team of TCO OE-HES believes
the tree planting in Kulsary should
be made a tradition and making a
difference in the world.
dents. When we were saying goodbye, the school management and
pupils approached us with a request
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