«Теңізшевройл» жауапкершілігі шектеулі серіктестігінің басылымы Информационная газета ТОО «Тенгизшевройл» Tengizchevroil Newsletter

НОВОСТИ ТШО № 04 (202) 2014 TCO NEWS Happy birthday, TCO! In this issue:

Zhylyoi praises oilmen’s social responsibility 2 Page

Forum of Kazakhstani Suppliers 3 Page Congratulations to the Tengizchevroil team! On April 6, 1993, the Republic of and signed the Tengizchevroil LLP formation agreement. Today, 21 years later, TCO is the largest and safest company in Kazakhstan which produces and markets crude oil, gas and sulfur. Our success is the result of the dedication and hard-work of the TCO workforce. Thank you for remaining safety-focused while delivering strong business results. We wish you continued success and happiness at home and work. Sincerely, Tim Miller, General Director Anuar Jakiyev, Deputy General Director

Two decades of vigilant On FGP construction sites service 5 Page FGP-WPMP continues to ramp up at site in Tengiz, with major infrastructure construction (formerly “Early Works”) underway and gaining momentum

n Tuesday, March 25, the first train load of aggregate – rock Omaterial crushed and blended to meet our specific project specifications – was delivered to Tengiz over two hours, safely and with no incidents. It is the first of some 7.5 million tonnes of aggregate that will be used to prepare the site for 3Gi, 3GP, Well Pads, New Camp, Construction Com- Discussed the results pound and roads. of the year Aggregate plays an important role in site preparation. When a site is built up, 6 Page geotextile material is placed as the bottom layer. Next, a layer of sand is spread -- the thickness varies depending on require- ments. Then additional geotextile material is placed over the sand, and all of it is finally topped off with aggregate. The aggregate will “wear” better than the sand, and it will handle heavier loads – such as FGP-WPMP modules -- due to the material binding and spreading out the load. Because there is no rock material in will arrive at site with 40 cars each, carrying this first load of aggregate with no incidents,” the Tengiz areas, the aggregate comes from approximately 2500 tonnes of aggregate per said Heinz Scheer, FGP-WPMP Project a quarry near – 100 percent Kazakh- rail car. Logistics Functional & Freight Manager. stani Content. Each side-dump railroad car “We still have a long road to travel, Scheer recognized the following TCO and Listen, Leningrad… (pictured) carries about 62.5 tonnes of ag- which will require that we continue the team- KPJ-KPJV Project team members whose gregate. Eventually, seven full trains a day work demonstrated to successfully to receive work was key in reaching this key milestone: 8 Page 2 №04 (202) 2014 Zhylyoi praises oilmen’s social responsibility

n the threshold of the porting local residents. As a sign of Co., Mukan Service, Sichim, Mun- Zholdas, Tengiz forthcoming Nauryz such recognition and respect, the aiGasKurylys, TenizMunaiKurylys, Construction Services O2014 festival in the Akim handed letters of appreciation Sayan, Caspi Projects Kazakhstan,and Bolat Zhol compa- Zhylyoi region, Maxim Izbassov, to representatives of Caspian Sulfur Senimdi Kurylys, Ariadne, Denholm nies. head of regional government sent The great teams a message to Tengizchevroil and a of professionals of the number of TCO contractors, thank- above companies were ing them for significant contribution also recognized by TCO in the development of region’s so- general Director Tim cial infrastructure. Miller, who made re- A large delegation of regional marks at the event. TCO government led by Akim arrived at General Director par- the special event hosted this time ticularly highlighted the by the Shanyrak Rotational fact that TCO takes the in Tengiz. Maxim Izbassov spoke lead both in Kazakhstan to the oilmen, reporting on recent industry and, achievements, outstanding issues simultaneously, in corpo- and wishes of community mem- rate social responsibility, bers. He particularly emphasized placing a special focus the role Tengizchevroil and service on the development of companies play in the economy of social infrastructure in the region. The Akim recognized the Zhylyoi which is the home of presented to Tengiz oilmen not only the active involvement of TCO and Tengiz oilfield. This strategy has letters of appreciation, but also a Contractors in resolving outstand- been strongly supported by all con- gala concert given by local musi- ing issues faced by local community tractors which multiples the effect. cians. and their strong commitment to sup- In the meantime, the visitors By Galiya Essenova Members of local Parliament on a business visit to Tengiz

delegation of Atyrau tions. When visiting the Central Con- standard of safety at TCO. They Oblast Maslikhat (lo- trol Room which houses controls of took a keen interest in the reported Acal parliament cham- the entire huge operation, the depu- fact that TCO had discontinued rou- ber) visited the sites of Tengiz up- ties held a Q&A session with op- tine flaring in Tengiz a few years ago stream facility during a business erators and maintenance personnel after completing a unique project tour. which touched on many issues of recognized as revolutionary among The local parliament mem- reciprocal interest. In particular, the worldwide upstream. The members After visiting the Plant and superior catering service and the bers visited KTL and SGP plants parliamentarians were interested to of the Maslikhat also asked many Field, the deputies made a tour of unique opportunities for rest and to familiarize themselves with the know more about primary purifica- questions about the new large-scale Shanyrak rotational village in Ten- recreation TCO employees enjoy process and organization, as well tion of crude oil and sour gas injec- expansion currently underway – Fu- giz and admired excellent living while on rotation. as to know better the work condi- tion, reliability of the process and ture Growth Project. conditions of TCO employees, the By G. Essenova

n March 20 and March 23, respec- Otively, Atyrau and Tengiz were hosting Nauryz 2014 festival. Nauryz festival TCO HR is taking advan- tage of this publication to thank all department heads of TCO and in Atyrau and Tengiz managers of TCO Contractors for invaluable contribution to organi- zation of the important festivities. The Thursday of March 20 saw a wonderful theatrical perfor- mance presented to TCO office workers in the conference hall of TCO HQ. The spectators enjoyed colorful reenactment of Kazakh national traditions accompanied by folk music. Also a Kazakh yurt was installed inside the hall, and its owners invited employees and treated them to delicacies of Ka- zakh cuisine. On the Sunday of March 23, Matenov, who offered heartfelt a similar event was held in Tengiz. greetings for the nation-wide holi- In spite of the bad weather, the or- day. ganizers managed to complete all Ariadne Company made its logistical works, including erection contribution presenting a theatri- of the stage and leveling of the site cal performance to the attendees, in front. The total of 4000 employ- also supported by volunteers from ees attended the event in Tengiz. Emergency response Group and The first to offer warm Nau- OE/HES. On behalf of TCO Opera- ryz greetings to the people was tions Aigerim Abisheva performed deputy akim of Zhylyoi Region Nu- a beautiful Kazakh folk dance. The radin Umirbaev. On the important spectators enjoyed a gala concert day of Summer Equinox he wished and exciting sports events. Ac- happiness and wellbeing to TCO cording to the lasting tradition, the employees and visitors. The offi- Best Yurta competition was held. cial also stressed the importance Ariadne took the title this year. of immortal values, such as unity All participants of contests of people, solidarity and mutual and sports events were recog- understanding. eral manager of TCO Operations nized with special memorabilia. and two union leaders - Amandyk Taking the floor next were By Beibit Ikhsan, Kabdygaliev, and Rasymkhan Theodore Alan Etchison, gen- HR lead specialist №04 (202) 2014 3

cessful pre-qualification and -estab lishing JVs. In his closing speech, the RoK Forum of Kazakhstani Suppliers Vice-Minister of Industry and New Technologies, N. E. Sauranbayev noted extensive efforts taken by Forum of Kazakhstani Suppliers of the Tengizchevroil (TCO) LLP’s Future TCO, National Chamber of Entrepre- neurs, Machine Builders of Kazakh- Growth Project – Wellhead Pressure Management Project (FGP-WPMP) stan LEA, Union of Service Compa- nies LEA and other associations. pportunities for estab- He also noted that TCO dem- lishing joint ventures onstrated commitment and readiness Owith international part- to work on improved Kazakhstani ners as well as potential participation Content, and the set goals had been of Kazakhstani companies in FGP/ achieved in general. WPMP’ were the basic topic at the Mr. Sauranbayev made a point Forum of Kazakhstani Suppliers held that other major projects would fol- on 10 April 2014 in Astana. low in Kazakhstan and be reviewed The Forum was attended by for engagement of domestic suppli- the RoK Deputy Prime Minister – ers. He encouraged representatives Minister of Industry and New Tech- of domestic manufacturers to get nologies, prepared for major projects, train A. O. Issekeshev, the RoK Min- personnel and the RoK Government ister of Oil and Gas, U. S. Karabalin, will provide the extensive support in representatives of the RoK Ministry its turn. of Industry and New Technologies, The General Director of Ten- the RoK Ministry of Oil and Gas, the gizchevroil LLP, Tim Miller sum- RoK Ministry of Economy and Budget marized: ‘Although today’s Forum Planning, the RoK Ministry of Labor is ending, FGP and WPMP are just and Social Protection of Population, beginning. I ask you to take three JSC NC KazMunaiGas, representa- simple messages with you when you tives of Kazakhstani industry asso- leave here today. ciations, national agencies, unions First, one of TCO’s highest as well as domestic and international goals is to increase the use of Ka- companies. zakhstani goods and services in all When addressing to the Fo- that we do. That has always been, rum participants, the RoK Deputy and will continue to be, a top priority Prime Minister – Minister of Industry dertook significant commitments and Kazakhstan as one of oil producing provided overview information on of this company. and New Technologies, A. O. Isseke- kept supporting Kazakhstani industry countries. The Future Growth Proj- FGP/WPMP during the Forum as well Second, the use of Kazakh- shev spoke: ‘Following the Mission development. I hope for active partic- ect will enhance production at Tengiz as information on development of Ka- stani products and services are fun- set by the Head of the State, supply ipation of local enterprises and allo- by 12 million tons per year, i.e. Ten- zakhstani Content in FGP/WPMP. damental to the design, construction of goods, works and services for oil cation of their role in this project, and gizchevroil will be producing more Besides, representatives of and operation of FGP and WPMP. producing and oil refining industries future TCO’s efforts in this area within than 800 thousand barrels a day. foreign and domestic companies And third, TCO is committed to is considered as high priority aspect the frames of Memorandum commit- Besides, FGP will significantly -influ including General Electric, Nabors working in partnership with Kazakh- of industrial development program for ments and agreements. One of the ence the process of job creation asDrilling, KPJV and PSN KazStroy stan’s government, associations, na- nearest years. Aim of the State Policy major outcomes of this Project, in peak manpower demand will reach provided overview of their activities tional agencies, industries and busi- is creation of local goods, works and addition to the growth of local goods, 20 thousand during construction. and information on development of nesses large and small. services cluster to support the largest works and services share, was the Besides, about 500 new jobs will Kazakhstanibe Content in engineering The President Nazarbayev’s fields’ development and operation. legacy of the Project, namely, knowl- created for future operation of FGP and drilling. this year address to the nation was One of the largest, near-term projects edge transfer, assistance in certifica- facilities.’ The Forum provided a good titled – ‘Common aim, common inter- is TCO’s Future Growth Project. Last tion, training of local personnel, and In his turn, the General Direc- opportunity for representatives of lo- ests and common future’. I propose year there were discussions held with transfer of experience to Kazakhstani tor of Tengizchevroil LLP, Tim Miller cal companies to address questions that the title of that speech guide us TCO on Kazakhstani companies’ companies.’ spoke: ‘One of the most important to Tengizchevroil LLP managers and as we go forward’. goods, works and services develop- When addressing to the Forum objectives of TCO is to increase use specialists. Questions basically relat- Upon completion of the event ment, and there had been discus- participants, the RoK Minister of Oil of Kazakhstani goods and services in ed to potential assistance in search- participants of the Forum had an op- sions held regarding the signing of and Gas, U. S. Karabalin spoke: ‘The all aspects of our activities. This ob- ing international partners for any type portunity for informal discussions. the Memorandum of Understanding project being implemented by TCO jective has been a top priority for our of activities, execution of contracts, Botagoz Kulshayeva and Agreement with TCO. TCO is is very important for the Republic of company’. The Project management recording into the database, suc- Meruert Sukhankulova one of the first companies that- un The International Business Week In early April of 2014, Atyrau hosted quite a few key events which were the reason the business community referred to this particular period as the International Business Week he now traditional and opportunities for implementing Atyrau Oil & Gas 2014 large-scale investment projects in Tand AtyrauBuild 2014 Kazakhstan. Nurlan Kaliev, FGP- exhibitions, along with OILTECH WPMP deputy director taking part 2014 and AtyrauInvest 2014, the in the panel discussion specifically latter held for the second time, en- reported on the new opportunities gaged attention of petroleum and FGP-WPMP opened to the Repub- construction industries representa- lic of Kazakhstan. He made a brief tives from the total of 15 countries review of project status, local con- of near and far abroad. TCO, being tent strategy and development of the leader of petro- capabilities for Kazakh suppliers of leum sector, also took active part in goods and services. the above events. Taking the floor next was During the three days starting AtyrauInvest ’14 forum of business on April 1, the premises of Atyrau community this time focusing on the Sports Center hosted the booths role of large business in regional of 140 plus petroleum and civil en- economy development. In his re- gineering companies. These days marks at the forum Tim miller, TCO presented a unique opportunity to general director primarily expound- local entrepreneurs, service com- ed on the economic impact of FGP- panies, professionals and students WPMP expected to create around to meet with representatives of lead 20,000 new jobs at the peak of con- companies, establish business con- struction phase. The expectation is tacts and get update on the areas local suppliers will be paid over 1/3 of primary interest, including latest Group, HR and FGP who took all which they were eager to share. resume to the data base using a of total cost of materials and ser- industry trends. questions, provided detailed an- Starting this year, HR has deployed special link. vices under the given project. The primary focus of interest swers and painstakingly explained the system of on-line resume sub- Simultaneously with Atyrau As a result of the forum, 500 of our visitors was on opportuni- the processes of pre-qualification of mission, thus a candidate can check Oil & Gas ’14, the spacious hall of representatives of businesses in ties of cooperation, employment potential contractors, the procedure on the updated list of job openings the Renaissance Hotel in Atyrau 15 countries signed agreements and the Future Growth Project. of I resume submission and further on TCO webpage. In case a candi- hosted OILTECH ’14, now held and memorandums worth of almost must recognize the effort spent by steps. date discovers he meets all stated for the 8th time. One of its panels tenge 20 billion. Guess, this was a our colleagues, specialists of Ka- In fact, TCO HR prepared requirements for the given position, was dedicated to Caspian off-shore result of the International Business zakhstant Content Development some novelties for candidates he/she can immediately submit a field development, technical criteria week to admire. April 6 - Education Day Tengizchevroil 4 №04 (202) 2014 Happy birthday, TCO! When your good friends are by your side

n 1995, Tengiz appeared part of startup and maintenance team in urgent need of compres- which proved worth a university diplo- Isor operators for Unit 700 at ma at the time. KTL- 2. TCO HR was busy analyzing Later, in 1995, TCO sent hundreds of personal files, selecting Zhangeldi Kuttybaev to get his cer- specialists best fit for the job and also tificate of unit operator from having sufficient background experi- Technical School. Upon completing ence. This is how Zhangeldi Kutty- the training, he was tested personally baev received his new assignment as by Ron Kelly, KTL-2 Superintendant KTL-2 compressor operator and found assisted by members of Plant man- himself in his new workplace – inside agement team. He passed the exam the construction wagon housing the with brilliance. Yet, there were still a Zhangeldi was transferred to the posi- technology. We completed special few gaps which prevented him from temporary office of Unit 700 staff. tion of Demercaptanization Plant op- Back in 1970, after completing acting as solo operator, but he soon training, certification and took part in erator. He completed another training startup operations. Also, we complet- his military service, Zhangeldi was sent filled the gaps during the startup of and took active part in DMC-1 startup ed the yellow lines procedure, and, to the training courses in Kronshtadt to KTL-2 Second Train. Victor Mashtal become a boiler operator. Ever since and Kaldarbek Kashtaev noticed the and adjustment. Please find below the finally, the plant was commissioned. story Zhangeldi shared with us. Further on I personally started GX-1 his career has been associated with enthusiasm of their new colleague - In 1999 I got a transfer to and GX-1, assisted by my former gas compression shop maintenance. and recognized his hardworking atti- trainers Murat Abdiev and Yuri Tigai. After working for 7 years at the Guryev tude. They volunteered to act as his Unit 600 (sulfur recovery) and joined a large scope of work, including mod- Chemical Plant, in 1987 Zhangeldi also reinforced by Tengiz GPZ Main- new mentors and encouraged strongly The first batch of granulated sulfur ernization of existing units and as- from GX was a true milestone event in Kuttybaev accepted a transfer to Ten- tenance staff. The group leaders were every attempt of the young fellow to sembling of newer technology. It so Tengiz and an important milestone in giz Gas-Processing Plant. Because all Vladimir Antonov and Viktor Kardails- double check and get into detail. All- happened I was eager to stay at Unit my professional career.” the positions with KTL-1 compressors kiy. Zhangeldi’s specific job was more or-nothing is a typical attitude of TCO 600, and the Plant management was Many years have passed since - of a roustabout nature as he followed national operators. were busy, his key job became main interested in keeping me there, also that moment. Zhangeldi is presently tenance of pumps. For some time he the steps of startup team members The year 1996 became a major requesting that I complete cross-func- acting as mentor, supporting young managed to combine two functions and developed precious knowledge milestone for Zhangeldy as he started tional training to master all essential operators. To act as mentor for the taking care of the pumps and simul- and skills. He made valuable entries as a solo professional. service functions for Unit 600. I re- new staff at Units 600, 700 and DMC taneously acting as part of the assem- in a dozen notebooks adding more Whereas before Unit 700 pro- ceived a strong and invaluable support is both sign of recognition to him and bling team for new compressors. He is hints related to the job of compres- duced methane, ethane and LPG, the from my mentors – Serik Seitov, Yuri a great pleasure. Zgangeldi is very primarily grateful to Nikolai Litvinenko sor servicing and automatic controls. first major upgrade added propane Tigai and Marat Bekenov. Igor Ivanov, proud his current best friends are for- and Didar Khamzin who acted as his His colleagues often took advantage and butane of European grade, and Unit 600 supervisor gave me a strong mer mentors who helped him become chief mentors, introducing Zhangeldi of his generosity and borrowed his later came the time for Project 12. support in my training. Later I took part a true professional in Kazakhstan up- to contemporary technology and best notes, however sometimes forgot to - Thus, Zhangeldi had sufficient op stream. practices. Yet he missed his chance return them. There were no copy ma- portunities to upgrade his skills during in startup of flaked sulfur granulation plant and also was part of the team to be part of the startup team for Unit chines available at the time, so it was startup operations. He became a true Please join us in wishing newer for DXegassing Unit and Granulation achievements to respected Zhangeldi- 700 commissioning. At the moment he a problem. This motivated Zhangeldi guru in trial runs of pumps, compres- Plants. As the new Granulation Plants aga! was busy supporting another startup to mostly rely on his memory, plus, of sors and automatic controls. were built, we learned more about this By Rasymkhan Matenov and adjustment team from , course, on his continuous practice as After his term at Unit 700,

very aware the safety of many people depended on our proper performance. I guess we felt the particular responsi- - I’m still on my way and in motion bility during the final startup of the new plant. This was the moment of truth when integrity appeared the highest A three-decade- long work record may not value and guaranteed success. The notions of Integrity and Honor are necessarily mean it is time to finish the journey… deemed by me as absolutely insepa- rable. engiz long-livers make contract for a drilling program in a re- This attitude established later special pride of our Com- cently discovered super-giant oilfield across the organization when Marina Tpany. We recognize those in Western Kazakhstan. Marina, with accepted a new job, now at the con- pioneers who endured the extreme her background training in petroleum temporary boiler built as part of Train hardships of the development proj- chemistry and experience of a lab Five project. ect’s early times, living and working analyst at a large plant, was hired to a Presently Marina Ershova is a in the middle of the nowhere-land, for- similar position at Tengiz Central Drill- specialist with Competence Develop- get the minimum comfort and paved ing Mud Laboratory. Her job was very ment Group. She is an expert trainer roads. They are the heroes who struck important. Quality drilling mud is criti- certified for ten different development first oil at the record depth of 4000 km, cal for keeping the oil well in a good programs. The extremely high re- overmastered the evil genie of deadly condition, plus the testing of the used sponsibility, strong competence and hydrogen sulfide and, finally, built a mud tells a lot about oil in place. Truth the will to share the maximum of her huge upstream facility in the heart the to be said, Marina never bothered knowledge along with respect to each boundless steppe. to count how many times her boss individual, no matter what his work re- Ok, now that you have read reported gleefully to the Company cord, these are key components of her the above description, I can bet 99.9 management another wildcat was a ramifications of occasional careless- eter, so before letting the water to the character and style of work. percent of readers could imagine success, after she was finally throughness. We deal with hydrogen-sulfide boiler it is normally treated thoroughly, Twenty nine years is a long jour- this refers to a typical sturdy with a with her “sorcery” and filled out thewhich tolerates no laxity or monkey and then the operator keeps an eye on ney. Her daughter Olesia has grown weather-beaten face showing signs test form. In fact, she was the first whobusiness, – explained Marina Ersho- a dozen critical physical and chemical and graduated from the university. of wise fatigue, wearing a worn-out knew formation productivity of dozens va. – Apparently, the diligence and parameters. Besides providing the Tengiz has also changed a lot, and dicky and a scuffed hardhat, yet with of newly spudded wells. nicety I demonstrated in my previous required quality of industrial steam, made a tremendous progress. There an unmistakable shine of undying en- And then in November of 1988, job prompted the plant management I the operator is also responsible for are two plants in Tengiz now, and the thusiasm and inborn romanticism in she was suddenly transferred to the could be ideal candidate for this posi- keeping maximum serviceability of the third will be constructed soon. Life is the eye. Indeed, many of the pioneers Gas Processing Plant project, this tion.” boiler. In other words, the job is fairly going on… who braved this new frontier looked time as a… warehouse supervisor. After all, she did not stay too subtle. – I am thinking, confessed this way. But there were also ladies – Oh no, please, don’t get long in the Warehousing Group and – We had a wonderful team. Marina, that my entire career and so- among them. Clearly, the above de- me wrong. This was no typical ware- after a few months was transferred to I keep the memory of all of my col- cial status I owe to Tengiz. TCO and scription would not fit even remotely house job as we used to know it from a position of Chemical Water Treat- leagues, including Nikolai Korshunov, Tengiz taught me to never stop and in this case. This, however, does not the Soviet times, said Marina, laugh- ment operator at the Central Boiler, Anatoliy Evlakhov, Misha Samartsev, continue to move ahead, learn more in the least downgrade the value cre- ing. – This was not about keeping and and this appeared a job for many, Oleg Fedorin, Nikolai Gussynin. and develop newer skills. Over these ated by quite a few women employees releasing quality food products on or- many years. And still more – Ziyash Tumysheva, years I kept progressing both as pro- still working at TCO, who are proud of ders of corrupt authorities. My function Once again, you may imagine Sanguerei Musin, Nurzhaubek Ilyas- fessional (received a diploma of engi- their 30- year work history in Tengiz. was by far more complicated. I was occasionally the boiler is a typical man sov, Alex Polyakov, Zamza Lyapiche- neer) and as personality. And I want Now is almost 29 years since in charge of acceptance of the new job. Some smutty face in charge of va and Ulmeken Saktaganova. Now to continue. I meet with my former she arrived in the Caspian steppe equipment shipped to Tengiz, check- feeding the fuel oil to the nozzles, the the complete list. A great international schoolmates who are no young boys from the small town of Frolovo in the ing its GOST compliance and speci- humming and vibrating boilers produc- team of representatives of many eth- and girls anymore. Honestly, some Volgograd Region of . It was fications against the original orders. ing hot water – this is an immediate nic groups. We used to support one have come to a halt, finished their- ca there where she started her career at The job required special vigilance to association. Meanwhile, at a contem- another sincerely, and this was genu- reer and retired. And I am still on my a local rolling mill, but then accepted make sure no deviations happened. porary sophisticated facility the quality ine friendship and teamwork. Each way and in motion. I want to particu- a transfer to the Archedinsk Drilling We all understood very well the de- of hot water fed to the reactors and of us felt very confident with a greatlarly thank Tengiz for this. Company which had been awarded a gree of our responsibility and potential units is extremely important param- team like that. And we always were Feature by G. Trukhin №04 (202) 2014 5 Two decades of vigilant service TCO Emergency Response Team celebrated its 20th anniversary

aunched yet back in our traditions, staying loyal to our dination. A firefighter’s challenge 1994 as self-sustained people and performing our service simulating real action was a truly Lfire and gas rescue unitdutifully. We have a good reason to spectacular show. Our athletes with its mission of protecting per- be proud of our profession. Wishing proud of many victories in this sonnel and property of Tengiz gas- you the best! particular professional sport at all- processing plant, the Emergency TCO ERT organized special Kazakhstan events showed excel- Response Team of TCO’s has com- festivities on the premises of Fire- lent performance and put out the pleted a long journey of develop- fighting Station #1 in Tengiz. fire ahead of time standard. Then ment to date and is currently recog- As part of the celebrations, came the exercise where an injured nized among the best in profession an exhibition of special equipment person was rescued from the multi- in Kazakhstan. and aids available to TCO ERT was storied building. As a result a dum- Below is the congratulatory held. This is for a fact, our firefight- my placed on top of a special tower message sent to TCO firefightersers, indeed, have a record they can was rescued, brought down safely by Major general Serik Aubakirov, be duly proud of. TCO ERT is num- from the tower to the ground and cable response action which was intendant, Marat Gabbasov, TCO Head of Firefighting Dept., ROKber one across Kazakhstan in terms turned over to a team of paramed- recognized by chief specialists of ERT manager, Yuri Zakharov, direc- Ministry of Emergency Situations: of technology intensiveness. We ics who, in turn, acted profession- the plant and field. tor of TCO Clinic and Sairan Ken- Dear colleagues, I am hold- trust this could hardly be otherwise, ally, provided first aid, used life sup- The best crews of firefighterszhegaliev, engineer with OE/HES. ing my hand to the heart as I am given our responsibility is the larg- port utilities available on board the were awarded special prizes. Then the attendees were in- extending to you heartfelt greet- est upstream facility in Kazakhstan. IC ambulance and evacuated the Offering warmest greetings vited to watch the video telling the ings for the anniversary and our Together with paramedics, injured to the clinic. Naturally, this for the important milestone were history and daily routine of TCO professional holiday! We have al- TCO firefighters demonstrated- was su a simulation, yet very close to Rider Boot, Operations manager, Emergency Response Team. ways been strong through keeping perb professional skills and coor- real life and demonstrating impec- Jaime Karbahal, OE/HES super- By G. Trukhin

for cool-headed and fast response and excellent analysis and decision- Sleepless watch around the clock making capabilities. ERT management and staff have never been known for self-com- ers B. Morris, D. Doran and consul- mand. Thus, currently, the Gas Res- ERT and OE/HES management act placence, on the contrary, they are tant E. Sans. Later on, in January cue Unit of ERT has state-of-the-art as sponsors for Ministry of Interior strongly committed to improving their of 1994, the Emergency response heavy firefighting equipment -avail firefighting units in the region. skills and assets in order to be better Team of Tengizchevroil was built, able, plus all the necessary contem- In addition to the primary busi- than the best in profession. Nowa- inheriting assets from local firefight- porary tools and assets. The team of ness, ERT firefighters are active in days, TCO ERT is a powerful system ing unit (VPCH-143) of the Ministry gas rescuers has vast experience, social and sports activities of Ten- of fast and effective response, meet- of Interior. The first heads of TCO demonstrates high level of special gizchevroil and Kazakhstan. Our ing all challenges related to protec- ERT were Chevron expats J. Gaspar knowledge and practical skills. employees have been medalists of tion and rescue of personnel and and D. McNeel. Still later, in Janu- In 1997, a group of first aid was many important firefighting challeng- assets. ary of 1995, another firefighting- de transferred from TCO Clinic under es held at TCO. ERT managers and Dear colleagues, this is primar- tachment plus paramilitary unit also ERT’s authority, so presently ERT staff contribute their time and effort to ily due to your strong dedicated ef- reinforced TCO ERT, as the service has six state-of-the-art IC ambulance coaching, acting as mentors for the fort, hardworking and earnest service assumed responsibility for all facili- vehicles available and on alert 24 new hires. Particularly recognized your performance and the standard ties within the license area of Tengiz. hours a day. The service is provided for this activity are the executive of- of TCO ERT are recognized across Four fire stations were organized as by qualified doctors and paramedics, ficers and Training coordinators of Kazakhstan and abroad. All TCO em- part of ERT system – Station #1 for including a few proud of their 20 plus ERT. Our young soldiers are in per- ployees thank you for your daily dedi- the Plant and Field, Station #2 is a year-long job record and many lives fect physical shape, demonstrate cated service, superior professional- depot for standby equipment and rescued. great energy, communication and ism, courage and fast response. machinery; Station #3 is in charge of TCO ERT maintains close professional skills. We praise highly From the bottom of our hearts TCO Village area and Station #4 is business relations with the Firefight- our inspectors who contribute a lot we are offering you warmest greet- Saniya Shintasova, a dedicated firefighting unit in charge ing Dept. of Ministry of Interior, as- to equipment status, safety standard ings for the 2oth anniversary of TCO ERT paramedic on behalf taking care of Tengiz Rotational sisting the brothers-in-arms with and combat readiness of our service Emergency Response Team and of TCO ERT staff Village. Starting in 1996, the Gas purchase of new equipment and in- through no-nonsense attitude and wishing you the best of health, happi- Rescue Unit of Tengiz paramilitary vesting time and effort in the devel- principled approach to the duty. Our ness and success on your noble and service came under TCO ERT com- opment of perfect coordination. TCO control room dispatchers are marked highly responsible mission. ladimir Gilyarovskiy, a famous Russian writer Vwho explored and de- scribed Moscow neighborhoods, lanes and alleys to detail, himself a survivor of many fires, once- rec ognized the job of firefighters,- say ing “each firefighter is a true hero, spending his entire life at the battle- field, risking his life every minute…” This quote, probably, serves the best definition of these guys’ selfless duty which is often the sole hope of a desperate person in misery and life danger. After Tengizchevroil was formed in April 1993, local firefighting service was transferred from Ministry of Interior under TCO’s own author- ity. Chevron expatriates proved a great help in initial reorganization. We remember very well the names of former TCO Safety Dept. manag- 6 №04 (202) 2014 Discussed the Tengizchevroil Launches First results of the year Incident and Injury-Free Forum

MCP IIF Leaders held their first Incident and Injury Free (IIF) Forum hosting teams from several Major Capital Projects (MCPs). The purpose of the day was to explore best practices, highlight areas for continued improvement and celebrate IIF success across the proj- ects. During the IIF Forum MCP IIF Leaders and Coor- dinators presented practical insights and shared their project‘s progression in 2013 and areas for further focus in 2014. Certificates were awarded to IIF Trainers who recognized through the successful IIF team including the MCP IIF successfully completed JMJ’s execution of multiple MCPs with Leadership Team and MCP IIF Train-the-Trainer program which exceptional safety results. Coordinators’ team. MCP IIF ajor Capital Projects (MCP) Townhall Meeting was held provides trainers with tools to suc- The majority of TCO’s projects Coordinators are really passion- under the lead of Rocky Brannen, General Manager. The cessfully lead IIF Orientations to embrace IIF as a way to improve ate about doing all that they can regular annual meeting provided insight into 2013 results M project staff and contractors. Each working relationships, show care so that nobody gets hurt on the and achievements as well as 2014 key focus areas for TCO MCPs. trainer was recognised for their and concern for each other and projects by doing following: At the meeting, Rocky Brannen made a special emphasis on individual commitment to the proj- to support a culture where team • Trained over 5000 project safety performance and noted superior performance in several key ar- ect. Trainers stood up in front of members strive for incident and team and contractors eas of Major Capital Projects. In addition to that, brief overview of last forum participants and expressed injury free projects. TCO continues • Train supervisors, mentors year’s CAPEX budget and information about 2014 budget plan was why they had chosen to become to be one of Chevron’s leading and Short Service Employees provided. Kazakh content success stories in 2013 were also discussed. an IIF Leader. “For me, being an business units in safety perfor- in IIF - The following achievements of major capital projects were spe IIF Leader is a great opportunity mance. IIF Champions within TCO • Edit IIF Newsletters cifically highlighted: to keep supporting people to be expressed “delight and pride” to • Hold regular safety competi- • Projects that have transitioned to Phase 5 including: Sulfur Ex - safe and educate them to care be part of an IIF Team, which has tions to encourage participa- pansion Project, Waste Water Treatment Facility and the IBMOA Can - about their co-workers. Individual’s united under the slogan “Every- tion in safety awareness teen; well-being is a critical value in this body goes home safe”. MCP IIF • Conduct regular IIF Pulse • Funding Approval for Future Growth Project Early Works and organisation” said a certified IIF Committee believes that every Surveys and IIF walk downs Long Lead; trainer from Second Generation single person involved in MCP can to understand concerns or • Phase 4 Approval of Crude Shipping Capacity Project, Sea- Enhancement. be a leader in keeping individuals unsafe working conditions sonal Gap Reduction Project and the Capacity and Reliability Project; This forum was a perfect opportu- and the workforce safe. • Hold safety luncheons to • Projects scheduled for completion this year including K-3 Water, nity for each project manager and We are building our safety culture recognize IIF leaders WISU, WRF and the TCO Kindergarten. leader to learn from one another in day-by-day and “brick-by-brick” • Created MCP IIF website and order to gain further ideas around and this incredible amount of work IIF Database for IIF participa- Marat Kaliyev provided an overview of the 2014 action plan for improving their safety culture” said is based on three IIF principles: tion Gold Standard Assessment 2 effort during his part. Rudi Narine, JMJ Senior Consul- We will treat everyone MCP employees Aigul Irmagambetova and Nancy Grossman tant and speaker at the IIF Forum. with dignity and respect The IIF Forum was a great event gave insight into Chevron Women’s Network (Atyrau chapter) present- “We seek to encourage exchange we will work safely, not because to reinforce the successes already ed last year and told about main goals and objectives of the network. of insights and shared learning we have to but because we want achieved by TCO Major Capital At the end of the meeting, MCP employees were recognized with across these multiple projects.” to be we will look out for each Projects and to continue building letters of appreciation and gifts from Rocky Brannen for high achieve- TCO CSS Manager Edgar other a strong safety culture. We will ments in 2013. Yzquierdo congratulated team Though these principles seem continue to share ideas, resources The meeting was marked by haste-less and cordial feel. members inaugural MCP IIF and clear and obvious and simple and strive to meet our vision of Aziza Khamiyeva, thanked for taking the opportunity to carry out, it takes courage to Incident and Injury Free projects. Capital Projects to meet each other and share best implement them. It can be fulfilled Azamat Kurmanov, practices. IIF Team’s efforts are only by a genuinely committed MCP IIF Coordinator

Behavior-Based Safety

the driver that driving is a serious business. Driving monitors Driving monitors we are us- ing currently do not register all possible unsafe behaviors. Typi- an electronic device that records cally, they are unable to register a wide range of at-risk behaviors, such patent abuse like eating or including the following: sending SMS messages while • Accelerating too quickly driving, but they have proven • Braking too hard to be an important tool when it • Driving without headlights comes to observing and providing on feedback on critical types of poor • Speeding (monitors 8 dif- behaviors, particularly, speeding. ferent speed modes) Here is some convincing statis- • Driver’s seat belt not in use tics. Over the four years prior to Each time the monitor regis- the moment driving monitors were Irina Korobeinikova, ters an unsafe behavior, it sends installed on 2000 plus Company Infrastructure BBS Steering a ‘beep’ message to the driver. If and Contractor vehicles driven Committee Leader the driver ignores the message the guys belong to the group of tently. The ‘beep’ produced by by more than the total of 16job- and continues the unsafe behav- very safe drivers. The remaining the monitor awakens their state related injuries were recorded at Question: Do you know ior, a record is made. At TCO 450 drivers do have their ‘beeps’ of alert, reminds them of where TCO which means people were how driving monitors are similar the record of unsafe behaviors is and account for the record of al- they are and prompts the correct hurt. Then the VDOs were in- to BBS observations? kept on a weekly basis, thus each most 1000 unsafe behaviors per response. The system will always stalled and, believe it or not, we Answer: They both perform driver’s performance is evalu- week. allow a ‘grace’ period before ac- have zero record of injuries in the the same function, because when ated and published by respective Driving everyday can be tually recording an unsafe event. 4 years that followed. a Company or Contractor has a Cost Center. On the average, the quite a stressful activity. it seems So, in a way the beep woks like a So, if you are a passenger driving monitor installed the ve- number of drivers working in Ten- perfectly normal that drivers oc- tap on the shoulder, saying “Hey taking a ride on a Company and hicle it works like an employee giz per week totals 1400. About casionally can think of personal fella, are you sure you wish to go occasionally hear a ‘beep’ sound, observing his colleague’s driving sixty six percent of those 1400 matters happening at home or this fast? Are you going to use you will now know that a driving manner. have zero unsafe behaviors. They issues at work, so they can eas- your seat belt? Don’t forget your monitor is working to make your Driving monitor, aka VDO, is receive no ‘beeps’, which means ily miss some hazards inadver- headlights.” It essentially reminds journey safer! №04 (202) 2014 7 PR Conference on the banks of the Neva River

he subjects of Enhanc- ing the effectiveness Tof Company advertise- ment and PR-strategy, Media Train- ing, On-line Marketing and Shaping profile of the Brand Name on the In- ternet were included on the agenda of a 3-day event in St. Petersburg focusing on Key Advertizing Strat- egies of a Successful Business hosted by the Russian School of Business. All the above subjects are typical area of responsibilities of TCO Policy, Government and Pub- lic Affairs which we represented in the cultural capital of Russia. Truth to be said, we already attended sim- ilar conferences in the past many a time, thus only naturally the meth- ods, key tools and achievements for PR-activity, every innovation. proaches and practices. Among of a family, members of the inside I have to admit the conference we reported at the event were rec- new knowledge and best practices the trainees were representatives track. We saw no difference what- was extremely useful. We must give ognized by all as up-to-date and are extremely important to our spe- of many Russian regions, like soever which was good. I would like credit to the Russian School of Busi- exemplary. However, we know only cific job. Kostroma, Omsk, Komi Republic, to particularly mention that the most ness for inviting great trainers with too well that Public Relations is a The three days of training Far East, Nizhniy Novgorod and, of valuable part of the conference and profound expertise and up-to-date domain relatively new to the busi- facilitated by our great business course, St. Petersburg. The two of the most emotional part also was knowledge of best international ness in Russia and Kazakhstan and trainers Christina Muravyova and us, my colleague Georgy Trukhin the exchange of experience. The practices in the area of PR. Also, I is currently in the process of intense Constantine Barezhev introduced and I appeared the only foreigners. following thorough breakdown of would like to thank TCO Training for development to meet newer chal- us to a lot of useful information. The In fact, I was tempted to place the our reports on methods used and the precious opportunities they pro- lenges. In the very same way as lessons were organized as interac- word in quotation marks, because innovations allowed us to identify vide to us in terms of development the Internet has become a dramatic tive discussion sessions where we we felt perfectly at home and every- and borrow plenty of useful ideas training. breakthrough of tremendous value shared view points, compared ap- body treated one another as kind and best practices. By Svetlana Kairgaliyeva

The more versatile the food, eating food, it is strongly recom- One more on our health the more useful substances arrive mended to turn off the TV or skip in our organism. A daily diet has to reading. The meat, fish and other contain proteins and fats, and car- products with high protein content Our food – healthy bohydrates. are preferred for the luncheon or We should not forget the vita- dinner, because they promote ac- mins and mineral substances, too. tivity of nervous system. And fruit, They can be sourced from raw veg- vegetables and sour-milk products and versatile! etables and fruit which improve the do not overload digestive organs, metabolism. therefore it is safe to eat them be- 3. We keep to the right dietary fore going to bed. n our previous conver- portant question and give the chief pattern. 6. We cook and eat food only sations with the readers directions which, although simple Regular meal at the sched- in good mood. Ithrough our newspaper we at a glance, are able to yield -signifi uled time promotes distribution of 7. The positive emotional told about the Kemel program pri- cant results and improve quality of calories and nutrients during the spirit is an important component of marily designed to promote the right life, provided you are prepared to day. Many nutritionists agree that healthy nutrition! ideas of healthy food for preserva- demonstrate commitment and con- food four times a day is optimum Some serious “risk factors” tion and promotion of health of TCO fidence. for the adult. It is not necessary to which can nullify pluses of healthy employees. Within this Program the Each person caring of his Valiya naurzaliyeva, compromise a breakfast or, as the nutrition are the following: abuse of Medical department together with health wants to eat properly which TCO Clinic cardiologist well-known Russian saying goes, alcohol, smoking, addiction to junk the ESS LLP has been successfully guarantees good health, bounce, “to give a dinner to the enemy”. It food, low or excessive physical ac- conducting explanatory work to en- strong immunity and preserves us is necessary to essentially distribute tivity. All the above affect digestive courage our people to commit them- against chronic diseases. And, de- correctly the quantity of calories on system strongly. selves to the correct food behavior. spite a popular belief, healthy nu- all meals. In order to make sure your We pursue this goal using various trition does not necessarily mean If you got used to eat a whole choc- 4. We eat only when we need food is well balanced, the diet must methods: individual conversations, tasteless food. olate bar at one go, this would defi- to and never overeat! include veges and fruit – sources of distribution of booklets, release of Often people do not wish to nitely be a mistake. Even a couple It is easy to confuse appetite necessary vitamins, minerals and posters, visits of work groups and even hear about healthy nutrition small pieces of chocolate should be with hunger, yet to get rid of surplus antioxidants. Cereal, bean and grain publications on the website. In Ten- because misguided by delusions enough to get the desired effect. calories is by far not easy. There- contain complex carbohydrates, vi- giz, in all outlets of public catering and myths. Here are the most wide- The healthy nutrition is based fore, before setting on your meal, tamins and food fibers. Meat, poul- conspicuous stands offer booklets spread of them: on several principles: please make sure you are hungry. try, fish, dairy products deliver the and feature posters with tips sug- • The healthy nutrition is a 1. The caloric value of the Also, you should not stuff up a stom- proteins which are a construction gesting how to make a correct rigid restriction of food. food eaten during a day has to cor- ach before going to bed. This can material for cells and tissues of an choice from the available range of • The healthy nutrition rules respond to organism energy need. both affect the function of the diges- organism. Sweets too aren’t taboo, meals in order to keep the balance out various “delicacies” completely. Otherwise excess weight tive tract, and disturb your healthy but because of the high content of of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, Certainly, consumption of problems or discomfort connected sleeping. sugar it is worth taking those with with recommendations about nec- some products should be reduced, with shortage of energy can occur 5. We take food correctly and special care. essary amount of consumed liquid but this does not mean “rigid restric- and further develop into serious dis- distribute products in a diet. Water is an important compo- and the healthy rations of food. tions”. The fundamentals of healthy eases. The food needs to be chewed nent of a living cell in an organism Today we once again want nutrition are a reasonable balance 2. Food has to be balanced thoroughly; also this is necessary to therefore please do not forget to to draw your attention to this im- and competent approach to the diet. and versatile. avoid too hot or cold meals. When take enough of drinking water.

Facilities Management; 2nd place – Tengiz team of TCO Operations; BACKGAMMOn 3d place – Tengiz C Cup: final standings 1st place – Group of Logistics; Zhambul Uteuliyev, Askar Tau Best playmaker – Ernar Erkinov Engineering Ltd; 2nd place – Ser- of TCO Logistics; Best full-back – gei Pak, TCO Engineering Design he week of March 31, sports. South Africa, but maybe attracted Artyom Sergeyev, Tengiz team of Group; 1st place – Alibek Diltaev, 2014 saw the events of TCO Human Resources thanks a stronger attention. The winners TCO Operations; Best goal-keep- TCO Engineering Design Group. TTengiz annual C Cup which all participants and fans for sup- deserved their titles, without a er – Farkhat Eshmetov of Facilities included mini-football, Togyz- port of this unforgettable event, doubt. Both the winners and all Management. BILLIARDS 3d place – Tazhi kumalak competition (Kazakh demonstration of the strong spirit of players were awarded certificates Dosybekov, ESS SupportSer- logical game), billiards, chess and competition and excellent, captivat- of attendance, medals and valuable TOGyZ-KuMALAK (Kazakh vices; 2nd place – Ramil Nurzha- backgammon competitions. The ing performance. prizes. The organizers are happy to mind game) 3-d place – Zharas nov, Denholm-Zholdas; Winner primary idea of the Tengiz Cup Speaking of the spirit of competition report the games had zero record Maratuly, TCO Engineering Design – Vladimir Semernya, PFU is to promote the healthy way of and the will for win demonstrated, of DAFW injuries. Group; 2nd place – Abzal Es- Please join us in sending greet- life among TCO employees, to our event was a spectacular show, Below are the final standings and sengazy, TCO Security; Winner ings to the players. strengthen the team spirit and probably, as popular among local individual titles for each event: – Serik Arinov, Second Generation involve more people in amateur fans as the 2010 FIFA World Cup in MInI-FOOTBALL 3d place – TCO Enhancement. TCO Human resources 8 №04 (202) 2014 Listen, Leningrad… A training session in St. Petersburg would be a missed opportunity without an essential cultural program.

By Georgy Trukhin Photo supplied by the writer Palace Square

training session in St. Pe- Saint Isaac’s Cathedral tersburg would be a missed Aopportunity without an essential cultural program. Tengizchevroil is proud of its thought- out and effective system of personnel development. Each employee has an opportunity to attend various courses related to his/her area of responsibili- ties which will supply a new knowl- Inside the Hermitage Museum edge, update the specialist on latest methods and best practices, as well as help develop important new skills, and provide useful recommendations. Each year TCO Training sponsors hundreds of classes, workshops and training sessions which come free of charge to the employees. In the meantime, the in-situ classes are not the only opportunity. One can choose to pick a subject of development training available at a related over- But how that could be possible seas location of Chevron. One may at all to stay in St. Petersburg and lose ask, what exactly ‘overseas’ means the precious opportunity to see this and how far abroad that could be. great city, one of the most beautiful Well, this means practically any part cities in the world? Well, yes, we were of the globe. If the class you chose is extremely pressed for time, given the in fact important to your job and could aggressive schedule of training ses- be effective for your professional sions. No, it is absolutely impossible Mikhailovskiy Theater development and beneficial to your to visit all essential sites in this city department, consider you will get during brief hit-and-run tours. Yet, this approval and can start to pack. The was totally unthinkable to miss the op- funds are allocated on each depart- portunity to see this fantastic creation ment budget, so not a problem. of Tzar Peter the Great and his suc- The above. However, was the preface cessors. to the story that will follow. The evidence of how local resi- dents love their native town we could Svetlana Kairgaliyeva, con- see yet at the airport. Perhaps, this sultant for TCO Policy, Government is a common feature of all interna- The Peter and Paul Fortress penetrate the real legacy kept in this and Public Affairs in company with tional airports when a musical signal treasure trove of the mankind. the author of this report had received comes prior to each announcement. Unfortunately, the format of this as we found ourselves in the starting approval from department manage- Normally, this a common, easily rec- feature does not allow me to share point of our tour – the Palace Square ment to attend a PR-Conference in St. ognized combination of three notes, all impressions of this visit. However, which is the heart of this magnificent Petersburg facilitated by the Russian designed to arrest the passengers’ my heart and soul insist that I men- city where you can physically sense School of Business. The three-day attention. In Pulkovo Airport this is tion at least a few more things, like the the pulse of its grandiose history. event was a rather intense training, yet different. This is no plain signal, but a evanescent night in the Mikhailovskiy extremely useful. In Russia an original tune copying the melody of a popular The legendary Bronze Horse- Ballet Theater where we enjoyed the man is anequestrian statue of Peter Russian literature. The statue is now system and concept of PR has estab- Russian song by Vassiliy Solovyov- miracle of La Bayadère (The Temple the Great in Saint Petersburg, Rus- one of the symbols of Saint Peters- lished which is unique, because was Sedoi “Evening Song.” I recognized Dancer) a ballet originally staged by sia. Commissioned by Catherine the burg, in much the same way that the designed for a particular environment this at once… “Listen, Leningrad, I will French choreographer Marius Petipa Great, it was created by the French Statue of Liberty is a symbol of New of post-Soviet economy, considers the sing to you…”, as my heart started to to the music of Ludwig Minkus… Many sculptor Étienne Maurice Falconet. York City (both were designed and education, values and mentality of our beat. Ever since this moment my heart thanks to Galina Khatina, a wonderful The name comes from an 1833 poem built by French artists). citizens. To cut the long story short, was filled with a light, caressing wave lady who bought the tickets for us and of the same the name by Aleksander Another living legend is the Au- for us, representatives of Kazakhstan, of yearning and the anticipation of the graciously acted as our guide in this Pushkin, which is widely considered rora Cruiser, also the symbol of the this was definitely a valuable experi- meeting with the Beautiful. temple of Terpsichore! one of the most significant works Russianof revolution of 1917. ence. Soon the city welcomed us, This City is a song, a poem Actually, you literally stumble on that lives all by itself… Trust me, the symbols and legends in this city every lectures stuck much easier when you now and then, sometime a famous have such a stunning beauty right be- building, a bridge, then a cathedral, a hind your window… monument, a black lamp post above As the finisher, on our way the causeway or a golden spire pierc- back, already in Moscow, in transit to ing the cloud. Atyrau, in the Vnukovo Airport we had However, the chief destination an unexpected and pleasant meeting. and absolute must-do on the itinerary A large group of young IT specialists of each visitor of St. Petersburg is the of TCO was boarding a flight to Atyrau, Hermitage, one of the oldest muse- the very same flight we took with Svet- ums in the world housed by gorgeous lana. This was a noisy group, with a chambers of the Russian tsars’. A guitar and all. The guys were happy one-hour tour would be a shame and they had completed a similar assign- waste of time. Perhaps, a life-long The Bronze Horseman, The Aurora Cruiser, ment abroad and enjoyed a very inter- excursion would not be enough to statue of Peter the Great legendarywarship of the Russian revolution esting cultural program.

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