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NEWS Salym Petroleum New Horizons Salym Petroleum Development N.V. Events of the company and its shareholders Moscow Representative Office of the 4 company: The Russian Federation, 123242, Moscow Novinsky Boulevard, 31, telephone +7 (495) 518 9720, MORE THAN A VICTORY fax +7 (495) 518 9722 Gastev Cup: 6 © Salym Petroleum New Horizons preparation, participation, prospects www.salympetroleum.ru Distributed free of charge. The source and copyright status of reproduced materials must be PHOTO REPORT FROM acknowledged. 14 SAFETY FORUM SPD and contractors are planning for the future GEOLOGY IN FOCUS 20 Interview with Hermann Lauferts, Lead Geologist, about where geology takes you

SPD TEAM IN SOCHI 26 Hottest memories of SPD team participants www.facebook.com/SalymPetroleum on Gazprom Neft’s Winter Games BURNING ISSUE www.youtube.com/user/SalymProject Your feedback: Two interviews 32 [email protected] on fire fighting efficiency NEWS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS

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The five millionth tonne of oil was produced at the Vostoch- no-Messoyakhskoye field. This achievement has required almost a year and a half of commercial production at Russia’s northernmost onshore oil and gas condensate field.

Production at Messoyakha is currently running at more than 11.6 tonnes of oil per day. Devel- opment of the hard-to-recover reserves here has involved the use of a wide range of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques, together with high-technology SPD sets a new drilling record drilling. Approximately 210 development wells are now op- SPD drilled a water source well Blake Stephenson, Well Engi- The record well has best per- erating at the Vostochno-Mes- in record time — 3.46 days. The neering Manager, noted. “This formance by total days on well soyakhskoye field, 14 of which well of 1391-km length is the record confirms that we are (of all SPD wells) as well as have been constructed using “fastest” of all wells built by the using the right approach based best days/km for Water Source “fishbone” technology, involv- company at the Salym group of on working as one team within Wells. ing multiple wells branching off oil fields since the beginning of SPD and efficient long-term from a single horizontal shaft. its development in 2003. It was cooperation with our contrac- Since 2003, SPD has drilled Messoyakhaneftegaz plans to drilled by Sibirskaya Servis- tors. In addition, last year SPD over 1,250 wells with the total drill more than 20 further fish- naya Kompaniya — SPD drill- implemented a series of im- length of about 4,000 km at the bone wells at the field by the ing contractor — at the Upper portant cross-functional opti- Salym group of oil fields. Cur- end of 2018, as well as more Salym field. mization projects that enabled rently the wells at the Salym than 90 horizontal lined wells us to deliver leading edge per- field are drilled by two SPD (“cased holes”). “Since the first day of the Sa- formance and quality in end-to- contractors, KCA Deutag and lym field development, SPD fo- end well delivery. All this helps SSK. The previous drilling re- In 2018, the joint venture of cused on continuous improve- our company successfully real- cord of 4.5 days was set by SPD Gazprom neft and Rosneft ment of well construction,” ize its development strategy.” in 2008. will continue its construction of second-phase field infrastructure, and plans to take its development of deep deposits Green Card becomes Safety Card at the Vostochno-Messoyakha field into active development. SPD is reforming the Green tive. Every third respondent ployees’ personal input in cre- Geological and technical initia- Card program — one of the key suggested cancelling the man- ating safe work conditions. tives undertaken to date include ways of communicating obser- datory nature of writing Green Finish the pilot project at Well the implementation of new EOR vations and interventions to Cards (their mandatory writing Engineering, keeping voluntary techniques and the re-testing prevent injuries and incidents. program piloted at Well Engi- card writing. Move the registra- and re-commissioning of pros- neering in 2017) and improving tion system to new software, pecting wells at the Zapadno- Development of the Green Card the system of cards registra- making it possible to take into Messoyakhskoye field. In ad- program — an important ele- tion. account employees’ wishes and dition to this, construction of ment of HSSE management accelerate cards registration. further prospecting wells is system — involved surveying As a result, SPD decided to also planned for further devel- SPD employees. 250 people re-name the program “Safety SPD will also update all exist- opment of this asset. participated in the survey and Card” while maintaining its ing presentation and training assessed the program as posi- purpose — encouraging em- materials on the program.

4 №56 APRIL – MAY 2018 NEW HORIZONS NEWS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS SPD wins the Productivity Leaders Competition Shell SPD became the winner of the Besides coming first in the mensions of efficiency; it is also A.K. Gastev Cup Productiv- “Leader of Business System an organic and comprehensive ity Leaders Competition in the Development” nomination, SPD indicator of unlocking and lever- “Leader of Business System De- also won by the score within the aging employees’ potential, Man- velopment” nomination, the re- assessment conducted by inde- agement Team’s efficiency and sults of which were announced pendent experts at the Salym leadership, as well as the com- within the Krasnoyarsk Economic group of oil fields in 2017. The pany’s flexibility as one team and Cederic Cremers, Country Forum. The formal award cere- company became the leader in its capability of responding ad- Chair Shell Russia, and Viktor mony took place on April 14 at the the total score by three dimen- equately to changing conditions Marty nov, Rector at the Gub- summary plenary session of the sions — People Development, in the trends of the economy and kin Russian State University of Forum. The Leader of Business Process Development, and Sus- the industry,” Alexander Galkin Oil and Gas, signed a memo- System Development Cup was tainable Development. pointed out. randum of cooperation in the handed over to Sabina Yagizaro- end of April. Research and va, Corporate Affairs Manager Alexander Galkin, Asset Integ- “This award is a credit to the educational projects on train- at SPD, by Arkady Dvorkovich, rity and Engineering Manager, entire SPD team that every day ing and continuing profes- Deputy Chairman of the Russian spoke about SPD business im- strives to do their work not just sional development still play Government, and Alexey Baranov, provement activities within the professionally, but also as ef- a major role in joint work. Chairman of the Board at Public round table on Best Russian ficiently as possible. I thank all “I am confident that the coop- Movement “Lean Forum. Lean Production Systems: Experience our colleagues involved both in eration agreement we signed Production Professionals”. of Leaders of the A.K. Gastev preparation and performing the for the next two years will Cup Competition that took place face-to-face assessment of our make it possible to continue “This award evidences that our on April 12. He shared the com- company by the expert panel and and enhance multi-year mu- company is a role model for oth- pany’s business improvement at other stages of this prestig- tually beneficial cooperation ers in many dimensions of our strategy and ARISTO continuous ious competition. We will contin- between Shell and the Gubkin activities, from well construction improvement system with the ue to help our colleagues actively University,” Viktor Martynov and Smart Production to busi- audience, and also programs master, implement, and develop said. “We highly appreciate ness improvement and execution and projects like those on asso- Lean Production methods and the company’s contribution of social projects. Since the first ciated petroleum gas utilization, skills to make our company bet- in training human resources days of its operation, SPD has maintaining production integ- ter and more efficient. SPD team for the oil and gas industry, followed the principles of maxi- rity, developing Safety Culture, proves with its personal example supporting talented youth mum openness and transpar- and ASP-based enhanced oil that the efficiency improvement and university’s projects in ency; it is always happy to share recovery. journey through production cul- general.” its cutting-edge experience and ture development is the most best practices. We believe that by “It was the first time that our natural and efficient way,” Oleg Shell and the Russian State helping partners and colleagues company participated in such an Tyatyushkin, Business Improve- University organize master build highly efficient activities we event. Our results make us con- ment Manager, commented. classes, lectures by company contribute to a more active devel- fident that Lean Production is management, theme-specific opment of Russian oil industry,” not just an exciting and efficient See more details on SPD prepara- seminars for Shell employ- Sabina Yagizarova, Corporate Af- way of production culture devel- tion for participation in the compe- ees, and internship programs; fairs Manager, pointed out. opment and opening up new di- tition on pages 6–13. conduct visits to company’s production facilities, joint con- ferences and contests. “Our joint projects are primarily aimed at fully unlocking the potential of today’s students, helping them become professionals who will provide the world with the necessary energy tomorrow and over the decades to come,” Cederic Cremers pointed out.

The University and the company conduct joint work on scientific, technical and informational exchange and ap- plied research.

Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation; Alexey Baranov, Chairman of the Board, Public Movement “Lean Forum. Lean Production Professionals”; Sabina Yagizarova, Corporate Affairs Manager, SPD 5 №56 APRIL – MAY 2018 NEW HORIZONS MORE THAN A VICTORY

SPD won the A.K. Gastev Cup Productivity Leaders Competition in the “Leader of Busi- ness System Development” nomination.

This victory is unique because it was the first time that a producing company whose production activities are characterized by project complexity and non-linear nature got ahead of flow-line manufacturing enterpris- es by the total score. New Horizons describe how SPD achieved such high efficiency performance. IN FOCUS

or 15 years, Salym In 2017, the company created Lean Production tools imple- Field Operations team, Field Petroleum has main- a team and started prepar- mentation within participation Maintenance and Integrity, tained leadership po- ing for the competition by its in the projects contest, and CA&I team, CWI team, Field sitions in many aspects of three major dimensions — executed them at the Salym HSSE team, and WRFM were its activities, improving its process development, people group of oil fields,” Oleg Tya- change leaders. Employees knowledge and skills. Over development, and sustainable tushkin, Business Improve- of these functions attend- the past years the company development. SPD held an ment Manager, says. “We ed comprehensive training has paid special attention to internal audit for preliminary were motivated not only by the sessions on applying Lean projects associated with ef- assessment of its readiness. competitive spirit; we realized Production tools. Continu- ficiency improvement and Alongside with preparation that for us, the experience of ous Improvements special- mastering Lean Production for the competition, SPD con- Lean Production tools imple- ists taught their colleagues philosophy and tools. In No- tinued implementing the pro- mentation and their efficient to diagnose business pro- vember 2016, SPD decided to gram of training and applying application in SPD daily activi- cesses, map value streams, participate in the A.K. Gastev elements of Lean Production ties would be no less signifi- find waste, and identify im- Cup Productivity Leaders begun earlier. “The company cant an award than a victory in provement potential and Competition. This decision has prepared four projects on such a competition.” areas. was fueled by the company’s and its employees’ achieving a level of production culture maturity enhanced by excellent results of the current activity and a series of effi- LEAN PRODUCTION ciency improvement projects as well as great enthusiasm (also known as Lean Manufacturing and Lean) of employees open to even more global changes and in- A concept of managing a production enterprise based on continu- novations. ous efforts to eliminate all types of waste. Lean Production means

The A.K. Gastev Cup Produc- involving every employee into the process of business optimiza- tivity Leaders Competition is tion, focusing on customer and product quality as much as pos- the most extensive Russian sible at all production stages. and CIS project aimed at improving productivity and pro- moting innovative manage- Today, Lean Production philosophy combines ideas of scientific la- ment methods. The series of bor organization by Frederick Taylor, Alexey Gastev’s ideas on or- events related to holding the competition, the auditors sys- ganizational efficiency based on personal efficiency of every work- tem and contestants’ assess- er, Henry Ford’s ideas of production technique improvement, and ment is implemented by the ideas of Toyota Production System. National Public Movement “Lean Forum. Lean Produc- tion Professionals” and Org- One of the main goals of Lean Production is creating a process prom Group. In 2018, the pro- of continuously eliminating waste, i.e. any activities that consume gram’s curator was Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Chair- resources but create no value for the end product or the customer. man of the Government of the Russian Federation.

DIAGNOSTICS AND CONTROL The core of Lean Produc- through Value Stream Map- production processes at CPF Salym group of oil fields in- tion is diagnostics of the ex- ping (VSM). Mapping was (Central Processing Facil- frastructure. “We identified isting production process used for a detailed study of ity) — the key facility of the three value streams,”

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“Using the example of the Value Stream Map, we were able to show CPF Tank Farm Operators and CPF WI Pump Operators how their work areas are interconnect- ed, as well as the influence of each individual area on the whole process. This gave us all not only a comprehensive vision of CPF processes but also a very powerful sense of team work. In the nearest future we are going to ap- Pavel Ovchinnikov, Lead CPF Process Engineer: ply this Lean Production method to other specializations and functional areas of our colleagues at CPF. We have proven in practice that this is effective, it reduces downtime, saves time, and frees it up for more profound planning and safe work execution.”

Pavel Ovchinnikov, Lead CPF ment load, our downtime and its impact on the process. Another important step of Process Engineer, says. “Here, waste across all three pro- Moreover, a Value Stream Map the Lean journey at the Sa- values, i.e. the top-quality end cesses. This enabled us to is not set in stone — we are lym group of oil fields was product, are commercial oil, ascertain that some problems reflecting changed conditions implementing elements of produced water with the pro- exist objectively and are not on the map, and things that Visual Management — Pro- cess of its treatment and in- some individual unconfirmed can still be done to improve duction Analysis Boards — jection into the reservoir pres- opinions. That is, Value Stream processes.” and using them during work sure maintenance system as Mapping helps identify a prob- well as associated petroleum lem in a measurable way, con- gas (APG) and the process firming the fact of its exist- Value Stream Mapping of obtaining dry stripped gas ence. Then the team analyses (DSG) as a result of APG treat- the problem from all angles, provided a comprehensive ment. As we built the map, we finds ways of solving it, elimi- assessed the objective equip- nates the problem or reduces vision of CPF processes

Planning Board: Maintenance General Board: Field Operations Planning and Problems / Tasks Record Board: and Integrity CPF Superintendent’s office

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meetings. These tools help of symbols in necessary time CPF Superintendent, ex- So, besides the scheduled organize visual control over intervals. This helps assess plains. “As soon as we iden- discussion, you involuntarily production processes whose gaps between planned and tify problems with a produc- pay close attention to what key elements are reflected actual indicators in teal time tion process we put them on is visually highlighted on the on the Production Analysis and make corrective deci- the board, assign a status board every time you walk Board. Deviations from target sions. “We have been work- and control their solution. by.” Today, Production Analy- production parameters and ing with Production Analy- When a problem is not just sis Boards are used in Field their causes are registered sis Boards at CPF for over named but also reflected on Operations, Maintenance and on it with a specified system a year,” Artem Cheremnykh, the board, it is always visible. Integrity, and Infrastructure.

SIMPLE RULES 5S is one of the most popular is equally effective at the work a manager’s office. This system “S”: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Lean tools; its application pro- place in a production shop, is based on applying five simple Standardize, and Sustain. See vides productivity growth and on an engineer’s table, or in rules beginning with the letter details on the diagram below.

SORT 1 Sorting items at the work place into needed and not needed, getting rid of not needed

SET IN ORDER Creating homes for needed things 2 that make it possible to find and use them quickly and easily

SHINE 3 Keeping the work place clean and neat 5S STANDARDIZE 4 Maintaining the created order and cleanliness

SUSTAIN Nurturing the habit of following 5 the established rules, procedures and processes precisely

In combination, all these prin- ployee. “5S system application realized what the point was,” removing not-needed ones ciples create the foundation actually began with our hitch. Alexander Borodin, Mechani- from the work place. Then of the company’s production At first we couldn’t understand cal Technician, shares his we were taught to arrange culture that begins with the what all these changes were impressions. “First of all, we tools correctly — we identi- culture of each individual em- for but during the training we sorted through all our tools, fied homes for wrenches,

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“Correct work place preparation is very convenient. My colleagues and I noticed at once that 5S work place organization simplified the process of shift rotation — when every object is in its place, you can check its presence quickly and conflict-free, no time is wasted on looking for things and eliminating discrepancies. Moreover, a lot of new facilities are being created at the Salym group of oil fields, Alexander Borodin, Mechanical Technician: which means that the scope of their repair is also growing. Convenient technician’s work place organization means saving a lot of time, too: now, when everything is within hand’s reach, we work at a reasonable pace without urgency; we don’t have to travel to pick a forgotten wrench, for example. Neither do we carry extra tools to avoid overload- ing the vehicle. Rarely used things are stored at the ware- house where everything is also arranged according to 5S.”

screwdrivers, etc. by type and paired others. Now I can ask signed and everything is in its organized 35 work places us- size, and marked their places. a colleague to pass me some- place. When we put tools back ing this Lean tool as a result Secondly, we assessed the thing if I am busy working and we wipe them so that they are of the training. Today, 85% of condition of each tool, replaced it won’t be difficult for him be- clean next time we take them.” work places at CPF are organ- some with new ones and re- cause all homes for tools are In 2017, company employees ized according to 5S principles.

“When they started implementing 5S principles at CPF I also decided to apply them to my work place. I simply removed everything that I use once a day from my table. I placed the things I use all the time within hand’s reach. I sorted a pile of statements, schedules, and events into corresponding paper trays. I removed all outdated documents that were clustering my table and drawers! Now Artem Cheremnykh, CPF Superintendent: my work area is marked with corresponding colors, items are arranged in an orderly manner, and so are documents; I don’t waste time looking for what I need. Reorganizing my work place according to 5S system took me one evening after the end of the work day. Next day, I showed the result to my colleagues and everyone saw how convenient and sensible it was — that is, efficient. We expect CPF workload to increase due to company’s new projects so of course it’s important for us to reduce waste and find improvement and development areas.”

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Department’s mechanical area CA&I technician’s truck CA&I technician’s truck after 5S implementation before 5S implementation after 5S implementation

BIG WORK As company employees were developing the local regulatory able, and adapted to features ner. The company has thus laid preparing for the A.K. Gastev documentation system. They of specific work places. 39 the ground of a new approach Cup Productivity Leaders Com- analyzed and updated instruc- procedures were created anew to creating non-stereotyped petition they also worked on tions, making them clear, do- at SPD Operations in this man- instructions oriented at

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performing work as efficiently of their unit, department, and sides, strategies and global to every worker and involve as possible. the company in general. An goals at lower levels are inex- all employees into the change X-matrix is created for every tricably bound to tactics and process. Continuous Improvement Spe- company level and consists quantitative goals of the upper cialists with Field HSSE, Engi- of the following major parts: levels. This tool helps com- Implementing five Lean tools neering & Asset Integrity and global goals, strategy, tactics, municate global directions of (Value Stream Mapping, Visual Concept Design teams did a lot and quantitative goals. Be- the company’s development Analysis Boards, 5S system, of work together, cascading development of local regula- the company’s strategic goals tory documentation system, into direct daily tasks of spe- Experience of Lean tools and X-matrices) yielded sig- cific employees within these nificant efficiency improve- functions. Colleagues did it implementation and their ment in five company func- with X-matrices — a Lean tool tions and became a good explaining the links between efficient application is one preparation for the external daily employees’ activities and audit that took place in Octo- their impact on the end results more victory for SPD ber 2017. Three independent

Award ceremony for winners of the A.K. Gastev Cup Productivity Leaders Competition, Krasnoyarsk, April 2018.

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experts invited by competi- system. SPD came first in the Development and Process 99%. These results provided tion organizers performed “Leader of Business System Development aspects scored the company’s final score of a comprehensive assessment Development” nomination by 96% each, while Sustainable 97% and made it number one of the company’s production all three dimensions: People Development was rated at in this nomination. SPD PROJECTS IN THE COMPETITION SPD also presented the fol- tation saved SPD one third of technology, also reached the All work that was part of lowing company’s projects to daily trips and simultaneously finals of the competition with SPD preparation for partici- participate in the competition reduced the number of driv- over 70 participating projects. pation in the A.K. Gastev Cup in November 2017: “Improv- ers on hitch. This saved the The winners of the competi- Productivity Leaders Com- ing availability and efficiency company around 3.25 million tion were awarded in Moscow petition was highly praised of using company vehicles”, rubles per year with subse- within the II Russian Congress by independent experts, the “System of electronic per- quent annual savings of up to of Productivity Leaders, be- jury of the competition, and mits-to-work to reduce con- 3.6 million rubles. fore the final results of the other contestants. The com- tractors’ costs and improve pany is not going to rest on productivity”, “Improving the its laurels. Today, SPD con- efficiency and safety of pas- Participation in the tinues to develop a compre- senger transportation”, and hensive system for teach- “Smart Fields”. Improving competition is an additional ing and mastering elements the Efficiency of Passenger of Lean Production as well Transportation project came impetus to develop the as reinforce best practices. 3rd in the “Best Project on SPD’s goal is changing its Office Processes and Ser- company’s production system production culture, which vice Processes Optimization” eventually leads to sustain- nomination. The project team Another company’s project, competition’s main part were able growth of production calculated that its implemen- application of Smart Fields summarized. indicators.

“This season, 55 organizations participated in competitive programs of the A.K. Gastev Cup Competition; 19 of them passed the stage of face-to-face assessment of their production and business systems performed by our independent experts. SPD became the leader in one of the three nominations of this competition, having demonstrated a very high level of preparation and production Alexey Baranov, Chairman of the Board, Public culture in general. Participants like that not only spread Movement “Lean Forum. Lean Lean Production ideas among their employees but also Production Professionals”: promote them in the industry they represent. Prepara- tion for and participation in the competition undoubtedly helps companies get an additional impetus for production system development, receive recommendations from respected experts and, most importantly, uncover their own internal potential that begins to yield economic impact both today and in the future.”

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SPD has hosted Contractor HSSE Forum for the eleventh time. Year to year, the level of contractor management’s involvement is growing as the Forum is becoming a full-fledged venue for discussing the most topical safety issues.

On March 1, SPD held the an- ity as well as two contrac- change and opportunity. For uations, and take care of the nual Safety Forum with con- tors’ death on the road to the instance, SPD will work on colleagues.” tractors in Moscow. The event oilfield. Vladislav stressed 3D seismic. In this respect, was attended by management the fact that the root causes we will have an entire set of One of the key themes of the teams of the company and its identified in the course of the risks related to difficult- Forum was development of contractors involved in devel- investigations were the af- to-reach areas where people a Joint Improvement Plan be- opment of the Salym group of fected persons’ failure to fol- may work on the Line of Fire. tween SPD and contractors. oil fields. low safety rules, insufficient These risks can only be re- This theme was presented in level of intervention, risk duced by recognizing person- detail by Blake Stephenson, Forum attendees were greet- Well Engineering Manager. ed by Ekaterina Grushets- In 2017, Well Engineering kaya, Finance and Commer- Safety Culture is the way of initiated joint development of cial Manager. She introduced such documents with their the participants to SPD’s 2017 life, the voluntary choice to key contractors. performance and spoke about the company’s priority HSSE live and work safely Valery Rogozhkin, Deputy development areas for the General Director at SSC, and current year normalization, and disre- al responsibility and following Brodie Taylor, Country Man- gard to changing conditions the common understanding ager at KCA Deutag, shared Vladislav Lekomtsev, Opera- at the work site. He pointed of Safety Culture,”Vladislav the experience of coopera- tions Manager, has complete- out that in all similar situa- Lekomtsev stressed. “After tion in this area with the Fo- ly devoted his keynote to the tions contractor managers all, Safety Culture is the way rum attendees. “Such an ap- safety theme. He spoke about must recognize personal re- of life where everyone makes proach to agreement upon the incidents registered at sponsibility and demonstrate the voluntary choice to live safety positions between the the Salym group of oil fields commitment to Safety Cul- and work safely: follow the customer and the contractor in 2017, including the fatal- ture. “Year 2018 is the year of rules, intervene in unsafe sit- helps us not to dissipate but

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“A Joint Improvement Plan (JIP) is a document stipulating arrange- ments between SPD and a contractor to improve specific HSSE areas. A year ago Well Engineering signed such papers with its major contractors. Since then, we have achieved great results together. It is important that this agreement aligns our understanding and specific measures implemented by the contractor. Support from the top-level management immediately removes barriers like budget Blake or contradicting priorities. Any process can always be improved Stephenson, and any work can be made safer. The managers’ task is being com- Well Engineering mitted and delivering on promises, thus creating a safer and more Manager: efficient environment, working together to achieve extraordinary business results.”

work together in a focused ate plans for signing of this manner on relevant issues. Joint Improvement Plan is a document that document. This is a unique experience includes aspects like: for Russia,” Brodie Taylor Upon completion of the Fo- pointed out. • Joint site visits by SPD and contractor’s rum’s working part, SPD management, leaders answered various Discussion of the Joint Im- contractors’ questions includ- provement Plan was organ- • Plans on preventing injuries and enhancing ing those not related directly ized in groups along the reliability of processes and work areas, to the themes of the event. main areas of the services provided by contractors. The • Initiatives on improving production Within the scope of the Forum purpose of this work was to SPD has also awarded rep- discuss the five key items of efficiency, resentatives of the contrac- the Plan (Leadership Visits; • Methods providing compliance of tors who have achieved high Personal Safety; Process performance in the domain of Safety; Performance; As- contractor’s work with SPD requirements. occupational and operational surance) as well as gener- safety.

WORKING AS ONE TEAM UNDER SAIL Mikhail Novikov, Captain Instructor at the Kruzenshtern sailing barque, shared his unique leadership experience with the Forum attendees.

“The Kruzenshtern is a complex technical object the safety of which is ensured by its team, and this is not the only thing that makes our areas of activity similar. Mutual understanding, trust, and respect within the team, technical mastery and creativity are the guarantee for our victories.”

The speaker invited by SPD spoke about specific features of team work at sea, internship of cadets from civil nautical schools on the biggest domestic fast tall ship. This boat has circumnavigated the world twice, and is the winner of many an international regatta. The Captain’s keynote left no one indifferent, the attendees asked the speaker many questions.

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SPD has also awarded memorable presents to the best contract holders following up on the results of 2017:

• Anatoliy Romanyuk, ESP Senior Teardown Engineer

• Andrey Skachkov, Head of Line Operations Field Pipelines

• Andrey Radulenko, Head of Line Operations Field Pipelines

• Andrey Sukhonosov, Senior Electrical Facilities Specialist

• Timur Tukhtarov, Mechanical Engineer

• Evgeny Mashkov, Chief Pipeline Engineer

• Alexander Remeiko, Head of Field Maintenance and Integrity

• Roman Borisenko, Lead Instrumentation and Control Discipline Engineer

• Vladimir Stepasyuk, Senior Surface Equipment Teardown Engineer

• Maxim Sevostyanov, Deputy Head of Field Infrastructure and Personnel Transportation

• Denis Abakirov, Deputy Head of Field Infrastructure and Personnel Transportation • Eldar Nasretdinov, Senior Well Engineer Contractors’ and SPD management: • Vitaly Mitroshkin, Subsurface Team Leader SPD diplomas of honor for commitment to Safety Culture and • Nikolay Egorchatov, Head of Brownfield prolonged incident- and injury- Engineering free work were received by: personal responsibility

• Anton Ognev, Head of Electrical Facilities • Megiontruboprovodmontazh LLC (11 years) Construction • IP Khugaeva I.A. (11 years) • Valery Schekoturov, Head of Electrical Facilities Construction • IP Gurbanov K.G.o. (11 years) • Schlumberger Logelco INK Inc. (13 years) • Kirill Titlov, Head of Facilities Construction • Service Centre EPU LLC (13 years)

• Igor Kalinin, Head of Facilities Construction • Tyumenpromgeophysica PJSC (13 years)

• Vyacheslav Popov, Senior Well Engineer SPD acknowledged the following • Vladimir Roslovtsev, Production Enhancement contractors for their contribution Engineer towards development of HSSE Management System: • Eugene Fedorov, Head of WH Logistics & MC Group • Megiontruboprovodmontazh LLC • IP Voronin I.K. 16 • KCA Deutag №56 APRIL – MAY 2018 NEW HORIZONS HSSE Forum: sharing experience, updating knowledge, discussing changes, networking

Joint Improvement Plan — a new tool to align the customer’s and the contractor’s positions HELPING THE YOUNG IMPROVE THEMSELVES

Hermann Lauferts, Lead Geologist, a person with Mechanical Engineer’s talent, architect’s hands and discoverer’s character, shares his impressions from working at various Shell projects PERSON

— Hermann, where were you born, where did you spend your childhood?

— I was born in Germany in Leverkusen, located in North Rhine-Westphalia on the River Rhine, between Düsseldorf and Cologne. I grew up near Cologne, one of the oldest cities in Germany. It played a significant role in the history of Europe throughout its existence, dating back to the Roman Empire, and remains one of the largest economic and cultural centers of the country. Cologne’s proximity to Benelux (Belgium, Nether- lands, Luxemburg) and France gives its residents and those of the neighboring countries the feeling that they live at the crossroads of European cultures. We maintain a warm relation- pay for the design and its im- discuss something with peo- — What about your childhood, ship, keep each other in sight. plementation. My father was ple or explain to them, I also who are your parents? Looking back, I understand always capable of finding the take a pencil. This is exactly that being an older brother balance between freedom of what I learned from my father. — My childhood was quite Working as an architect he al- good in a well-kept environ- ways did sketches, sketches of ment, and I am very grateful There is a place for creativity buildings, fit them in the land- to my parents for my upbring- scape, showing how a building ing. My father is 88 this year, in any work — architecture, would fit into a slope. It seems and my mother is 85. When to me that the ability to ex- I have time, I visit my parents natural sciences, geology press an idea, your idea with in Germany, in Leverkusen. We the help of a drawing, is a very have a good time together. My was sometimes difficult, and creativity in design and eco- useful skill that I unknowingly father is an architect. He built at the same time I’m happy nomic feasibility. It seems adopted from my father. our family house and many that I was with my sisters and to me that I have inherited to other houses in the neighbor- helped pave the way for them some extent his creative abili- — What about your school hood. I am pleased to realize in life. ties, which are also necessary years, about your interests in that our house was designed in natural sciences and geol- childhood? by a real professional. It is al- — Were you influenced by the ogy. I learned from him how to ways very cozy, the house still professional activity of your find compromises to balance — I studied at a lyceum in my looks fine (well preserved from architect father? multiple sides of big projects hometown. Since my school the 1960’s). My mother worked in the oil producing industry. days I had an interest in natu- as a specialist in finance in the — Yes, of course. Looking at This helps to be successful not ral sciences, I was engaged in 1960’s and 70’s, but when I and how my father worked, I saw only in work, but also in life as biology, geography, and phys- my sisters were young, she that architectural creativ- a whole. ics. I was also good in math- quit working to take care of us ity and construction always go ematics, but it always seemed for a few years, and only re- hand in hand and complement When I grew up I saw how to me not really interesting, turned to work after that. The each other: an architect has more experienced geolo- because I considered it too youngest sister lives in South a design idea, a construction gists worked: they would take abstract. In my opinion, it was Africa, in Johannesburg, she is engineer gives it a complete a piece of paper, a pencil, very difficult to find a suitable in architecture and the history form. And there is also the and draw something about application for mathematics, of art. The second sister lives economic side of the design, depositional environments, at least for theoretical math- in Germany and in Portugal. the readiness of a customer to for example. When I want to ematics. So, I think, that

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was the initial foundation of did not go. That was pre-In- time, I wasn’t really knowing to know about problems and my future activity, which led ternet, pre-cellphone time, so much what geologists work challenges facing the oil in- me to geophysics. But this is once a week we called home would really be in detail. I en- dustry. Oil companies invited only one side of the coin. The from the phone booth and were tered the University of Cologne the best specialists to their second is my innate love of able to say exactly as much as in 1982, I started with studying projects and sent them around travel and a great desire to what we had enough money geography. Part of the geog- the world, so that they simul- see the world. I made my first for. Such restrictions in com- raphy course was lectures on taneously were both an em- trip while still at school. It was parison with today’s opportu- general geology given by Pro- ployment office and a travel a trip within the framework of nities did not alienate us from fessor Gerhard Bischoff, who agency. This was surprisingly the InterRail project, thanks aligned with my love of travel to which students could travel Oil companies are a great and a new hobby — geology. all over Europe for a small amount of money. I started to So in the next semester, in travel, I began to enjoy it, it opportunity to see the world 1983, I focused on studying ge- was very interesting to see the each other, but rather made us also worked in the oil industry. ology. I liked physics, chemis- world. Sometimes the school more responsible and educat- His lectures were so impres- try, mineralogy, paleontology. determined the direction and ed: before talking with a friend sive that, despite the rather I studied with great interest, purpose of the trip, some- or a girlfriend on the phone it simple slide projector, we but two or three years later, times we defined our route, was necessary to greet their were impressed with his pho- I realized that I wanted to be- we decided how much we parents, introduce yourself, tos of Bolivia, South America, come an expert in the explo- should stay in Paris and how socialize. North Africa, Libya, and sto- ration and production of oil much in the Alps, and it was ries of seismic projects that he and gas. At the University of great indeed. — When and how did you was involved in as part of the Cologne I could only get gen- realize that you needed to Prakla, and later Schlumberg- eral geological education, but Later, when I and my friends go into geology, how did it er Group. It was he who played my goal was petroleum geol- got driver’s licenses, our first happen? a decisive role in my choice ogy. Therefore, in 1985 I moved cheap Volkswagen Beetle, the of profession. He entrusted from Cologne to the Clausthal first motorcycle, we became — I, like most of my peers, be- me with a task to prepare his Technical University. It is a very even more mobile. We no gan seriously thinking about lectures and visual materials, small university near the bor- longer depended on trains, and what to do after school only in and we communicated a lot. der with East Germany, which could get to where the trains my last year at school. At that It was amazingly interesting at that time was “at the Iron Curtain”. And on the other side of the “Curtain”, 20 km away from us, there was the famous Brocken, a Harz mountain which, as it seemed to us, we would never see! As I planned, I went deep into oil geology and engineering. In 1988 I received my diploma. My Ph.D. was sponsored by Bayer which is headquartered in Leverkus- en. The company had its own geological department, and I studied and at the same time did mineral exploration for that company in many areas, predominantly in Brazil, Mau- ritania, India, Uruguay, South America. It was an amazing time! This was the beginning, I got practical experience, established myself as a specialist, and much better realized my further professional plans.

The reunification of East and West Germany in 1990 opened

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for me, my colleagues, and many students access to the Harz Mountains and gave me great opportunities for geological practice and recreation at the ski resorts of the re- gion. Already working in Shell, I spent my weekends with my colleagues on skiing. One day, here in the students’ pub, my former fellow student at the college joined our bunch of Shell geologists. We had a great time skiing, we communicated a lot. After a while, I invited this girl, Ulrike, to the Hague, where I lived and worked at that time. Over time, our relationship grew into a marriage, we are together to this day. Then we started a nomadic life, typical for Shell employees, and the one I dreamed of being a student.

— What are your impressions of working in Africa? the Bonga Southwest explora- Originally this scientific and job in the company of real pro- — In general, I had very good tion well and discovered even technical cluster was created fessionals. impressions. I was a young ge- more oil. for the development of the ologist, after working in Viet- Gulf of Mexico. A few Ameri- In 2004, I was asked to bring nam I was transferred to a new — What was the next stage of cans working in Houston and our experience gained in Shell position in Nigeria. For me and your career? a few British and Dutch work- Deep Water Services in Hou- my wife it was a kind of joint ing in Holland were simply not ston to Shell’s Dutch research family position, because the — Having celebrated the on- enough. It was necessary to center in Rijswijk. So after children were still small. My set of the second millennium join forces for more effective 4 years in the US my family colleagues and I carried out a in Africa, we went to America. development. Over 4 years we and I moved to Holland. I have large-scale 3D-study. As a re- In Houston, Texas, Shell cre- created a research and indus- worked in various fields, such sult of exploratory drilling, oil as geological exploration, was found at a depth of more took part in deepwater well than 1,000 meters underwater In the work of geologists, projects, which we controlled in 1995, and we discovered the from Rijswijk remotely, in par- Bonga oil field in the Gulf of in research it is important ticular in Pakistan. We con- Guinea. Bonga has been in op- ducted seismic exploration in eration for more than 20 years. to remain persistent, Tunisia, and in offshore areas In 1990’s, we drilled many of Morocco, conducted seismic wells, and, in general, it was a not to give up, not to be surveys and obtained licenses very interesting time. This field for deepwater drilling in Tan- was the first deepwater pro- afraid of failures zania. These were global and ject for Shell Nigeria Explora- very interesting projects. tion and Production Company ated and developed a subdivi- trial center in Houston, found (SNEPCo). The main office of sion for the exploration and a lot of oil in the Gulf of Mex- — What impact did this way of the company was in Lagos, development of deepwater ico, Nigeria, and Brazil. We life with numerous journeys there were also branches in oil and gas fields around the conducted regional surveys have on your family? Warri and Port Harcourt, from world (Shell Deep Water Ser- trying to make a complete pic- which we travelled to drill- vices). We really combined all ture of the regional geology of — I think there is no unambig- ing rigs. In 2001, there, at the the best company experts and deepwater environments, and uous answer. Every member Bonga field, SNEPCo drilled all know-how of the industry. it was an amazingly exciting of our family had their own

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to get prepared for evacua- mobilized for this campaign in tion from the country within St. John’s in the north-east of 24 hours. At the airport there Canada, Newfoundland. They were more than 3 thousand were sent to Greenland, to the people, commercial flights Baffin Sea, there were also were canceled. We were given several Russian ships from boarding passes for a flight Murmansk, which went ahead to Qatar, but there were no of the flotilla and warned us planes. The tension grew, about icebergs and prevented we realized that, most likely, our vessels from crashing we were not going anywhere. against them. They wrapped Eventually, it turned out that steel cables around icebergs the company had a plane, and towed them away from which was usually used to de- the path of our ships. It was liver engineers to the desert to an impressive, professional, drilling rigs, it was a Dash 8, and well-coordinated work, designed for 45 passengers. as well as an excellent ex- We were exactly that many. We perience of communication boarded and flew to Malta in with Russian crew members 45 minutes, and from there to and a very valuable experi- Amsterdam. This life episode ence in planning the safety of gave a very clear sense of se- the project as a whole. One curity — the line behind which of the significant results was difficulties due to age and ex- degree in Nuclear Engineer- you finally understand that you the complete absence of inci- perience, but there were also ing, and now she works as are safe and unharmed. dents during the expedition. acquisitions. Our children grew a Nuclear Engineer at the re- After the cold Greenland I was up in Nigeria, went to school search reactor in Delft. Then I participated in planning thrown into South Africa for in the US, then they studied in a campaign of drilling research a project on unconventional Holland. But Ulrike and I al- — Did you experience any and scientific wells for pros- reserves, which proved to be ways knew that children re- particular hardships and dif- pecting of oil and gas resourc- uneconomical. But this was gardless of the place of our ficulties in your career? es in Greenland’s offshore a valuable professional experi- residence should receive edu- continental shelf in Buffin Bay. ence as well. cation, and we provided this. — From 2009, I worked in Based on the data obtained Permanent travels are natu- Libya. In 2011, the revolution earlier, we planned a large- Speaking about complexities, rally associated with certain and civil war broke out after scale 3D seismic survey, which I look back at the nuclear pow- difficulties, and we just take the overthrow of Muammar was conducted in 2012. Spe- er generation, the industry my it for granted. We have 3 boys Gaddafi. My family and I had cialized seismic vessels were wife works for. And it definitely and a girl. They are great guys. The elder, Frederic, will be a Mechanical Engineer, he is currently studying in Braun- schweig, Germany. Josephine, our daughter, is going to study law in Holland. The two young- er guys (Ferdinand and Ruben) are still too young and still live with us. My wife Ulrike is an engineer. She is a wonderful mother and wife. And our travel did not prevent her from being a professional. She began as a Process Engineer in the field of Process Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Then she studied at the Faculty of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Delft in Holland. She graduated with a doctoral

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deepened my vision of safety and security. The Shell culture in the field of HSSE has always been strict, but there are even higher standards. I’ve become much more strin- gent than I was in the 1990s for sure, and even in the early 2000s. I thought that certain accidents still cannot be prevented, but in the nuclear industry such attitude is not ac- ceptable — the attitude has to be Zero Accident.

— When did you join the SPD team? What is your vision of it?

— I started with SPD in Octo- ber 2015. During this time, the team of SPD geologists has perience and help my young only occasionally bring pieces These are not new models done a great job of interpret- colleagues improve them- of rocks. and, perhaps, they are not as ing seismic data. We tried new selves. In the work of geolo- perfect as modern ones, but seismic techniques, inver- gists, in conducting research it But I rediscovered my love for me they have a better deal sion and others, and achieved is important to remain persis- for motorbikes. In 1979, I got of personality and retain living success. The South Hub Pro- tent, not to give up, not to be a driver’s license and since memories. ject was highly appreciated by both shareholders of the — What else gives you ener- Company. Of course, this is The best thing I can do gy, inspiration? a great success of the entire SPD team. But for geologists is share my experience and — Undoubtedly, my family is it is also important that the the source of energy for me. availability of oil in this part of help my young colleagues This is a home port, a natu- the Upper Salym license area ral network that helps to take confirms that the method of improve themselves a stronger position in life. seismic research we are using is successful. This means that afraid of failures. Therefore, then I’ve spent a lot of time Of course, I like reading books. the company has an effective I live by a team, it helps to un- riding motorbikes. I really love I am very grateful for my ap- tool for geological explora- derstand people much better, travelling by motorbike. When pointment to Russia: in 2015 tion, and hence for business how they think, make deci- I get up at 6 am, I can just go I read almost everything by development. sions, and maintain their self- and breathe fresh air and the Dostoevsky, although he was confidence. sun, doing corners smoothly. a real pain for me to read I really enjoy working with Sometimes I even feel a much in school years. I really like a team of people of different — Like all geologists, you greater passion for this than Chekhov. I go past his house generations. It’s great to cel- probably have your own geo- for geology. Although you on my way home from work. ebrate the birthdays of col- logical museum at home? should not go faster than the I like Master and Margarita by leagues who are not yet thirty! speed of thoughts in your head. Mikhail Bulgakov, I like Nikolai I am fascinated by their enthu- — No, my museum is not Gogol. Russian literature gives siasm and commitment, how geological. I, of course, have In addition, I am very attracted me as an individual a com- they really devote themselves a glass cabinet with a lot of to mechanics, I am renovating pletely different understanding to their profession. Now I just rocks, minerals, and fossils. and improving them with great of Russia. use my experience to help But about 15 years ago I real- pleasure. I have a nice flat in them not to waste time and ized that the collection was Moscow on the 5th floor, there And also, being in a large of- efforts on ineffective activi- really huge and heavy, and is a workshop in one of the fice space where there are ties, so that they go in a more I just couldn’t take it out of rooms, and in Germany I have a lot of people, I love to put on straight way to what is really the basement of the house. a collection of more than headphones and work, listen- important. I think that the best This is partly the reason why 20 motorbikes, every piece of ing to wonderful classic rock thing I can do is share my ex- I stopped collecting them and which I know perfectly well. music!

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“Sports and business have many things in common. For instance, focus on the result, efficiency, ability to make prompt and correct decisions, team support. Cor- porate competitions, GPN Winter Games among them, are a way to test yourself and your team beyond the operating environment. Sports are in every respect an excellent motivation for employees to achieve results, Sabina Yagizarova, enhance and strengthen the team spirit — the spirit of Corporate Affairs Manager: SPD’s champion team.”

The contest started on March 2 with men’s and wom- the match vs Slavneft and the winning goal scored to the en’s individual skiing competitions. The athletes com- team of Saint Petersburg. As a result, the Arctica competed in four age groups. At Laura Biathlon & Ski Com- bined team ranked third in the tournament. plex in Krasnaya Polyana, men ran 5 km, women 3 km. At the same time, the Olympic Park hosted double-event On March 3, mixed ski and biathlon relays took place. Bi- (snatch + clean and jerk) kettlebell lifting competitions. athletes were to cover 1.5 km in free style and one shoot- Thirty athletes in four weight categories lifted 24 kg ket- ing in standing position. The athletes were required to COOL. tlebells. Konstantin Skornyakov, Head of Infrastructure display killer instinct: Elena Fartukova, Hoist and Drilling HSE Team, was the eighth in overall standings, whilst Al- Data Specialist, and Alyona Shelobaeva, Lead HSSE Data exander Lomakin, Business Improvement Senior Special- Specialist, ran in the pouring rain. Albert Zinatulin, Lead ist, was among the top ten in snatch. HSE Engineer, and Nikolay Seregin, Project Engineer, tested their strength by taking part in both skiing and bi- OURS 12 teams competed in the hockey tournament. On the athlon relays. HOT. first day, qualification matches took place; on the second, matches for prize places. Alexander Firsov, Pipeline “Taking part in these competitions was a genuine trial Gazprom Neft’s Winter Games took place on March 1 through 4 in Sochi. 19 combined Engineer, and Mikhail Zhuchkin, Oil and Gas Production and an excellent experience for me,” Alyona Shelobaeva Operator, took part in the tournament as members of the shared her impressions. “It was difficult both at the time and unified teams from GPN departments, subsidiaries, and joint ventures participated Arctica combined team. Alexander was remarkable for of training and at the actual competitions but I am very in competitions on ice hockey, cross-country skiing, biathlon, and kettlebell lifting. Sa- a series of assistances, while Mikhail for a hat trick in glad that all of us took part in GPN’s Winter Games. lym Petroleum team participated in this large-scale sports festival for the first time.

“It’s wonderful that Salym Petroleum supports us, employees, in our drive to achievements not only in professional The eleventh GPN Winter Games featured a number of and Maksim Trankov Figure Skating Centre’s ice arena: the activities but also in sports, since sport is a universal vi- novelties. This was the first time Gazprom Neft invited participants walked on ice in turns under their respective tamin for the body and spirit and a great remedy for daily athletes from the company’s joint ventures and foreign routine and depressions. Competing at the Sochi Olympic entities. It increased the number of participating teams, making the competitions more mass-scale, challenging, SPD supports employees facilities became not only a wonderful opportunity for me and exciting. This season, biathlon (individual competi- to show my worth but also an opportunity to get in touch tion and mixed relay race) was for the first time added to in their drive to winning Nikolay Seregin, with the sports history of our country and the whole world the sports program that traditionally consisted of cross- Project Engineer: since it was here, in Sochi, that the strongest athletes from country skiing, ice hockey, and kettlebell lifting. And most at work and in sports importantly, games participants for the first time gained all over the world competed in 2014. I am sincerely im- access to training and competing at the sports facilities of teams’ flags. “Gazprom Neft has a wealth of great tradi- pressed with the high level of organization of the competi- the 2014 Winter Olympics that meet the highest global re- tions. One of them is the tradition to win, in economics, quirements. technologies, and sports as well. This is GPN’s 11th Spar- tions themselves, their logistics and informational support. takiad where over 30 ventures participate,” Kirill Kravchen- I will be happy to participate in such games again.” Prior to start of the competitions, all teams passed Creden- ko, Member of the Management Board and Deputy CEO for tials Commission to obtain admission to the tournament. Administration at Gazprom Neft, pointed out in his welcom- The opening ceremony took place on Tatiana Volosozhar ing remarks. 26 27 №56 APRIL – MAY 2018 №56 APRIL – MAY 2018 NEW HORIZONS NEW HORIZONS COMPANY AND PEOPLE

The atmosphere of fair that are an additional incentive for doing sports and achieving “For me, Winter Games are an astonishing charge of positive en- new results, which brings an additional motivation into every- ergy and a desire for new achievements! This is a desire to run to and persistent struggle day life and work,” Nikolay Seregin pointed out. a training in order to improve your results. This is friends’ sup- emphasizes the character The winners in cross-country skiing and biathlon were award- port and encouragement from your team, competition judges, ed by Dmitry Malyshko, the Russian biathlete and the win- and even from competitor teams! This is a desire to come back of people working in the ner of Sochi Olympics’ gold as a men’s relay member. Sergey and try your hand next year! Winter Games are an incredible Makarov, the hockey player and many times World Champion and Olympic gold medallist, awarded the best ones in kettle- team spirit that motivates to demonstrate the best result!” oil industry bell lifting and hockey. Elena Fartukova, Hoist and Drilling Data Specialist:

We all competed against very well trained amateur athletes, and this has served as an excellent motivation for future. We were leaving Sochi as an aligned team, tired to the bone but in an excellent mood and with a big desire to keep on training. Both the sports and the place itself — magnificent mountain tops and the sea — charged me pos- itively for the entire forthcoming rotation.” “GPN’s Winter Spartakiad was a nice surprise for me, since events like

“I am very glad that my colleagues and I were given an opportunity to participate in Gazprom Neft’s XI Winter Games. It’s cool that our shareholder holds competitions of such scale and at such a high “This was not the first time in my life when I participated level! I hope SPD is going to participate in such competitions on in similar competitions. I came to GPN Winter Games as a regular basis. This will contribute to popularizing sport within part of Arctica combined hockey team, having passed the the company and will help improve employees’ health and physical preliminary qualification into this team uniting colleagues fitness. I think the company can create conditions for employees’ from Gazprom Neft subsidiaries — GPN-Messoyakha, Alexander efficient preparation for the competitions; this will enable SPD to GPN-Yamal, GPN-Snabzhenie, and GPN-Razvitie. Over Lomakin, demonstrate higher results and improve motivation of its employ- these 4 short days I was able to see, communicate with and Business Improvement Alexander Firsov, play on the ice against colleagues and friends from other Senior Specialist: ees participating in the games. Frankly speaking, I have never done kettlebell lifting, and tech- Pipeline Engineer: cities and companies — it was one of the most vivid impres- nique is 70% of success in this sport. But I had pretty good strength sions from the event. The atmosphere of fair and persistent performance in general and trained hard over the weeks left before struggle at these competitions emphasizes once again the the trip. I set myself the goal of not coming last and I reached it. character of people working in the industry, and particu- I met fellow competitors, winners, masters of sports at the com- larly SPD and GPN. During hockey matches it was very nice petitions, and I can now arrange my preparation to aim at new to feel the support of my colleagues from the stands. Such achievements. The whole SPD team in general demonstrated con- moments prove once again that we are One Team! I would fidence and commendable results. Well done! like to thank organizers, including those from Salym Pe- I would like to emphasize our team’s special cohesion: during troleum side, for their work on preparing this trip, making breaks between competitions colleagues came to support each sports apparel for the SPD team as well as helping coordi- other. Guys, you are great and I am proud of you! nate all travels between sports facilities. It was their active I thank SPD management for comprehensive support of this initia- participation that helped us dive into the competition pro- tive and organizing the trip.” cess completely, without any distractions.”

28 29 №56 APRIL – MAY 2018 №56 APRIL – MAY 2018 NEW HORIZONS NEW HORIZONS “It is really great that such events exist! Real sports thrill and rivalry, no-nonsense struggle as well as support, respect, and col- lective feeling — all this is Gazprom Neft’s Winter Games. I have been a hockey fan for a long time even though I hadn’t done it professionally. I started training with Arctica team 2.5 years ago. The team accepted me and we quickly built mutual understanding. So our third place in competitions at Gazprom Neft’s games Mikhail Zhuchkin, is not chance; this is the result of training and good team chem- Oil and Gas Production istry. I am grateful to my Arctica teammates and colleagues from Operator: SPD team for this symbiosis of team spirit and drive to victory.”

“Now, when some time has passed after GPN Winter Games, I feel nostalgic remembering our competitive days full of forgotten but re-awakened sense of sports rivalry, being emotionally involved with your fellows on sports arenas. These games aligned the SPD team that was only created on the verge of the Sochi trip: we met some of our colleagues here for the first time. And rela- tions forged in the fire of sports battles over these few days turned Konstantin into a real team spirit. It is nice to realize that, even though a por- Skornyakov, Head of Infrastructure tion of our lives called GPN Winter Games has already passed, HSE Team: our team is still together. It doesn’t matter now where we are going to achieve victories — in sports or at production sites; I am confident that we are in for success everywhere!”

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“GPN Winter Games are a brief, vivid and happy life spent in another dimension! It was the first time I, as well as our SPD team, participated in games of such a high level. Real- ization that I could become a participant of Gazprom Neft’s Winter Games gave me a huge inexhaustible charge of vig- our and energy driving me towards new achievements — in sport, at work, in my family. Oleg Bostanar, The days spent with oil workers keen on sports left an in- Water Injection Pump Operator delible impression. The atmosphere of friendship, enthusi- 5th Category: asm, and mutual respect between athletes and teams pre- vailed. Organizers of the Games are worthy of the highest praise. And of course the place where GPN Games were held — Sochi and the unforgettable Caucasus Mountains strik- ing with their natural majestic beauty — turned out to be a nice bonus to participation! For me, the main results of the games were making new friends, getting new goals and objectives for the future and of course doing sports regularly with the whole family.”

31 №56 APRIL – MAY 2018 NEW HORIZONS SAFETY FIRST BURNING ISSUE According to the Ministry of Emergencies, 132,406 fires happened in Russia in 2017, killing 7,782 people. The scale and consequences of fires frequently depend on the existence of practical skills of using fire extinguishers and on the people who happened to be near the fire source. New Horizons talk about Goal Zero Heroes who contributed to building these life-saving skills in their colleagues.

ALEXANDER BELONOGOV, ESP ENGINEER, MEMBER OF “SOYUZ” Safety Culture COMMUNITY (WEST SALYM-1)

— Alexander, you initiated holding practical training on uled practical fire fighting training, held prior negotiations using fire extinguishers for contractor employees. Do you with the Fire Station, and prepared fire extinguishers. Fire think that the need for practical training would emerge if Station personnel prepared fire sources and ensured safety SPD did not focus so much on Safety Culture? throughout our training. 23 employees from Borets Service participated in this practical training, and everyone has — I think that this issue would certainly emerge sooner or personally gone through all stages of fire fighting, from re- later. But due to operating in Safety Culture conditions it moving the safety pin to putting out an actual fire with a fire emerged sooner, i.e. not as a lesson learnt from an incident extinguisher. but as a result of open discussion of safety issues by SPD and contractor representatives. How does this work? Every — What do you think is important about this story besides week, Field Manager selects one of 50 Safety Culture cards practical skills of using a fire extinguisher? that we discuss with colleagues and contractors. This for- mat of work is very convenient, making it possible to raise — It is important that all field employees working across various HSSE issues described and systematized in Safety various functions also focus on this issue and check how Culture cards. We were discussing Safety Culture card of the experienced they and their colleagues are in dealing with week on emergencies with Borets Service employees. Dur- ing the discussion it turned out that almost no one had had a chance to actually use a fire extinguisher and our colleagues Using a fire extinguisher only had a very general idea of its application in an emergency. It became obvious for everyone that, lacking practice, is a life saving skill panic may arise in a situation when every minute counts; it’s not that people won’t be able to operate efficiently — they for everyone won’t be able to use a fire extinguisher at all. a fire extinguisher. And another important thing is working — Did you get down to practical training at once? with Safety Culture cards that shouldn’t be underestimated. A card is not just a topic for a Safety Culture discussion; it is — After the meeting we discussed this issue with Anatoliy also a reason to become more attentive to each other, us- Romanyuk, contract holder for Borets Service. He agreed ing human communication to find problems hidden even in that Basic Fire Safety delivered for contractor employees simple things. People and companies from different cultures could be insufficient. We decided that skills of using a fire interact at the oil field; they may have different priorities. extinguisher must be practiced with a real fire source. To- Safety Culture work and communication help us shed light gether with Dmitry Gulyaev, Head of Field WRFM, we sched- on safety issues that influence the nature of interaction, the result of production activities and our colleagues’ lives and health. Longer and deeper communications help people shed light on many issues and solve them at a new level.

— You are an active member of Safety Culture communities; why is it important for you?

— It is important for me to see results, the change dynam- ics. The most tangible result of Safety Culture today, in my opinion, is more adequate and sensible attitude to colleagues’ interventions. Now, interventions no longer involve conflict; in most cases, colleagues accept an intervention as caring for their safety. This makes it possible to discuss various viewpoints on process organization and safety, and 32 as a result — avoid situations that could lead to incidents and injuries. №56 APRIL – MAY 2018 NEW HORIZONS SAFETY FIRST

“The practical skill of using a fire extinguisher certainly plays a key role in fire fighting. That is why we are holding practical trainings for all SPD employees. OP-2, OP-5 and OP-50 dry chemical fire extinguishers are used at our production facilities, except power facilities. OU carbon dioxide fire extinguishers are used at power facilities (electrical substations). An employee who knows the theory and has had some practical training applies a fire extinguisher Vitaly Dudov, in 3–5 seconds and doesn’t make mistakes. Of course, there is an Fire Safety and instruction on the fire extinguisher but studying it takes some time; Emergency Response Supervisor: besides, a novice is not immune from mistakes. Practical trainings initiated by Alexander Belonogov are not only a significant contribution to building a life-saving skill among our contractors’ employees but also a great example of commitment to Safety Culture.”

ROMAN BOCHKAREV, FOREMAN, NOYABRSKENERGONEFT

— Roman, could you tell us — So what happened on that about the fire in the bakery day, how did the situation that you extinguished and be- unfold? came a Goal Zero Hero? — At 10 a.m. they called from — You know, it seemed to me the bakery and informed me that this topic has already ex- that the air curtain was smok- hausted itself since it hap- ing. This is an electric device, pened in winter and now it is a heater that creates a flat air spring, several rotations have flow above the door, directed passed. But the fire and the downwards. Such a curtain pre- horrible tragedy that happened vents the cold air from the out- at the shopping and entertain- side from getting into the room ment mall in Kemerovo this where people are working with March prove that the issue of dough and baked products are preventing and extinguishing cooling, where it is important fires is always relevant. It’s not to maintain the corresponding Safety is my area of responsibility that important where a smoke temperature and humidity lev- condition or combustion oc- el. My colleagues were away at off the current. I assessed the the fire extinguisher upwards curs; it is important that, firstly, facilities and training, so I im- situation visually: there was no and started putting out the fire. people can get hurt and sec- mediately started getting ready. smoke at the main entrance, so The smoke was acrid and thick, ondly, if you don’t do everything Practically a minute later there I took a fire extinguisher and which meant that the roof was you can at the first stage, the was another call — it started went to the entrance through probably on fire: I spent four scale of a fire may become un- burning. I grabbed the radio which products — bread — are fire extinguishers to put it out, predictably large. This means and ran to the call site. I dialed handed out. In there, molten running to fetch them from the that the fire fighting skill is one the dispatcher on my way and pieces of plastic were falling cafeteria. Firemen arrived; by of the most important ones for reported the situation. I ran to down. I decided that the ceil- that time the fire source had a person with a safe thinking. the panel on the site and cut ing was on fire, so I directed been eliminated.

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“What is a bakery in the CPF accommodation camp? It is 200 kg of bread baked daily for over 600 employees working at CPF and living in the accommodation camp at the main facility of the Salym group of oil fields. Just imagine that a fire occurring in the bakery could have left three accommodation camps and CPF cafeterias without supply! But intervention by Roman Bochkarev, foreman at Noyabr- skEnergoNeft prevented both the fire and possible disruption in Ildar Galin, CPF Site Manager, bakery’s operation, and also uncovered a series of organizational Sodexo EuroAsia: failures that have already been eliminated by now.”

— Was this the first time when stantly checked — safety har- one is responsible at their level. — Firstly, it is important that you had to deal with open fire nesses, whether everything is This approach makes most of SPD involves us, its contractors, and use a fire extinguisher? fault-free, whether our report- the incidents preventable. And into this large-scale process of ing documents and journals of course a lot depends on how changing the attitude towards — Yes, I hadn’t dealt with such are being filled in carefully qualified a person is and wheth- safety issues. We attend Safety situations before. But I, like and on time. Personal protec- er they are prepared to perform Culture sessions and participate my colleagues from Noyabrsk- tive equipment is handed out a specific task and aware of all in Safety Culture communities’ EnergoNeft, received training at your first request, and we the risks, whether everything is work just like SPD employees. where we were told which fire don’t have to work in expired reflected in permits-to-work. Safety Culture Coaching was extinguishers could be used or damaged PPEs. It is very very useful for me personally: to put out power facilities and important to feel that the cus- SPD is constantly improv- we were taught to ask employ- showed how to handle this tomer is interested and cares ing and introducing changes ees open questions, build an equipment although we haven’t not only about work perfor- that have a positive impact on atmosphere of trust, and much practiced hands-on skills with mance but also about the peo- safety. For example, I think the more. I try to use it in my work, actual fire. And now I under- ple doing it. electronic permit-to-work sys- adapt it to our work situations. stand how important it is to tem is very convenient, letting My colleagues and I, for in- have practical experience, to — What do you think is impor- us see how many crews are stance, are used to discussing be confident in your skills when tant about electrician’s work? working at the facility, which everything ahead of time, and you are facing fire. equipment is live and which before we start work we always — There are many risks in our isn’t. LOTO system of locks is discuss the procedure of its per- — How long have you worked work; in fact, there are no small currently being implemented formance once again, looking for as an electrician? things in working with electricity. As far as I am concerned, — I have worked at the Salym one of the major risks is insuf- It is important for the work group of oil fields for two and ficiently deep planning, which a half years. Before that I’d causes people to turn a blind to be planned without worked as an electrician for 13 eye to safety gaps for the sake years, also on rotations. Now of doing the job on time. It is urgency; there are no small I work as a foreman, which important for the work to be means that all documentation, planned without urgency and or- permits to work, crew safety ganized properly, for safety con- things when you are working and quality of execution is my trol to be in place. An electrician area of responsibility. Over mustn’t hurry with their work; with electricity that time, I have accumulated every electrician knows that. very different impressions of But not every customer creates at the Salym group of oil fields; and finding solutions together. working at various compa- conditions where we, contrac- it creates a physical safety Secondly, I think that the notion nies’ production facilities. I can tors, can protect ourselves and barrier in electric installation of Safety Culture includes eve- confidently say that SPD has boldly say that something is not crews’ work. rything associated with safety, perfect order and it doesn’t ready so we need to reconsider which means it relates not only happen that gloves, goggles the approach to a certain facil- — What do you know about to production issues but also to or other important things are ity or task. At SPD, we feel more Safety Culture developed by things that happen at home, on lacking. Here, we are con- protected in this respect; every- Salym Petroleum? the road, on vacation.

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