№1 (12) April 2016

In Focus: The Marine Terminal p. 7-19

Contents:

Heading into the home straight • p. 1 / Operations: Result-oriented work • p. 2 / Environmental protection is the priority • p. 15 / Expansion Project: Launch of PS-4 • p. 21 / Thanks to CPC: To the people of Stavropol • p. 24 / Lifestyle: Only the brave can tame the oceans • p. 46 CONTENTS

FIRST PERSON Heading into the home straight 1

OPERATIONS Result-oriented work 2 Milestone meeting 4 When the system is in balance 6

MARINE TERMINAL Full readiness 7 To be in front 8 This is part of our biography... 11 Environmental protection is the priority 15 Caring for people 18

EXPANSION PROJECT A huge construction project 20 running on time The Magnificent «Four» 21

THANKS TO CPC To the people of Stavropol 24

PROFESSIONALS Everything is under control 26 By the roads of CPC 27

PEOPLE OF CPC The lady of the house 28

THROUGH THE LENS OF HISTORY At the bottom of an ancient sea 30 The pipeline laid beneath 32 the Ladoga Lake

TRADITIONS Following the ancient customs 34

HOBBY With love for the land 37 Astrakhan’s great spaces 38

TRAVELS Paradise island 40 “This is no plain ...” 42

LIFESTYLE Come And Be Caught, Fish 45 Only the brave can tame the oceans! 46

OUR FUTURE Young Taekwondo Fighter 48 “Pride of the Motherland” from Ipatovo 49

Panorama CPC April 2016 FIRST PERSON Heading into the home straight

DEAR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS, THIS YEAR, THE CASPIAN PIPELINE CONSORTIUM WILL REACH A HISTORIC MILESTONE. IN SEPTEMBER, WHEN ALL THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION WORKS ARE COMPLETE, THE PIPELINE SYSTEM WILL REACH ITS DESIGN MECHANICAL CAPACITY OF 67 MTA. THE USE OF DRAG REDUCING AGENTS MAY FURTHER INCREASE THE PIPELINE’S THROUGHPUT CAPACITY TO 76 MTA.

Since the launch of the The CPC oil terminal is ready for Expansion Project, the CPC receiving “big oil”: it is already team has been consistently capable of simultaneous loading moving forward towards our of two tankers at a rate of up to goals. In 2015 alone, 19 facilities 24,000 tonnes per hour. were put into operation; 16 in Russia and 3 in Kazakhstan. In Three new tanks were put into December 2015, CPC pipeline’s operation at the Novorossiysk throughput capacity reached 52 tank farm in September 2015. MTA, which is a notable result! Three more tanks are scheduled to be put into operation in the CPC Expansion Project will not Pipeline capacity will be autumn of 2016, to bring the only remain within its budget of further increasing throughout tank farm’s total capacity to $5.4 bln, the assumption is we 2016. Two pump stations 1 million tonnes. shall achieve some savings. are scheduled to be put into operation in the first half This growth will increase the The Consortium’s shareholders of this year: А-PS-4А in the Consortium’s revenues and and its management are Astrakhan region and А-PS-4 in facilitate debt repayment to the happy to note that, huge Kazakhstan. With the launch shareholders. In 2015, CPC paid as it is, the CPC Expansion of these pump stations, the over $1.5 bln to the shareholders, Project is running with good pipeline’s capacity will reach up including $530 mln to the HSE indicators. Being an to 57–58 million MTA. Russian treasury (The state international consortium, CPC shareholding employs only the very best in the project practices and strictly observes is 31%). Given the statutary requirements of the present the Russian Federation. diffi cult fi nancial Now, as we are heading into situation, the home straight of the the money Expansion Project, I’m calling is a sound upon all project’s participants support for our to stay vigilant, disciplined country. and attentive to each other so that we can successfully and In 2016, safely complete our ambitious CPC plans to undertaking and proceed to allocate up to the safe operation of the new $1 bln for debt facilities. repayment At PS-4 commissioning to the Nikolay Brunich, General Director shareholders. of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC April 2016 1 OPERATIONS

Result-oriented work

THOUGH THE YEAR HAS STARTED IN A DIFFICULT ECONOMIC SITUATION, THOSE COMPANIES, WHICH WORKED HARD DURING THE LAST YEAR TO LAY A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE, TEND TO VIEW CRISIS AS A TIME OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES. HOW WOULD YOU APPRAISE CPC’S PERFORMANCE FROM THIS VIEWPOINT? VICTOR ABMAYEV, GENERAL MANAGER FOR FIELD OPERATIONS ANSWERED THESE AND OTHER QUESTIONS ASKED BY “CPC PANORAMA.”

and loading, we have managed Operations entering the fi nal stage it all without a single accident, of the Expansion Project? which is truly impressive.” “We have accumulated a huge – What can you say about the amount of experience from performance of individual regions, the interactions between the which one is the leader? Operations, the construction contractor and the Expansion “As far as the regions are Project’s lead specialists. concerned I would rather not Together, we have managed name any of them specifi cally. to achieve the synchronous All sites are staffed with strong operation of all CPC services. and professional teams. CPC has Coordinated work is under way operational standards in place as by specialists from the Operations well as working approaches and Department, the Expansion algorithms, and each region works Project, procurement, sales, hard to contribute to the common and the system automation goals. One cannot lag behind at department. Together we are a CPC. We are like a military unit on single mechanism, which is why the march, where everybody must we have succeeded in achieving stay in step. our goals of increasing pipeline throughput and commissioning Victor Abmayev: “Together we are In fact, we do not need heroism the new facilities. a single mechanism, which is why here, but we need stable and we succeed in achieving our goals of result-oriented work, the Our top priority is safety, which increasing pipeline throughput and aim being to increase the is the cornerstone of CPC and is launching new facilities.” pipeline’s throughput capacity. absolutely the right approach. Responsibility at all levels – from After all, human life and health – 2015 год, несмотря на сложную top managers to workers – is is much more important than “Despite the diffi cult situation in business as usual for CPC. When anything else.” the country and in the world, the last year was fairly successful for the company as we managed to In fact, we do not need heroism here, but we need lay the foundation for this year’s stable and result-oriented work, the aim being to successes,” Abmayev stressed. increase the pipeline’s throughput capacity “We have fulfi lled nearly all the obligations for commissioning our new facilities and increasing people know what they are doing – What has been done to improve the operational reliability of the and what is expected of them, the operational reliability of the pipeline. We’ve achieved the they can work more effectively. system? milestone target of 52 MTA. We If everybody is aware of ultimate have every reason to be proud of goal it is easier to fi nd optimal “We’ve put into operation both our excellent performance ways, methods and processes.” additional pump stations and and our labour safety record. lots of additional facilities at the Working simultaneously on the – With what professional Marine Terminal. At the same Expansion Project, oil pumping achievements is the Department of time, there has been no increase

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in the number of equipment “I would rather not divide Yet before a facility is put failures from 2014 thanks to facilities into more important and into operation, we make constantly improving equipment less important. All of them are maintenance agreements with maintenance and monitoring. Ad important and signifi cant since service contractors. We inform hoc commissions have been set up they ensure the stable and reliable our equipment maintenance in the regions, which investigate operation of the pipeline system. contractors beforehand so that each incident of equipment For example, the pump stations they have time to be trained. failure, fi gure out the root causes, commissioned as part of the Maintenance specialists are and send the relevant documents Expansion Project have allowed admitted to our facilities only to the Moscow offi ce, where more us to increase its both throughput after they have passed a strict investigation is carried out and capacity and reliability. The certifi cation procedure, which we perform together with the There is no limit to perfection as we learn something new contractors. every day. We are always learning While a facility is being installed and commissioned, we take care to provide everything necessary – conclusions are drawn. Based on new three 100,000 tonne tanks from amenities to working tools. these fi nal conclusions, measures launched at the Marine Terminal The Operation Department takes are taken to prevent such failures have helped us to pull through the care of the electricity and water in the future. winter gales season at the Black supply, fi re and gas safety and Sea. With the higher capacity of all the other things needed for Unfortunately, there is no such the Tank Farm we were able to reliable operation. thing as a perpetual motion continue pipeline operation even machine. Equipment, which is when forced to suspend tanker As we have learned from our operated 24/7, requires increased loading.” experience, joint efforts by the attention. All our equipment construction and operations maintenance agreements include – When does the Operations teams are particularly important delivery, supervised installation Department join the process of the at the fi nal stage of the Expansion and subsequent post-warranty new facility commissioning under Project. Sometimes a facility was service. We fi gure out where the the Expansion Project? so thoroughly prepared, that it was bottlenecks are and work in close not even necessary to interrupt its contact with the manufacturers, “Being familiar with the run after the fi rst trial start. vendors and designers, we listen commissioning schedule, we to their explanations and draw started preparing for the facility There is no limit to perfection as conclusions together. Such beforehand, and we took part we learn something new every day. cooperation allows us to keep the in system tests together with We are permanently learning. After equipment operation reliability at Expansion Project specialists. all, any valve and any pump at our a high level.” By the scheduled start time, we facilities needs to be installed and will already have relevant skill adjusted manually. Therefore, we – Which of the newly commissioned sets hired, trained, certifi ed and must be particularly attentive to facilities are most important for completely ready to assume full quality in order to ensure safe and CPC? responsiblity for operations. reliable operation.”

PS “Komsomolskaya” ready to receive Lukoil’s oil

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– What difficulties is the Operations Department facing on Milestone meeting the home stretch of the Expansion Project? AT A MEETING HELD IN MARCH IN THE MISTRAL HOTEL NEAR THE “Difficulties appear time TOWN OF ISTRA NEAR MOSCOW, LEAD ENGINEERS AND SPECIALISTS and again as the project is OF THE CPC OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT SUMMED UP THE RESULTS progressing. This is normal for OF 2015 AND COMPARED NOTES ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR THE any large-scale construction CURRENT YEAR. project. We resolve all problems as they emerge, like any normal business. In his opening speech, CPC First – We worked successfully and Deputy General Director of at a good pace, Chief Manager This year we are approaching Operations, Dennis Fahy remarked of Operations, Viktor Abmayev the completion of the that the annual meeting was being concluded, summing up the Expansion Project, preparing held for the 10th time, and the results of 2015. all the necessary equipment entire decade had been marked and bringing the pipeline by the consistent growth and 37 mt of oil out of the 43 mt to its maximum throughput development of the company. transported through the CPC capacity. Another matter is pipeline in 2015 was the oil whether our shippers will be – 2015 also was a successful year produced in Kazakhstan. Eastern ready for that on time. As far for the Consortium in terms of Region Manager Sarsembay as the scope of our work is both oil volume transportation Murinov reported that 25 mt concerned, we have prepared and safety indicators. With of oil were received into the all the necessary infrastructure the active involvement of the pipeline system at PS Tengiz to begin receiving and Operations divisions, a large and over 12 mt at PS Atyrau. transporting oil from the number of Expansion Project Therefore, the Eastern Region’s oil Kashagan field. In the last facilities have been launched. This transportation volumes increased quarter of 2016, we are year, 2016, we are facing no less by more than 7% from 2014. expecting oil from the Filanovsky signifi cant goals, Fahy remarked – The facilities of the Expansion and Korchagin fields to arrive aiming to fi re up the team for Project’s Stage I were launched in at our metering stations at PS further coordinated and fruitful Kazakhstan in September 2015. Komsomolskaya, and we’ve work. already discussed the relevant Central Region issues with the management of Manager Ivan Lukoil-Nizhnyaya Volga.” Sharay reported on the progress of the – Where, in your opinion, does construction of new the secret of CPC’s success lie? pump stations and staff training for “It lies in the high their operation. professionalism of our specialists who know which – Future operators of tasks need to be completed and A-PS-4A and A-PS-5A when. Our team is a well-knit have undergone team, which makes it easier for us to resolve problems. Not everything is going on smoothly, but our people invariably find optimal and technically sound solutions. We will finish all that we have planned for 2016 in respect to the facility launch and oil transportation.

Interview by Ekaterina Suvorova

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No abnormal situation occurred during the launch of the Expansion Project facilities, – Sergey Potryasov remarked.

With the launch of the new pump stations the number of employees on payroll increased 38% year-on-year. Our task at this moment is to provide staffing for PS-5 and PS-8.

Marine Terminal Manager Oleg Ivanishchev proudly heralded 42.8 mt of oil loaded onto tankers in 2015. A total of 406 tankers were loaded. The use of all three single point moorings reduced tanker mooring time by 6 hours, which is particularly important in the harsh weather conditions of autumn and winter. The tanker inspection procedure has also been optimised. In the past inspectors were only allowed to board tankers if the sea swell was not higher than training and apprenticeships at 1.5 m, though tankers could be The Consortium’s successes the Central Region’s operating loaded in swells of up to 3 m. in the fi eld of environmental stations. Staff for PS-2 have been Now this has been resolved, a safety are also impressive. selected, – he added. tanker may be loaded and wait Despite the growing oil in the harbour for weather to transportation throughput, per The management of the Central allow inspectors to board. This unit environmental payments are Region are now considering approach has helped achieve a consistently falling. transferring PS Astrakhanskaya considerable acceleration of the to the team rotation method. If tanker loading process. All problems and proposals voiced this is decided, then all six CPC at the meeting were included on stations in the Astrakhan region At CPC careful attention is paid the meeting minutes. In the near and Kalmykia will be operated to training staff for various future they will be attentively this way. emergencies. The program of and comprehensively reviewed drills implemented in 2015 by specialists to further improve Western Region Manager Sergey included nine mock oil spill performance indicators and labour Potryasov reported that in cleanups, eight fire-fighting effi ciency in the Consortium. 2015 his team worked without drills and nearly 600 general failures or accidents. exercises. Interview by Pavel Kretov

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When the system is in balance

THIS YEAR THE CASPIAN PIPELINE CONSORTIUM WILL CELEBRATE THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF OIL TRANSFER VIA THE TENGIZ – NOVOROSSIYSK PIPELINE. AND YET SOME CPC SPECIALISTS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE COMPANY FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

That experience Expansion Project. It’s enough came in handy to say that all agreements when in 2002 from the Expansion Project Lyudmila Regulatory Affairs Group should became a get approval from the CPC Legal land issues department. consultant. The construction – First we get contracts for of large scale advance approval and revision. CPC facilities Documents, once revised, are was nearing returned to our department for completion, finalisation, and only after that the land was are they sent for signature, – to be returned continues Lyudmila. to the owners, and the process Now, as the Expansion Project required a lot of facilities are nearing completion paperwork. and are being prepared to be put into operation, the documents – There had are being gradually transferred never been for administration to the Group a separate headed by Konovalenko. For example, the Head of specialist in the Consortium for Land law group, Lyudmila that before. In order to work – Of course we get to work more Konovalenko from the Krasnodar effectively all the information now that the new facilities are office, has been working on CPC had to be dealt with by one being put into operation and projects since 1994. She started single person, – Lyudmila the number of land agreements off as an interpreter with a continues. is increasing, but it is not degree in foreign languages from something to worry about when Kuban State University. She had to get a second degree, you have a smoothly running in law, for this particular job. system. Most of the CPC lease Her first job was with Oman Lyudmila and her colleagues agreements for land are made Oil Company Ltd, the company have been ensuring compliance with state and municipal responsible for the preparation with land laws by CPC divisions authorities, such as regional of feasibility studies and for ever since, as well as doing and local administrations. choosing the CPC pipeline route contractual work and monitoring Agreements with individual land- from the three possibilities. the payment of rents. users are much fewer in number, even though they require much – It was no office job, there The CPC Land law group works more time and attention. The were helicopter and car rides. closely together with CPC negotiation experience from I can safely say that all three Operations, since refurbishment, the years of pipeline system possible pipeline routes were reconstruction, and the building operation helps find common specified very carefully, – recalls of new facilities require land ground with this category of Lyudmila Konovalenko. – Every documentation. land-users, too, – Lyudmila day foreign experts had meetings Konovalenko concludes. with local villagers, farmers and They also have a large amount administration representatives. of work connected with the CPC by Pavel Kretov

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Full readiness

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH PANORAMA, REGIONAL MANAGER OLEG IVANISHCHEV HIGHLIGHTED THE TEAM’S READINESS FOR OPERATING CPC SYSTEMS AT THEIR FULL CAPACITY AND FURTHER AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE EXPANSION PROJECT.

– Oleg, what are the Marine problems with that.” Terminal’s priorities for 2016? – Progress cannot be stopped. “Our No. 1 task is to ensure the oil The Expansion Project is almost is loaded on schedule. Task No. 2 is complete, but the team should not the completion of the Expansion stop there, there must be other Project, and No. 3, which we’ve points of growth. always devoted particular attention to, is safe and incident- “We are proceeding with free performance, which we are quality improvements. We are achieving thanks to the well constantly improving skills, qualifi ed and vastly experienced introducing new methods and team at the Marine Terminal.” techniques. We have goals to achieve. We are closely “I would like to emphasise – Has the number of contractors cooperating with Transneft that it is both comfortable and working at the construction site and Chevron and are trying pleasant to work with the CPC decreased? to emulate their progressive General Director. We maintain technologies. They can learn a constant dialogue. I want to “Yes, the number is smaller now. from us, too. stress: it is indeed a dialogue, We are past the peak and nearing not a monologue as it often is completion. I hope we will have There is a constant migration with bosses, who refuse to listen completed the construction of of employees between to their subordinates. Nikolay the last three tanks by autumn. the companies, which has Brunich is always open and After that, there will be some positive effects, including ready to hear about our issues. minor finishing touches, preventing stagnation. After In fact, the same is true about followed by putting the facility all, a professional should be other people in our team – into operation.” always developing. In foreign Viktor Abmayev, Serikkali companies, specialists are Murinov and other managers. – Is the Marine Terminal team usually offered a move to a And, of course, Dennis Fahy who ready to cope with the workload different facility every 5 years. is always available and ready to after the CPC system starts After a person has acquired help resolve any issue. It is good operating at its full capacity? versatile experience at several that here in CPC there is no such companies, he becomes thing as “your problem” because “We are 100% ready! We’ve particularly valuable. We like we resolve all issues together prepared for that beforehand. to say that people are the as a team. This is strongly felt. During the last year we started company’s most valuable assets.” Believe me, not every company training our specialists and the can boast of such working training program continues – You are relatively new to CPC. environment.” into this year. We are ready for How does it feel for you to work intensive work, and I see no here? Interview by Irina Brichkalevich

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To be in front INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR THE CPC MARINE TERMINAL, WORK SAFETY CONTROL AND FORTHCOMING CHANGES AT THE TERMINAL DUE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE EXPANSION PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED BY IGOR FLOROVSKIY, DEPUTY REGIONAL MANAGER FOR MARINE OPERATIONS OF THE CPC MARINE TERMINAL.

UNIQUE AND Our Marine Terminal has some ADVANCED of the most technologically advanced infrastructure in The CPC Marine Terminal is a Russia, which is confirmed project unlike any other project by prestigious awards at done in Russia before. Its main international conferences and advantage is the application fairs received over more than 10 of CALM technology (Catenary years. Anchor Leg Mooring) which includes buoys or single-point THE BENCHMARK mooring facilities (SPM). OF THE INDUSTRY Igor Florovskiy: “Our Marine Terminal They are used for loading We at the Marine Terminal is one of the most advanced because of its technological infrastructure” supertankers without draft are rightly proud of our restrictions and in the absence recent prestigious award – Oil of constraints for maneuvering. Terminal 2015. We won the industry’s benchmark for all Grand Prix 2015 international market players. Another important advantage award where all major of the CPC Marine Terminal is transshipment terminals for This victory enhanced the its unique geographical location oil and petroleum products of prestige of the CPC Marine protected by a mountain ridge. Russia and of its neighboring Terminal in the fuel and The terminal can continue its countries vied for victory. energy industry worldwide and mooring and loading operations The winner in this category is its attractiveness for shippers when they are stopped at the the industry standard based as the most hi-tech and safe port of Novorossiysk because of on its aggregate performance terminal for oil shipments. weather conditions. indicators and establishes an The success of any venture relies on the people who lead the company to new achievements with their experience, knowledge, aspirations, persistence, and authority. We are also pleased that CPC General Director Nikolay Brunich won in the category «For Personal Contribution to the Industry Development». This nomination was for managers and engineers – all those who made great personal contributions to the development of their

The awards to the Marine Terminal are signs of international recognition

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companies and of the environmental laws with flying attached to the Protocol on industry in general. All these colours. Cooperation in Combating accomplishments are possible Pollution of the Black Sea thanks to the great team at ALWAYS READY Marine Environment by Oil the Marine Terminal, and, of and Other Harmful Substances course, thanks in large part to Every month the Marine in Emergencies, and the our General Director. Terminal holds training decisions of the Commission sessions and drills for oil spill on the Protection of the Black THE HIGHEST VALUES response at sea and protection Sea Against Pollution. The of the shore line in the coastal member countries of the 1992 Safe operation and a zone by the deployment of Convention on the Protection careful attitude towards the oil-gathering booms. In 2016 of the Black Sea Against environment is always the more exercises are planned Pollution host and hold in priority at CPC. The company’s for the 3rd quarter. And a turn exercises at this level in policy is that human safety, and combine international exercise, their territorial waters to drill the health and protection of the environment are of greater importance than economic benefits. The CPC oil pipeline system is a closed system and, once it enters, oil remains inside until it is loaded onto a tanker, which excludes any contact with environment.

The Central SCADA Control System, which is based on the world’s most advanced solutions for the automation of processes and facilities in the petroleum industry, makes the operation of the CPC Marine Terminal highly efficient and safe.

The oil loading operations are directly supervised by highly skilled staff both onshore in the Main Control Center (MCC), and onboard the export tanker. This process allows tankers to be handled with minimum risk and with maximum safety.

A significant portion of the Igor Florovskiy and representatives of shareholders during a drill near the company’s budget is annually CPC Marine Terminal allocated to environmental purposes. The money goes RU DELTA 2016 Combined the interaction of their search toward the maintenance of oil Exercise of Marine Search and rescue services. The CPC spill response equipment, and and Rescue, Assistance for Marine Terminal confirmed for internal and external audits an Emergency Rescue Vessel, its participation in this to check the environmental and Oil Spill Marine Response comprehensive international management systems. Every will be held Novorossiysk port exercise. Employees of CPC year the Marine Terminal in September. This exercise Marine Terminal Operations has passed its inspections will be carried out in line Department will represent the by regulatory authorities with the provisions of the company at the headquarters as specified by Russian Black Sea Contingency Plan of the exercise management. www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC April 2016 9 IN FOCUS: MARINE TERMINAL

scope of the operations and maintenance of the major and auxiliary equipment at the Marine Terminal will increase several-fold, of course, but the company management is already increasing the number of staff at the Terminal to ensure uninterrupted and accident-free pumping of the planned oil volumes.

As part of the Expansion Project, in order to ship these oil volumes, the Marine Terminal is also putting new facilities into service including SPM-3 (it has been in service since 2012) and 6 new storage tanks of 100,000 m3 each (three of them are already in test operation). The management Work is in full swing at the headquarters at the Marine Terminal structure of the Marine Terminal will not be changed much after the completion of HORIZONS OF cannot be achieved without the Expansion Project since it DEVELOPMENT increasing the number of has proved its efficiency over export tankers loaded at the 15 years managing a complex The Expansion Project is Marine Terminal. The number transportation infrastructure expected to increase the of tankers processed at the facility such as the Marine capacity of the CPC pipeline Terminal is estimated to reach Terminal. system to 67 mta. Naturally, approximately 650 a year or this level of pumping about 2 tankers a day. The by Irina Britchkalevich

TheT onshore facilities of the Marine Terminal

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This is part of our biography... THE SCALE OF CONSTRUCTION AT THE MARINE TERMINAL’S TANK FARM BOGGLES THE MIND. THE FACILITY IS CHANGING ALL THE TIME. THE EXPANSION PROJECT IS NEARING COMPLETION, WHICH IS CLEARLY VISIBLE AT THE SITE.

THE CONSTRUCTION SITE installation NEEDS MORE ATTENTION works because they need to We are walking around the be done while construction project with the other Deputy Regional Manager for facilities are the Marine Terminal’s Shore operating. Facilities, Yuriy Belov. At the – Look, how it is changing all construction around, – Belov proudly said site we met showing the grounds where he OPPS operator spends a large part of his work Vladimir time every day. – As things Korneyev. He stand, most facilities have is in charge been completed and turned of issuing over for operation, including work permits the Support Base (SB), the to work fire station and the logistics teams, and, Yuriy Belov base. Our main goal for this if necessary, year is to put into operation he can stop the equipment. way we need to be twice as all the remaining facilities Vladimir is an old timer here – attentive. in the Expansion Project, he has been with the Marine and integrate them into the Terminal since 2001. – What is the scope of your existing systems at the Tank authority at the construction Farm. – Our shift was lucky to receive – site? – Panorama asked Vladimir. the first oil, – he recalls. – It Special attention is paid to the was hard back then, at the – If I notice any violation, I have earth-moving, construction and very beginning, but when the the stop work authority. In Expansion such cases, I report the findings Project was to the management and they launched and decide how to react: to stop the construction work completely or to suspend teams arrived it temporarily – until the to work at problems are corrected. the already operating – At the moment, the work facility, has shifted mostly to the it became upper group of tanks Nos. 7, much harder. 9 and 10, – Yuriy Belov went However, on to say. – There is only one these sophisticated facility remaining hardships are to be completed—the pressure ending soon. control station at the Tank But as long as Farm inlet. We are devoting VladimirV Korneyev construction special attention and care is under to that.

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equipment avoid accidents thanks to safe, and we timely preventive action. At the manage that end of the construction, a large thanks to the amount of new equipment will cooperation be put into operation. Now we between all are preparing for that. Some participants. problems might emerge in the For that course of this operation, but purpose we I’m certain we will manage to regularly hold resolve them. joint working meetings, – Are the new tanks different among other in their design from the older measures. ones? – Panorama asked Sergey.

We were told – No, they are standard, – he that things replied. – However, there were much are some minor differences Sergey Aksyonov harder back in valves, fixtures and some in 2011, at structural elements of the WITHOUT ACCIDENTS the start of the Expansion floating roofs, which have Project. Back then, there were been re-designed after our – This is quite a hard time intensive earthworks with experience operating the older for the operational staff heavy machines moving whole tanks. The new tanks, Nos. 4, as we have to ensure the mountains of soil. 6 and 8, which were put into uninterrupted operation of the operation over the last year, existing equipment while the – Of course, there was a risk of have demonstrated excellent construction effort is under damaging some underground performance. way, – at that point Tank Farm utilities, and we, for our part, Manager Sergey Aksyonov exercised stricter control of Asked whether the sanctions joined our tour of the facility. the operations, – Aksyonov said. imposed against Russia – In these conditions we impacted equipment supplies have to keep the operating – As a result, we managed to to the Tank Farm, Sergey

Pressure control station at the Tank Farm’s inlet

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Aksyonov replied: we are installing – Yes, sanctions affected us, outdoor but only partially. Most of the illumination, equipment was purchased access roads, earlier, and now there etc. In a word, are only a few unresolved we are running issues remaining about on schedule. the procurement of some components and cables, and – How are you alternative arrangements need cooperating to be made. However, these with the are only minor problems, they Operations will not affect the construction Team? schedule and will be resolved in the course of the work. – We are cooperating PAGE OF BIOGRAPHY very closely and there is Vladimir Khartanyuk Standing beside these a clear mutual colossal tanks, their footprint under-standing. is accepting the completed comparableto a football field, facilities and inspecting them one cannot help admiring – Are you satisfied with the for defects,–Khartanyuk went the scale of the effort, the results of the construction? on to say. – Of course, there engineering thought, the are some problems, including professionalism, and the – Of course! – he smiled. – It those related to design flaws, stamina and fortitude of the hasn’t been for nothing that we but these are typical for large people who worked to create it all. have been toiling here for five construction projects and we’ll years! I, myself, have been at the overcome them quite easily. Of Contractor representative facility since May 29, 2011. The course, we take into account and deputy head of effort has been truly colossal. the recommendations of the Koksokhimmontazh in charge The Tank Farm is acquiring Operations Team specialists. of general construction work, more and more completed form. After all, it is they who will Vladimir Khartanyuk, is one of In May-June, the roads will operate these facilities. the central figures at the site. be asphalted and a perimeter fence will be installed. – At the – You will be feeling sad to leave – At the moment, our efforts moment, the Operations Team the site after all is completed, are focused on stage II, which in the person of Yuriy Belov won’t you? includes the installation of electrical cabling, fire alarms and gas analysers, – he explained. – These systems are most important because nothing can happen before they are all in place. There was a meeting yesterday discussing this work, and the conclusion was made than the shutdown scheduled for April 19 remains in force. The shutdown is needed for cut- overs and preparations for the commissioning of three tanks. We have assigned a strong workforce for landscaping around tanks Nos. 7, 9 and 10, www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC April 2016 13 IN FOCUS: MARINE TERMINAL

which I was been done already: finish the personally embankment and diked areas, involved in install the piping, hydrotest creating, and process pipelines, connect into which I the detectors, adjust the put so much of automation system, perform my energy. comprehensive test and a 72- hour trial run... All these works THE HOME are being performed strictly on schedule, – Maintenance STRAIGHT Manager Vladimir Dmitriyev The huge said. construction site is like Before leaving the Tank Farm, a mammoth we climbed to the view point organism from where a spectacular which cannot panorama of the construction be broken site opens. Now that the Vladimir Dmitriyev by anybody Expansion Project is entering or anything. the home straight, work is in Strength the full swing here. There is – Not at all! This magnificent increases when the finishing no doubt, we will see a very Tank Farm would be an line is in sight. different view when we come excellent page in the biography here next time. of any builder, – he smiled. One – There is not much to be day, I will bring my relatives done to finish the remaining by Irina Brichkalevich here to show them this marvel tanks compared to what has Ekaterina Suvorova

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Environmental protection is the priority THE ISSUE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CARE FOR NATURE IS INSEPARABLE FROM THAT OF CARE FOR PEOPLE. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE AND VICE VERSA.

HEALTHY SAVINGS – Our employees are well the CPC Marine Terminal does aware of the importance of not discharge any wastewater While meeting with Marine environmental compliance into the sea. After thorough Terminal specialists in their and our managers make their treatment, the effluent is offi ces we noticed that the decisions with due respect for discharged into a 35,000 m3 fire artifi cial illumination felt very environmental protec-tion and pond. Another water retention similar to daylight. Everywhere in accident prevention. pond was built as part of the the building the old lamps have Expansion Project. It is located been replaced with modern LED In 2013, for example, the Marine within the grounds of the Tank lighting fi xtures. Their laconic Terminal’s negative impact on Farm. The pond is so large design imparts additional charm the atmosphere was reduced by and pure it is was mistaken by to the interiors. As we were 70% thanks to the transition to the birds for a natural water told, LED lighting was adopted external power sourcing. In due reservoir. The birds brought not for the sake of beauty. LED course, the diesel fueled turbine spawn on their legs, and now the lamps are brighter and their generators were moved into pond is populated with fish. light is free from pulses, i.e. reserve. not harmful for human eyes. A flock of wild ducks promptly A second important factor is ...AND WATER arrived to feed on the fish, and their low energy consumption. last autumn they even decided Looking afer people’s health Unlike many other enterprises against migrating south and goes hand-in-hand with energy located along the coastline, spent the winter here with us. saving. Furthermore, there is an environmental advantage here too as Marine Terminal senior engineer for environmental protection Liliya Flyaum told us.

– Since LED lamps do not contain any mercury, no Hazard Class 1 toxic wastes will be generated by their use. Therefore, there is less hazardous waste.

AND THE AIR TOO... Liliya Flyaum noted that the Marine Terminal is particularly specifi c in that its operation affects all components of the environment, including the sea, soil, ground waters, subsoil and the air too...

– We strictly observe all our Liliya Flyaum license obligations, – she stressed.

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eliminate relevant risks, – Liliya Flyaum explained. – For example, under one of the latest acts in the fi eld of environmental protection, goods producers are obliged to accept their products back for recycling after the end of their service life. In practice this means that if an item has served its purpose, we, under the Federal law, are obliged to send it back to the manufacturer. In other words, we do not have to spend our own money on its disposal and recycling. In my opinion, this is the right approach to bringing the operation of the Dolphins feel at home in the Marine goods producing enterprises in Terminal waters line with relevant international standards. Unfortunately, the new – Naturally, the increase in the LEGAL IMPASSE rules cannot be duly enforced due number of facilities in operation, to the lack of relevant bylaws. with the progress of the Expan- Certain legals acts adopted in sion Project, causes an increasein Russia in 2015 were aimed at – At the same time, we have long water consumption. We exercise reducing the amount of waste since introduced the practice a thrifty approach to water generated by enterprises not of dividing wastes with our resources and manage to stay involved in production. contractors. within the established water consumption limits. Also, we stay – The problem is that the changes –We take care of our wastes, within the allowable pollution in the Federal law were not while our construction limits, including air, water and accompanied by specifi c bylaws contractors are responsible solid wastes, – Liliya proudly to establish relevant mechanisms for theirs. This approach remarked. – We see our goal as and procedures. The result is that has proven to be helpful for remaining within these limits enterprises now have additional reducing the overall amount of despite the expansion and the obligations, but have no ways wastes generated by the Marine increase in oil throughput. to meet these obligations and Terminal, – Liliya Flyaum said.

EffluentE treatment systems revamped as part of the Expansion Project

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SPECTACULAR VIEWS

As we spoke with Liliya Flyaum, we could not help admiring the beautiful vistas here at the end point of the Tengiz-Novorossiysk pipeline route. The Marine Terminal neighbourhood is quite popular among housing developers despite the high cost of land here. Neither the cost of land, nor proximity of oil industry facilities repels local residents. The facilities are safe and the sea is within stone’s throw.

– Oil vapours are volatile. And although tanker loading sites A prestigious villa community is growing beside the sanitary-protection zone of are as remote as 6 km away from the Marine Terminal the waterfront, people in coastal villages can smell oil if there is incident of exceeding the MAC at Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo), an onshore wind of 18 m/s or the boundary of the established Sanitary and Epidemiological more, – Liliya Flyaum admitted. sanitary protection zone in respect Inspectorate (Sanepidnadzor)... – Of course, they complain. They of any substance has been recorded Several regulatory agencies have make calls, often anonymous, over the entire period of CPC their regional branches, each of but we investigate all calls. existence. which performs a separate check. Recently, my colleague, Alexey For example, we are expecting Kulikov, and I rushed to the coast – Not even 0.8 MAC has ever been inspectors from three branches responding to such a telephone measured, – Liliya Flyaum said. of Rosprirodnadzor: Southern call, but when we arrived we could – I would like to draw a distinct Federal District branch, Krasnodar not smell anything but juniper line between actual measurements Krai branch and Republic Adygeya and fi eld herbs. The criterion and individual subjective branch. is not “odour,” but maximum impressions. Unfortunately, the allowable concentrations (MAC) method of stimulating public – A very special situation indeed, – of pollutants approved by the complaints against environmental Liliya Flyaum noted. – And can you Federal Service for the Oversight of violations is sometimes used by our imagine what it takes to prepare Consumer Protection and Welfare unscrupulous competitors. for such inspections? To add to (Rospotrebnadzor). It is known the trouble, different territorial that the human nose can smell There is no shortage of various authorities may interpret one and hydrocarbons in concentrations inspections at the Marine Terminal. the same regulation in different equal to only one-half of the During this September alone, ways. We are ready for that, and allowable maximum. Only one- inspections are planned by the we comply wherever we have to. half! Federal Service For Supervision After all, the Marine Terminal In The Sphere Of Transport is the Consortium’s image, the THE CONSORTIUM’S (Transnadzor), Federal Service for place of its registration and its Environment, Technology and legal address, and our task is to IMAGE Nuclear Oversight (Rostekhnadzor), represent CPC. Environmental monitoring Federal Supervisory Natural is regularly performed at the Resources Management Service by Irina Brichkalevich, Marine Terminal. Not a single (Rosprirodnadzor), Russian Federal Ekaterina Suvorova

BirdsB mistook the Tank Farm’s firewater pond for a natural lake

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Caring for people WHEN COVERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MARINE TERMINAL, IT WOULD BE UNFAIR NOT TO MENTION THE FACILITIES, WHICH WERE BUILT FOR THE COMFORT OF THE PEOPLE.

A TIME OF HOUSE- worked at the Marine Terminal’s WARMING PARTIES administrative building (part of the Shore Facility) and they had Apart from its purely industrial to use public transport every time facilities, the Tank Farm area they needed to travel to the Tank now features a beautiful and Farm. Now they are permanently comfortable building, which present at the site, which is a is called the Support Base (SB). huge advantage. It makes Lead HSE Engineer Alexander Soloviev really happy Walking around SB, we called that his colleagues have moved into the local control room where into the spacious and comfortable we talked with shift supervisor premises of SB. Mikhail Tarasenko.

– This is a what I call a tangible – We moved in here in August Mikhail Tarasenko: “It is much better to work achievement in the fi eld of 2015, and our impressions are just here and all amenities and comforts are excellent” HSE and industrial safety, – he great, – he said. – Our previous stressed. – SB now accommodates place was only one-fi fth the expanded from three to seven the shift supervisor and some size of this one. Now we have a 100,000 tonne tanks – this is specialists of the Marine conformable changing room and really a something! All equipment Terminal. The new premises a kitchen area. It is much more is timely serviced, our team is are much more spacious and comfortable to work here and the composed of true professionals, comfortable, and are equipped conditions are excellent. This is which is why the probability of with everything necessary for very important given how intense accidents is almost zero. effi cient work, including night our work is. All CPC oil eventually shifts. There are showers and a comes to the Marine Terminal, Mikhail is a professional with laundry... Before SB was built, the throughput is constantly 15 years of experience with the the Marine Terminal specialists increasing and the Tank Farm has Marine Terminal and over 40

New PSB and a firewater pond

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years of experience in the oil THE MICROCLIMATE industry. At the time our visit, IS IMPORTANT Mikhail was in the offi ce, while all 10 members of his shift were – The Marine Terminal routinely busy “in the fi eld” inspecting the monitors the workplaces, – senior facilities, issuing work permits HSE Engineer Alexey Kulikov and monitoring subcontractor told Panorama. In the last year, work. we carried out a comprehensive appraisal of labour conditions at SB also accommodates contractor all 173 workplaces. As a result, personnel for whom various 165 workplaces were classifi ed as equipment is installed, including either optimal or satisfactory, i.e. machine tools and a welding not harmful and safe. As you may station. “Now they do not have to guess, the remaining 8 workplaces go back to their base every time are those of our controllers. Their they need to carry out mechanical work is dangerous by defi nition work,” Alexander Soloviev Alexander Soloviev due to its extremely high intensity. stressed. A controller has to process a large number of signals every A fi re station has been built improvement of the working minute. This is part of the job and within the Tank Farm grounds, environment and labour nothing can be done about that. with excellent conditions for conditions will be the launch of the 24/7 work schedule of the a third administrative building fi refi ghters. There is everything within the Marine Terminal necessary for fi re equipment grounds. The building, we were maintenance and there is a told, is currently at the design heated garage equipped with ID phase. fans. WORK AND TRAIN – The former fi re station was not initially equipped with Labour safety to a large extent ID fans and we had to make a depends on the professionalisms special request for the fans to be of those who are in charge of it. installed, and here, at the new station, everything necessary – The OLIMPOKS training and is already in place, – Alexander certifi cation programs, which remarked. are similar to those used by the Federal Service for Environment, SB and the new fi re station Technology and Nuclear Alexey Kulikov were launched last year, Oversight (Rostekhnadzor), has simultaneously with tanks Nos. proven to be very useful for 4, 6 and 8. During our visit to training CPC HSE engineers, – In addition to other checks, the the Tank Farm (in late February Alexander Soloviev remarked. program of annual monitoring this year) we found out that The program includes databases includes microclimate inspection, another important facility, a of relevant regulatory documents – Alexey said. new equipment and materials and standards, and is regularly warehouse, was to be put into updated and maintained in line Every time a noncompliance operation soon. When that with changes in the relevant is discovered in respect of any happens, CPC will no longer have laws and regulations. Questions standards set for workplace to rent warehouse space. The for tests are also updated lighting, equipment or land, which used to be occupied accordingly. microclimate, we develop and by the old-fashioned warehouses, implement appropriate corrective now accommodates new 100,000 It is important that knowledge actions. tonne tanks. and training checks are perfor- med directly at workplaces by Irina Brichkalevich, A next step towards the further without the interruption of work. Ekaterina Suvorova www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC April 2016 19 EXPANSION PROJECT

A huge construction project running on time

IN MID-MARCH, CPC GENERAL DIRECTOR NIKOLAY BRUNICH MADE AN INSPECTION TOUR OF THE EXPANSION PROJECT’S CONSTRUCTION SITES – PS-5 AND PS-2 IN THE STAVROPOL KRAI AND THE REPUBLIC OF KALMYKIA.

Nikolay Brunich heard optimistic reports from the builders who told him that construction and installation work at PS-5 was 93 % complete. In April-May, the construction contractors are planning large scale cleanup and landscaping work, and then they will proceed to Pre-Start Safety Reviews (PSSRs), including the readiness of both the equipment and the staff. After all the work is completed and the required approval received, the team will proceed with fi lling the pump station with oil, which is On PS-5 scheduled for early September 2016. Finally, following successful testing, the station will be put into operation. PS-2 is a third pump station in been completed as of mid-March. the Republic of Kalmykia. Earlier In early November 2016, the PS-5 is the second Expansion Expansion Project’s efforts in the contractors expect to turn the Project facility in the Stavropol republic included upgrading PS station over for testing. Krai. The fi rst one was PS-4, which Komsomolskaya and putting PS-3 went online in late 2015. into operation in late 2015. Having ordered to expeditiously increase the number of workers After having visited PS-5, At a debriefi ng called after the at the facility in order to meet Nikolay Brunich toured PS-2. walkdown inspection of PS-2, schedule, Nikolay Brunich representatives asked work supervisors to pay of the special attention to the strict management observance of safety during all the company, construction work. contractors and subcontractors In the meantime, local residents are pointed out impatiently awaiting the launch of that work had CPC pump stations. After all, new been intensifi ed facilities mean more jobs. CPC is at PS-2 in order also widely renowned for its social to ensure responsibility. CPC regularly provides its timely support and assistance to the health commissioning. care, education and cultural centres and runs various charity programs Over 70 % of the targeting the most vulnerable strata. On PS-2 construction and installation by Irina Brichkalevich, work had Pavel Kretov

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The Magnificent “Four”

PS-4 WAS PUT INTO OPERATION IN THE IPATOVO DISTRICT OF THE STAVROPOL KRAI ON DECEMBER 23, 2015. THE NEW STATION WILL RECEIVE OIL FROM PS “KOMSOMOLSKAYA”, AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE TO SUPPORT THE FURTHER FLOW OF OIL TO PS “KROPOTKINSKAYA”.

“Come here, to our homeland of Stavropol, to our lovely Ipatovo district”, – we heard the local Cossacks passionately singing. People here are always glad to welcome guests, especially guests from CPC. And the occasion for the visit of CPC managers was particularly pleasant – the “birth” of PS-4. The ceremonial launch was attended by a delegation led by CPC General Director Nikolay Brunich while First Deputy Head of the Stavropol territorial administration Ivan Kovalev and the local Minister of Energy and Industry Vitaly Khotsenko represented the local authorities. A symbolic PS launch buttons were pressed by Nikolay Brunich CPC General Built as part of the Expansion Director, Victor Abmaev, CPC General Manager, Field Operations, First Deputy Head of the Stavropol territorial administration Ivan Kovalev, head of the Project’s Phase II, PS-4 is located Ipatovo district administration Sergey Savchenko, Deputy General Director at KP 1031 km of the Tengiz- of LLC Stroinovatsiya Alexey Yegorov and Deputy General Director of LLC Novorossiysk pipeline. The Kontakt-S Dmitry Odintsov construction of PS-4 was started in June 2012. By August 2014, commissioning phase began. – I would like to express the construction and installation System tests were successfully our gratitude to our general work was completed and the carried out in December 2015. contractor LLC Stroinovatsiya, subcontractor LLC Kontakt-S, management company OJSC Chernomortransneft, and the CPC Expansion Project team for completing the effort on time, to a high standard, and within budget, – Nikolay Brunich said. He also thanked the Stavropol territorial administration and Governor Vladimir Vladimirov personally for their support for the construction of the CPC facilities.

Presenting a symbolic key to CPC General Director Nikolay Brunich presents a symbolic key to the station the station to PS-4 head Oleg to PS-4 Manager Oleg Gavrilov Gavrilov, Nikolay Brunich noted that not a single

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A walkdown inspection of the new station’s main facilities

accident or safety violation had occurred during the station’s PS-4 is CPC’s fi rst pump station launched construction, and said he was in the Stavropol territory as part of the Expansion absolutely certain that the Project. PS-5 is scheduled to be completed station’s operations team would keep up the tradition. in the territory in 2016

Similar conclusions and hopes Being an intermediate pumping room, a firewater pump house, were expressed by CPC General station, PS-4 is not equipped an administration building and Manager of Field Operations with storage tanks, but has water treatment facilities. Victor Abmaev. pipeline cleaning and diagnostic tools. PS-4 includes the mainline Though famous mostly for its – PS-4 is a reliable, high-tech pump house, strainers, a surge rich farms, Stavropol territory station, which can be operated relief system, an operator’s is actively developing its in both automated mode and by the specialists present at the facility, – he stressed.

A symbolic PS launch buttons were pressed by CPC General Director Nikolay Brunich, CPC General Manager of Field Operations Viсtor Abmaev, First Deputy Head of the Stavropol territorial administration Ivan Kovalev, head of the Ipatovo district administration Sergey Savchenko, Deputy General Director of LLC Stroinovatsiya Alexey Yegorov and Deputy Timed to coincide with the ceremonial launch of PS-4 was another General Director of LLC notable event—the handover of two school buses as a CPC gift to the Ipatovo district. Kontakt-S Dmitry Odintsov.

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In addition to providing jobs for the locals, CPC facilities are bringing regular tax proceeds to the local coffers and creating new opportunities for the development of social and community programs. In the Stavropol territory alone, CPC has allocated around RUB 400 mln for social and community programs in recent several years.

Timed to coincide with the ceremonial launch of PS-4 was another notable event – the handover of two school buses, a CPC gift to the Ipatovo district. Eleven such buses worth a total of over RUB 25 mln will appear in the territory’s other districts – First Deputy Head of the Stavropol territorial administration Ivan Kovalev Apanasenkovsky, Turkmensky presenting awards to specialists who distinguished themselves during the PS-4 and Trunovsky. construction effort PS-4 is CPC’s first pump industrial sector too, which appeared in the territory, – station launched in the currently accounts for a First Deputy Head of Stavropol territory as part of notable proportion of the the Stavropol territorial the Expansion Project. PS-5 is territory’s output. administration Ivan Kovalev scheduled to be completed in remarked. PS-4 currently the territory in 2016. – We are very glad that one employs around 120 people, more high-tech facility has nearly 80% of them local. by Pavel Kretov

A commemorative picture of PS-4 launch ceremony

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OF THE STAVROPOL KRAI, AND OPENED A NEW OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN THE VILLAGE OF PTICHYE IN THE IZOBILNENSKY DISTRICT.

Nikolay Brunich, CPC General Director, Vladimir Vladimirov, Stavropol krai Governor and Leonid Bokhanovsky, CPC-R Deputy General Director, RF Government Relations, took part in the official ceremonies on January 21, along with the district heads and representatives of the Stavropol krai Government and local Duma.

11 buses were sent to educational institutions in the Turkmensky, Trunovsky and Vladimir Vladimirov, Nikolay Brunich and other officials are heading to the place of the bus Apanasenkovsky handover ceremony districts. The other two were presented A local outpatient clinic in the its own lab. It will be able to to the Ipatovsky district at village of Ptichye was also built provide services not only to the the end of last year. Modern and fully equipped with funds villagers, but to people from vehicles, at a total cost of about provided by the Consortium neighbouring communities as RUB 26 mln, fully equipped replacing the old health facility well. The total cost of the project for the comfortable and safe which had been in critical amounted to almost RUB 78 mln. transportation of children, were condition. The new clinic can take purchased by the CPC at the up to 100 patients per shift and The honour of by cutting the request of the krai government. has 40 medical rooms, including ribbon at the opening ceremony

Bus handover in Stavropol

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and local authorities is a two-way street, – he said. Business finds ways to accommodate the requests of the authorities, because it can see its investments going for the intended purpose.

Nikolay Brunich stated that, despite the external difficulties, the company has no intention of changing its plans and the social program budgeted for 2016 is going to be implemented in full.

Just before the clinic opening ceremony, Nikolay Brunich and First Deputy Chair of the Stavropol krai Government Ivan Kovalev visited PS-5, Head of laboratory Olga Martiyanova is about to try out the pumping station near a new microscope the village of Ptichye that is being constructed as part of was delegated to two local Vladimirov noted that CPC has the CPC pipeline throughput women by the territorial and been paying a lot of attention capacity Expansion project. company authorities. to the region’s social conditions The production facility was 90% ever since the beginning of its ready at the time, with plans to One of the women told the operations in the Stavropol begin operation this autumn. CPC Press Service that she territory. The station tests are scheduled kept a piece of the ribbon for August. which would become a family – I am convinced that the heirloom. Governor Vladimir relationship between business by Ekaterina Krapivko

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Everything is under control

THE WESTERN REGION’S LEAD OIL METERING ENGINEER, VICTOR DUNAYEV, IS ONE OF KRASNODAR OFFICE’S MOST RESPECTED SPECIALISTS. HE HAS BEEN WITH CPC FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS.

Our CPC Panorama correspondent recalls. “It was not an easy was lucky to fi nd Victor Dunayev period of time as I was at his desk. He had just returned checking the project’s from the “Kropotkinskaya” compliance with the pump station. The test lab at applicable standards and “Kropotkinskaya”, a key pump regulations, but it was an station in the Western region, had interesting time. I did a lot just successfully passed a regular of travelling to various sites certifi cation, which confi rmed in Tengiz, Atyrau, Astrakhan that oil quality control was at a and Novorossiysk. Thanks to his prior working high level, as always. CPC has experience with OJSC everything necessary for that, By the way, the pipeline was Chernomortransneft, which, including modern equipment and already in operation at the time. as an oil exporting company, highly skilled specialists. In the 1990s, CPC operated the was furnished with the newest pipeline’s fi rst segment – Tengiz- equipment, Victor Dunayev was Victor Dunayev started his Guryev-Astrakhan-Grozny – well familiar with the metering career as an oil pipeliner back which was constructed during stations assembled for the in 1972, after graduating from the Soviet era. The pipeline CPC pipeline. Such devices as the Grozny Oil Institute. First, he transported the oil from the densitometers and viscometers worked with the Northwestern Tengiz fi eld to Atyrau, from had already been in use in Russia at that time.

“Our work is critical for the commercial success After the completion of the of the whole company” pipeline, Dunayev was appointed the Western Region’s lead oil metering engineer in the CPC Pipelines Directorate and then where it was transported Krasnodar offi ce. His team moved to the North Caucasian through the pipeline systems of currently includes a lead logistics Pipeline Directorate. In 1996, he KazTransOil and Transneft along specialist and an engineer- headed the metrology service of a roundabout route via Orenburg, metrologist. The team is in charge the OJSC Chernomortransneft’s Samara and Tikhoretsk, to of monitoring the performance Unifi ed Pipeline Directorate Novorossiysk. Metering stations of all measurement equipment for the Caspian and Caucasus were also already functioning at in the Western Region, including Regions. The experience he that time, of course. pressure and temperature accumulated back then was detectors, fl owmeters, level useful for organising a metrology “While the Tengiz-Novorossiysk meters, etc. service for the Caspian Pipeline pipeline was being built, Consortium, where he came equipment for its metering “Our work is critical for the in 1999, at the time when the stations was supplied from commercial success of the whole pipeline connecting the Caspian Houston in parts, and had to be company,” Victor Dunayev notes and Black Seas was still under the completely assembled, adjusted completing his story. “Our team is construction. and launched at the site,” Victor strong and well-knit, they will not Dunayev recalls. The work was let you down.” “For three years I worked in the performed by both Russian and Moscow offi ce,” Victor Dunayev American contractors. By Pavel Kretov

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By the roads of CPC

PEOPLE WHO STOOD AT THE COMPANY’S FOUNDING AND TOOK PART IN ITS DEVELOPMENT ALWAYS HAVE A PARTICULAR AUTHORITY WITH ANY TEAM.

The driver, Sergey Zaitsev, has been wheeling the CPC route since 1998. He started with the surveyors from the design institute. Then there were American specialists who monitored the quality of pipeline facility construction, and after that CPC employees on their charity missions. He has changed cars four times over the years, and visited all the pipeline sections from Astrakhan to Novorossiysk.

– Which places are the most beautiful? There are many – the Caucasus, Kuban..., – says Sergey. – It all depends on the season. For example, there’s nothing – We help each other. Now we came later, when he was already more beautiful than Kalmykia mostly drive to PS-6, PS-7, PS-8 at CPC. According to Sergey, in spring: the desert turns into and PS-4. The roads are very a good driver should always be flowery meadows, tulips are in good, especially in the Krasnodar trying to improve himself, he bloom. Territory, – says Sergey. has to know a lot and be able to do a lot, including constant monitoring the road conditions, BY THE WAY and he needs to have excellent The word “driver” is translated from French as “coal heaver”. That is because in the orientation skills. 18th century the first drivers were riding steam-driven wagons designed by Nicolas- Joseph Cugnot, a French engineer. A wagon would be equipped with a large steam boiler that had to be stoked. The driver would both drive the wagon and feed the Observance of safety measures boiler with coal at the same time. In the 1880s Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz at every turn is of the utmost invented the first petrol internal combustion engine and installed it on a new vehicle importance at the Caspian called the “automobile”. Russia saw its first automobile and the birth of profession Pipeline Consortium. The of driver in 1895. responsibility of CPC drivers is both to drive, and to make sure all passengers observe the travel There are 10 drivers in the He considers driving to be a rules and always follow the Krasnodar team. Their workload man’s job, and says it is his instruction: “Fasten your seat has increased signficantly with vocation. He got his Class B belts, please!” the start of the Expansion and Class C license while in Project. the army; the Class D license By Pavel Kretov

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The lady of the house

THEY SAY BEING A GOOD PERSON IS NOT A JOB. BUT THE EXCELLENT PERSONAL QUALITIES OF THIS LADY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF HER JOB.

WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

Elena Krayeva is a maid at the Moscow office of the Consortium. Even though she has a hundred and one things to do, it’s impossible to find her in a bad mood. A friendly smile and sincere concern are the things Elena is most known for, and her positive mood is contagious.

– What does it matter what mood I’m in, or how I’m feeling? What do other people have to do with it? It doesn’t take much effort to smile and say hello, – Elena thinks.

She came to CPC 10 years ago, when the Moscow office took two floors at the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel and Business Centre. At that time a diligent and responsible hotel maid was “attached” to the pipeline company team. Elena fitted in so well that when in September 2005 the Clean the rooms, do the dishes, THE VOCATION Consortium moved to the tidy the shared fridge in the OF SERVING “Legion” business centre, she kitchen, make sure there’s always received an official offer of a full range of our favourite teas Taking care of people is Elena’s employment. next to the dispensers and that vocation and philosophy of life. She has been in the service industry for 14 years, and she was Taking care of people is Elena’s vocation and led there by life circumstances. philosophy of life – I quit my accounting job when my sons were little, and went to – I know the people here very well, we never run out of sugar. Elena work at the kindergarten to be especially those who have been orders all the tea-time necessities near them. I had been a child- with the company for a while.They every week, and she keeps a minder for 12 years. When my work so hard, so I try to do what I small supply at the warehouse so boys got older, they went to the can to bring comfort and cosiness that we never notice any non- local school. After classes they to the offi ce, – says Elena. scheduled delays in delivery. would come to me and do their

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homework, always there by my being needed, knowing there’s side, – she remembers. nothing worse than having no one Kirill Bidinsky, waiting for you at home. In the turbulent 1990s a great Deputy Administrative misfortune came to her house – – Every day I come to work, and it Manager, her husband went to work in the feels like family, – Elena confesses. Moscow Office: morning and, dying suddenly, never came home. Elena was left FOR THE SOUL alone with two boys at the diffi cult ages of 12 and 14. The money What else do we know about this situation was critical; Elena took shy woman? She is no computer any extra work she could fi nd to fan and only uses one to fi nd be able to raise her children, until information on the internet, for one day a friend helped her fi nd example, about the cultural events the hotel job. It gave her a reliable of the city. She just loves theatre. salary and time to bring her sons up. – You have never been to the Then it was time for her sons’ “Moon Theatre” in Malaya army service, and for a mother Ordynka? But you can see Sergey those four years were fi lled with Prokhanov there! And the Maly emotions and concerns: Elena Theatre in Bolshaya Ordynka visited the army units regularly is a real classic in the best and brought treats to ease theatre tradition! I like the Elena homesickness for her sons and Kamburova Theatre of Music and their fellow soldiers. She simply Poetry ... There are so many art – Our colleague Elena Krayeva has had to take care of them, it was in places in Moscow, you should not the ability to get on with people. It her nature. miss the opportunity! – says Elena. is amazing how she is able to keep her spirits up and find the upsides Today Elena is taking care of her And it’s diffi cult to object. Any of her job. Her genuine wish to elderly father and is a loving living art is a great source of spirit, make the office life a little brighter granny for her two grandchildren. which every person needs. and the office space a little more She fi nds simple happiness in this homelike wins hearts. She doesn’t eternal circle of labour: the joy of by Ekaterina Suvorova just take her official duties formally but puts her heart into it, and she’s always willing to help with domestic issues. Elena is always Irina Brichkalevich, – I am new to CPC. On my first looking for ways to decorate her CPC Press Service: working day in the Moscow office areas of responsibility with flower the colleagues took me on a tour of bouquets or ornamental designs, our floor and said: “Make yourself which puts everyone in the at home, here’s the kitchen, and cheerful mood. Elena is in constant here you can always have a cup of contact with the staff, monitoring tea!” Work at the Press Service is their wishes and opinions about creative, it’s a little like an editors everyday common issues. That is office. A hot cup of tea – green, why an important part of her job is black, currant, mint, camomile, to getting along with people, even in fit any taste – gives inspiration for sometimes difficult or unpleasant text writing, cheers you up and situations. We have a large team, helps relax during a short break.” we are all different, but we have When staff members come for a to work together and keep up cup of tea, the local host Elena standards. Being an administrative Krayeva surrounds them with care department employee, Elena also and attention. The areas of her ensures the observance of those responsibility are spotless. This kind standards and office rules, and woman lifts your spirits and makes that makes her a fully fledged office feel like home. member of the team.

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At the bottom of an ancient sea CPC-K HELPED THE ATYRAU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM WITH PURCHASING NEW EXHIBITION EQUIPMENT. IT GAVE THE SCIENTISTS THE CHANCE TO SHOW WORKS FROM THEIR RESERVES, INCLUDING MANY THAT HAD NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED BEFORE.

Thanks to CPC sponsorship, true passion, I’ve read masses refurbishment of the premises of books, and have taken part and reconstruction of the display in numerous expeditions, – has been undertaken in the explains Alexander. Yury whole museum. The exhibition Pastukhov, a brilliant local now follows a clear logical historian and paleontologist, chain. It is titled, “Welcome to has been supervising such the Cretaceous sea shore!” The expeditions in the Atyrau visitor can move from stand to region for over 20 years. He stand, following the stages of the and his students together have emergence and development of collected some unique material life on our planet. from the distant past of our planet. A UNIQUE MUSEUM Hundreds of exhibits represent – Our Natural History Museum the ancient animals that used is the only one in Kazakhstan to inhabit the territory of

Where today is the hot, endless Kazakh steppe, millions of years ago there were the splashing waves of a huge sea, stretching from Moscow to Western Siberia

dedicated to Cretaceous Western Kazakhstan. Bones of marine fauna, – said Alexander mammoths, woolly rhinoceri, Kapyonkin, opening the tour for proto-aurochs and deer... a group of CPC employees. AND THERE WAS OIL Our guide looks like a typical Alexander Kapyonkin high-school student. But the But the greatest number of relics more we listen to him, the more come from marine animals. we are convinced that we’re Where today is the hot, endless talking to an accomplished Kazakh steppe, millions of years scientist, one who is very ago there were the splashing enthusiastic about his field waves of a huge sea, stretching of expertise. Alexander is the from Moscow to Western Siberia. president of the “Millenium” Incidentally, scientists think eco-tourist club. Next year he is that Kazakhstan owes its oil going to enter medical school. to that particular prehistoric water mass. Tens of millions of – I learned to talk and became years turned the remains of its interested in paleontology at sea-weed, fish and shellfish into around the same time. It’s my black gold. Museum exhibits

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The unique chalk plateaux of first humans, who could have the Caspian Sea region, and easily been their prey. especially the Aktologay plateau, are still of great interest to One interesting fact is that the world science. Many exhibits are sharks’ closest relatives are so unique that they defy precise actually rays (skates). They are scientific definition and require also predatory cartilaginous fish more extensive research. Some that took to bottom-dwelling items date as far back as 150 and developed their flat shape million years. back in the Jurassic period.

– Here is the biggest porbeagle In Alexander’s opinion, the (mackerel shark) tooth ever plesiosaurus was the most found in Mangyshlak,– interesting of all the animals Alexander continues, and he’s that inhabited the ancient sea. proud that he was the one who found it. – If Nessy (the Loch Ness Monster) really existed, which GREETINGS FROM THE I personally doubt very much, it would definitely have to be a PALEOZOIC plesiosaurus, – Alexander states. The neighboring stand displays the bones of a megalodon, They were fully equipped for life a distant relative of the great in water, despite the fact they white shark. The predator’s jaws had to come to the surface from are big enough to gobble down time to time for air. They had a bus. four limbs shaped as flappers and a barrel-shaped body. Some – Sharks appeared about 300 had long necks and small heads, mln years ago during the others had short necks and Paleozoic period, but they didn’t huge heads. They inhabited salt become the real threatening waters, like seas and oceans. predators they are today until Plesiosaurus bones have been 40-30 mln years ago, during their found on every continent, their golden age, – Alexander including the Antarctic. Kapyonkin says. – Megalodons lasted till the appearance of the by Pavel Kretov

A fascinating excursion Plesiosaurus, the one and only

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The pipeline laid beneath the Ladoga Lake

Borissovaa GGriva FFuel termrmininal raia lrooad sts attion IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE OF “CPC PANORAMA” ((Karreeddzhhi Cape)e) WE WROTE ABOUT THE UNIQUE SUBSEA PIPELINE SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE ALLIED FORCES AFTER THEIR LANDING IN NORMANDY DUING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. A SIMILAR SUBWATER ARTERY WAS CONSTRUCTED AT ROUGHLY THE SAME TIME IN THE SOVIET UNION TO SUPPLY FUEL TO THE BLOCKADED CITY OF LENINGRAD.

Surprisingly, the proposal to Commissariat of Defense, where On April 25, 1942 the State lay the strategic fuel pipeline to it was received in all seriousness. Defense Committee issued besieged Leningrad originally a resolution to begin came from civilian specialists, In order to continue supporting construction of the pipeline. The not the military. The first active military action by troops time frame could not be even reaction of the Soviet Army of the Leningrad Front and Baltic called “aggressive,” because it commanders when they heard Fleet vessels, the logistics service was truly fantastic – only 50 days! it was a sceptical one, and requested to create a fuel reserve they couldn’t resist irony: of around 70,000 t. But the Red Among the work to be done, ”A pipeline? Along the bed of Army Fuel Provision Directorate it was necessary to survey the Lake Ladoga? Why don’t you could not guarantee even half route, develop engineering documentation and procurement plans for equipment, The Siege of Leningrad, which continued for almost 900 construction materials, pipes, days, set a record as the longest and most severe siege of etc., taking into account the a city in the entire history of mankind. About one million specifics of wartime. 101 mm people died of hunger and bombing during the siege. With dia steel pipes were delivered major enemy forces mobilized to maintain the siege, the Soviet Army was able to win victories on several other sections of the Russian-German frontline. The defense of Leningrad passed into history as a symbol of the courage and heroism of the Soviet people

propose building a bridge over that amount since there were the heads of the Germans?” insufficient barges, tank cars, Nevertheless, in March 1942, the metal tanks and pumps. In such proposal developed by specialists conditions the construction from Glavneftesnab (the Main of a pipeline along the bed of Directorate for Oil Products Lake Ladoga turned out to be, Supplies) was submitted for in fact, the only solution to the Pipeline submersion review to the USSR People’s problem.

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from the Izhora Plant, and the procurement of pumps and fuel tanks was organized by the Leningrad Oblneftesbyt (Regional Directorate for Oil Product Supplies).

The construction, for which up to 500 servicemen, 25 trucks, six tractors and two boats were mobilized, started on May 26, 1942. An important role was played by the Baltic Fleet Special Purpose Underwater Operations Divisions (EPRON). Divers and marines worked hand-in-hand mapping the topography of the The construction of the pipeline along the bed of Lake Ladoga was lake bed and doing dredging performed at a distance of only two km from the frontline. work where necessary. could hold up the project. up to 400 t per day. During the Pipes were assembled and People worked with enormous whole period the «artery of life» welded together outdoors, in dedication, sparing no effort, (that was how the pipeline was the nearby forest, only after day and night. The project was informally called) was operated, dark, of course. On the western completed on June 16, 1942, it delivered about 400,000 tonnes coast of Lake Ladoga, pipes were one week before the scheduled of fuel to the besieged city. first assembled in 200 m long date set by the State Defense sections and then in stalks up Committee. The government The “Artery of Life” operated to 1.2 km. During towing into commission noted the highest until early 1943, when the the lake, the stalk ends were standards of work: only one Red Army broke the enemy placed on pontoon rafts. The minor defect was found in siege, cleared an eight km buoyancy of the pipeline was the inspection of nearly 6,000 wide corridor, and railway maintained with the help of a welded joints. connections with the city were chain of wooden logs fastened restored. According to military together. The submergence of the A Pipeline Operations historians, the pipeline played pipeline involved the following Directorate subordinate to the an important role in thwarting procedure: after a stalk had been Leningrad Front Procurement Hitler’s plans to eliminate the welded together, the pontoon Department was established to Russian Northern Capital - was removed from beneath it manage the pipeline’s operation. Leningrad. and the ropes connecting the Throughput capacity of the 100 logs with the pipeline were cut mm dia Ladoga Pipeline was Interview by Pavel Kretov one after one.

A 102 mm dia fuel pipeline From the German Navy Directive No. 1601 of September nearly 30 km long was laid along 22, 1941: “The Future of Petersburg:” the bed of the lake in depths reaching 35 m in places. Two “The Fuhrer has made the decision to wipe the city of Leningrad from the pump stations (a main one and face of the earth. After the defeat of Soviet Russia, there will be no need a backup) were installed on the for the further existence of this colossal population center... lake’s eastern coast, and a tank The plan is for the city to be tightly cordoned and then razed to the ground farm and a loading rack erected by shelling with all kinds of artillery and permanent aircraft bombing. If in on the lake’s western coast. that situation any surrender petitions are announced, they will be declined The front line was just two because we can’t and won’t resolve problems related to the maintenance kilometres away. But neither of the city’s population and its food provision. In this war, which is being bombing and shelling by the waged for the right of survival, we are not interested in preserving even enemy, nor stormy weather a part of the population.”

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Following the ancient customs

THE CPC MULTINATIONAL TEAM INCLUDES AISHAT TEKEYEVA, A REPRESENTATIVE OF ONE OF THE CAUCASIAN ETHNIC MINORITIES.

A KARACHAI WOMAN In Karachai families, daughters are by, but nothing changed: the married by seniority, meaning that Expansion Project changed This friendly hard-working a younger daughter cannot start Aishat’s family plans. Business girl wins people’s hearts, and a family before her elder sister. trips connected with land her oriental beauty seems Aishat is the youngest of three allocation and agreements with mysterious at times ... I met her daughters, and her middle sister land users were extremely time- at the Moscow office Regulatory was still single at the time of our consuming, there was no time Affairs Group. She is the team’s meeting. In the meantime Aishat, for personal affairs. The girl’s youngest member, and she being an example of wisdom and parents from Kislovodsk were works so hard that colleagues common sense, dedicated all tactful and didn’t push her. started teasing her: “There her time to work, often without will be no bachelors left by the holidays or weekends. FAMILY VALUES time the Expansion Project is over!” Aishat put it off with a Then the time came when she Aishat descends from a family of jest: “There will be for me, I’m could show pictures of her middle doctors, her grandfather being a Karachai!” sister’s wedding. Months passed the founder of the medical line. He was a renowned doctor and a well respected man.

– My grandfather went to the front to fight the fascists when he was 17, and he told us a lot about the war. He spent the rest of his life fighting for people’s health, – tells Aishat.

– The Karachai people stress the particular importance of education and knowledge. My father is a lieutenant-colonel of Veterinary Service, my mother is a GP, my eldest sister is an endocrinologist, my middle sister is a rheumatologist, and my brother and I went into law.

In the 21st century Aishat’s compatriots make great efforts to preserve their traditions of creating new families, when parents choose life partners for their children.

– The thing is that there are only about three hundred thousand Karachai people left in the world. That makes us all responsible for preserving

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our culture and the Karachai view of starting nationality itself. That is why a new family. international marriages are so rare with us, and the formation There are some of new families is supervised by particular rules the older generation, – Aishat to be observed by explains. The national traditions every Karachai of the Karachai are in no way girl when dating an obstacle for integration her future into modern social life. In our husband. They experience, by consciously should never be following the traditions, one can alone together, find support that modern people but must always often lack. be chaperoned by friends UNDER THE or relatives, preferably in a SUPERVISION OF THE public place. The OLDER GENERATION young man may not even touch the girl’s hand, friends and relatives in the groom’s Aishat eagerly agreed to and this is even reflected in the cortege receive a carpet as a gift. share some information on national dances where partners the Karachai family-forming never touch. After a short feast the guests hear traditions with the readers of that the bride is ready. She awaits our corporate magazine: After getting the bride’s consent her groom in the company of her the groom’s family send sisters and girlfriends, who demand – The parents’ role in choosing representatives, who bring gifts a ransom for the bride.” a life partner is very important. and discuss the wedding issues. We believe that parents must This is our equivalent of an After the traditional “bargaining” raise, educate and marry their engagement. the girl is taken to the groom’s children, because a person only house. She must be accompanied becomes truly independent A Karachai wedding is quite by her brothers and one woman. when they have a family of their a performance! At the appointed On the way the couple attends own. time the groom’s magnificent a mosque to conduct an Islamic procession arrives at the bride’s wedding ceremony – nikyah – which A potential match is closely house. The cars are decorated is obligatory for the Karachai. examined by the girl’s relatives with carpets, and the most According to traditions, only men in every aspect, from his looks expensive and beautiful one is can serve as witnesses at a Muslim to the family he belongs to. on the car for the bride. Before wedding ceremony. Once at the Marriages within one family there were cars, carpets used to groom’s house, the bride stays in or between descendants from be put on the backs of horses. All a separate room with her brothers. a common ancestor are forbidden. The approval of the future bride or groom by the parents is of vital importance for a happy marriage. The feelings and preferences of young people are taken into consideration, of course, as they are the ones who will have to share their lives together.

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a patriarchal way of living, but as I have already said, our women have always been respected by our men.

A Russian proverb fi ts perfectly here: “The man is the head, but the woman is the neck”. For us a man is responsible for his family’s relations with the outer world, and a woman is a family guardian, she makes “the weather” in the house. My mother is my role model. She keeps telling me and my sisters: ‘A wife is the picture of her husband’s best qualities, a man with a good wife can achieve respect and prosperity’, – says Aishat to complete her story. At a Karachai wedding the respect to the bride’s parents groom doesn’t see his bride and and older relatives; that is P.S. We are pleased to say not long they do not sit together at the the start of his relationships ago our colleague started a family same table. The groom should with the in-laws. With all of her own. We wish you all the always be in the company of his the traditional observations, happiness, Aishat! friends and brothers. a typical Karachai wedding lasts for 3–5 days. by Ekaterina Suvorova On the second day the bride’s family visit the groom’s house THE QUESTION OF and bring a dowry and gifts. That is when a special ceremony takes UPBRINGING place – the displaying of the In her new family the daughter- bride, literally translated as “the in-law should follow some rules: wrap removal”. to get up when relatives enter the room, not to sit down in the When the girl comes out to the presence of older relatives, not to guests, she is covered with seven talk too loudly ... large wraps: four on her head, one around her waist and one – That is the on each hand. Before the bride relationship is revealed, each party makes culture speeches expressing their best introduced wishes for the newly weds. from early This ceremony is fundamental, childhood, – because only after this is the Aishat thinks. bride accepted at the groom’s – The younger house and they are considered should respect officially married. the older and pay attention to But the wedding events aren’t their opinions. over yet, they continue with the Without respect, “groom displaying” ceremony, families and when he and his friends and community brothers are invited to visit foundations will the bride’s parents, so that be ruined. The a new son-in-law can express his Karachai follow

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With love for the land

LYUDMILA SHATALOVA, DEPUTY CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF CJSC CPC-R, SIMPLY LOVES FLOWERS. “IS THERE A WOMAN WHO DOESN’T?”, – YOU MAY ASK. BUT LYUDMILA’S LOVE FOR FLOWERS IS OF A SPECIAL KIND.

She likes to watch fi rst sprouts stumps and colour splashes out out in the fresh air, in close bursting forth, buds swelling from ceramic bowls and vases. communion with nature. Their on green stems, the mystery of Beautiful fl ower compositions son and daughter take pleasure a fl ower’s fl awless beauty being decorate the walls and the fence. in gardening – Lyudmila’s seeds brought to life.... Lyudmila got of love for the land fell on fertile a chance to experience all that – My husband implements my ground. after getting a dacha with her every landscape design fantasy, – husband Alexander. The head says Lyudmila. – I only need to Every family visit to the dacha of the family built the dacha share the idea of a new fl ower is a celebration. A weekend himself, then came the time bed or rockwork, and very away from the city hustle and to plant the garden. Lyudmila soon, as if by magic, it is done. bustle gives strength for another took to gardening with great Alexander has got a magic touch, working week. excitement, cultivating various even our compost pile was turned fl owers and ornamental shrubs. into a decoration, fertilisers We love to gather at the big table The earth generously repaid her mellow in a box shaped like an in the living room and there efforts, turning a typical plot into old treasure chest. is always room for guests. Our a lovely blossoming oasis. dacha is a place that unites and The dacha is the favourite place holds our family, relatives and Flowers here grow in the ground, to relax for the whole family. friends together, – Lyudmila says. and also climb the front porch It is no place for idleness, stairs,ssttaairrss, grggrowrowow ffromrorom wwowoodenoodo een thoughthoouughgh – theytheey araarere cocconstantlyonnsstatantntlyy by Ekaterina Suvorova

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Astrakhan’s great spaces

THE VARIOUS HOBBIES OF OUR COLLEAGUES ALONG THE TENGIZ-NOVOROSSIYSK PIPELINE ARE AN INEXHAUSTIBLE SOURCE OF INTEREST FOR CPC PANORAMA.

THE VALLEY OF THE scratch. This is a critical sector that of the “queen of flowers” “CASPIAN ROSE” in receiving the Kazakh oil in strength and appeal. How after it crosses the border, lotuses got to the lower When you look at Oleg so here meticulous fiscal reaches of the Volga river is Sidorchuk, the young and measurements and processing still a mystery for scientists. energetic Chief oil metering of all the necessary customs Some suppose the seeds were engineer of the Central Region, documents have to take place brought by migrant birds, it’s hard to believe that he’s at the same time. while others believe lotuses a Consortium veteran. He were brought here by Chinese joined CPC in 2001, when During his free time Oleg is merchants, or even that they he transferred from JSC an avid fisherman. He took to have been growing in the Chernomortransneft and this leisure activity back in region from the very earliest moved to Astrakhan from Tikhoretsk. But the Astrakhan times. the town of Tikhoretsk in region is a real heaven for Krasnodar Krai. any fisherman! It’s not just It is believed that a person because of the huge sander, cat can get a full boost of energy, A skilled professional, he and fish, carp and pike that can be vigour and immunity by his Moscow office colleagues caught in the lower reaches of spending a couple of hours built the Central Region the Volga river. It’s also about near the blooming lotuses, goods shipping service from the unique picturesque scenery inhaling the fragrance of the of a kind that flowers and bathing in the you can’t find calm waters next to them. anywhere else There are many ancient legends on the planet. about lotuses. The shortest one To understand describes the day when the that one has setting sun decided to come to come here down to Earth and turned into from mid-July a lotus flower. till September, when the – We take our families, kids, lotus flowers relatives and friends just to are in bloom. take a look at their beauty. A They are park ranger accompanies us often called on the boat trip through this “Caspian wildlife sanctuary. And, of roses” because course, nothing can match the of their taste of a real fisherman’s soup fragrance, made with freshly caught fish, similar to – Oleg Sidorchuk says.

Oleg Sidorchuk with a fishing trophy

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The housewarming party took place this summer. The children – fi ve-year-old Mikhail and three-year-old Alexander – were especially happy at this much-anticipated event. They helped a lot during construction, especially the younger brother, while the elder one went to his swimming lessons.

– How did a city-dweller like me get the courage to move to the country? Since childhood I’ve enjoyed our trips to the dacha Today Petr Starkov is the one who shares his house-building where I helped the adults to experience weed the beds and harvest the fruit and vegetables. I would like A HOUSE YOU BUILT construction workers and people my children to have a chance to YOURSELF who have managed to build experience all that, too. We’ve something just for themselves already planted the trees; it’s a According to the famous saying, share experience. I was always huge territory, 21 ares, it’s going a real man should plant a tree, ready to take advice from friends to take time to cultivate it! – Petr raise a son and build a house in and acquaintances, – Petr concludes. his life. Even though nowadays Starkov says. houses are more often bought by Pavel Kretov than built, Petr Starkov (Land Today he’s the one who shares issues consultant from the Land his experience. For example, law group, Expansion Project the roof should Astrakhan office) decided to be solid. To make stick to ancient traditions. that decision Petr looked He began building his own at numerous house in 2008. A year later he houses in the finished the foundation. While neighborhood. it was settling, he build a 200 m fence and made the framework – Little towers and all by himself. The house walls other attachments were put up by professional might look good, brick-layers, of course, but Petr but I think – the did the internal partitions. He simpler, the safer. mixed the mortar and laid the The main purpose bricks. of the roof remains for protection – I found information about against the whims house-building on the net, on of the weather, – forums where professional says Petr.

Petr Starkov’s close family

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Paradise island

I CELEBRATED THE NEW YEAR OF 2015 IN VIETNAM. I LOVED MY WINTER HOLIDAYS IN WARM ASIA, THERE WERE ENOUGH IMPRESSIONS TO LAST THE WHOLE YEAR. THAT’S WHY I DECIDED TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR OF 2016 IN THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND. LET ME SHARE MY EXPERIENCE OF RELAXING IN THIS LITTLE PARADISE IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA.

My recommendation is to take population lived along the a flight with a stopover – it’s canals. Just like in Venice, cheaper and helps you to endure you can hire a water taxi and the long flight a bit easier. My see Bangkok from the inside, destination was Bangkok, the look at the beautiful temples, capital of Thailand. It is the true the skyscrapers and even the spiritual, political, cultural, slums from the water and size commercial, diplomatic and up the contrast between the educational centre of the rich and the poor. It’s a good country. way to understand the city. A water tour is quite fascinating. In the 19th century Bangkok Most boats usually sail from the was called the Venice of principal dock of Saphan Taksin, the East, as over 90% of its which can be reached by regular taxi, tuk-tuk or bike-taxi. Bike- taxis can avoid regular traffic jams and give you a ride with wind in your hair – an extreme experience is guaranteed. There is no need to be afraid though, the Thai are professional drivers and will get you to your destination point safely and on rabbits. Would you like to dress time. to stand out from the crowd? The Chatuchak market has over If you’re in Bangkok at a a hundred clothes, shoes and weekend, take time to visit the accessories shops. You can find Chatuchak Weekend Market. almost anything here at very It’s open from 9 am to 6 pm. reasonable prices; besides, you It is one of the world’s largest can, and should, bargain. markets, it occupies over 140 000 m2 and has more than 15 But it’s hard to stay in Bangkok 000 stands and shops. The Thai for long: it’s hot, it’s stuffy and have a saying: in Chatuchak one you long for the sea that you’ve can buy all there is in Thailand. been dying to see since leaving There are things for interior snowy Moscow. design, tableware, hand-made Buddhist amulets, ornamental After experiencing the capital plants and flowers, souvenirs of Thailand you feel like you from every corner of the deserve a real holiday. You country, ceramics, and images have to make the most of the of the Buddha. There’s a section chance to laze in the sun with where you can buy pets, like a coconut or a tropical cocktail cats and dogs of various breeds, in your hand. At this point you

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are faced with a tough choice: I was pleasantly surprised which island do you choose? Any by the solitude, there were of the multitude of islands offer unexpectedly few tourists. soft white sand, bright tropical Small cafes offer local food. flowers and warm turquoise sea. Thai massage is not difficult to You just have to decide what find. And you simply must taste you’re looking for – solitude, the local exotic fruit, like the Robinson Crusoe style, or, you unbelievably sweet king fruit may wish to visit as many beach called mangosteen. My favourite parties and famous Thai massage dish is pad-thai, which is quite spas as possible. popular. You can find it both in expensive restaurants and in The islands of Thailand are very small roadside cafes, the cook popular for wedding ceremonies and the ingredients will still be and family holidays. excellent. The dish is cooked in a sizzling hot wok by sauting all I chose the paradise-like island the ingredients in fish sauce. of Phangan. It is the fifth largest island in Thailand 45 km away It is useful to learn a couple from the mainland, in the of phrases in Thai, the locals south of the Gulf of Thailand. appreciate the effort. For Phangan is only 167 кm2. In example: “Thank you”– “khob- the recent years this resort has kun”, “hello, goodbye” – gained enormous popularity ”sawatdee”. When a man is due to its infrastructure and speaking, the sentence would high quality service combined end with “khrup”, and with with rich landscapes. It is also “kha” if the speaker is a woman. famous for its wild parties, so Thai language is special, it has the island is called “the dancing male and female words and resort”. The Full Moon Party is particles. a huge open air session held every month under the full You forget all your Moscow moon. Several thousand people troubles after a short time on go there to dance. Pattaya the island. By fully immersing or Phuket, famous for their yourself in contemplation nightlife, are not even close. and letting time slowly pass, Most of Phangan is mountainous your body and soul get some and covered with wild tropical proper rest. It gives strength jungle. The island offers endless and vitality for further life and opportunities for exploration, creativity. The main feature of some paths are not even on life on an island is not to rush the map. Rent a bike and take and to feel like you’re a local. a new route every day! The natural wild jungle of Phangan I cannot imagine my life without hide several waterfalls; you travelling, it gives me so many absolutely have to swim in new powerful experiences. one of them after biking there I plan all my travel in advance, along a winding jungle path. be it in Russia or abroad. The I cannot even start to describe expectation itself of a new the feeling! holiday and another voyage is already the anticipation of Even though the island is happiness you get from meeting rather small, it has lots of new people and seeing beauty! gorgeous beaches with white sand and large palm trees. by Nadezhda Cherednikova

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“This is no plain ...”

THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS, SOME OF THE HIGHEST IN RUSSIA, LIE IN THE SOUTH OF SIBERIA RIGHT WHERE THE BORDERS OF RUSSIA, KAZAKHSTAN, CHINA AND MONGOLIA MEET. ALEXANDER BARKOV, A REGULATORY AFFAIRS GROUP EXPERT, TOLD CPC PANORAMA ABOUT HIS TWO-WEEK HIKE IN THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

lorry called ZIL-131. map and compass. The route was arranged so that from every point Then it was time it would take no longer than a to put on the day to reach an inhabited locality. backpacks and set This wasn’t being over-cautious: out. By the way, the for half of the group it was their average backpack fi rst mountain hike. weight at the start was no more than The mountains are unpre- 17 kg, which is the dictable, so the group had to usual weight at make several detours. the end of such a trip. But here the “The mountains are alive. Some rarefi ed mountain rocks crash and fall, others take air makes you feel their place, and even if you could every gram so you walk safely on the fi rst ones, the take nothing more new rocks might turn out to be but bare essentials: impassable”, Alexander explains. light tents and sleeping bags. The The group started their climb at food allowance is the Udachny (Lucky) pass. The strict and precise – route wasn’t very diffi cult and sausages, cheese, suited the group’s intention to freeze-dried meat, practice using crampons. hard tacks, rice, grits, chocolate, It was not Alexander’s fi rst time khalva and dried in Altai, he had already visited a apricots. valley between the Northern and Southern Chuya ranges in 2003. – My father Nikolay The climate there is gentler, and Victorovich was there are hardly any bare rocks. the initiator and Now that valley lay far beneath mastermind of them, the travellers glimpsed this trip – as he green meadows between gaps in always is with such the clouds fl oating at their feet. journeys. For over 25 years now he has Next there was the Leningradsky been taking every pass, with a magnifi cent First there was a fl ight from opportunity to go to Altai, – says view towards the Blue Lake. to Moscow to Gorno-Altaisk, Alexander Barkov. While climbing our tourists then a car ride along the Chuya witnessed an interesting natural tract, followed by another 200 Nikolay Victorovich knows the phenomenon – it was snowing kilometres higher into the local mountains well, so the upwards instead of downwards. mountains in a cross-country tourists hardly ever need the It happens when neighbouring

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valleys have different atmospherical pressure so the wind picks snowfl akes up and throws them over the mountain range.

At some passes it’s a local tradition to bring a couple of stones and leave them at the top. It is believed to appease the mountain spirits. At one of the mountain tops Nikolay Victorovich told his companions about dozens of stones he had already brought there.

Besides forests and mountains, Altai can boast a rich local fauna. Our tourists saw herds of wild horses, yaks, groundhogs and gophers.

Once Alexander found himself face to face with a herd of Sometimes the weather while using their camp stove, mountain goats. Before he had turned really bad, with low which also served for getting time to get scared or regret not temperatures and gale force warm. having an walking stick in his winds. In such conditions the hands to scare the animals off, tents would bend almost to the One of the main sights in this the goats changed the direction ground. The tent of Nikolay part of Altai is the Dome of sharply. It turned out they Victorovich was better adapted Three Lakes. It is one of the were only speeding up to get to for such ugly weather, so the North Chuya range peaks of a higher rock platform. tourists used it as a canopy about 3500m. It took the group six hours to climb to the top and get back to their camp. The mountain top offers a great view towards the Kuray and South Chuya ranges, the Kuray steppe, the tops of Aktru-Bash, Kzyltash, Kara-Tash, Sneznaya, Djelo and Tyute, the glaciers of Bish-Eerdu knot and the picturesque lakes of the Tyute river-valley. On a bright day from the Dome of Three Lakes one can see the highest point of Siberia – Mount Belukha 90 km away.

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treat the guests to their local produce – yak milk and cheese, salted yoghurt and flatbread.

After some time with the villagers the myth of lots of alcohol being consumed in the deep Russian countryside was busted. In the village of Aktash six tourists had difficulties purchasing even a few bottles of beer, and later it turned out they bought up the village’s whole stock. The shop assistant said that the locals never buy alcohol and they only keep it for tourists.

The solicitous attitude of the Altai people to the memory of the Great Patriotic War heroes Once they got down, the tourists experience: the biggest waves deserves to be mentioned. decided to cross over to the other reached up to the windows. On Every smallest village has bank of the Djelo river and make the way back the engine died well-tended monuments and camp in a wind-proof pine wood. and the car started drifting. obelisks wih the names of those This was easier said than done. By some miracle the driver who went to the front and Although it is usually easily managed to start the car again, – never returned. forded, the river was now wide Alexander recalls. and turbulent. They had to walk Our tourists came back from to the nearest village for help, and Let’s not forget the local their mountain trip with strong fi nally managed to cross the river people. They are always willing emotions and vivid memories, in a car that happened to pass by. to help tourists and often and promised to return. refuse to take money they are It was an unforgettable offered. They are hospitable and by Pavel Kretov

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Come And Be Caught, Fish THE MODERN WORLD HAS A MIND-BOGGLING FLOW OF INFORMATION AND A HECTIC RHYTHM OF LIFE. THAT MEANS IT’S VITAL TO HAVE A CHANGE OF SCENERY FROM TIME TO TIME, AND IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

Pavel Zaitsev, a member of According to Pavel, fi shing can be saw one of my feeder rods bend like the Projects and Engineering an expensive hobby. But if fi shing a bow and fl y from its support into Department of CPC-R, is able is your passion, you don’t think water. Never before had I run the to regularly manage his leisure about the cost. Fishing gives so “100 metres dash” so fast, even at activities, and benefi t from it. We much joy, satisfaction and benefi t. school. I had to jump into water to are talking about that timeless, It is not without reason that catch my rod that was swimming universal pastime – fi shing. people say: “Time spent fi shing away from me. The result of that doesn’t shorten your lifetime”. hard-fought battle was a carp that Pavel was born in Volgograd, and weighted 5.5 kilos. starting from his early childhood, In winter and summer, during as soon as he was able to hold a holidays and weekends, Pavel goes Not long ago our hero tried sea fi shing line, every weekend he fi shing together with friends. fi shing in the Dominican Republic. travelled to the Volga with his Sea fi shing is just as exciting and father and grandfather to fi sh. – What could be better than thrilling. The main technique is Since then fi shing has been a sitting around a fi re? What called trawling, which is a method major part of his life. When he a pleasure it is to wake up at of fi shing from a moving boat. started to learn how to fi sh, he sunrise, leave the tent and breathe Fishermen navigate motorboats and used a bamboo fi shing rod, and the fresh morning air! The fi rst drop in spinning rods baited with as his experience grew, he tried rays of the rising sun are starting small live fi sh. When a fi sh bites, different fi shing equipment. to feel warm on your skin, and the the spinning rod bows sharply, and Depending on place one needs silence of early morning creates it means that the fi sh is on the hook different equipment: for big rivers a calm and idyllic mood. The most and it is time to reel it in. During like the Volga or the Don, feeder exquisite delight is tasting freshly that tropical fi shing trip Pavel got rods and spinning rods should be cooked soup from just caught a trophy fi sh – a 15 kilogram dorado. heavy and rigid, and for fi shing on perch and zander! – says Pavel a small river or lake they should appetisingly. – I don’t consider a year successful be light and sensitive. unless I’ve spent 2 weeks in a tent He didn’t fail to add on a river bank. It is like a breath some fi sherman of fresh air, something one can’t stories: live without!, – says Pavel.

Once, early in the When your favourite activity morning in July we becomes a part of your life, the way were waiting for carp to harmony and happiness opens on the river Akhtuba. up. For Pavel achieving unity with I went to my father nature, plus the yields of delicious to fi nd out how freshly-caught fi sh (by the way, good he was doing Pavel often shares them with his and left my feeders friends) is a wonderful emotional about 70 metres boost, that strengthens him, behind me. All of helping to make progress in his a sudden I heard professional life and other fi elds. the bells ringing, turned around and by Maria Polupanova www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC April 2016 45 LIFESESTSTYLE

Only the brave can tame the oceans!

WHEN I WAS OFFERED THE CHANCE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS ISSUE, I KNEW INSTANTLY WHO TO WRITE ABOUT. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS ABOUT HER – FROM THE OIL, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT, THE AMAZING, THE ONE AND ONLY, ANGELINA MASLENNIKOVA.

Angelina is a long-term employee, having been with the CPC-R since 2002. She takes her job very seriously and brings stability and precision to any venture. But she is little known for her sea and ocean voyages. Angelina’s bold spirit always longed for nature, freedom and adventure. The only thing our brave “sea raider” lacked was her own boat.

This story began on a social network when Angelina saw a picture of her colleague training to become a sailboat skipper in the Mediterranean. It was May 2013.

– “I can categorically say that this was the moment that separated have to give sailing a try to make completed a course at the my life into BEFORE and AFTER,– sure it’s your thing”. Sea and “International Yacht Masters remembers Angelina. “To all sails would forevermore disturb Association”, and then started on my hesitant ‘what? how? can I?’ my peace. I didn’t manage to the sea. questions my colleague simply make it that year, but decided said: “You can do it! But fi rst you not to waste any more time Everything was completely new and started for her: all those new terms, mastering signs and symbols were like a nautical Chinese puzzle! Studying was theory. hard, but a journey of a thousand Is there miles begins with a single step. anything One thing after another, step by better to step, exercise by exercise ... The do on a practical training started after long winter the theory exam: in June 2014 evening? Angelina set off from Elba to Corsica. Angelina’s solid Despite the extensive training, approach Angelina was extremely nervous and sense of about her very first voyage – just responsibility like any nautical freshman. were obvious even for – Everything was new. There a hobby: were no familiar faces around, – first she says Angelina. – There was no

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escape from my doubts: Can I – After a regatta you mechanically do it? Am I ready? Is this really keep on going in the same rhythm my kind of thing? And I knew for a while. During the race you that not everyone manages start to feel time differently. You to find their sea legs. But my appreciate every single second, desire to change my holiday literally. When you check the routine overpowered all of tournament table you can see my fears. I had got bored with that one second can make all the hotels, and lazing on the beach. difference between winning, or I wanted a change of scenery, otherwise. Reactions must be new sensations and intense instant, and 100% concentration emotions. And I wanted to feel is needed. These are the the elements – the power of the requirements for a team to show elements! good results, – Angelina points out.

The week of practice passed When talking to Angelina, it by in a flash – or better to say, feels like she is, even at that very in a single wave. There was, of moment, on the way to new course, the initial shock of the adventures. Her enthusiasm is number of “sheets” to handle inspiring. “I myself feel those on a yacht. I was about to spend emotions and love for sea very a week with all of that, I had to keenly; before the power of the memorise everything really fast ocean all are equal. You get to and learn to work in a team. know another side of yourself and People on a yacht usually hardly everyone else on your crew.” know each other, so harmonious It is a whole different world! team work is really important, Angelina has completed A world of happiness and love from everyday issues to securing numerous international sailing for sailing. The most important the boat’s motion and stability. races, both amateur and things is to set the sails, and then It’s every captain’s dream to have professional. She’s travelled over the yacht will race you towards a crew that wastes no words and a thousand miles with a crew new adventures at breakneck works fast,” smiles Angelina. of cheerful courageous people speed! and has won the most hardest From this one voyage she got competitions more than once. Interview by Maria Polupanova more impressions than from years of previous travels. Every day there is a new route, lots of physical exercise, strategy and tactics, observation, bathing in the open sea, riding the fenders, fishing, nights at sea, playing mafia and chess, singing to a guitar, cooking contests, liferaft racing and so much laughter! The unique thing about sailing is that you can get to wonderful places that are very difficult or impossible to reach by land. There are unforgettable sunrises and sunsets, and the weather changes five times a day. When calm prevails, everyone’s sunbathing, reading or learning to tie knots, but at the first sign of wind it’s all hands on deck, thrill and adrenaline! www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC April 2016 447 OUR FUTURE

Young Taekwondo Fighter ELENA PIOTROVSKAYA, CPC-R MOSCOW OFFICE TRANSPORTATION DISPATCHER, IS CONVINCED THAT CHILDREN SHOULD BE INTRODUCED TO SPORT AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE; IN THAT WAY THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH A LOT. HER 8-YEAR- OLD SON MIKHAIL IS SERIOUSLY INTO TAEKWONDO, AND WON HIS FIRST GOLD LAST YEAR.

– My son is eager to become – Absolutely! He helps me and a martial artist, – says Elena. other boys a lot. He teaches us that the most important things – Last year he went to the in fi ghting are speed, stamina 15th International taekwondo and strength! You have to learn competitions, and took the gold to think and predict what your in his group. It was a serious opponent is about to do. You can tournament with participants see it in his stance! from all over Russia and even from abroad. So I believe he Elena gives a lot of credit for has what it takes to advance in her son’s success to his coach sports. Vyacheslav Pervushin. He inspired the young athletes That is what the young athlete with love for taekwondo and From an early age Misha dreamt himself told CPC Panorama leads them on. All his students of doing martial arts, so two about his favourite hobby: regularly take top places in years ago when a coach came to competitions. his school and invited pupils to – I enjoy taekwondo because it join his taekwondo club, the boy gives me strength and stamina, so Sports help Misha develop welcomed the idea with great I can fi ght back in case I have to. strength of mind, willpower, enthusiasm. Misha tried doing self-confidence, and the will to Japanese aikido, but didn’t – How do you manage to keep the win. Elena thinks such strength fancy it; with taekwondo things pace up with both your studies and of character will have a positive went right from the very start. sports? Do you get tired? influence on her son’s future and help him make it in any Mikhail practices three times – Not really... Sometimes you do profession he chooses. a week for an hour and a feel like taking a break, and then half, and he still has time you have to force yourself to do by Irina Brichkalevich to go to the swimming pool. homework. Swimming from the age of 4 and martial arts have – What are your greatly improved the boy’s plans in sport? physique, by fortifying both his immunity and his character. I want to get a ninth dan black With all of that, he still belt! That would manages to show good results make me a senior at school, too. His mother in the group, and knows just the right motivation: I’d be able to teach she tells him that he has to do everyone and show well at school, otherwise he will exercise sets. have to quit martial arts. Misha can’t imagine his life without – Do you have taekwondo, so he studies hard. a good coach?

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“Pride of the Motherland” from Ipatovo IN REGIONS WHERE THE CPC IS ACTIVE IT IMPLEMENTS A LOT OF SOCIAL PROJECTS, SUPPORTING SUCH AREAS AS EDUCATION, MEDICINE, AND MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. AND SOMETIMES IT RECEIVES REQUESTS FOR HELP FROM INDIVIDUALS. WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ONE PARTICULAR SITUATION.

Research and Creative Works ”We “When we were sending the letter Are the Pride of the Motherland” we didn’t expect any results”, says was to take place in Podmoskovye, Julia, Tikhon’s mother. “We presu- Tikhon wanted to try himself in med it would get lost among many that large-scale competition. of similar requests... So we were very surprised when they called us But the cost of participation in the and told that they wanted to give us Forum – 30,000 roubles – was too money for the trip. Tikhon couldn’t much for Tikhon’s multi-child believe it when he was handed the family. ”I hope very much for your money: “Is it for me? Is it for me?!” help, Nikolay Grigovievich”, wrote the boy, “because unfortunately I “I am so happy! I’m happy to have have nobody to apply to but you”. visited Moscow and awarded the 2nd place in the competition!” Tikhon His request was heard. In his private shared his feelings. “I’m very grate- capacity the General Director of the ful to Nikolay Grigorievich! I thank CPC sent the money to the talented him for this miracle!” boy’s mother, enabling Tikhon to fulfi l his dream. Tikhon decided to continue his research work in the fi eld of ecology, and he The head of the CPC Nikolay Brunich We are talking with Tikhon and his is already planning his next project received a letter from 12 year old mother after his participation in the dedicated to the quality of drinking Tikhon Bocherov from the city of Forum. For our young hero it was water in the region. Ipatovo, Stavropol Territory: «...You his fi rst serious travel adventure; visited our city of Ipatovo on 23rd of formerly he had travelled only as far Nikolay Brunich received a Letter December and gave buses to the kids. as Stavropol. All of a sudden Tikhon of Gratitude from the organisers of I performed on the stage. I am the very experienced his fi rst travel by train, the forum “We Are the Pride of the same boy who dropped his Cossack his fi rst stay in a splendid guest Motherland”, which stated: ”Your sabre during the performance because house in Podmoskovye where the awareness of the necessity to support of nervousness... You see, Nikolay Forum took place, and he saw the gifted children as well as teachers and Grigorievich, I wanted very much Red Square and the Metro... It was parents who are taking an active part to approach you with my request, but a great experience. He brought a lot in this event is an important component I didn’t dare, I was too much nervous.” of stories to tell his friends in his of the pedagogical process; it facilitates home city of Ipatovo. the development of the intellectual and In his community the boy does moral aspects of a child’s identity and research at the children’s association The All-Russian Forum in Yakhonty serves as a contribution to prosperity called “Young Ecologists”. A research guest house in Podmoskovye brought of Russia”. project prepared by him called “The together 80 children from different Analysis of Waste Waters Entering parts of Russia. The kids presented Yes, it is very important to support the Water Treatment Facilities of Ipatovo their works in categories such as “Econo- endeavours of children and to help Sewer System” took the 3rd place at mics”, “Psychology”, “Ecology”, develop the potential of talented and a local ecological conference. And “Sociology”. The Forum saw the best enterprising kids like Tikhon Bocherov, you should know that Tikhon’s research reports, which had been selected because they are exactly the people work surpassed those of many in the course of preliminary contest in who are to secure the successful develop- high school students! Later, when absentia. Tikhon Bocherov with his report ment of our country in the future. it became known that in February lived up to the expectations of his friends 2016 the All-Russian Forum of and family and took the 2nd place. by Irina Brichkalevich www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC April 2016 49 Caspian Pipeline Consortium: a time-tested international project

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