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Tengizchevroil is a leading company that produces oil, gas and associated products that fuels the modern economy. Our history is closely interlinked with the rise of an independent Kazakhstan.

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Complex Technology Line – KTL

Tengizchevroil inherited an oil and gas separation plant when it took over operations at Tengiz in 1993. This first generation of the Tengiz plant is ...

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Complex Technology Line – KTL

Tengizchevroil inherited an oil and gas separation plant when it took over operations at Tengiz in 1993. This first generation of the Tengiz plant is called the KTLs (Russian for Complex Technology Lines). TCO has invested in expanding and improving the KTLs over the life of the operation. Today, the KTLs consist of five oil and gas processing trains and are now significantly more efficient and environmentally friendly. Started up in 1991, KTL-1 consists of two trains and has the capacity of around 7,000 tons per day per train. KTL-2, which also has two trains with the same capacity was successfully completed and started up in 1996. Last KTL train 5 was put on production in 2001 along with first oil from Korolev field. The capacity of train 5 is around 11-12,000 tons, per day.

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Second Generation Plant – SGP

TCO's production capacity has risen with the commissioning of the Second-Generation Expansion Project in 2008, which includes the Second Generation Pl...

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Second Generation Plant – SGP

TCO's production capacity has risen with the commissioning of the Second-Generation Expansion Project in 2008, which includes the Second Generation Plant (SGP) and Sour Gas Injection (SGI) facilities. This expansion allowed TCO not only to double oil production in Tengiz, but also to improve the environmental performance and increase production efficiency. TCO completed the expansion in the third quarter of 2008, which brought daily capacity to 75,000 metric tons (600,000 barrels) of crude oil and 22 million cubic meters (750 million standard cubic feet) of gas. SGP stabilizes and sweetens crude oil, as well as separates and processes natural gas into gas products and elemental sulfur. SGP is the largest single sour crude processing train in the world.

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Sour Gas Injection – SGI

SGI re-injects one third of produced sour gas back into the Tengiz reservoir at very high pressures to maintain reservoir pressure. The injection comp...

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Sour Gas Injection – SGI

SGI re-injects one third of produced sour gas back into the Tengiz reservoir at very high pressures to maintain reservoir pressure. The injection compressor is like no other compressor in the world and represents the state of the art in sour gas injection technology. SGI enables about 25% of total TCO oil production as well as pressure maintenance to reservoir.

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Tengizchevroil produces liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), dry gas and sulfur in addition to crude oil.

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Safety

TCO maintains a leading position in the field of industrial safety in terms of such standard indicators as lost working days incidents and the rate of reported incidents.

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Safety

TCO continues to achieve industry-leading safety results in standard industrial safety measurements such as Serious Incidents and Total Recordable Incidents.

Emergency Response And Oil Spill Readiness

Tengizchevroil meets the highest standards of Product Stewardship practices through managing safe transportation and quality control for its sales....

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Emergency Response and Oil Spill Readiness

Tengizchevroil meets the highest standards of Product Stewardship practices through managing safe transportation and quality control for its sales. A dedicated team of professionals focus on assessment and mitigation of potential health, environmental, safety, and quality risks for the entire product life cycle. This team promotes use of industry product stewardship best practices with customers and service providers through safety and technical audits. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) is the primary route for TCO’s oil production. The 1,500 km long pipeline connects TCO’s Tengiz field to CPC’s terminal on the Black Sea.TCO also maintains contingent pipeline access to the Baltic Pipeline System and rail access to an oil terminal in Odessa, Ukraine. All LPG and sulfur shipments are delivered to customers and terminals via rail transportation routes.

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Working safely is a TCO core value and everyone's responsibility

In 2021, TCO employees and contractors worked over 123 million man-hours with 10 Days Away from Work incidents...

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Working safely is a TCO core value and everyone’s responsibility

In 2021, TCO employees and contractors worked over 123 million man-hours with 10 Days Away from Work incidents. While this is solid performance, TCO strives for zero workplace injuries and is continuously working to improve in this area. Living this commitment will ensure success in fatality prevention and process safety, the two cornerstones to incident-free construction and operations.

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Actions to prevent COVID-19 spread

TCO stays vigilant, acts responsibly and is cautious about the health and hygiene of each person and uses preventive measures to keep the workforce safe...

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Actions to prevent COVID-19 spread

TCO stays vigilant, acts responsibly and is cautious about the health and hygiene of each person and uses preventive measures to keep the workforce safe. We continue to record additional DAFW/ Medical cases associated with COVID-19 outbreak. In 2022, TCO started to return to the workplaces keeping the Rotational, 5/2 and Hybrid Working methods.

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Protection of people

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Occupational Health and Safety Management Process

The Contractor Health, Environment and Safety Management Process establishes clear accountabilities, ensures active engagement of contractors, and provides a consistent CHESM program to eliminate health, safety and environment (HSE) incidents and injuries involving contractors.

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Process Scope

The requirements and activities included in CHESM process are focused on defining TCO expectations regarding contractor HSE performance, the qualification of contractors and the monitoring of contractor performance against expectations.

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Working with TCO as a Business Partner

Contractors involved in activities presenting risks to workforce and process safety are subject to CHESM Qualification to evaluate HSE Management Systems and ensure adequate safeguards are in place and functioning before starting work at TCO Facilities.

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Protection of people

TCO's work is guided by two key principles: do it safely or not at all and there is always time to do it right. Every employee of TCO and its Business Partner companies is responsible for making sure that work can be safely started. Each person has the right to temporarily suspend or completely stop any work if unsafe behavior or conditions are observed. The TCO Safe Work Practices Management Group, together with other teams, ensure that Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) guidelines and procedures are continuously implemented and maintained.

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TCO volunteers had provided humanitarian aid for Zhylyoi district during the flood

Apr 30, 2024, 12:13 PM by Nurtay Nudiyev
As soon as the first evacuated residents of Kulsary, most of whom were women, the elderly, and children, arrived at rotational accommodation camps located near Tengiz field at 2 a.m. on April 6, Tengizchevroil (TCO) employees immediately mobilized a group of volunteers and began collecting humanitarian aid. So, by 10 a.m. on April 6, both TCO employees and employees of its business partners learned that humanitarian aid was being collected at TCO Headquarters for residents of Zhylyoi district.

As soon as the first evacuated residents of Kulsary, most of whom were women, the elderly, and children, arrived at rotational accommodation camps located near Tengiz field at 2 a.m. on April 6, Tengizchevroil (TCO) employees immediately mobilized a group of volunteers and began collecting humanitarian aid. So, by 10 a.m. on April 6, both TCO employees and employees of its business partners learned that humanitarian aid was being collected at TCO Headquarters for residents of Zhylyoi district.

On the first day, the TCO workforce collected 2.5 tons of humanitarian aid for the flood victims.

- TCO’s main conference room has been greatly transformed, and our colleagues have been constantly bringing items that are needed: from hygiene products to toys. I liked that before purchasing, many people asked what was missing and bought exactly what people needed the most. The camp managers for the rotational villages at Tengiz conducted a survey among the residents about what kind of help was needed, consolidated lists and immediately notified us. Together with other volunteers, I helped with coordination of the process, sorting and packing. I wanted to support our citizens who are faced with such a difficult situation. While I was sorting things, especially those that were passed on for the youngest children, I managed to suppress the feeling of growing anxiety a little. For me, it was a kind of escape from anxious and sad thoughts. I am so grateful to our colleagues who responded and helped as much as they could, - says Aliya Akysh - TCO employee.

The families of TCO employees also joined the good relay. For example, TCO General Director Kevin Lyon’s spouse, Kimya Lyon, helped volunteers with delivery and sorting of things. Another resident of Dostyk village prepared sweets to please the children of Kulsary in Tengiz. Mr. Lyon’s wife said that in this situation, everyone should contribute to help.

- We help residents of Zhylyoi district who are in difficulty. Currently, TCO volunteers coordinate all assistance and demonstrate that they are with the residents. I am sure that Zhylyoi, will eventually recover and prosper. Let’s all help and strengthen our unity in this difficult time. Kulsary – be strong! – says Kimya Lyon, a volunteer of “Friends of Atyrau” community.

In four days, TCO and business partners’ employees collected more than 4.5 tons of humanitarian aid. The volunteers who received humanitarian aid were surprised by how generous the employees turned out to be: someone brought a whole package for mothers with many children with imported products, and someone - a package of hygiene supplies for the whole family.

- Certainly, we were all busy at work. But we worked with one hand and sorted humanitarian aid with the other. Because there was no time to wait. After all, residents who are in a difficult situation are waiting for us. I believe this is an inspiring example of how we can come together in difficult times and work together to quickly help those in need. Each of us became part of this act of kindness,” said TCO employee Bakytgul Kushekova.

A daily updated list of required goods was posted on the TCO’s internal website. Thus, every day TCO volunteers and contractor employees sent 20 boxes by plane to Tengiz. Later a place on the train was reserved for transporting the aid. The volunteers were happy about this, since more than 190 boxes with items and goods were sent by train to Kulsary and Tengiz. Employees even loaded boxes at 3 a.m. to catch the 6 a.m. train.

Thus, TCO and contractors’ employees demonstrated a true spirit of solidarity and determination. Because they are sure that sending humanitarian aid to residents is not only an act of kindness, but also a manifestation of responsibility towards those who are in trouble.

Meanwhile, an official representative of Tengizchevroil previously announced that the company would allocate 2 billion tenge to help residents of the flooded Kulsary. Together with contractor companies, TCO transported special equipment, food and fuel from Tengiz to Kulsary to assist in the construction of dams and pumping water. The company ensured that all TCO employees who needed to return home to support their families did so without significant harm to their well-being. Moreover, TCO together with its business partners were engaged in the construction of a dam near Atyrau city, along the Saryozek Channel (Chernaya Rechka), which, according to the Emergency Operations Center of the Atyrau Oblast Akimat, is one of the main measures to protect Atyrau from flooding. Currently, the bank protection work has been completed.

TCO volunteers had provided humanitarian aid for Zhylyoi district during the flood

Apr 30, 2024, 12:13 PM by Nurtay Nudiyev
As soon as the first evacuated residents of Kulsary, most of whom were women, the elderly, and children, arrived at rotational accommodation camps located near Tengiz field at 2 a.m. on April 6, Tengizchevroil (TCO) employees immediately mobilized a group of volunteers and began collecting humanitarian aid. So, by 10 a.m. on April 6, both TCO employees and employees of its business partners learned that humanitarian aid was being collected at TCO Headquarters for residents of Zhylyoi district.

As soon as the first evacuated residents of Kulsary, most of whom were women, the elderly, and children, arrived at rotational accommodation camps located near Tengiz field at 2 a.m. on April 6, Tengizchevroil (TCO) employees immediately mobilized a group of volunteers and began collecting humanitarian aid. So, by 10 a.m. on April 6, both TCO employees and employees of its business partners learned that humanitarian aid was being collected at TCO Headquarters for residents of Zhylyoi district.

On the first day, the TCO workforce collected 2.5 tons of humanitarian aid for the flood victims.

- TCO’s main conference room has been greatly transformed, and our colleagues have been constantly bringing items that are needed: from hygiene products to toys. I liked that before purchasing, many people asked what was missing and bought exactly what people needed the most. The camp managers for the rotational villages at Tengiz conducted a survey among the residents about what kind of help was needed, consolidated lists and immediately notified us. Together with other volunteers, I helped with coordination of the process, sorting and packing. I wanted to support our citizens who are faced with such a difficult situation. While I was sorting things, especially those that were passed on for the youngest children, I managed to suppress the feeling of growing anxiety a little. For me, it was a kind of escape from anxious and sad thoughts. I am so grateful to our colleagues who responded and helped as much as they could, - says Aliya Akysh - TCO employee.

The families of TCO employees also joined the good relay. For example, TCO General Director Kevin Lyon’s spouse, Kimya Lyon, helped volunteers with delivery and sorting of things. Another resident of Dostyk village prepared sweets to please the children of Kulsary in Tengiz. Mr. Lyon’s wife said that in this situation, everyone should contribute to help.

- We help residents of Zhylyoi district who are in difficulty. Currently, TCO volunteers coordinate all assistance and demonstrate that they are with the residents. I am sure that Zhylyoi, will eventually recover and prosper. Let’s all help and strengthen our unity in this difficult time. Kulsary – be strong! – says Kimya Lyon, a volunteer of “Friends of Atyrau” community.

In four days, TCO and business partners’ employees collected more than 4.5 tons of humanitarian aid. The volunteers who received humanitarian aid were surprised by how generous the employees turned out to be: someone brought a whole package for mothers with many children with imported products, and someone - a package of hygiene supplies for the whole family.

- Certainly, we were all busy at work. But we worked with one hand and sorted humanitarian aid with the other. Because there was no time to wait. After all, residents who are in a difficult situation are waiting for us. I believe this is an inspiring example of how we can come together in difficult times and work together to quickly help those in need. Each of us became part of this act of kindness,” said TCO employee Bakytgul Kushekova.

A daily updated list of required goods was posted on the TCO’s internal website. Thus, every day TCO volunteers and contractor employees sent 20 boxes by plane to Tengiz. Later a place on the train was reserved for transporting the aid. The volunteers were happy about this, since more than 190 boxes with items and goods were sent by train to Kulsary and Tengiz. Employees even loaded boxes at 3 a.m. to catch the 6 a.m. train.

Thus, TCO and contractors’ employees demonstrated a true spirit of solidarity and determination. Because they are sure that sending humanitarian aid to residents is not only an act of kindness, but also a manifestation of responsibility towards those who are in trouble.

Meanwhile, an official representative of Tengizchevroil previously announced that the company would allocate 2 billion tenge to help residents of the flooded Kulsary. Together with contractor companies, TCO transported special equipment, food and fuel from Tengiz to Kulsary to assist in the construction of dams and pumping water. The company ensured that all TCO employees who needed to return home to support their families did so without significant harm to their well-being. Moreover, TCO together with its business partners were engaged in the construction of a dam near Atyrau city, along the Saryozek Channel (Chernaya Rechka), which, according to the Emergency Operations Center of the Atyrau Oblast Akimat, is one of the main measures to protect Atyrau from flooding. Currently, the bank protection work has been completed.