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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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Occupational Health and Safety Management Process

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Working with TCO as a Business Partner

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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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New TCO contracts: Localization of Production and Growth of Local Suppliers

Oct 2, 2024, 05:21 AM by Nurtay Nudiyev
Tengizchevroil (TCO) has announced the results of a strategic tender for materials supply for servicing, maintenance and production operations including and supply of protective equipment. As a result of the tenders, seven long-term contracts were concluded including local companies that participated in last year's round table organized by TCO for potential suppliers.

Tengizchevroil (TCO) has announced the results of a strategic tender for materials supply for servicing, maintenance and production operations including and supply of protective equipment. As a result of the tenders, seven long-term contracts were concluded including local companies that participated in last year's round table organized by TCO for potential suppliers. Tengizchevroil continues to search for Kazakhstani suppliers (tengizchevroil.com)

The involvement of local companies in strategic tenders contributes not only to the economic growth of the region and the country, but also to improving the skills of local professionals, strengthening the industrial base, and developing advanced technologies in Kazakhstan. It also helps to improve logistics and reduce delivery time, which is important for uninterrupted operations at Tengiz field.

The contracts to supply materials for maintenance, repair and production operations were awarded to 3 supplier group of companies - Sigma Solutions, ONM Paritet, KISCO, 2 out of which are local, for supply of miscellaneous electrical, mechanical materials, tools, filters, pipes, fittings, flanges, gaskets and fasteners. The agreements include Kazakhstani content plans intended to localize production of explosion proof lighting fixtures, control panels, distribution boards, junction boxes, industrial filters, bearings, air hoses, urethane pigs, cutting discs, hammer handles, stud bolts, spades and gaskets.

The contracts to supply protective equipment were awarded to local companies Borkit Safety and Synteсo Group for supply of various personal protective equipment and fire-fighting equipment. The agreements include plans for Kazakhstani content to localize production of protective shoes and clothing, glasses, gloves, helmets, gas detectors, respiratory equipment and fire extinguishers.

- We are confident that these contracts will contribute not only to sustainable development of our production but also to strengthening partnerships with Kazakhstani companies. These contracts emphasize TCO’s commitment to supporting local suppliers and contributing to the development of the national economy. Involvement of local companies in such projects contributes to the creation of new jobs and professional development of local expertise. Localization of production also helps to reduce dependence on imports and develop the technological potential of the country, - highlighted Konilkosh Suyessinov, TCO Deputy General Director.

In addition to logistics, TCO pays attention to the development of human resources. Within the framework of the new contracts, professional development is provided for local employees. This allows Kazakhstani specialists to master new skills and advanced technologies, which, in turn, increases competitiveness of the local workforce at the international level.

TCO believes that investments in the localization of production and development of local suppliers also contribute to improving infrastructure in the region. This expansion requires the creation of new production facilities, improvement of the transport network, and modernization of existing manufacturers. These initiatives demonstrate TCO’s commitment to high business standards and confirm the importance of local partners in implementing the company’s long-term strategic plans.

It should be noted that TCO has always been one of the key partners in the economic development of Kazakhstan and one of the leading players in development of local business. Since 1993, TCO has purchased goods and services from Kazakhstani suppliers amounting to over $49.2 billion. In Q1 2024, expenses for KC development amounted to about $790 million , including over $440 million within the framework of the Future Growth Project and Wellhead Pressure Management Project (FGP-WPMP). Overall, the level of Kazakhstani content in goods and services purchased by TCO reached 71% by the end of 2023, compared with 11% in 1993. These figures indicate that the promotion and development of local resources and enterprises in the oil and gas industry are integral parts of TCO’s sustainable development.

New TCO contracts: Localization of Production and Growth of Local Suppliers

Oct 2, 2024, 05:21 AM by Nurtay Nudiyev
Tengizchevroil (TCO) has announced the results of a strategic tender for materials supply for servicing, maintenance and production operations including and supply of protective equipment. As a result of the tenders, seven long-term contracts were concluded including local companies that participated in last year's round table organized by TCO for potential suppliers.

Tengizchevroil (TCO) has announced the results of a strategic tender for materials supply for servicing, maintenance and production operations including and supply of protective equipment. As a result of the tenders, seven long-term contracts were concluded including local companies that participated in last year's round table organized by TCO for potential suppliers. Tengizchevroil continues to search for Kazakhstani suppliers (tengizchevroil.com)

The involvement of local companies in strategic tenders contributes not only to the economic growth of the region and the country, but also to improving the skills of local professionals, strengthening the industrial base, and developing advanced technologies in Kazakhstan. It also helps to improve logistics and reduce delivery time, which is important for uninterrupted operations at Tengiz field.

The contracts to supply materials for maintenance, repair and production operations were awarded to 3 supplier group of companies - Sigma Solutions, ONM Paritet, KISCO, 2 out of which are local, for supply of miscellaneous electrical, mechanical materials, tools, filters, pipes, fittings, flanges, gaskets and fasteners. The agreements include Kazakhstani content plans intended to localize production of explosion proof lighting fixtures, control panels, distribution boards, junction boxes, industrial filters, bearings, air hoses, urethane pigs, cutting discs, hammer handles, stud bolts, spades and gaskets.

The contracts to supply protective equipment were awarded to local companies Borkit Safety and Synteсo Group for supply of various personal protective equipment and fire-fighting equipment. The agreements include plans for Kazakhstani content to localize production of protective shoes and clothing, glasses, gloves, helmets, gas detectors, respiratory equipment and fire extinguishers.

- We are confident that these contracts will contribute not only to sustainable development of our production but also to strengthening partnerships with Kazakhstani companies. These contracts emphasize TCO’s commitment to supporting local suppliers and contributing to the development of the national economy. Involvement of local companies in such projects contributes to the creation of new jobs and professional development of local expertise. Localization of production also helps to reduce dependence on imports and develop the technological potential of the country, - highlighted Konilkosh Suyessinov, TCO Deputy General Director.

In addition to logistics, TCO pays attention to the development of human resources. Within the framework of the new contracts, professional development is provided for local employees. This allows Kazakhstani specialists to master new skills and advanced technologies, which, in turn, increases competitiveness of the local workforce at the international level.

TCO believes that investments in the localization of production and development of local suppliers also contribute to improving infrastructure in the region. This expansion requires the creation of new production facilities, improvement of the transport network, and modernization of existing manufacturers. These initiatives demonstrate TCO’s commitment to high business standards and confirm the importance of local partners in implementing the company’s long-term strategic plans.

It should be noted that TCO has always been one of the key partners in the economic development of Kazakhstan and one of the leading players in development of local business. Since 1993, TCO has purchased goods and services from Kazakhstani suppliers amounting to over $49.2 billion. In Q1 2024, expenses for KC development amounted to about $790 million , including over $440 million within the framework of the Future Growth Project and Wellhead Pressure Management Project (FGP-WPMP). Overall, the level of Kazakhstani content in goods and services purchased by TCO reached 71% by the end of 2023, compared with 11% in 1993. These figures indicate that the promotion and development of local resources and enterprises in the oil and gas industry are integral parts of TCO’s sustainable development.