SIBUR: contribution to the development of human capital

SIBUR presented to the journalists and public figures of Ugra the main results of the company's contribution to the sustainable development of the regions in 2019 and 2020. The event was held as an online press conference.

The heads of SIBUR's gas processing plants told the participants about the company's strategy for sustainable development until 2025, which covers five key areas: responsible business conduct, environmental protection, society and partnership, a "sustainable" product portfolio and climate mitigation. Acting in accordance with the adopted strategy, SIBUR contributes to the achievement of 13 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, such as responsible consumption, urban and human settlements development, decent work and economic growth, among others.

"By processing associated petroleum gas and other by-products of hydrocarbon extraction into materials useful to society, we make a significant contribution to saving natural resources and maintaining ecological balance. Thus, in 2019, the company processed 23.09 billion cubic meters of associated petroleum gas, thereby preventing the release of about 7 million tons of pollutants and 70 million tons of greenhouse gases in CO2 equivalent. This is comparable to half of the emissions from the entire Russian fleet," said Alexey Petrusha, director of the Belozerny Gas Processing Plant.

The company pays special attention to occupational safety and industrial safety issues. The amount of expenses in this area in 2019 exceeded 334 million rubles. 796 contractor specialists have been trained in various programs aimed at ensuring production safety. 

About 155 million rubles were spent on the targeted environmental program implemented last year at the enterprises of the STG group. Thanks to comprehensive work, the environmental impact index (a specific indicator that includes pollutant emissions, the mass of pollutants in wastewater, and the mass of waste generated relative to the intake of APG) decreased by 7.8%. In addition, in 2019, SiburTyumenGaz enterprises carried out separate collection of paper, cardboard, and plastic waste. 18,975 tons were collected and transferred for processing.

Today, it is impossible to solve the tasks and challenges facing the company without the use of digital tools.  In 2019, 12 digital tools were launched at SiburTyumenGaz enterprises: "Digital clearance orders", "Mobile rounds", "Remote Expert", "Economics", "SUUTP", "Predictive Diagnostics", "Decision Support System" and others.

"The Digital Security Clearance tool is a modern replacement for paper instructions. They describe the safety measures that must be observed when carrying out work, for example, be sure to wear a helmet, cover your eyes with a protective mask. So, to simplify the process of obtaining permits, we created a mobile application," said Rishat Asfandiyarov, manager of the Digital Technologies function at SiburTyumenGaz. - Gubkinsky, Muravlenkovsky, Vyngapurovsky GPP and Noyabrskoye Zapsibtransgaza medical treatment facilities were selected as pilot enterprises for the implementation of "Digital Work permits". In 2019, over 250 work permits for fire and gas hazardous work were issued in the web application at these enterprises. This is more than 50% of their total number."

SIBUR pays great attention to improving the quality of "human capital": employee training and development. In 2019, more than 1,400 people completed training/advanced training in compulsory education programs. The company's enterprises have Worker Development Centers, Technology Development Centers, cross-functional internships for employees, professional skill competitions based on the World Skills methodology (workers) and CASE IN engineering championships (young professionals). SIBUR continues to build partnerships and develop joint programs with schools and universities. In particular, a number of leading universities in the country are training future employees for SIBUR's gas processing plants in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. Targeted training programs have been launched in most of these educational institutions. Students study in a company-specific program and at the same time acquire a working profession. Since the beginning of 2019, more than 50 young specialists have been employed at SiburTyumenGaz enterprises.  

The coronavirus pandemic has become a challenge for the company. According to Alexey Petrusha, director of the Belozerny Gas Processing Plant, stable operation of enterprises is a necessary condition for maintaining the health of employees and the stability of production facilities in times of crisis. The preventive measures taken by SIBUR - the introduction of remote work for some employees, changing the work schedule for nonresident (living outside the Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District) shift staff, the transfer of part of the production and service personnel ensuring the continuity of work processes to the internal watch mode, and others - allowed not only to ensure the safety of employees, but also to maintain continuity production processes.

In addition, SIBUR has provided support to the regions in the fight against the pandemic. The company's funds were used to purchase 40,000 sets of personal protective equipment, which were handed over to medical workers in the regions where SIBUR's enterprises operate. Thus, several thousand kits were transferred to hospitals in Yugra and Yamal in Salekhard, Novy Urengoy, Nadym, Noyabrsk, Nizhnevartovsk and other cities of the autonomous okrugs.

A source: Oil and Gas Information Agency