RHI Newsletter Issue 21 - Q2/ 2019
WE BUILD TRUST
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Zerger Power Plant:
Zerger Power Plant: Sumitomo Corporation GTG: The first drop of
First concrete pour delegation visits the site gasoline is produced
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RHI President visits
Turkmenistan
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RHI undertakes construction
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of the Kubshevazot Sulfuric
Touatgaz Central Processing Facility Project completed Acid Production Plant
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Budapest, Hungary:
PRC 2019
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Rönesans Holding
Letter of thanks from Russia’s President Mr. Vladimir Putin employees invited to
to RHI-Russia’s President M. K. Özakay meet for iftar
1. AWARD NEWS
• RHI undertakes construction of the
Kubshevazot Sulfuric Acid Production
Plant
2. PROJECT COMPLETION
• RHI acquires Mechanical Completion
Certificate for TouatGaz Central Processing
Facility Project
3. NEW FROM THE SITES
• Zerger Gas Turbine Power Plant:
- First concrete pour
- Sumitomo Corporation delegation
visits the site
• Gas-to-Gasoline (GTG) Plant: The first
drop of gasoline is produced
• RHI President Alptekin Tizer visits
Turkmenistan
4. EVENTS
• Budapest, Hungary: PRC 2019
5. AWARDS
• Letter of thanks from Russia’s President
• Russia State Award to Norilsk Nickel
BGOK
6. QHSE – NO COMPROMISE
• Project-based incentive program
• RHI recertified with updated ISO and
OHSAS certificates
• Expression of thanks from Gazprom
Avtomatizatsiya
7. SOCIAL LIFE
• Rönesans Holding employees invited to
meet for iftar
• Traditional football match at GTG project
site
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Award News
RHI UNDERTAKES CONSTRUCTION OF THE KUBSHEVAZOT SULFURIC ACID
PRODUCTION PLANT
The client, Volgatechnool LLC, awarded RHI a contract for
mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation works for a sulfuric
acid and improved oleum production plant project in Togliatti,
Russia. The total capacity will be 500,000 tons per year.

Volgatechnool LLC is a subsidiary of KuibyshevAzot PJSC, one

of the leading companies in the Russian chemical industry.
This is our second cooperation with KuibyshevAzot.

RHI signed the contract on May 24, 2019.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Project Name: Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation works for the
erection of a sulfuric acid and oleum plant
Location: Togliatti, Russia
Client: Volgatechnool LLC (100% subsidiary of KuibyshevAzot)
Capacity: 1,500 tons per day Ahmed Abdullayev (RHI Vice President/Business Development),
Term of Contract: 2019–20 (13 months) Ardamakov Sergey Vitalyevich (General Manager, Volgatechnool LLC)

Project Completion
RHI ACQUIRES MECHANICAL COMPLETION CERTIFICATE FOR TOUATGAZ
CENTRAL PROCESSING FACILITY PROJECT
RHI has achieved mechanical completion at the TouatGaz
Central Processing Facility in Adrar, Algeria.

The mechanical completion certificate was signed in February

2019 by the EPC contractor, Tecnicas Reunidas.

Furthermore, temporary acceptance was confirmed with the

signing of the provisional approval certificate.

RHI’s scope of work included steel structures, mechanical

equipment, piping, and electrical and instrument assembly.

The project, which is an investment by Sonatrach and Engie

E&P of France, is capable of producing 4.5 billion cubic meters
of gas per year and 1,900 BD of condensate daily.

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New From the Sites
ZERGER GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT:
- FIRST CONCRETE POUR
In May 2019 the first cubic meter of concrete was poured into
what will become the base of the Zerger Gas Turbine Power
Plant in Charjev district, Lebap region, Turkmenistan. This was
a major event at the construction site. Project Management
said that it was a “significant milestone” in continuing the
- SUMITOMO CORPORATION DELEGATION VISITS THE SITE
On May 24, 2019 the Zerger Gas Turbine Power Plant
Project, under construction in the Charjev district, Lebap
region, Turkmenistan, welcomed the first visit of Mr. Nonaka
Norihiko (Executive Officer) and Mr. Ohashi Daisuke
(President and CEO) from our partnering company, Sumitomo
Corporation.
Along with a second group of four personnel from Sumitomo
Corporation, the day for our partners began with participation
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successful start of works, and thanked the project team for
their diligent efforts and support.
The output of the finished plant will be 432 MW (3×144 MW).
The target completion date is August 2021.
in the Health Safety Environment (HSE) Induction
Training, led by the RHI Safety team. Following this, Project
Management updated the guests on the construction works,
focusing on the core milestones of the project, and generally
guided the team through the current status. The visit was
concluded with a tour of the camp area.
After such a warm welcome and varied day, our guests left the
site very contented.
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New From the Sites

GAS-TO-GASOLINE (GTG) PLANT: THE FIRST DROP OF GASOLINE IS

PRODUCED
The consortium of RHI and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd of
Japan is pleased to announce that the GTG Plant in the Akhal
Region of Turkmenistan has successfully operated its entire
technical process: desulphurization, reforming synthesis, and
fractionation. The first product drop of gasoline processed
from natural gas was produced in May 2019.
Construction of the new GTG Plant began in May 2015. Its
design capacity is 600,000 tons of high-quality gasoline per
year. In addition to the construction of the gasoline
production facilities, the project scope included construction
of a utility system and other units, including finished product
storage, service buildings and amenities.
The GTG Plant is a huge and modern complex based on the
certified technology of gas conversion and equipped with the
latest advanced technological equipment. It has no equal in
the world.

RHI PRESIDENT VISITS TURKMENISTAN

Mr. Alptekin Tizer’s visit to Turkmenistan began on May 15, Mr. Tizer was informed about the concept of the interior design
2019, with a visit to the GTG facility where he was informed o of the hotel and the progress of work in general, which was
f the progress towards project completion in general, and presented to him in the format of an album of 3D images.
the commissioning of the plant in particular. During his
inspection of the plant’s production facilities, Mr. Tizer
warmly congratulated the GTG project staff on delivering the
first drop of the product, which marked the achievement of
the final goal of the project. Mr. Tizer stressed that the
significant efforts of the GTG team played an important role
in attaining this key stage of the project.

Garagum Hotel & Business Center Project site

The last stage of Mr. Tizer’s trip to Turkmenistan was a visit

to the construction of the second stage of the Nusai hotel.
The project team informed him about the current construction
works and acquainted him with the current project status.
Mr. Tizer sincerely thanked the project staff for their dedicated
efforts, and said he appreciated their commitment and hard
work in achieving the project goal. As usual, Mr. Tizer stressed
that compliance with health and safety standards in the
workplace is a priority.

GTG Project site

He then visited the construction site of a multi-profile hotel

along with the Garagum business center. The site is located Nusai Project site
near the terminal of Ashgabat international airport.

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Events
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: PRC 2019
RHI became a Platinum Sponsor at the Petrochemical and
Refining Congress (PRC) Europe 2019, held on May 20–21, 2019
in Budapest, Hungary.
This year’s Congress was hosted by MOL Group and there was a
visit to one of its refineries, the Danube Refinery.
PRC Europe is an annual international downstream oil and gas
event, which extends its coverage to Russia, the CIS, Europe,
and other regions. Its focus is on industry leaders who are
Onur Özcan (Project Director), N. Celal Toroğlu (Vice President),
Andre Velosa (Business Development Manager/Hungary),
Awards
LETTER OF THANKS FROM RUSSIA’S RUSSIA STATE AWARD TO NORILSK
PRESIDENT MR. VLADIMIR PUTIN NICKEL BGOK
The president of RHI-Russia, Mustafa K. Ozakay, was rewarded
with a letter of thanks from Russian President Vladimir Putin
from the Kremlin in Moscow.
The letter of thanks includes the following words: “Thanks for
the attained business achievements, active social activities and
the years of hard work”.
The RHI family is proud to have received the honor of a letter of
thanks from the President of Russia.
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upgrading their business models and switching to new
technologies.
RHI Vice-President, Celal Toroglu, made a presentation on the
“Organization and experience on construction of unique and
giant petrochemical projects”.
RHI successfully completed the construction of the Norilsk
Nickel Bystrinsky mining and beatification copper-iron-gold
enrichment plant in 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin
has made an award to Norilsk Nickel’s top management and
employees for the successful implementation of the project
for the construction of BGOK. Russia’s minister of industry
and trade, Denis Manturov, congratulated the company and
its employees on behalf of the President of the country and
presented state awards.
Bystrinsky GOK is one of the largest greenfield projects in
Russia’s mining industry. It was built from scratch in an
inaccessible part of the Trans-Baikal territory in just 3.5 years.
Its key production processes are completely automated. The
plant has been operating in commissioning mode since October
2017. The design capacity will be reached at the end of 2019.
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QHSE – No Compromise
PROJECT BASED INCENTIVE PROGRAM
In all RHI projects, before the mobilization process is
completed, Project Management and the Health, Safety and
Environment (HSE) Department create a project-based
Incentive Program. The Incentive Program is explained to
employees during their orientation period.
RHI Project Management then distributes the awards by
organizing a ceremony, with the participation of all
employees. RHI Project Management and white collar personnel
participate in these award ceremonies as spokespeople. Prior to
the awards being made, Project Management communicates to
all employees awareness-raising messages about HSE.

Images taken during HSE sample applications Images taken during HSE sample applications

RHI RECERTIFIED WITH UPDATED

ISO AND OHSAS CERTIFICATES
Audits were carried out at RHI’s Headquarters in Istanbul and
at the Botaş Kuzey Marmara Underground Gas Storage
Expansion Project site on April 3–5, 2019.

In this context, “recertification” for ISO 9001:2015 and ISO

14001:2015 certificates, and “Inspection” for OHSAS 18001:2007
certificates, was completed.

Our certificates were renewed after RHI passed the audits. Cüneyt Tarhan (HSE Director), Ateş Beşibirlik (Director of Quality
Assurance & Control), Kaan Alkan (Vice President),
Onur Sert (General Manager), Murat Barın (TÜVSUD Certification Manager),
Celal Toroğlu (Vice President)

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QHSE – No Compromise
EXPRESSION OF THANKS FROM Images taken during HSE trainings

GAZPROM AVTOMATIZATSIYA
Our client on the Omsk NPZ project, Gazprom Avtomatizatsiya
PJSC, has written to thank RHI for its extraordinary
contribution to the introduction and implementation of best
practices within the scope of the construction of the Crude
Vacuum Unit complex. RHI’s efforts have provided positive
results in quality assurance, health, safety and environmental
(HSE) protection.

The client’s letter says: “We thank all employees and

management of Renaissance Heavy Industries LLC for its
support and striving to create high culture in the field of quality
and safety, for awareness building at all levels, as well as for
achievement of positive results”. The client conveyed its
appreciation to all employees of RHI.

Images taken during NDT and quality visual controls

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Social Life
RÖNESANS HOLDING EMPLOYEES
INVITED TO MEET FOR IFTAR
The traditional iftar for Rönesans Holding employees was held
at the Adile Sultan mansion this year.

Rönesans Holding employees who attended iftar, a traditional

dinner during Ramadan month, had a pleasant time with a
sense of unity and family, accompanied by music.

TRADITIONAL FOOTBALL MATCH AT

GTG SITE PROJECT
A friendly football match with our newly-arrived friends for the
start-up activities at the GTG project was held on June 13, 2019,
to foster the team spirit of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (our
consortium partner at the project) and RHI.
Our continuing partnership with KHI was reflected in the final
score in the match, which was played with the participation of
our vice president Kaan Alkan. The match ended in a draw.
Afterwards, the teams met for dinner at the GTG camp
facilities.

“Renaissance” is the registered brand name of Rönesans Holding.

“Renaissance Heavy Industries” and “RHI” are registered brand names of Rönesans Endüstri Tesisleri İnşaat San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
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