NGHI SON REFINERY & PETROCHEMICAL LLC

NEWSLETTER
1st Issue of 2016
This Newsletter is for Sponsors
and NSRPs internal use only

NEW YEARS MESSAGE OF GENERAL DIRECTOR

At the beginning of Vietnams Traditional Lunar New Year
Dear NSRP colleagues,
Happy New Year!

I am pleased to send you the following message on the occasion of the beginning of the Lunar
New Year, 2016.
In the capacity as the General Director of NSRP since the beginning of Phase II, I have really
enjoyed working with you as a most dedicated and passionate team who are all looking to
contribute to the success of NSRP Project. On the occasion of the New Year, I thank you for all
your contributions in the last year and wish you and your family good health, happiness and
prosperity.
Looking over the progress of the Project up to today, you will be able to see the incredible work result we have
accomplished together so far. We welcomed the Year 2015 with an important landmark of the construction work when the 1st
heavy equipment landed safely in Nghi Son construction site in early January 2015. Since then, NSRP has come a long way
throughout the Y2015, achieving many key milestones, in both Project implementation and operational preparation
respectively.
During 2016, we will approach more crucial milestones including the commencement of Utility facilities, the commissioning
of refining units and the Mechanical Completion.
So get yourselves ready for these exciting missions in this coming year.

NEW YEARS MESSAGE OF GENERAL DIRECTOR

At the beginning of Vietnams Traditional Lunar New Year
Mechanical Completion: Since we started the EPC work in Y2013, we have maintained our focus on achieving this
challenging goal and now we are going to accomplish it in Y2016 with safety, quality and as scheduled. One of the keys
for success is to enhance good communication and cooperation with the EPC Contractor as well as among our NSRP
team and concentrate our united efforts on resolving any problems.
Ready for Commissioning: One of the greatest challenges in this project is to execute our Operation Readiness Plan.
Devoted efforts have been made by our team with good results but there are still a lot of challenges to overcome. We will
continue to move forward with our plans so that once being fully capable, we would be ready to take over the facility and
go for commissioning confidently.
Commitment to Safety: As we stated in our commitment, safety is the highest priority in our operations. At this final
stage of the construction and start of commissioning, safety is becoming more and more critical to avoid any possible
injury or fatality. Every person in NSRP must always be alert and conscious of safety issues and raise your concern any
time a risk comes to your attention, regardless of its impact on cost or schedule.

Our organization is growing daily and we are now over 1,000 employees, all with strong characters and holding important
values in "doing the right things". I strongly believe that all of our 1,000 employees will continue to work as one unified
team, with deep mutual understanding and respect for the multi-national cultures and values, together achieving our
goals and feeling proud being part of this mega Project.

NEW YEARS MESSAGE OF GENERAL DIRECTOR

At the beginning of Vietnams Traditional Lunar New Year
NSRP is fortunate to have the strong commitment of not only NSRP employees but also our stakeholders. With deep
appreciation, I wish to pay tribute to all of you, your hard work and professional support representing the spirit of
dedication and service giving us hope that together we can overcome all challenges and achieve all the goals that we seek
to materialize.
Once again I appreciate the great contribution from all of you and I wish you success and happiness with your family in the
year 2016. I look forward to working with you throughout this important year for NSRP.
Thank you again for the opportunity to be with you today.
Sincerely,
Kazutoshi Shimmura
General Director

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT & ACTIVITIES

Mr. Dinh Van Ngoc NSRP Deputy General
Director received Excellent Emulation Flag and
the Title of Excellent Petroleum Entrepreneurs
On 9th January 2016, PetroVietnam organized a ceremony to
summarize the work in 2015 and plan for 2016 at the conference
hall of Vietnam Petroleum Institute in Hanoi.
At the ceremony, to commend great contributions in 2015 of
subsidiary companies and affiliated companies of PetroVietnam,
Mr. Cao Quoc Hung - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
awarded Excellent Emulation Flag of the Ministry of Industry and
Trade to the companies which had outstanding performance. On
behalf of Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC Mr. Dinh Van
Ngoc - Deputy General Director was honored to receive this noble
reward from the Ministry

Also on this occasion, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, PetroVietnam

Chairman awarded prize to the Entrepreneurs, Managers who had
remarkable contribution to Oil & Gas industry. Mr. Dinh Van Ngoc
was awarded certificate of merit and excellent Oil & Gas
entrepreneur symbol from PetroVietnam Chairman.

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT & ACTIVITIES

Kuwait Petroleum International High Level Delegation visiting NSRP Site and Thanh Hoa leaders;
and NSRP Deputy General Director Mr. Turki Al-Ajmi awarded Certificate of Merit
from Chairman of Thanh Hoa Peoples Committee

On 12 January 2016, a high level delegation from

Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) paid a visit to
Thanh Hoa and NSRP Project site. The delegation
was led by Mr. Bakheet Al-Rashidi, the KPI President,
and included high level members of the management
of both KPI and NSRP. After visiting the NSRP site
and hearing reports from the project team and the
contractor, Mr. Bakheet Al-Rashidi inspected the
construction site and gave instructions to the
working teams on how to maintain project schedule
and safety standards. With the vast knowledge and
experience in the refining industry from Kuwait and
all over the world, the KPI President and his team
provided a lot of valuable input for the NSRP and
contractor teams on construction and commissioning
issues.

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT & ACTIVITIES

Kuwait Petroleum International High Level Delegation

visiting NSRP Site and Thanh Hoa leaders;
and NSRP Deputy General Director Mr. Turki Al-Ajmi
awarded Certificate of Merit from Chairman of Thanh
Hoa Peoples Committee
In the evening, the KPI President and his delegation were given a special
reception by the Thanh Hoa authorities.
The Chairman of Thanh Hoa
People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Xung and General Trinh Xuyen, head
of Thanh Hoa Police hosted a dinner to welcome and thank Mr. Bakheet AlRashidi and his team for their efforts and contributions towards the
economic and social development of Vietnam and Thanh Hoa in
particular. During his welcome remarks, Chairman Xung emphasised the
importance of NSRP Project for the economy and community in Thanh Hoa
and hoped that NSRP Project would be completed on time and KPI would
make further investments into Thanh Hoa province. Chairman Xung also
expressed the wholehearted support that Thanh Hoa leadership and people
would give KPI and their projects in Thanh Hoa. In response, Mr. Bakheet
Al-Rashidi expressed KPI's strong commitment to the developments of
Thanh Hoa, creating opportunities for local people and businesses in the
interest of all parties concerned.

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT & ACTIVITIES

Kuwait Petroleum International High Level Delegation visiting NSRP Site and Thanh Hoa leaders;
and NSRP Deputy General Director Mr. Turki Al-Ajmi awarded Certificate of Merit
from Chairman of Thanh Hoa Peoples Committee

In addition, Chairman Xung expressed heartfelt

recognition towards the strong efforts by NSRP
management in constructing and developing
such a giant and complex project as NSRP. In
particular, Chairman Xung noted the significant
efforts and contributions by Mr. Turki Al-Ajmi,
Deputy General Director of NSRP, in driving
NSRP Project in full cooperation with the local
people and authorities. As recognition of such
service and contribution by Mr. Turki Al-Ajmi,
Chairman Xung on behalf of Thanh Hoa
leadership awarded Mr. Al-Ajmi with a
Certificate of Merit, noting his "excellent work
in
managing
the
construction
and
implementation of NSRP Project on schedule,
safely, contributing to the economy and society
of Thanh Hoa".

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT & ACTIVITIES

Mr. Kazutoshi Shimmura General Director of NSRP Awarded Certificate of Merit
from Chief of office of Thanh Hoa People's Committee
On 26th January 2016, Mr. Ngo Hoang Ky - Chief of Office of Thanh Hoa People's Committee and Mr. Phan Tien Dung Deputy Head of Economic Security Department of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police visited NSRP Living Quarter office.
On behalf of NSRP, Mr. Kazutoshi Shimmura
General Director, Mr. Dinh Van Ngoc - Deputy
General Director and Mr. Mousa Al-Obaidan NSRP Finance Manager authorized by Mr.
Turki Al-Ajmi - Deputy General Director
welcomed the delegation of Thanh Hoa
province.
At the meeting, Mr. Ngo Hoang Ky appreciated
the contribution of Nghi Son Refinery and
Petrochemical Complex Project for the social
and economic development of the province.
On behalf of Thanh Hoa provincial leaders, Mr.
Ngo Hoang Ky committed to have continuous
strong supports to the project at the current
construction phase as well as operation in the
future.

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT & ACTIVITIES

Mr. Kazutoshi Shimmura General Director of NSRP Awarded Certificate of Merit
from Chief of office of Thanh Hoa People's Committee
Mr. Phan Tien Dung on behalf of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police appreciated the collaboration of NSRP in ensuring security
during the construction implementation project. Thanh Hoa Provincial Police committed to strengthen the force in order to
ensure the best security in the project area and living area of NSRP employees
Mr. Kazutoshi Shimmura expressed sincere
thanks to the visit of Thanh Hoa provincial
delegation. Hopefully, the company will
continue to receive the supports of the
provincial authorities. He also expressed that
NSRP will try our best to the complete the
project on schedule and achieve the project
quality at international standard.
On this occasion, Mr. Ngo Hoang Ky awarded
Mr. Kazutoshi Shimmura General Director of
NSRP with a Certificate of Merit, noting with
"excellent work in managing the construction
and implementation of NSRP Project on
schedule, safely, contributing to the economy
and society of Thanh Hoa"

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT & ACTIVITIES

The high level delegation from PetroVietnam visited Nghi Son Refinery
and Petrochemical Complex project on occasion of New Year.
On 3rd February 2016, the
delegation of Mr. Phan Dinh
Duc - Member of the Board of
Directors
of PetroVietnam
visited NSRP Office in Nghi
Son and the site on occasion
of New Year.
Mr. Kazutoshi Shimmura
General Director, Mr. Dinh
Van Ngoc Deputy General
Director
welcomed
the
delegation at NSRP office.
Mr. Dinh Van Ngoc reported
the delegation the project
implementation until the end
of 2015 and plan for 2016.

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT & ACTIVITIES

The high level delegation from PetroVietnam visited Nghi Son Refinery
and Petrochemical Complex project on occasion of New Year.

On behalf of Petro Vietnam, Mr. Phan Dinh Duc acknowledged the efforts that NSRP achieved in 2015. He also appreciated
the close co-operation among the parties of the joint-venture and requested representatives of the parties continue to
promote the spirit of the co-operation, to implement the project works effectively in order to ensure that the project will
achieve the best quality. On this occasion, Mr. Phan Dinh Duc gave new year gifts to the representatives of NSRP and
wished all employees of NSRP good health, success and fulfill their the tasks, alongside the development of the company
in the new year.

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT & ACTIVITIES

Mr. Takashi Tsukioka - Representative Director & CEO of Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd visited
and had a meeting with representatives of NSRP

One item on the agenda of the business trip to Vietnam, in the afternoon of 18th February 2016, Mr. Takashi Tsukioka Representative Director & CEO with delegation of Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd visited NSRP construction site and had a meeting
with NSRP Management at Living Quarter office. At the meeting, NSRP Management reported Idemitsu delegation the project
progress and difficulties during project implementation, Mr. Takashi Tsukioka acknowledged the report of NSRP. The CEO of
Idemitsu said that NSRP project is considered as the most important oversea project of Idemitsu and Idemitsus support to
this project is always a priority. He emphasized that strong co-operation among the parties in the Joint-Venture from Japan,
Kuwait and Vietnam plays the most important role for the success of NSRP project.

PHOTOS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE

Zone-1 A200 Area Viewing the construction works within the area.

Pipe Rack [North view]

Incinerator & Waste Heat boiler

Pipe Rack [South view]

PHOTOS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE

ZONE-2 OVERVIEW AREA A1 & A2

PHOTOS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE

ZONE-3 A700 AREA VIEWING THE ERECTION OF
REFORMER, U/G & A/G PIPING WORKS.

PHOTOS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE

ZONE-4 SERVICE VESSEL BERTH VIEWING THE
CONSTRUCTION WORK (PKG B1)

CULTURE CORNER
Huong Pagoda Festival Opened
On 13th February 2016 (6th January 2016 Luna calendar), Huong Pagoda Festival opened.
This is among the greatest Buddhist festival in northern part of Vietnam. Huong Pagoda
Festival plays an important role in the spiritual life of Vietnamese people in general and
Vietnamese Buddhists in particular.
Huong Pagoda is located in My Duc District, 70
kilometers away from Hanoi to the south. This
festival lasts for three months from the first to the
third month in Lunar Calendar. In fact, the official
opening day for the festival is on the 6th day of
the first Lunar month.
As other festivals in Vietnam, Huong Pagoda Festival is also divided into two parts: The
ceremonies and the entertaining activities. Ceremonial rituals consist of incense offering
procession and Zen ceremony in which Monks and Buddhists offer incense, flowers, candles
and fruits.
During the ceremony, there are two monks performing beautiful and flexible dances. On
the other hand, entertaining activities include enjoying boat cruise along Yen Stream for
watching picturesque scenery, climbing mountain and exploring holy caves. It is
believed that climbing up the top of Huong Tich Mountain will bring you fulfillment and
great success in life.
Overall, Huong pagoda festival is a traditional and imbued national identity where people
are oriented towards Truth, Beauty, and Goodness
Source: holidaysvietnam.com

CULTURE CORNER
Yen Tu Buddhist Spring Festival opened
The annual Yen Tu Pagoda Spring Festival in Uong Bi town at Quang Ninh province
opened with a ceremony on 17th February 2016 (10th day of the first lunar month) and
lasts for three months.
A popular saying goes: "Even after 100 years of virtuous religious life, if you don't come to
Yen Tu you cannot be called a true religious person". Pilgrimage to Yen Tu Festival in
respect of Buddha and sightseeing is so meaningful...
During the festival, the people near and far flock to Yen Tu which was regarded as the Buddhist land to show
their belief and aspiration or to get rid of all sorrows and sadness. Other go to Yen Tu to do sightseeing and
to enjoy the pure atmosphere of a mountain region. Foreign visitors come to Yen Tu to witness a famous
beauty spot, a mysterious tourist attraction. Many cultural and historical values are carefully preserved in Yen
Tu, where is also home to a rare ecosystem in Vietnam.
In the wide ensemble of vestiges in Yen Tu, there are 11
pagodas and hundreds of shrines and towers. One form of
entertainment is to climb the peak to where the Dong
Pagoda was built (1,068m above the sea). On the way, you
will see pagodas, a tower, a stream and a forest. At the top,
after having burned joss-sticks, you seem to be lost in
nature somewhere between the sky and the earth.
When clear, you can perceive almost
all of the northeast area from here.
Sourse: www.vietnam-beauty.com

CULTURE CORNER
National and Liberation Day of Kuwait
February festivities, flags, fireworks and foam
The National and Liberation Days highlight the iconic history
behind the independence of Kuwait.
Rejoicing in the spirit of patriotism, the celebrations are held on 25th and 26th February every year and are of tremendous
significance to Kuwaitis.
Serving to ignite the very essence of nationalism, on National Day Kuwait celebrates with myriad festivities and events,
including a spectacular display of fireworks, illuminating the night sky. On this momentous day, Kuwaitis are typically
attired in national dress and streets are decorated in the colours of the national flag. Kuwaitis like to spray each other with
coloured foam, so maybe do not wear your very best clothes.
In the midst of the lively atmosphere are many
places around the city, where a majority of the
people prefer to celebrate. Some of the places
include Al-Sha'ab Leisure Park, Green Island and
Messila Beach.

Sourse:http://www.millenniumhotels.com/

CULTURE CORNER

During the Medical Staff Conference in February 27th, 1955, President Ho Chi Minh sent
a letter that summarized three tasks to the newly established Vietnamese Ministry of
Medicine. These tasks were: to build a sincere and solidary spirit between colleagues,
to provide caring and accessible services to all patients, and to develop modern
Vietnamese Medicine. In order to remember these, February 27th of every year is
marked as the Vietnam Doctors Day.

On the occasion of February 27th 2016,

NSRPs employees would like to send the
best wishes of good health, peaceful and
prosperous life to the all Health workers
in Viet Nam.
Sourse: http://vlstudies.com

THANK YOU !