Newsletter_Issue1_September 2015

NEWSLETTERBrunei Gas Carriers Sdn Bhd ISSUE 1 – SEPTEMBER 2015DEVELOPING OUR NATION’S RESOURCESFOR THE SAFE AND RELIABLE MARITIME TRANSPORTATION Inside this issue  From MD’s Desk  Delivery of Amani  Project Amali 2015  ERP Implementation

BGC NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1 2 SHIPPING ENERGY FIRST-CLASSFrom the desk of theManaging DirectorAssalamualaikum Warahmatullahi for us to get more information fromWby a[AbartriackleaAtuuhthor] you.Bismillahir Rahman Nir Rahim Whether one works in the office or at sea, one fact is clear. We all are familyWelcome BGC’s first newsletter! This in BGC! As BGC employees, we willnewsletter aims to be one of the continue to play a vital part in thecommunication channels in the overall oil and gas industry of Brunei.Company, between the organization Together, we can witness and be partand the staff vice versa, and more of the growth and development ofimportantly to provide information BGC. Let’s continue to build on ourto all personnel about the latest achievements and operationalhappenings and future events in BGC. excellence!We have been in operation since the We hope you find this newsletterinception of BGC in 1998 and a lot of beneficial. I encourage you to giveevents have taken place, a lot of work your feedback and suggestions forhas also been done since then. Whilst future issues of this newsletter. Youthe main goal of this newsletter is to can do so by emailing or contactingkeep you updated of the news and the editorial team directly atevents within the company. It wouldalso be great, it can act as an avenue [email protected]

BGC NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1 3Delivery Of AmadiThe 154,800 cubic metre vessel Amadi time. We have as a team learnt quickly entourage toured around the ship’swas delivered officially to BGC on 13 July from the past experience and this has accommodation and facilities.2015 by Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industry helped us well with the delivery of the(HHI). Amadi is the youngest in line of Amadi,” said Captain Abdul Mateen. AMADIthe A-Class BGC fleet in line with thestrategic programme as a Liquified The first cargo loading event was also BGC’s fleet was completed whenNatural Gas (LNG) carrier to modernize attended by the Permanent Secretary at welcoming Amadi the fifth A-Classand localize its services. the Energy Department of the Prime vessel for her first cargo loading event at Minister’s Office Dato Paduka Hj Jamain Lumut on July 27, 2015The vessel, which took 18 months to Hj Julaihi and Managing Director ofbuild, is powered by a “dual fuel” diesel Brunei LNG Mohamad Hj Damit, theand electric engine which emits 23 percent less carbon dioxide than vesselspowered by standard heavy fuel oil.The ships was delivered under thecommand of Captain Abdul MateenAbdurrahman Liew and the maintenanceteam was led by Chief Engineer Eng YihChih. The first maiden voyage was madeon 15 July 2015. Amadi also markedanother milestone with the first cargoloading which was done on 27 July 2015.“The experience that we had deliveringthe Amani has stood us in good stead thisDYNAMICS AXTHE ERP IMPLEMENTATIONIn April 2015, BGC has kick-started the and Manager Self Service, where some of The project has already completed theimplementation of Enterprise Resource HR transactions and approval can be design phase, which was finalized withPlanning system called the Microsoft done online through a web-based the support from the business and theDynamics AX. application. process owners. The project team is currently looking at the data to beEnterprise Resource Planning or better migrated into the new system.known as ERP is a suite of integratedapplications, which aim to integrate More updates will be shared in theFinance, HR, Payroll and Contracts and upcoming newsletter. In the meantime,Procurement system into one. if you need further information, you can contact IT at [email protected] only the ERP system will be able tostore data, it will also help theorganisation to automate some of itsbusiness processes. Part of theimplementation also include theintroduction of Employee Self Service

BGC NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1 4Q1 HIGHLIGHTS Q2 HIGHLIGHTS BGC Emergency Drill Safety Day 2015 On 21 May 2015, BGC carried out a large-scale first- BGC’s Annual Safety Day was held on 6 May 2015, aid drill exercise, “Tumbang” at BGC’s Head Office, which highlighted the importance of intervention involving BGC First Aiders, Fire Wardens and culture and staying safe on the road. The event was held at Jupiter Room of Star Lodge Hotel and government saw a total of 94 attendees. The event started with emergency the journey of Safety Day and introducing the response theme for 2015 which is ‘Achieving Goal Zero…… agencies, with Because We Care’. The event also highlighted the the objectives importance of Life-Saving Rules and Road Safety to test and Bow-Tie for all drivers.STS Pallada Visits Brunei assess BGCBrunei welcomed the Russian Sail Training Ship first-aiders preparedness and response time. The It was organized by the QHSSE Department, the(STS) “Pallada” as it made its second visit to our scenario saw a collapsed scaffolding structure that Safety Day aims to deliver a message to thecountry on 24 March 2015. Haji Shahbudin Haji resulted in two personnel sustaining multiple attendees to become responsible road users. TheMusa, BGC Managing Director, was the Guest of injuries with another worker fainting. event was wrapped by Head of QHSSEHonor to officiate the opening ceremony for the The exercise drill was to simulate real emergency Department, Hj Md Yusof Md Taufik, who talkedvisit. Also present the Ambassador of the in order to test the capability of trained BGC staff. about the statistics of fatal road accidents inFederation of Russia to Brunei Darussalam, It also provided BGC staff emergency response Brunei.Vladlen Stanislavovich Semivolos. Pallada visit authority members to observe and assess thewas co-organized by Brunei Maritime Academy existing resources, capabilities and identify(BMA) and Singapore Maritime Academi (SMA), potential areas that could be strengthen further.with the objective to provide maritime students The government emergency response agencies BGC’S MD – Hj Shahbudin Hjthe first-hand experience working onboard a ship were represented by the Fire and Rescue Musa deliveringand raising public awareness on maritime career. Department, the Royal Brunei Police Force and the his welcoming Emergency Medical Ambulance Services (EMAS). speechBGC Blood Donation One of the activities during the safety day demonstratingIn March 2015, BGC, with the support from RIPAS the risks of using mobileBlood Donation Centre, organized for a third time phone while drivinga blood donation campaign, which was held inBGC’s head office in Jalan Jerudong. Friends andneighbours of BGC joined the Company in its drive First Aiders responding to the injured person Group Photo during BGC Safety Dayto help the community by donating blood, whichcomprised of BGC’s personnel, Brunei MaritimeAcademy students and teachers, Belait ShippingCompany and Brunei Halal. A total of 70 generousdonors comprising rolled up their sleeves to bleedfor a good cause. BMA Students during the blood donation

BGC NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1 5 HLP: BGC HEALTH TIPS Internal Sports series (BGCISS)The pop of a shuttle-cock being cracked by The current standing of the teams:  Change only one habit at a time. Whena badminton racket, the rumbling sound of starting to incorporate healthy habits, startpins tumbling after every strike and the There will be one more game for the BGC small. One step at a time.cheer from spectators when the ball is staff to showcase their sports talent. Thekicked into the net, this is where fierce details of the Futsal tournament will be  Make water and tea assporting competition is fought out between announced soon. the default drinks.the eight teams in an attempt to win vital Make the switch frompoints to become the BGC’s first overall caffeine and sugarywinner of the HLP Sport Series. The BGC “HLP drinks.Sport Series” kicked off in March wherecolleagues compete against each other in  Make time for exercise. Schedule shortbadminton, futsal and bowling. breaks every 30-60 minutes to stretch, walk around or drink some water.Objective of the sport series is to strengthenrelations among BGC personnel as well as  Rest well and consistently each day. If not,to encourage healthy competition among the body’s clock loses its rhythm and starts toeach other which is in lined with BGC’s dysfunction.healthy lifestyle program. The companysees the games as a continuous effort  Make it fun. As human beings, we aretowards building up the sports aspect, in the hardwired to avoid pain and boredom, so withlong run healthy competition keeps exercising do something you enjoy.employees highly motivated andproductive. ‘Health and intellect are the two blessings in life’Promoting awareness on the importance ofhealthy lifestyle has always been a goal for - Menander, Greek DramatistBGC especially in the prevention andcontrol of chronic diseases such as heart Announcementillness, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases,stroke and kidney disease.The eight participating teams for BGC’s HLPSport Series are Karas, Raja Wali, Belacan,Binjai, Superlucky, Bubukz, Marine and Rival.The last sport was held in June, where theeight teams competed for the bowlingtournament, participated by the bowlingenthusiasts and keglers from the office-based and the marine staff. Team Karaswon with 1771 points.BOWLING TOURNAMENT - POINTS 0 500 1000 1500 2000KARAS 1771MARINE 1580BUBUKZ 1471RIVAL 1388SUPERLUCKY 1326RAJA WALI 1180BELACAN 1137BINJAI 1130Bowling Tournament Results

BGC NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1 6 Project Amali 2015 BGC Marine career day This is the third year BGC embarked on the annual Project Amali as part of BGC’s social contribution to give back to the community. For 2015, On 16 June, more than 100 students from various sixth form centres in one of the activities was to give a lending hand to underprivileged the Sultanate were given insight on careers in the maritime industry at families during Ramadhan month so that the families can celebrate the a one-day career day organised by Brunei Gas Carrier Sdn Bhd (BGC). month of Ramadhan and Syawal with less difficulty. This initiative is Held at Goldstone Ballroom, The Centrepoint Hotel in Gadong, students also in line with the Titah of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan from Sengkurong Sixth Form Centre, Tutong Sixth Form Centre, Duli of Brunei in helping underprivileged families in their time of need. Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College, Paduka Seri Begawan Eleven families received charitable donations from BGC prior to Hari Sultan Science College and Sayyidina Ali Secondary School gained an Raya Aidil Fitri in the aims of helping to ease the burden of families. awareness on the industry as well as an introduction to BGC Cadetship In Panchor Murai, BGC personnel led by Managing Director Hj Programme and experiences of working at sea. Shahbudin Hj Musa visited two underprivileged families and donated The event also saw presentations made by BGC’s senior officers and basic food necessities as well as other special celebratory items for the engineer, including a session with BGC’s Captain Abdul Mateen families to celebrate the Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. Abdurrahman Liew. One of the recipients was Tiah Puasa with 10 family members all In an interview with one of the students, Izzie Hashim from Sengkurong crammed up in their living room which also acts as the dining/sleeping Sixth Form Centre said, “I gained a lot from this career day and I find it area. The unstable steps leading up to their house leaves one quite interesting to work in the maritime industry. Like what the wondering how a large family living in such a humble abode are Captain said, even though you are not a straight ‘A’ student, you can still managing their daily routines when living in such conditions. Tiah’s achieve a great life if you work harder.” mother, unable to walk because of a medical condition spends her days just laying down near the main entrance waiting for her family to come back home from their daily routines Other houses in the Brunei-Muara District and Tutong District were visited by BGC delegation parties and led respectively by BGC’s Line Managers.Staff Transfer BGC15001 BGC15009 BGC15010 BGC15002 ARIFFIN BIN AHMAD HJ MOHD FAKHRI BIN HJ HJ MD ALLI FIRDAUS BIN SIRAJUL ADHLI BINTo Ratings Trainer (HRL/4) HARITH HJ OTHMAN MUSLIM To Buyer (CPC/2) To Contract Focal Point To Catering Trainer (HRL/4) (FLC/1)

BGC NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1 7Special What they think of BGC?Announcements “From day one I was truly a part of the BGC staff and seen as an equal. Despite ARE YOU A PHOTOGRAPHY my inexperience everyone I’ve come in contact with has viewed me as part of ENTHUSIAST? IF SO, THEN THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO the staff and are simply excited to have me here – and I couldn’t be more SHOW YOUR TALENT TO US! grateful. I really had fun and enjoy of being an intern here at BGC for three months.” Noor Syah’Aqidah Binti Halimshah Attachment Student IT DepartmentThe BGC’s photography Competition is here for you to enter. You can “Working at BGC is a great pleasure and privilege. I am surrounded by friendlysubmit up to 10 photographs, submitted into one category or spread staffs and other internshipacross multiple categories. The categories are: Students. I really appreciate working around people with shared values and 1. Memorable moment at BGC levels of energy close to my own. Proud to be an intern student in BGC :) “ 2. Life at Sea 3. Our vessels. Brunei Pride Jovita Tay Sing Yee Legal departmentPhotographer enthusiasts are invited to enter this competition wheregreat imagery is everything, and creativity is the key ingredient! IN THE NEXT ISSUE – WATCH THIS SPACE!Attractive Prizes to be won!  BGC moves to the Cloud  Flexi working hoursDeadline: 15th October 2015  Insights from Amadi Delivery TeamSubmission to [email protected] or call us at  And more!2613000 Ext 315/316.