June 2011

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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2011
Beijing page 18
Convention update
Contents:
Letter from the President page 4
News from Geneva page 5
Member News page 9
Health, Safety & Environment page 14
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Letter from the President
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News from Geneva
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Board Meeting Update
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Membership Centre
8
Member News
9
Training
12
Health, Safety & Environment
14
Regional Meetings
16
Elections to the IPLOCA Board of Directors
17
Beijing Convention Update
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In the Headlines
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Letter from the President
Registration for the much anticipated 2011 Convention
in China (12-16 September in Beijing) opened at the
beginning of May.
This will be the first time IPLOCA has held a Convention
in China and we have a great week planned for our
attendees, including the possibility to participate in pre- or
post-convention tours to see the Terracotta Warriors (page
18 of this Newsletter).
Included with the Convention Registration Brochure recently mailed out, you will
find a brochure regarding InterPipe, the major pipeline exhibition taking place from
Saturday to Monday, 17 to 19 September, immediately following the Convention. The
event is hosted by China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau and is supported by IPLOCA. Be
sure to consider your attendance at this event as you plan your travel to the Far East.
As usual, awards will be presented at the upcoming Convention in Beijing. New this
year, as previously announced, will be the IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility
Award. More information is available on page 16 of this Newsletter.
On the committee front, we are delighted to welcome a new addition to our HSE
Committee. As you will read on page 15 of this Newsletter, Kevin Parker of Mears
Group has joined the committee. He has considerable experience in the field of HSE
and more than 25 years in the pipeline industry.
Finally, thanks to the generosity of Volvo and Renault Trucks in supplying a voucher
towards a car at the Convention, we will again have the opportunity to raise
significant funds for charity. Cristine and I have selected Hope 87: Hundreds of
Original Projects for Employment, an Austrian initiative in which young people in
Bangladesh are encouraged to show initiative and to develop local projects creating
training and employment for themselves and other young people.
As always I look forward to your questions, comments and ideas regarding IPLOCA.
Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] and I hope to see as many of
you as possible in Beijing in September.
Sincerely,
Karl Trauner
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News from Geneva
and the UK
Changing Skyline
We also witnessed some changes to our local environment,
with the demolition of a nearby house that will make way
for additional airport-related parking.
The Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) recently held their 54th
National Dinner in London. PIG is a sister association of
IPLOCA and the event was attended by Juan Arzuaga,
Executive Secretary.
IPLOCA Immediate Past President Adam Wynne Hughes
was also a guest at the event as were current Board
Members Andy Lukas and Phil Bond. Europe NW Regular
Members Land & Marine, Murphy Pipelines and PIH were
all in attendance along with Associate Members Denso,
Rhead Group, and RSK. Europe Mediterranean Regular
Members Serimax and Spiecapag also attended, along
with their respective former IPLOCA Board Members
David Williams and Jean Claude Van de Wiele. Europe
Central Regular Member PPS attended together with a
range of clients and contractors who operate within the
UK and around the world. The event showed the charitable
side of our industry as it raised in excess of £15,000 for the
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
(NSPCC) to support and protect children from abuse.
The event included the presentation of various awards.
Juan and Adam had the opportunity to discuss the benefits
of membership of IPLOCA with potential new members
and were able to point to the significant number of
attendees mentioned above, who are members of both
IPLOCA and PIG.
Geneva Office Visitors
During March the staff of the Geneva Office had the
Last vestiges of the countryside… The crash of the huge pine tree
pleasure of a visit from 1 Vice President Osman Birgili
hitting the ground was soon followed by fast and efficient demoli-
(Tekfen) on the occasion of the March Novel Construction
tion of the house and the levelling of the ground in preparation for
meeting, and later, from the members of the IPLOCA HSE
a new parking area. The end of April also brought the extension of
Committee who took advantage of our meeting facilities
the nearby tram line to the northwest border with France, allowing
and proximity to the Geneva International Airport.
a fast 20 minute trip from the centre of Geneva.
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Board Meeting Update
Seminar in Communications Skills
Montreux, March 2011
location, to foster attendance of a wide range of cultures
This seminar will be offered a third time, but in a new
and ethnicities.
Because of potential political unrest in Morocco the
decision was taken on 21 February to relocate the meeting
Master’s Degree in Pipelines
to Montreux, Switzerland. Following are the highlights
Research continued but few examples were able to
from that meeting:
be identified. The idea is to inform the membership of
Health, Safety and Environment Committee:
existing courses, such as the one in Rio de Janeiro. Sister
Associations had been contacted and Gubkin University
2011 Health and Safety Award
had developed a new course. Other universities were
It was noted that the award this year would be termed the
being contacted and a final report will be given at the
2011 award to avoid any confusion with the Health and
Istanbul Board Meeting. The following were identified:
Safety statistics. Adjudication will take place in June.
Gubkin University; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de
Rio; University of West Australia (UWA); and Singapore
Environmental Indicators
University, which will be invited by UWA to develop the
Environmental indicators are being defined and will be
same course; University of Aachen in Germany; Montan
discussed at the upcoming HSE Committee meeting in
University of Loeben; Herriot-Watt University in Edinburgh,
Geneva. A separate submission form is being developed
Scotland; and the Dutch University.
for this purpose.
Site Visits
Road Traffic Accidents (RTA)
The objectives of planned site visits are as follows:
A white paper on three aspects of Road Traffic Accidents
-- Engage more clients and contractors
has been developed. It includes IPLOCA Health and
-- Promote discussions about other working methods
Safety statistics, information from other organisations on
-- IPLOCA to act as moderator of discussions.
reducing RTAs and testimonials from IPLOCA members.
Interest has been shown by Petrobras and Brazilian
Training Committee:
contractors (summer work) and by Chinese and Russian
contractors (for permafrost work).
Training for Operators
Minimum requirements are being defined for operators and
HSE Training Program from PLCAC (Pipe Line Contractors
for a train the trainer certification. The idea of a “passport”
Association of Canada)
for operators was suggested. Input will be sought from
A proposal was received for IPLOCA to become a
manufacturers and contractors. Once ideas are firm, additional
distributor of such a program. It was noted that certain
manufacturers will be invited to participate.
parts of the information are applicable only to Canada. This
will be further discussed with PLCAC and information will
be provided at the upcoming Board Meeting in Istanbul.
New Technologies Committee:
Novel Construction/Road to Success
It was announced that the Spring Plenary Session would
be held in Geneva on 16 and 17 March. The use of a wiki
(a website that allows users to create and edit a number
of interlinked web pages via a browser for collaboration in
developing and editing material) had been suggested and
a demonstration had been provided to the Secretariat by
CCC. This would be further discussed at the March Novel
Construction meeting in Geneva.
Teleconferences with BP and Tripartite
Discussions are ongoing regarding the list of proposed
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Following a demonstration by an expert (right photo), novice
projects for IPLOCA involvement and funding.
hornblower and IPLOCA President Karl Trauner made a valiant
A workshop was held in Atlanta on 9 March, attended by
attempt. The hat obviously helped.
Daniel Gasquet, IPLOCA consultant.
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IPLOCA New Technologies Award
An adjudication committee for the New Technologies Award
sponsored by BP is being formed.
Review of Minutes of the Rio de Janeiro Meeting
The minutes and action items from Rio de Janeiro were
reviewed. Actions were complete and the minutes were
approved.
Treasurer’s Report:
The (as yet unaudited) Final Report for the year 2010
was distributed to the board members and reviewed.
Membership fee payment status was reviewed. The
majority of fees have been received.
Membership:
New Regular Members
ALSA Engineering & Construction Co. L.L.C. (UAE).
New Associate Members
-- JPAC Technologies PVT Ltd (India)
-- Industrial X-Ray and Allied Radiographers (I) Pvt. Ltd.
(IXAR) (India)
Name changes
Name changes were approved as follows, following
confirmation that core business and objectives remain
the same:
-- J. Ray McDermott S.A. to McDermott International Inc.
-- Offshore International FZC to L&T Sapura Shipping
Private Limited
-- E.ON Engineering to E.ON New Build & Technology
GmbH
Prisoners of Chillon: Even with the benefit of warm winter coats
in the month of March, it was easy to imagine the horror of being
chained and imprisoned year-round in the dungeons of the famous
Chateau de Chillon, as fabled in the famous poem by Lord Byron.
-- Goriziane S.p.A. to Goriziane Group S.p.A.
Written in 1816, the chilling tale of the “Prisoner of Chillon” chro-
-- AB Rhead and Associates Ltd to Rhead Group Limited
nicles the imprisonment in the chateau just outside Montreux of
-- Tubacero, S.A. de C.V. to Tubacero, S. de R.L. de C.V.
François Bonivard, a Geneva monk. Byron later inscribed his name
on one of the dungeon’s pillars - an early example of graffiti.
Resignations
-- Jotun Powder Coatings, UAE
-- LMR Drilling, Germany
Media Partners and IPLOCA Visibility:
-- AKTOR S.A., Greece
A production schedule is now in place following agreement
Arrangements for Beijing:
with our four Media Partners for publication of visibility
advertisements in their magazines. Several news releases
Pre- and post- tours are being suggested in addition to
have also been published recently and space set aside in
regular tours, including a tour to see the famed Terracotta
the publications for IPLOCA news.
Warriors. Post-convention tours will begin on Sunday
evening to allow delegates to attend the pipeline exhibition.
Regional Meetings:
Beirut – 17-18 February 2011
Board of Directors Elections 2011:
The call for nominations is now on the website at
www.iploca.com/elections.
A successful meeting was held in Beirut with Nasser Issa,
Next Meeting:
Najib Khoury and several other board members in attendance.
The next Board of Directors meeting will take place in
(also see page 16)
Istanbul in May.
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Membership Centre
DSMU-Gazstroy LLC
We welcome the following new Regular and Associate
7A/2 Novatorov St.
Members to IPLOCA. Their profiles are also available at
Moscow, 119421
www.iploca.com.
Russian Federation
Regular Members
ALSA Engineering & Construction Co. LLC
T +7 495 995 0351 / + 7 495 660 28 60
F +7 495 660 28 62
E [email protected] / [email protected]
I www.dsmu.com
Villa E4, Behind al-Hilal Bank
Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi
DSMU-Gazstroy LLC is one of the
PO Box 54294, Abu Dhabi
most diversified enterprises in the
UAE
construction industry of Russia. It has a
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considerable experience in both onshore
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and offshore construction, construction of compressor
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stations, industrial, civil and road construction. Pipeline
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engineering at all complexity levels is the key activity of
DSMU-Gazstroy. The work performed by the enterprise
ALSA Engineering & Construction Co LLC
features a highly professional approach, in compliance
(ALSA) was established in 2004 as a continuation
with the standards and requirements of environmental
of the activities being carried out by ALSA
authorities, supported by certificates of conformity with
Technical Service for the preceding decade. ALSA
international standards in quality management systems,
dedicates itself to multi-dimensional engineering
occupational safety and health. The geographical reach of
and construction projects in the UAE, focusing mostly on the
DSMU-Gazstroy’s activities has expanded continuously
oil and gas sector and is a major approved EPC contractor
since the company’s foundation in 2001. Multiple
for the ADNOC operating companies. All activities are
facilities which have already been commissioned provide
performed to the highest standards by ALSA’s in-house team.
evidence of its production capabilities, work experience,
ALSA consists of individuals with more than two decades
efficiency and success. Over the years the enterprise
of experience working with the ADNOC group of companies
has successfully achieved a leadership position due to
in the UAE, and very familiar with ADNOC and international
its services package, increase of product range, quality
requirements/standards. ALSA upholds the highest standards
control, and stable relations with regular partners and
in all aspects of health, safety, quality and environment.
clients.
Argus Pipeline Services CSJC
Galfar Engineering & Contracting
9 Skakovaya St.
Musaffah Industrial Area
Moscow, 125040
Opposite Abu Dhabi Ship Building
Russian Federation
P.O. Box 72218, Abu Dhabi
T +7 495 741 48 17
U.A.E
F +7 495 741 48 18
T +9712 5502515
E [email protected]
F +9712 5502575
I www.pipelines.ru
E [email protected]
I www.galfar.com
Argus Pipeline Services was established
in 2004 and is now the largest member
Established in the U.A.E. in 1993, Galfar
of the Argus Group of Companies which
has experience and expertise in project
comprises more than 10 companies.
management, engineering, procurement
Since its establishment Argus Pipeline
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and construction in areas such as
Services has participated in the construction of virtually
plant, oil & gas pipelines water transmission, power
all major pipeline construction projects in Russia and in
transmission, civil, electro-mechanical, roads and bridges
the countries of the former Soviet Union. Argus Pipeline
and environmental projects. Having executed many EPC/
Services has eight branch offices in Russia and certificates
Construction projects for oil and gas pipelines, in sizes
of permission for work on construction, rehabilitation and
ranging from 8” to 60”, Galfar has many pipeline resources
overhaul of capital construction projects.
including side-booms, pipe bending machines and major
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earthmoving equipment for large cross country pipelines.
four decades all over India & abroad.
With a well established and recognized HSE and Quality
The company has a base of more than
management system, the company is certified to OSHAS
300 clients in India, including blue-chip
18001:2007 standards and is currently preparing to
companies such as Larsen & Toubro, Punj
qualify for ISO 14001 standards. The company’s Quality
Management System is certified to ISO 9001:2008.
Associate Members
Industrial X-Ray & Allied Radiographers (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Lloyd, Gammon, Godrej and others. IXAR
is slowly expanding its presence globally and has its own
set up in Abu Dhabi and Oman. IXAR is ISO 9001-2008
Certified and has more than 600 dedicated, experienced
and well qualified staff and technicians. It is well-versed
with various NDT codes, specifications and procedures
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practiced, helping customers to execute a project within
S.V. Road, Jogeshwari (West)
its scheduled time period. Financially sound, IXAR can
Mumbai 400102, Maharashtra
provide a cushion during crises faced at the time of
India
execution of a project. The company is specialized in
T +91 022 43 40 64 00
advanced technologies in the field of NDT services such as
F +91 022 26 79 94 57
AUT, Phased Array, IRIS etc. and has abundant availability
E [email protected]
of well maintained & calibrated equipment. With offices
I www.ixar.in
in India, Oman and Abu Dhabi with all amenities, IXAR
st
has the necessary licenses, permits and approvals in
M/s Industrial X-Ray & Allied Radiographers (I) Pvt.
India, Oman and Abu Dhabi. The majority of the Indian
Ltd. (IXAR) was formed in 1969. IXAR has created new
technicians currently serving IXAR in the Middle East have
dimensions to the field of NDT and has been a pioneer
previously been associated with IXAR either as employees
in Non Destructive Testing & related activities for the last
or have undergone training through the company.
Member News
BASF Polyurethanes and STOPAQ Join Forces
Seven Year Contract Awarded to Attila Dogan
BASF Polyurethanes and STOPAQ are joining forces in the
offshore industry. Together both companies will serve the
offshore operators and contractors with an innovative and
AD-SAS LLC has been awarded a seven year Off Plot
simple solution for protecting valuable assets against the
Delivery (ODC) contract for North Oman by Petroleum
extreme elements. BASF is well known for the Nord Stream
Development Oman (PDO). AD-SAS is a LLC partnership
Offshore Pipeline Project from Russia to Germany. STOPAQ
between Turkey’s Attila Dogan Construction and Oman’s
has built its reputation around anti-corrosion protection
Seeh Al Saryah Companies. The seven year contract
of fieldjoints, risers, spools, land/sea pipes and j-tubes,
involves engineering, construction and support services
especially in the Middle East (Safaniyah, Manifa and Karan
for current and upcoming wells and interconnecting
projects). To better cater the needs of the offshore clients, the
pipelines in northern Oman. The total time frame of
two companies are forming a marketing alliance to offer a
this contract is 7+3 years. AD-SAS will operate in the
one-stop shop for the entire corrosion prevention and thermal
Northern PDO operated fields which currently produce
insulation package. This will offer the clients a great source for
240,000 barrels per day. The nature of the contract is
the protection of the valuable infrastructural assets.
service oriented and AD-SAS will be mobilized within
4 months in Qarn Alam, Fahud, Lekhwair and Yibal
Fields. The dispersed nature of job scope, AD-SAS
producing fields where other operators such as British
Habau and KHE Group Announce Sale of
Pipeline Contractor Nacap
Petroleum, Petronas, PTT-EP, CNPC and Occidental
KHE Group B.V. (Koop Group) from the Netherlands and
Petroleum are few large entities which also operates
Habau GmbH (Habau) from Austria have reached agreement
in the same part of Oman. Established in 1967, Attila
on a sale of 100 percent of the shares in the Nacap group
Dogan Construction is an International EPC Contractor
of companies, whereby all the activities of Nacap will be
in the Oil and Gas Sector with specialization in
combined with similar activities within the Habau Group.
pipelines and oil & gas facilities upstream midstream,
Financial details of the transaction will not be announced.
downstream and offshore projects.
The existing business plans of Nacap will serve as the
is in the process of establishing in Northern Oman
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basis for the further expansion of the pipeline business in
Saudi Arabia, has achieved independent certification to
the Habau Group, and the combination will create a world-
international quality standard ISO 9001. The standard is for
leading pipeline business. In view of the strong reputational
project management, engineering, design, procurement,
and brand value, the activities of Nacap (3,000 people) will
construction management, commissioning and training
be continued under the Nacap name operating out of the
and associated activities for oil & gas production and
current head office in Eelde, the Netherlands. The pipeline
processing facilities, petrochemical plants, refineries and
activities of Habau in Europe (PPS) and South America
related utilities. Petrofac has successfully implemented
(Conduto) will, together with Nacap, be integrated in one
the quality management system for the business in Saudi
energy cluster thereby creating the best positioned global
Arabia. This system is underpinned by a comprehensive set
leader in the pipeline contracting arena. The other business
of technical and business documentation, which has been
of the Habau Group like Engineering, EPC and Tunnelling
created in line with best practice. Now fully implemented,
will expand to the worldwide markets. The HDD and RAS
the team has also demonstrated their approach to
activities of Nacap becoming part of Habau Group will
maintaining and continually improving the system.
create synergies in the area of horizontal directional drilling
and hydro testing.The Habau Group will employ over 6.500
people with more than EUR 1.4 billion annual sales and have
PRCI Holds Fifth Annual
Research Exchange Meeting
for Energy Pipeline Research
an extensive equipment fleet serving a range of reputable
clients with whom it has built long-term relationships.
Pipeline Research Council
International (PRCI) hosted
McDermott forms Strategic Alliance with
SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company
its fifth annual Pipeline Program Research Exchange
McDermott International, Inc. has announced that one of its
and Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting
subsidiaries, McDermott Caspian Contractors, Inc., and the
provided PRCI members with updates on key completed
State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (“SOCAR”)
research and projects that have reached vital milestones.
Meeting on February 1 - 3, 2011 at the Georgia Tech Hotel
have formed a strategic alliance to implement a major pipelay
and diving services contract in the Caspian region. The
This research is focused on improving pipeline safety and
contract was recently awarded to McDermott in Azerbaijan
integrity. The meeting was organized into four parallel
as part of further development of the Azeri, Chirag and
technical tracks:
Deepwater Gunashli (“ACG”) field in the Azerbaijan sector
-- Corrosion (Committee Chair Albert van Roodselaar of
of the Caspian Sea. Under the agreement, McDermott will
perform the engineering, procurement, fabrication and
installation of pipelines, cables, umbilicals and subsea tie-ins
and subsea equipment. SOCAR and its subsidiaries will
perform various construction activities including fabrication
of subsea structures, subsea installation services, provision
of equipment and facilities, and will supply project-related
Chevron);
-- Design, Materials and Construction (Committee Chair
Tom Zimmerman of Enbridge);
-- Mechanical Damage (Operations and Integrity Committee
Chair, Mures Zaréa of GDF Suez) and,
-- Operations and Integrity l(Committee Vice-Chair John
O’Brien of Chevron).
and diving personnel. McDermott has more than 20-years
of work experience across the Caspian region. Its worldwide
Presenters reported developments across the pipeline
leadership in project management, engineering, construction,
technology spectrum, including:
fabrication and installation of pipelines and subsea facilities,
-- Design improvements for pipelines that transport CO2
combined with SOCAR’s extensive Caspian knowledge and
with impurities responding to the increasing interest on
unique long-term experience in the exploration of Azerbaijan’s
carbon sequestration and the use of CO2 for enhanced
offshore oil and gas reserves bring unique strengths that will
benefit the successful development of the ACG field.
oilfield recovery.
-- Strain based design which is especially useful for
pipelines in arctic regions, offshore, and in areas of
geologic instability.
Petrofac Saudi Arabia Achieves Independent
Certification to ISO 9001
Petrofac, the international oil & gas services provider
has announced that its Saudi Arabian business, Petrofac
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-- Innovations in technologies for detecting and
characterizing mechanical damage and improved
analytical models for assessing the impacts after damage
occurs.
-- Mechanical damage prevention using sensor-based
systems for in-ground and aerial application.
North Sea. The field is located 70 kilometers northeast of
-- Non destructive evaluation of pipeline condition, including
the Bacton gas terminal in 25 meters of water. The contract
composite materials inspection and inspection through
covers full project management, detailed pipeline design,
coatings.
installation and tie-in of a 15.5 kilometer 12” production line
-- Advanced technologies and data algorithms for leak
detection.
and 3” methanol piggyback line from the new Clipper South
platform to the existing LOGGS (Lincolnshire Offshore Gas
An important secondary aspect of the Research Exchange
Gathering system) platform.The contract builds on past
Meeting was the discussion of ideas for future work. Some of
experience with RWE: in 2008 Technip provided pipelay
these ideas will be further developed and lead into the 2012
and umbilical installation for the Topaz field development,
PRCI Research Program.
located in the Southern gas basin. Technip’s operating
center in Aberdeen (Scotland) will execute this contract,
which is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter
SNC-Lavalin Celebrates its 100th Anniversary
of 2011. Genesis – a Technip Group company providing
upstream oil and gas consultancy services – will also play
SNC-Lavalin launched its 100th anniversary celebrations
a part in executing the contract through the provision of
at Montreal’s Palais des Congrès. President and CEO
detailed pipeline design. Vessels from the Technip fleet will
Pierre Duhaime chose the occasion of the company’s 2011
be used for the offshore installation campaign.
International Symposium to announce the commencement
of celebrations to the media and about 400 employees
from its offices around the world. Founded in Montreal in
1911, the Company started out as a one-man engineering
Technip’s Board of Directors Expands
consulting office with one client. Today it has grown to be
Technip’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held
one of the world’s largest engineering and construction
on April 28, 2011, ratified the cooption of Marie-Ange
firms with 24,000 employees in offices across Canada and
Debon(1), announced in 2010. In addition, the Annual
in over 35 other countries around the world. At any given
General Meeting approved the nomination of two new
time its employees are working on thousands of projects
female directors, C. Maury Devine(2) and Leticia Costa(3),
in some 100 countries. In 2010, it earned revenues of $6.3
bringing the percentage of women on the company’s Board
billion and a net income of $437 million.
of Directors to 27% (3 out of 11). These nominations satisfy
the legal objective for French companies of 20% by 2014.
They are also part of a wider aim to renew and diversify the
SNC-Lavalin Awarded GES+ Contract in
Saudi Arabia
composition of the Board, which now includes American
and Brazilian members who have an in-depth understanding
of the Group’s major clients and markets such as North
SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has been selected,
America, the North Sea and Brazil.
together with its local Saudi Arabian 50/50 joint venture
1. Marie-Ange Debon is General Secretary of the Suez
partner, The Zuhair Fayez Partnership, to perform general
Environnement Group and is a member of the College de
engineering and project management services (GES+)
l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the French Financial
under a five-year reimbursable contract. Under the
Market Authority). Prior to joining Suez Environnement in
contract, SNC-Lavalin and The Zuhair Fayez Partnership
2008, Ms. Debon served in various positions in both the
will perform Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) and
public and private sectors. Marie-Ange Debon is a graduate
select detailed engineering, as well as project management
of HEC, ENA and has a Master’s Degree in Law.
services to support the execution of Saudi Aramco’s capital
2. C. Maury Devine is a member of the Board of Directors of
program. These projects include oil and gas production and
FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) and John Bean Technologies
processing facilities, both on and offshore, infrastructure
(NYSE: JBT). She serves on the Audit Committee and
projects, refining and petrochemical facilities. This work will
Nominating and Governance Committee of both companies.
be executed out of the Joint Venture offices in Al-Khobar,
She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is
Saudi Arabia.
a member of the independent Nominating and Governance
Committee of Petroleum Geo Services. C. Maury Devine is a
graduate of Middlebury College, the University of Maryland
Technip Awarded North Sea Contract by RWE Dea
and Harvard University (Master’s of Public Administration).
3. Since 2010 Leticia Costa has been a partner in Prada
Technip has been awarded a full EPIC contract by RWE
Assessoria and Coordinator for the Center of Strategy
Dea, for the Clipper South gas field development in the
Research at Insper. In January 2011, she became a Director
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of the Automotive Engineers Association in Brazil (AEA).
Systems, both at Volvo CE HQ. Since 2005 he has been
She currently serves as board member of FAMA, a private
President of Region Asia, based in Singapore, where he has
equity fund in Brazil, of Localiza, the largest car rental
successfully led the region in a time of tremendous growth,
company also in Brazil and of Sadia, a food manufacturer.
market share gain and increased profitability. He holds a
master’s degree in Computer Science and a doctorate in
Business Administration from Universities Bonn/MIT. Prior
Volvo CE Appoints Eberhard Wedekind Executive
VP of Sales and Marketing
to joining Volvo, he held senior roles in Arthur D. Little and
the Linde Group in Italy and Germany.
Effective 1 May, Eberhard Wedekind,
has been appointed Executive Vice
CE. He will be based in the Volvo
Welspun Confirms New Orders of Rs. 1,182 Crore
with Order Book Growing to Rs. 6,153 Crore
CE HQ office in Brussels, Belgium.
Welspun Corp Ltd., the flagship company of the
He will succeed Scott Hall who has
USD 3 billion Welspun Group and the 2nd largest line pipe
announced will leave Volvo CE to
company in the world (Source: Financial Times, UK) has won
take up the position of President of
pipe orders worth Rs. 1,182 Crore (approx 155 KMT) largely
Volvo Rents in Shippensburg, North
from international clients. These new orders are likely to
President, Sales & Marketing at Volvo
America. Eberhard Wedekind has 16 years experience
be executed over a period of one year. With the addition of
in a number of senior roles within the company. He was
these orders, the current order book of the company stands
Vice President of Marketing & Sales within the Compact
at Rs. 6,153 Crore @ Rs. 45.50/USD (approx 932 KMT for
Equipment Business Line, Senior Vice President of Global
pipes and external plate orders of 40 KMT) without excluding
Marketing and Senior Vice President of Processes and
the orders being executed in Q4 FY 2011.
Training Committee
3. An already existing safety training course used in
In 2009 the IPLOCA Board of Directors sent a questionnaire
IPLOCA is investigating with representatives of the Pipe
to the IPLOCA membership to try to identify the types of
Line Construction Association of Canada (PLCAC) the
training needed by member companies.
possibility and practicality of making this course available
Canada could be of great help for our membership.
to all our members.
It was clear from the responses that training throughout
4. We are also looking into the possibilities, for those
our professional life in the pipeline industry is a “must”;
who have been working for several years in the pipeline
we must maintain, upgrade and update our knowledge,
industry, of postgraduate study and obtaining a bachelor’s
skills and competencies on an ongoing basis. While it is
degree followed by a master’s degree in Pipeline
normal practice within pipeline companies to educate
Engineering. Several universities are at present studying
and train personnel especially in areas such as HSE, for
the possibilities of establishing a program. While pipeline
example, the pooling of this information about different
engineering and/or subsea pipeline engineering can be
training activities undertaken by IPLOCA member
studied immediately on leaving high school, this course
companies is very important and would clearly benefit
would be offered primarily via distance learning, although
everyone within our profession.
very few of the courses are offered in English. We have
IPLOCA Initiatives
IPLOCA has instigated some specific training initiatives,
Australia
including the following:
-- University West-Australia (UWA)
1. “Communication Skills in an Intercultural Environment”
Contact: Prof. Liang Cheng
for Project Managers. We offered this two-day training
Austria
seminar twice in 2010 and received very positive feedback
-- Montanuniversitaet, Loeben
from the participants. Further information can be found at
Contact: Prof. W. Wegscheider
the IPLOCA website.
Brazil
2. Training for operators of pipeline equipment is being
-- Pontificia Universidad Catolica do Rio de Janeiro
discussed with Caterpillar, Liebherr and Volvo.
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approached the following institutions in this regard:
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Contact: Ebbo Laenge
Germany
geophysics, engineering and operations.
-- IRO (Institute for Pipeline Construction) and Jade
Hochschule, Oldenburg
4. Drilling Contractors Association (DCA-Europe)
Contact: Prof. Thomas Wegener
www.dca-europe.org
-- University of Munich
Contact: Prof. Wolfgang Melzer
-- University of Aachen
Contact: Prof. Peer Nicolai Martens
Russia
-- Gubkin Russian University Moscow
Contact: Prof. Gennady Vasiliev
Singapore
-- University of Singapore
Contact: Prof. Andrew Palmer
The Netherlands
-- Courses for apprenticeship and advanced training of
personnel in the area of HDD
-- Guidelines for better quality – booklet called “Quality
Assurance” in German and English
-- Shaping recommendation of technical and legal
contracting conditions – a booklet entitled “Terms and
Conditions” in German, English and French
-- Information and recommendations for the planning,
construction and documentation of HDD projects –
booklet entitled “Technical Guidelines of the DCA” in
German, English and French
-- AVANS Hogeschool (Breda)
Contact: Prof. Gerard Kruisman
5. International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)
United Kingdom
www.imca-int.com
-- IBC Global Academy
-- Training guidance in diving/marine/offshore survey and
Contact: Chris Atwell, Director of Education and Training
remote systems & ROV
-- Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh
Contact: Prof. G. White
6. The Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) United Kingdom
www.pipeguild.com Contact: Cheryl Burgess
Pipeline-Related Training Offered
through Associations and Institutes
IPLOCA also began to look within existing associations
and institutes to see what is available on the market from a
training standpoint.
7. IBC
www.ibcglobalacademy.com, contact: Chris Atwell
-- Training by distance learning: www.informaglobalevents.
com/event/pipeline-engineering-distance- learning
-- www.informaglobalevents.com/event/subsea
engineering-distance-learning
-- www.informaglobalevents.com/event/marine-drillingdistance-learning-training-course
A list of available information can now be found on the
IPLOCA website; of course this is only a beginning, showing a
8. Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada
limited amount of information, but it might provide you some
www.pipeline.ca
ideas. We welcome additional information which we can share
with the IPLOCA membership.
9. Ecole d’Application aux métiers des Travaux Publics (France)
www.eatp19.com - Important site for machine operators
1. Australian Pipeline Industry Association LTD
www.apia.asn.au Contact: Cheryl Cartwright
10. Penspen Limited
-- Training: ITL Engineering – Oil & Gas, Marine, Industrial
www.penspenintegrity.com/downloads/training/courses-
www.itnz.co.nz, PIPEd/OSD – Pipeline Industry
brochure.pdf
Professional Education www.PIPEd.com.au,
www.osdpipelines.com
11. Clarion Technical Conferences
www.clarion.org/catalog/coursesbrochure.pdf
2. AACE International (U.S.A.)
www.aacei.org
-- Training: Professional Practice Guides, like Contracts and
Claims/Cost Engineering/Planning and Scheduling etc.
If you are familiar with other useful courses and sites
providing information on pipeline education and
3. American Association of Petroleum Geologists
training please email [email protected] and
www.aapg.org
we will add this information to the IPLOCA website.
-- Training: Various courses, some online, in geology,
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HSE Committee
be as a result of better reporting or it could signify more
The HSE Committee met in the Geneva offices on 24
they received 100% of returns from the membership for the
March 2011. The committee had a very productive meeting
previous years there would be a greater amount of reliable
and agreed on a number of actions. In particular, they are
data to be analysed.
incidents. The committee cannot stress enough that had
preparing to adjudicate the Health & Safety Award later
this year along with the new bi-annual Corporate Social
As of the 30th April, we have 105 statistics returns
Responsibly Award which was announced recently.
submitted which is 83.8% of the Regular Members.
We hope to get to 100% with your help.
This year’s IPLOCA Board of Directors, led by President Karl
Trauner, are keen to see these HSE awards presented in
IPLOCA Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga is working with
Beijing and we hope there will be a good level of support
the committee on a new initiative to produce an annual
from the IPLOCA membership in terms of the number of
report on HSE performance as seen from the point of view
submissions received for these two awards. However, if
of IPLOCA members. The committee has been studying
you missed the deadlines for 2011, next year will see the
many such reports and will produce a draft format for
return of the Environmental Award and it is not too early to
Board of Directors approval. It is hoped that this new
plan your 2012 submissions for that award.
report format will provide a review of the trends seen over
Health & Safety Statistics and Road Traffic
Accidents
Our committee chairman, Adam Wynne Hughes, has noted
a particular area where he believes help from the wider
IPLOCA membership is needed. The submissions of Health
& Safety Statistics are up on previous years so far and have
the last 10 years and the types of subjects suitable for
submission for awards.
History of Statistics Returns
120
100
consistently shown that Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) are a
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very significant safety issue. The committee wants to help all
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members reduce these accidents and save lives. In previous
meetings the committee has debated how they should
achieve this and it is felt that pointing members towards
good practices could help reduce the frequency and severity
40
20
0
2003
90
of RTAs. This signposting is a cornerstone of the committee’s
work for the years ahead.
2004
91
2005
66
2006
82
2007
86
2008
91
2009
103
2010
105
2008
979
2009
729
2010
856
History of Road Traffic Accidents
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However, there is a great deal of good or best practice
already implemented by members across the world and
the committee wants to hear about it. We are requesting
testimonials from Regular and Associate Members on what
they are currently doing – or have done in the past – to
reduce the risk of RTA events. This may range from rules on
seat belt wearing to behaviour training for drivers, in-vehicle
monitoring systems (IVMS) or drug and alcohol testing. The
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556
article in Newsletter 46 (March 2011) expanded on this topic
and is also available on the IPLOCA website. Adam Wynne
Hughes has asked all Regular Members to ensure they have
submitted their statistics and requests that all members
2004
539
2005
587
2006
604
2007
1188
History of RTA frequency rate (per Million Man Hours)
2
please provide their RTA testimonials so that together
we may have an opportunity to reduce RTA incidents
throughout our industry. He also wants to thank all those
1
who have consistently supported the statistics return - a key
factor in the membership requirements of IPLOCA. Although
the statistics returns had not yet been completely analysed
at this committee meeting it was clear that the number and
frequency of RTAs was higher than last year. This could
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0
2003
0.786
2004
0.829
2005
1.176
2006
0.780
2007
1.041
2008
1.339
2009
0.931
2010
1.400
New Environmental Statistics Return
At its meeting the Committee also agreed the wording
for the new Environmental statistics return. IPLOCA is
committed to be a leader for our industry as regards
carbon footprints within pipeline construction.
It is felt that some simple questions should be asked now
2011 IPLOCA Health &
Safety Award
Sponsored by Chevron
The 2011 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award
about members’ policies and procedures with regard to
sponsored by Chevron will be presented at the 2011
their effects on the environment. In the years to come,
Convention in Beijing.
the committee can help signpost best practices from
around the world. It is expected that the statistics forms
All IPLOCA Regular Members and Associate Members
for both Health & Safety and the Environment will evolve,
were encouraged to apply for the Award with submissions
particularly as we receive greater numbers of returns.
limited to the pipeline industry and related work. The
The committee reconvenes formally in June to adjudicate
Award recognises 2010 initiatives aimed at improving
the award submissions, complete the statistics analyses
the health and safety of the pipeline industry, including
and develop the Road Traffic Accident Reduction White
submissions such as:
Paper but will need the continued support of all in order to
-- A unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents.
complete these tasks.
-- A new and well-defined system, procedure or practice
enhancing safety.
If you have any questions regarding the above,
please contact HSE Committee chairman, Adam Wynne
Hughes at [email protected] or
[email protected].
-- Implementation of lessons learned.
The winning entries will be profiled on the IPLOCA website
and in communication materials. The company winning
the award will be presented with an engraved trophy and
will be given the opportunity to make a short presentation
describing the initiative at the IPLOCA Convention.
In addition, the winner and runners-up will receive a
Mears Group’s Kevin
Parker Joins IPLOCA
HSE Committee
certificate in recognition of their commitment to Health
& Safety. More information, as well as copies of previous
winning entries is available on our website. We look
forward to showcasing information on your recent Health
and Safety improvements.
Kevin T. Parker, Vice President of
Safety, Training and Environment
for Mears Group, Inc. has joined
IPLOCA’s HSE Committee.
Kevin directs and facilitates corporate safety policies for
Mears’ activities in the United States, Canada, South
America and India and has personally worked on pipeline
maintenance projects in a number of countries including
Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina and Kuwait.
He is a member of the National Safety Council (NSC) and
2011 IPLOCA New
Technologies
Award
Sponsored by BP
the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and
This award is made every two years and was created by
serves on the Michigan Safety Conference Construction
the IPLOCA New Technologies Committee to recognise
subcommittee and NSC Construction subcommittee.
innovation in the technology and processes required for
execution of pipeline projects.
We are delighted to add Kevin’s considerable expertise to
that already existing on the committee and we welcome
The winning entry will be given publicity on the IPLOCA
him to this role at IPLOCA, where he will join IPLOCA
website and acknowledgement in the IPLOCA December
colleagues from C.A.T. Group, Chevron Pipe Line Co.,
Newsletter. The winner of the Award will receive a trophy
CRC-Evans Inspection Group, Max Streicher GmbH,
and a framed certificate. For more information about the
Pipeline Induction Heat, Shell Products & Technology,
Award criteria and judging process as well as copies of the
Spiecapag, Technip Group, Tekfen and Willbros USA, Inc.
previous winning entries please visit our website.
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Regional Meetings
assume a greater role in the times to come. The matter of
New Delhi
of India’s Petroleum and Mineral Pipeline Act 1962. This and
IPLOCA Regular Member Kalpataru Power Transmission
hosted the first-ever Indian Regional Meeting in New Delhi
on 5 April 2011 at Kautilya Hall at the Hotel Samrat.
acquiring ROU (right of use) is governed by the Government
EPRS (the Emergency Pipeline Repair System) are critical
areas which need to be addressed. Training and HR related
issues were also discussed during the meeting.
IPLOCA Regional Director for the East & Far-East, Sandip
Sharma, was on hand to greet attendees and answer their
questions. The meeting was attended by local members and
some senior officials from the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
and Gail (INDIA) Ltd. Following a general presentation on
IPLOCA, future scenarios and upcoming challenges for the
oil & gas industry were discussed by the following:
-- R. Banerjee, Managing Director, J.P. Kenny
(Wood Group India)
-- K.B.Singh, Director, Berry Plastics Corporation
-- Asim Prasad, Chief Manager, Gail (India), Ltd.
-- P.D.Didwania, Bhotika Trade & Services Pvt. Ltd.
It was noted that the emerging economy of India and its
growth is requiring more and more energy (oil and gas)
and that natural gas will play a major role in meeting India’s
Munich
increasing demand. HSE, Quality and New Technologies will
Our Regular Members HABAU, PPS Pipeline Systems and
Max Streicher hosted the second Europe Central Regional
Meeting on 3 May, in Munich at the BMW Welt Event Forum.
The meeting was conducted partially in German and in
English and was followed by dinner at the Renaissance
Munich Hotel. IPLOCA President Karl Trauner of HABAU,
Max Streicher’s Managing Director Maximilian Hofmann,
and Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga officiated at the
meeting which was attended by representatives from
Anton Meyer, Bohlen & Doyen, Borealis, Denso GmbH,
Hölscher, ILF, Maats Pipeline Equipment, Nacap, PBG,
PPS Pipeline Systems, PSE, Max Streicher, Technip
Germany, Vietz, Volvo and Wild. Former President Walter
Zimmermann was also in attendance.
New Corporate Social Responsibility
Award to be Presented
IPLOCA is pleased to announce that a new IPLOCA
Corporate Social Responsibility Award will be
inaugurated at the 2011 Convention in Beijing.
-- a program or practice demonstrating the corporate
social responsibility of your company
-- a creative initiative in which a large impact is made
with a small investment
-- a long term project, intended to be continuously
supported by your company or another, once the
pipeline activity is complete.
All IPLOCA Regular Members and Associate Members
were encouraged to submit entries showing success
The company winning the Award will be given the
in voluntarily improving the quality of life of the local
opportunity to make a short presentation describing the
community and society at large during a pipeline project:
initiative at the IPLOCA Convention. More information
-- an initiative to address a specific need identified in the
is available on the IPLOCA website and from
local community
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[email protected].
IN MEMORIAM
by “emptying and filling tankers”, but by the end of his five
Necati Akçağlılar,
years, he had become an expert in the details related to
the co-founder of Tekfen
the design and construction of gas stations. This is how he
Holding, passed away on
began working for the Ministry of Public Works where he
Monday, 2 May 2011 at the
was soon promoted to the head of the division responsible
age of 87. A memorial
for the construction of airports and fuel pipelines for the
ceremony was attended by
Airports and Fueling Services. Here he gained a wide range
his family, friends and many
of experience that would provide a foundation for his later
business associates. He will
work in life. A friendship with Feyyaz Berker and Nihat
be greatly missed.
Gökyiğit that had begun at the Ministry of Public Works
continued outside the office. Necati Akçağlılar joined
Born in Izmir on 22 May, 1924, Mr. Akçağlılar was the son
them in their own business and thus began their 55 year
of Süleyman Akçağlılar, a well known cheese maker in
partnership together at Tekfen.
the city. Necati studied in the United States at the Civil
Engineering Department of the University of Illinois
Mr. Akçağlılar, who was considered as one of the most
and graduated in 1948. Upon his return to Turkey, for
respected doyens of contracting in Turkey, served as
five years during his military service, he worked on the
President of IPLOCA for 1976-77 and was elected as an
construction of NATO facilities. In his own words, he began
Honorary Member in 2002.
Elections to IPLOCA
Board of Directors
Geographical Areas
Elections to the IPLOCA Board take place every year at the
-- Europe Central: www.iploca.com/europecentral
annual convention. Below is a list of board seats becoming
-- Europe Eastern: www.iploca.com/europeeastern
vacant in September 2011.
-- Europe Mediterranean: www.iploca.com/europemediterranean
A list of member companies in each Geographical Area can
be found as follows:
-- East & Far East: www.iploca.com/eastandfareast
-- Europe Northwest: www.iploca.com/europenorthwest
1 - Europe Eastern (outgoing Director Vladilen Ermolin)
-- Middle East & Africa: www.iploca.com/middleeastandafrica
1 - Europe Central (outgoing President Karl Trauner)
-- North America: www.iploca.com/northamerica
1 - Latin America (outgoing Director Ebbo Laenge)
-- Latin America: www.iploca.com/latinamerica
2 - Europe Mediterranean (outgoing Directors Jacquelin de
La Porte and Zeno Soave)
The deadline for the CALL FOR NOMINATIONS is 15 July
1 - East & Far East (outgoing Director Sandip Sharma)
2011. Should you have any questions, please contact
1 - Middle East & Africa (region now has 15 or more
[email protected].
Regular Members)
1 - Director for Associate Members (outgoing Director
Michael Rae)
If you are a Regular Member or an Associate Member and
you would like to run for a vacant seat on the Board of
Directors, please visit www.iploca.com/elections where you
will find the necessary documents to be completed and
returned to the IPLOCA Executive Secretary no later than
Friday, 15 July 2011.
If no-one from your company is able to attend the
convention, one vote per member company may be made
on a proxy form (also available via a link on the website)
and must be received by the Executive Secretary in the
IPLOCA office at the China World Hotel, Beijing no later
Members of the Board of Directors were recognised for their
than Tuesday, 13 September 2011 in order to be counted.
service to IPLOCA during the Final Banquet in Venice.
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Warriors (one or two days)
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Monday, 12 Se
ptember 08.30
– 12.30
(morning)
Wednesday, 14
September 13
.30 – 17.30
(afternoon)
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Tour 5 – Expl
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Tuesday, 13 Se
ptem
Tour 3 – Th
e Silk Facto
ry
and Pearl St
ore
Monday, 12 Se
ptember 13.30
– 17.00
Join us in un
veiling the hi
dden secrets
of China’s sil
k culture. Pa
rticipants
will discover
the secrets of
silk, from
the life cycle
of the silk wo
rm to the
weaving proc
ess and, of co
urse, have th
opportunity
e
to peruse th
e beautiful sil
products that
k
are created he
re.
Pearls are sy
nonymous wi
th everything
rare, fine, ad
mirable and
valuable. Ch
is a major pr
ina
oducer of pe
arls. Particip
will discover
ants
how fresh-w
ater pearls ar
cultivated an
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d transfo
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of traditiona
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formed by joi
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ty, the Su
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Special Functions:
Tour 2- Forbidden City and Tiananmen
Flowers at Final Banquet
The First Time Attendees Cocktails
Square
Ledcor Pipeline Limited
Pipeline & Gas Journal and Vacuworx Int’l.
Lincoln Electric
Band at Final Banquet
The Welcome Party
Tour 3 – The Silk Factory and Pearl Store
Available
Dodsal Group
Available
Entertainment at Final Banquet
President’s Dinner
Tour 4 - The Great Wall and Ming Tombs
ShawCor
HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft
CPP China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau
Audio Visual at Final Banquet
m.b.H.
Tour 5 - Exploring the Hutong
Available
Directors & Wives Dinner
Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc.
Car for Lottery
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and Bonatti S.p.A.
Tour 6 - Urban Planning Museum and
Volvo and Renault Trucks
Former Presidents’ Cocktails
Panda Visit
Photographers at the Convention
Available
Jindal Saw
Available
The CRC-Evans Luncheon
Tour 7 - Forbidden City and the Emperor’s
Convention Photo CD
CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc. and
Palaces
PTPS
Applus RTD Group
Spiecapag
Printing of Pocket Programme
The Caterpillar Evening
Tour 8 - Tai Chi at the Temple of Heaven
Goriziane Group S.p.A.
Caterpillar
Max Streicher GmbH & Co.
Printing of Final Banquet Menu
Fireworks
Tour 9 - Forbidden City and Tiananmen
Goriziane Group S.p.A.
Laurini Officine Meccaniche
Square
Printing of Attendance List
The Spy Ladies Brunch
Max Streicher GmbH & Co.
Pipeline & Gas Journal
Convention / IPLOCA Functions:
Argus Limited
Pipeline Inspection
IPLOCA Membership Cocktails
Available
IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Menu
mber 8.30 – 12
.30
formed by lin
es
ard residence
s. In
bourhoods we
re
ese residence
s
o the court lif
e
esented by th
e
ummer Palac
e
aven, the Hu
tong
ture of the co
mmon
e heart of Ol
d
has its own
story
ury, the num
ber
dropped
demolished
to
s and b
Chinese Simultaneous Translation
CPP China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau
Welcome Drinks at Registration (Sat/Sun)
Shopping Shuttle
IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Wine
ROSEN Group
Available
PWT S.p.A.
Internet Centre
Meet & Greet at the Airport
The John Fabick Cocktail Party
Consolidated Contractors Company (C.C.C.)
Available
Audio Visual for Thursday’s OGM
Transfer Back to the Airport
Available
Available
Music for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”
ong
Registration Desk
Herrenknecht
Bechtel
Pipeline Machinery International
ing the Hut
Russian Simultaneous Translation
Astec Underground and
Audio Visual for Friday’s OGM
Convention Fund Contributions
American Augers
Available
Available
Open Bar for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”
Coffee breaks at Open General Meetings
PWT S.p.A.
Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc.
C.A.T. International Ltd.
Gorizane Group S.p.A.
PIH Golf Tournament
Registration Bags for the Gentlemen
Pipeline Induction Heat
PWT S.p.A.
Gifts:
WWM Tennis Tournament
Registration Bags for the Ladies
Gift
Worldwide Machinery
DSMU Gazstroy LLC
DENSO GmbH
Tour 1 - The Great Wall and
Bottled mineral water for all tours
Liebherr model
Ming Tombs
PWT S.p.A.
Liebherr
Salzgitter Mannesmann
Wine at Final Banquet
Insight Guide to Beijing
International GmbH
Willbros Group, Inc.
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In the Headlines
Enbridge Eases Restrictions on U.S.-bound Pipeline
reading out a statement citing Magdi Tawfik, chairman of
Egyptian Natural Gas Co. “Exports to Israel and Jordan
were halted as were supplies to the local market.” Officials
didn’t say how soon Egypt might be able to resume
The flow of Canadian oil south of the border will increase
shipments. Abdel Wahab Mabrouk, the governor of
next month as pipelines on the Enbridge Inc. system ease
North Sinai province where the attack occurred, said the
volume restrictions, while Kinder Morgan tightens capacity
necessary repairs “will take time,” offering no details.
on its westbound line. The contrasting moves reflect
Bloomberg, 27 April 2011
lower production coming out of Alberta’s oilsands and
strong demand for the resource from West Coast markets.
Enbridge, which ships the bulk of Canadian crude into the
Transneft May Postpone Pacific Oil Pipeline Launch
United States, said Thursday it was increasing availability
Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft (TRNF_p.MM)
on its pipeline system after months of reduced capacity.
said on Friday it may postpone the commissioning of its
Calgary Herald, 22 April 2011
Pacific link by up to one year due to faulty pipeline valves
supplied by contractors. The completion of the East Siberia-
Blast Hits Egypt-Israel Gas Pipeline, Forcing
Supply Halt, Ministry Says
Egypt suspended natural-gas exports to Israel and Jordan
Pacific Ocean-2 pipeline has been scheduled for 2013-2014.
Transneft is planning to ship some 50 million tonnes of oil
per year to Asia by 2013, three times the current volume.
Reuters, 22 April 2011
for the second time this year after saboteurs blew up a
monitoring room in the pipeline network that transports
the fuel, the Oil Ministry said. “Unidentified attackers
Rolls-Royce Wins $65m Chinese Pipeline Deal
bombed the station around dawn,” Hamdi Abdel Aziz, a
Rolls-Royce Group plc announced a contract valued at
ministry spokesman, said by telephone today in Cairo,
$65m in an expansion of its Chinese pipeline activity. The
award is from PetroChina, the country’s largest oil and
gas producer, as part of the West-East Pipeline Project. Six
RB211 gas turbine compressor packages will be installed.
IPLOCA Yearbook
Rolls-Royce said the order would take the number of RB211
new edition
packages on the pipeline and associated feed and branch
Lising information
lines to 45. It followed contract awards over the past
An email with login
five years for other major gas pipelines in India, Europe,
information to make
Russia, Kazakhstan, North America and Algeria.
changes in your
Stockmarketwire.com, 19 April 2011
company’s listing will be
send out to all members.
in the e-mail and login
Some European Companies Enthusiastic to
Invest in Iran’s Gas Industry
to your IPLOCA member
Several European companies have announced their
account to make online
enthusiasm for making investment in the ninth line of Iran’s
changes in your listing
national gas pipeline, Managing Director of the National
information.
Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Mohammad Javad Oji said.
Follow the instructions
“Recently a European company offered a proposal to extract
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at www.iploca-yearbook.com. Closing date for
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advertisement reservations and sending in materials is
to finalize the contract terms.” Elsewhere, Oji referred to
30 August 2011.
the talks held with Armenia on export of Iran’s gas to the
country, and said, “We have had some negotiations with the
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Armenian officials to increase gas exports to the country.”
Don’t forget to submit your project photographs
He mentioned that Iran exports less than one billion c/m of
for inclusion in the picture spread. Please send
gas to Armenia at present, and said Tehran intends to boost
photographic materials to [email protected].
gas supplies to the country by 600 percent.
PanArmenian.net, 18 April, 2011
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Cleaning Up Oil Spills
A group of businessmen from Biella, in northwest Italy, plan to
use wool, which is good at repelling water and absorbing oil,
to soak up oil spills. Earlier this year Tecnomeccanica Biellese,
an engineering firm that makes machinery for the woolens
industry, found that coarse wool was able to absorb ten times
its own weight of heavy fuel oil, a refinery product similar to
crude oil. The oil could be squeezed out and the wool reused.
The Economist, 10 May 2011
US Investigates Pipeline Safety
A bill targeting oil and natural gas pipeline safety in the
Upcoming Conferences
MIOGE - Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition
21-23 June 2011 - Moscow, Russia
www.mioge.com
ASCE Pipelines 2011
23-27 July 2011 - Seattle, Washington, USA
http://content.asce.org/conferences/pipelines2011
Tulsa Pipeline Expo
29-31 August 2011 - Tulsa, OK, USA
www.tulsapipelineexpo.com
United States adds a layer of protection from serious
accidents, a lawmaker said. The Senate Commerce, Science
and Transportation Committee moved a bill through that
increases fines for safety violations on the nation’s pipeline
infrastructure. The U.S. Transportation Department under the
new measure is called on to develop rules for shut-off valves
in the event of an accident.
UPI, 6 May 2011
Swiss-Italy Gas Pipeline Restarts with Bypass
Gas flow through the southern leg of the Swiss-Italian
Transitgas pipeline resumed on Monday, after it was stopped
for one week to integrate a new bypass, a spokesman said
Offshore Europe 2011
6-8 September 2011 - Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
www.offshore-europe.co.uk
45th IPLOCA Annual Convention
12-16 September 2011
Beijing, China
www.iploca.com
Offshore India and Unconventional Oil & Gas
India Conference & Exhibition
14-16 September 2011 - Bombay Exhibition Centre,
Mumbai, India
www.offshoreoilindia.com
on Tuesday. “The pipeline resumed service to include the
new bypass on May 2 at 0600 CET,” said Transitgas Technical
Director Paolo Beretta. The pipeline is a key route for
transporting north European gas through Switzerland into
Italy. Gas transport was interrupted for five months last year
after the pipeline was damaged by a rock fall. A temporary
part of the pipeline opened around Christmas and operator
Transitgas started building a bypass which avoided the most
dangerous areas prone to falling debris.
Reuters, 3 May 2011
EAC to Study Oil Product Pipeline Linking
Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
The East African Community is set to undertake a
feasibility study on the construction of an oil product
pipeline from Uganda to Rwanda, easing fuel supplies
in the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Burundi, the
EAC secretariat said late Tuesday. The regional body has
obtained a grant of at least USD 600,000 for the study
from the African Development Bank, which will look at the
viability of linking the two countries to a pipeline project
running from the Kenyan coast to Uganda, the EAC cited
Patrick Nyoike, the permanent secretary of Kenya’s Ministry
of Energy, as saying.
Nasdaq.com, 10 May 2011
7th China International Pipeline Exhibition 2011
17-19 September 2011 - Beijing, China
www.pipechina.com.cn/en
Trenchless Middle-East
10-11 October 2011 - Dubai, UAE
www.trenchlessmiddleeast.com
European Future Energy Forum
10-12 October 2011 - Geneva, Switzerland
www.europeanfutureenergyforum.com
2011 APIA Annual Convention & Conference
22-25 October 2011 - Sydney, Australia
www.apia.net.au/events/2011-convention-sydney
DCA 51st Annual Convention
3-8 February 2012 - Hawaï, USA
www.dca-online.org
PLCA 64th Annual Conference
21-25 February 2012 - Carslbad, CA, USA
www.plca.org
PLCAC 58th Annual Convention
3-7 June 2012 - Whistler, Canada
www.plcac.ca
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IPLOCA Board of Directors
2010-2011
Front row (left to right): Harald Dresp (Treasurer), Osman Birgili (1st Vice President), Karl Trauner (President), Doug Evans (2nd Vice President),
Adam Wynne Hughes (Immediate Past President), Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary). 2nd row from front: Marco Jannuzzi, Phil Bond,
Gerry Grothe. 2nd row from back: Vladilen Ermolin, Ebbo Laenge, Najib Khoury, Zeno Soave, Nasser Issa. Back row: Sandip Sharma,
Andy Lukas, Michael Rae, Jacquelin de La Porte, Roberto Castelli. Inset picture: Zhao Yujian
Officers
Karl Trauner (HABAU), President, Director, Europe Central,
Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd), Director,
Chairman of the Training Committee
Middle East & Africa
Osman Birgili (Tekfen), 1st Vice President, Director, Europe
Zhao Yujian (CPP), Director, East & Far East
Eastern, Chairman of the New Technologies Committee
Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd),
Doug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), 2nd Vice
Director, East & Far East
President, Director, North America
Gerry Grothe (Pipeline Machinery Intl.), Director,
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher), Treasurer, Director at Large
Associate Members
Adam Wynne Hughes Immediate Past President, Chairman
Michael Rae (Argus Ltd), Director, Associate Members
of the HSE Committee
Directors
Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)
Vladilen Ermolin (PTPS JSC), Director, Europe Eastern
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher)
Jacquelin de La Porte (Spiecapag), Director, Europe
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Mediterranean
Najib Khoury (CCC)
Zeno Soave (Socotherm), Director, Europe Mediterranean
Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)
Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director,
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Directors at Large
Europe North-West
Executive Secretary
Ebbo Länge (Conduto), Director, Latin America
Juan Arzuaga
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