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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

Contents:Letter from the President page 4

News from Geneva page 5

Member News page 7

New Technologies page 20

Washington, D.C. Convention Updatepage 15

SEPTEMBER 2013

WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS

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ContentsLetter from the President 4

News from Geneva 5

Board Meeting Update 5

Member News 7

Membership Centre 11

Health, Safety & the Environment 12

Washington, D.C. Convention Update 15

Elections to the IPLOCA Board of Directors 19

New Technologies 20

Regional Meetings 23

In the Headlines 23

Upcoming Conferences 25

IPLOCA Mission To provide value to members through a forum for sharing ideas, engaging the industry and its stakeholders, facilitating business opportunities and promoting the highest standards in the pipeline industry.

4 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

Letter from the President

It’s hard to believe that the Washington, D.C. Convention

is only weeks away. We are expecting a full complement of

700 attendees; indeed, even by the end of July more than

600 people had already registered. This will be the first

time IPLOCA delegates have gathered in the US capital

and we have some outstanding speakers, events and tours

arranged for you.

This past year we held two Regional Meetings (see

page 23), organised a workshop on the Prevention of

Catastrophic Losses, and issued important updates to Onshore Pipelines: The Road to

Success as well as continuing to support research through our relationship with the

Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI).

In Washington we will be presenting awards in New Technologies, Health & Safety, and

Corporate Social Responsibility. More information about entries for these awards can be

found on page 13.

As we prepare to elect new directors for 2013-2014, I urge you to give them your support

and involve yourselves in the elections that will take place on Thursday, 26 September.

It has been a great pleasure and honor to serve IPLOCA in the last year, and I look forward

to continuing to do so as Immediate Past President.

Sincerely,

Doug Evans


Board Meeting UpdateThe IPLOCA Board of Directors met at the end of May

in Stockholm.

Following are highlights from that meeting.

Client Engagement CommitteeIPLOCA is committed to closer engagement with the clients

and has established a committee to work toward this goal.

New IPLOCA BrochureA new printed brochure for IPLOCA is under development.

Convention Location CommitteeThe Board discussed the past history and potential

future convention locations in the context of the IPLOCA

geographical areas, noting the importance of planning well

ahead to secure appropriate hotel meeting space and large

room blocks in popular locations.

The Board recognises that in order for IPLOCA to plan

appropriately, the 2nd Vice President should have a

significant say in where the convention will take place

during his presidential year. It was further noted that this

location need not be in that (future) president’s region.

IPLOCA AnniversaryFounded in 1966, IPLOCA will celebrate its 50th anniversary

year from September 2015 through September 2016.

Health, Safety & Environment Committee ReportThe HSE Committee is developing an H&S Guiding

Philosophy to which we will ask all our members to

subscribe.

Fifteen entries had been received to date, along with

five entries for the IPLOCA Health and Safety Award,

also governed by this committee.

New Technologies ReportNew material for Onshore Pipelines:The Road to Success

is being finalised and will be printed for distribution to

interested attendees in Washington, D.C. The table of

contents will be modified to reflect the changes.

ResearchIPLOCA is providing PRCI with some research ideas. These

were gathered in Rome and submitted to PRCI for their

News from GenevaFinal arrangements are under way in Geneva as we

prepare to ship our mobile office and convention supplies

to Washington, with our fingers crossed that everything

arrives in good time and in good shape.

Accompanying us this year will be Emma Hachfeld from

the Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne who has just one more

year to go before graduating with a bachelor’s degree

in International Hospitality Management. She replaces

Philippe Villard who has headed south to Brazil to the

Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro to learn

Portuguese.

Born in Abu Dhabi, of Italian and German heritage, Emma

has also lived in Saudi Arabia, the UK, the Philippines and

Bahrain. She is a keen soccer player and formerly coached

6th-8th grade boys in soccer at the International School of

Geneva. She speaks English and Italian fluently, plus some

French. She is now deep into the details of the convention

and says she is looking forward very much to her first

visit to the United States and seeing everything come to

fruition on site.


consideration in their Joint Technical meeting in Sydney in

June. At the meeting PRCI discusses progress and future

research ideas. The topic of interaction between pipe and

soil has been submitted for consideration.

New Technologies AwardVolunteers to serve on the Adjudication Committee were

Adam Wynne Hughes, Pierluigi Zanin, Jan Koop, Marco

Jannuzzi and Doug Evans. Seventeen entries had been

received to date.

Minutes of Marrakech Meeting The minutes of the meeting held in Marrakech were

reviewed and approved.

Treasurer’s ReportHarald Dresp showed the Audit Report from 2012 and

requested formal approval of the financial statement.

Karl Trauner asked that copies be made available to board

members and access was provided. Motion to approve the

audit results was accepted.

New Regular Members - Oz Directional Drilling, Inc., USA

- Precision Pipeline LLC, USA

- Laney Directional Drilling Co., USA

- LLC Transneftstroy, Russia

- Subsea7*, UK

(*approved 6 August 2013)

New Associate Member - Bauhuis B.V.*, The Netherlands

(*approved 6 August 2013)

Name Changes - VOPAK-AMT to Necotrans Projets, France

- Magnatech International BV to Magnatech Group BV,

The Netherlands

Resignations - CB&I UK Limited, UK

- Evraz Inc., USA

- GCC-GULF Consolidated Contractors Co. Ltd.,

Saudi Arabia

- Julius Berger International GmbH, Germany

- NOV Tuboscope, Germany

ElectionsIn the current absence of a 2nd Vice President, Jean-Claude

Van de Wiele agreed to serve as Acting 2nd Vice President.

He will be appointed 1st Vice President in September if

he is elected by his region to fill one of the vacant seats

in Europe Mediterranean.The list of other open seats

for September was reviewed. Harald Dresp’s seat for

Europe Central may not be open since he expressed his

willingness to continue as Treasurer.

Responsibilities of DirectorsIt was noted that several directors had been absent from

recent board meetings. In the context of the upcoming

elections, the responsibilities of elected directors will be

clearly stated and communicated in election materials and

at the Annual General Meeting. An absence from any two

consecutive meetings, or a total of three meetings during

the two-year term will result in automatic dismissal from the

Board of Directors. Members in the region will be informed

such that an alternative candidate can be appointed, if

appropriate. Representation of each region by one or more

directors is not an absolute requirement in the By-Laws.

Washington D.C. ConventionUp to 700 people are expected to attend the Washington,

Nurgul Birgili, Alejandra Arzuaga, Margherita Jannuzzi, Mireille Marten, Angela Berti and Christine Trauner prepare to visit the

Nobel Museum in Stockholm.


D.C. Convention and commitments have been received

for almost all sponsorship items. There will be a schedule

change this year, in that the Former President’s Cocktail

event has been eliminated. The former IPLOCA presidents

in attendance will be recognised by the current president at

the Tuesday evening President’s Dinner.

French Regional Meeting (Cassis)A record number of delegates (72) attended the French

Regional Meeting in Cassis. Director for Europe

Mediterranean Bruno Maerten, Director-at-Large

Jean-Claude Van de Wiele, Past President Bruno de La

Roussière and Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga were

in attendance.

The meeting took place on the 25th of April 2013 in Cassis

in the Oustau Calendal conference center. The programme

included presentations in French on different aspects of the

French pipeline industry and materials are available on the

IPLOCA website.

Member NewsBechtel to Provide Project Management Services for Design and Construction of Petrochemical Complex in Qatar Bechtel has announced that the company was selected in

April by the Qatar Petroleum – Qatar Petrochemical Company

partnership (QP-QAPCO) to provide project management

services for construction of the Al Sejeel mega-petrochemical

complex in Ras Laffan, Qatar. Bechtel will provide project

management services over the course of the project starting

with the front-end engineering design phase to ensure the

quality, safe, and timely construction of the project.

Bilfinger Extends Service Agreements with Statoil and Marathon Oil The engineering and services group Bilfinger has extended

comprehensive framework agreements for the maintenance of

oil and gas production facilities in the North Sea. The agreements

with energy companies Statoil and Marathon Oil run for periods

of three years and have a total value of €130 million.

CRC-Evans Pipeline International, Inc. Introduces New Offshore Channel Leadership TeamCRC-Evans Pipeline International, Inc. has announced

the appointments of Adam Wynne Hughes to President,

Offshore Channel; Scott Black to Managing Director,

Offshore Channel; and John Watson to Global Operations

Director, Offshore Channel. Each is an industry expert and a

CRC-Evans’ veteran, with a combined 80 years of technical

and leadership experience in the offshore, welding, coating,

inspection, and fabrication fields.

Adam Wynne Hughes – President, Offshore Channel

With over 28 years of experience in construction and

engineering, Wynne Hughes has an established record

of involvement and leading complex, multi-disciplinary

projects in the oil and gas field. He

joined CRC-Evans in January 2011,

and, since then, has held a number

of roles showcasing the immense

scope of his leadership capabilities.

Wynne Hughes served on the

supervisory board for the Milford

Haven pipeline – the largest pipeline

built in the U.K. to-date. He has held

the position of President of the International Pipe Line &

Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA), and continues

to serve on its board of directors.

Scott Black – Managing Director, Offshore Channel

Black has over 25 years of welding, fabrication and

materials management experience, and has held various

commercial and technical roles with Acergy, Technip,

Coflexip Stena Offshore and Brown & Root. He joined the

CRC-Evans team in 2009 as Projects Director, and was later

promoted to Global Operations Director, before assuming

his new role as Managing Director.

John Watson – Global Operations Director,

Offshore Channel

Watson has been in the welding fabrication industry for

over 29 years, holding critical roles with UMax Pipeline

Contractors, before joining CRC-Evans in 2007 as

Production Manager and later promoted to Operations

Manager. He has worked in a number of spoolbase

facilities around the world, holding positions as a welding

supervisor and superintendent.

Wynne Hughes, Black and Watson will join the rest of the

members of the CRC-Evans Offshore Channel leadership

team, including: Gareth Forbes, continuing his role as

Finance Director, Offshore Channel; Anthony Pontefract,

continuing his role as Regional Director – Americas; and

Paul McShane, continuing his role as Operations Director

for PIH, Burnley.


Fluor Awarded PMC Contract for Sharq Crossing in Qatar Fluor Corporation has announced that the company

executed a contract with Qatar’s Public Works Authority

(Ashghal) to provide program management and construction

supervision services for the approximately USD 5 billion

Sharq Crossing program – previously referred to as the

Doha Bay Crossing program. A formal notice of award was

received in January and the contract was recently signed by

both parties. The approximately USD 185 million contract will

be booked in Fluor’s second quarter of 2013.

Reorganisation at Gulf Interstate Engineering CompanyGulf Interstate Engineering Company, a leading provider of

quality project management and engineering services for

the worldwide oil and gas industry, has announced that after

a strategic five year business review, a decision has been

reached to undergo a reorganisation.The goal is to expand

international and domestic lines of service, while continuing

to provide quality engineering services to their valued

clients. In an effort to accomplish this goal, the company has

reorganized into the four business units, as listed below.

- Criss Shipman will serve as Senior Vice President,

International Division

- Rick Barnard will serve as Senior Vice President,

Americas Division and lead the Americas business

initiatives. This division includes Canada and Mexico.

- Bob Sprick will serve as Vice President of Gulf Interstate

Field Services and assume leadership of the field

services division.

- Spike Jones will continue to act as the Director of Post

Oak Graphics, Inc., and lead the Reprographic Division.

This is an exciting time for the company given the new

business opportunities this reorganization facilitates.

Gulf Interstate Engineering Company Awarded Energía Mayakan Pipeline Expansion Project Gulf Interstate Engineering Company, in association

with Arendal, has been selected by GDF Suez to provide

project management, engineering, design, procurement

support, construction support and commissioning services

for the Energía Mayakan Pipeline Expansion Project. The

Energía Mayakan Pipeline Expansion Project consists of

a 30-inch pipeline capable of transporting natural gas

using API-5L line pipe, approximately 75.9-km in length,

from the Centro Procesador de Gas Nuevo PEMEX in

the Municipality of Centro, State of Tabasco, Mexico to

interconnect with Mayakan’s existing pipeline system

at Energía Mayakan’s Compressor Station #1 in the

Municipality of Macuspana, State of Tabasco, Mexico.

The project also includes an interconnection facility,

delivery and receipt meter stations.

New Chief Executive Officer at Heerema Fabrication GroupThe Board of Heerema Fabrication

Group (HFG) is pleased to announce

the appointment of Koos-Jan van

Brouwershaven in the position of Chief

Executive Officer as per 1 June 2013.

Koos-Jan has gained broad

international experience at leading

providers of industrial services. He served at Harsco Metals

and Minerals (a worldwide industrial company based in the

United States) for more than 24 years in various managerial

positions in the Netherlands, Serbia, Germany, Thailand

and South Africa. In the latter position he was Managing

Director and responsible for several sites in South Africa.

With his engineering background and wide international

business experience he will bring the skills needed to

further strengthen the organization. He graduated with

a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Haarlem

Technical College, and an master’s degree in Business

Administration from Kingston University.

Deutscher Grunderpreis for Martin Herrenknecht

The Baden company founder and Chairman of the

Management Board Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht has been

awarded the Deutscher Gründerpreis 2013 in the category of

Life’s Work. He received the award – one of the most important

award for outstanding entrepreneurs in Germany – on Tuesday

25 June at the ZDF television studios in Berlin.

Dr. Martin Herrenknecht (right) receives the Deutscher Grunderpreis


During the award ceremony, in the presence of important

guests from the world of business and politics, the expert jury

acknowledged Martin Herrenknecht as a “true entrepreneurial

personality who has accomplished a pioneering

achievement.” The Deutscher Gründerpreis is awarded by the

partners stern, Sparkassen, ZDF and Porsche.

Initially, Martin Herrenknecht set out on his own with his

engineering firm in 1975 and developed the first machine

types MH 1 to 3 for mechanized pipe jacking. Two years later

he founded Herrenknecht GmbH in nearby Schwanau, with

a start-up capital of DM 25,000 which he borrowed from his

mother. In 1998, Herrenknecht GmbH was converted into a

stock corporation, and Martin Herrenknecht has been the

Chairman of the Board of Management since then.

AJ Lucas Executes Cooperation & Partnership Agreement with China Petroleum Pipeline BureauAJ Lucas Group Ltd has announced that it has entered into a

five-year Strategic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement

with China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, a wholly-owned

subsidiary of the giant Chinese petroleum company CNPC.

CPP specializes in pipeline engineering and construction,

including horizontal directional drilling. It is one of the

largest general contractors in the oil and gas industry

worldwide and enages in the full spectrum of R&D, survey,

consulting, design procurement, construction, coating,

fabrication, intelligent pigging, maintenance and repair of

pipelines and storage operations.

Lucas and CPP have maintained a relationship for 10 years,

which both parties have now formalized to take advantage

of mutual potential oil and gas opportunities in China and

the rest of Asia.

The agreement provides for cooperation and working

together in the following areas: HDD crossings; coal seam

gas and shale gas; drilling well completions; work overs;

new pipeline technologies and strategic cooperation.

Jim Frith Appointed Pipelines General Manager of McConnell Dowell.McConnell Dowell is proud to

welcome Jim Frith as the General

Manager, Pipelines. This role

continues his profitable and

successful development of the

McConnell Dowell group of

companies through his experience

in major project leadership and business management

positions for 20 years. With a career focused on the

delivery of large Design & Construction and ECI projects

Jim’s appointment as the leader for the Pipelines Business

Unit will further enhance the outstanding team currently

constructing pipeline projects for McConnell Dowell.

Jim has been instrumental to McConnell Dowell’s success

in securing major contracts throughout the geographic

operations of Australia, Asia, New Zealand/Pacific, because

he understands design to construct delivery from first-

hand experience.

Technip Awarded Major Flexible Pipe Supply Contract for the Pre-Salt Iracema Sul Field in BrazilTechnip has been awarded by Petrobras a major contract

for the supply of flexible pipes for the Iracema Sul (former

Cernambi Sul) field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt

area, Brazil at a water depth of up to 2,500 meters. The

contract covers the qualification and supply of up to 250

kilometers of flexible pipes for oil production, gas lift, water

and gas injection as well as related equipment for the pre-

salt area to be installed on the floating production storage

and offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Mangaratiba.

The highly technological flexible pipes are designed to

meet Petrobras’ requested service life. Gas injection pipes

are designed for high internal pressure, using the Teta

profile developed by Technip’s R&D team in its Flexi France

plant in Le Trait, France. Technip’s operating center in Rio

de Janeiro, Brazil, will perform the engineering and project

management. The flexible pipes will mainly be fabricated

at Technip’s existing manufacturing plant in Vitória, with

some specifications also being produced at the new

manufacturing plant at Açu(3), Brazil. The first delivery is

scheduled for the first half of 2014.

Technip Awarded Substantial Subsea Contract for the Julia project in the Gulf of MexicoTechnip was awarded a substantial lump-sum contract

by Exxon Mobil Corporation for the development of the

Julia field. This field is located in the Walker Ridge area

of the Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of approximately

2,100 meters (7,200 feet). The contract covers the project

management, engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-

commissioning of more than 48 kilometers of 10.75-inch

outer diameter insulated flowlines, steel catenary risers and

flowline end terminations.

Technip’s operating center in Houston, Texas will perform

the overall project management, with detailed flowline

design being completed by Genesis, Technip’s wholly-


owned subsidiary. The flowlines and risers will be welded

at the Group’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. The offshore

installation is expected to be completed in 2015 by the Deep

Blue, one of Technip’s deepwater pipelay vessels.

Death of Berthold BeitzWith great sadness the Supervisory Board, Executive

Board, employees and Group Works Council of

ThyssenKrupp AG have learned of the death of Prof. Dr.

h.c. mult. Berthold Beitz. The Honorary Chairman of the

Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG and Chairman of

the Board of Trustees of the non-profit Alfried Krupp von

Bohlen und Halbach Foundation died on July 30, 2013 at the

age of 99.

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board

of ThyssenKrupp AG, said: “In Berthold Beitz we have lost

an outstanding figure who played a major role in shaping

the company in the spirit of Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und

Halbach. He personally oversaw and supported momentous

changes in the Group. Berthold Beitz experienced the highs

and lows of Germany’s recent history. During World War 2,

together with his wife, he set an impressive example of

courage and humanity by saving hundreds of persecuted

Jews from the SS, risking his own life in the process. He

played a key role in the post-war reconstruction of Germany.

He is held in high esteem both in Germany and abroad.”

Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger, Chairman of the Executive Board of

ThyssenKrupp AG, said: “He was an outstanding role model

for our employees, whose welfare was always of central

importance to him. We will honor his memory always.”

Willbros Names Collins as President – Oil and GasWillbros Group, Inc. has announced

today that Earl Collins has been

named President of its Oil and Gas

segment. As President, Collins will

be responsible for the development

and implementation of Willbros

strategy for the oil and gas markets

as well as day-to-day operations

of the Company’s oil and gas product and service lines

which include: construction, maintenance, turnaround and

fabrication for projects from the wellhead to small capital

projects inside refinery limits.

Collins joins Willbros from CH2M HILL where he served

as President & Global Director of EPC & Construction

Operations. In that role he was responsible for the overall

management of the EPC and construction business for all

energy and chemicals projects servicing the upstream,

midstream and downstream markets. He has also held

positions with Peter Kiewit Construction. He earned a

bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering from Iowa

State University.

Willbros Promotes Futch to Senior Vice President, Regional and Integrity ConstructionWillbros Group, Inc. has announced

the promotion of Mike Futch

from Vice President and General

Manager of Willbros Construction

to Senior Vice President, Regional

and Integrity Construction.

Futch will be responsible for providing leadership and

direction to the Northeast and Southeast Regional

business units coupled with strategic planning and

execution of a fully integrated service line targeting

Integrity Construction. Integrity Construction efforts will

be broadcast across North America and geared primarily

toward assisting customers in the pipeline industry as

they develop compliance solutions for the Pipeline Safety,

Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011.

Futch has more than 16 years of experience in the

pipeline industry. He joined Willbros in August 2012

as Director of Engineering and was promoted to Vice

President and General Manager in November 2012.

Prior to his promotion, he was responsible for the

successful execution of two major projects in the Utica

Shale formation. He earned a Bachelor of Science in

Construction Engineering Technology from Louisiana

Tech University.

Van Oord Involved in Gemini Offshore Wind Park Van Oord has announced its intention to acquire an equity

stake of 10 percent in the Gemini offshore wind park.

Northland Power Inc., the Canadian producer of sustainable

energy, announced that together with Siemens Project

Ventures GmbH (Siemens), HVC N.V., Typhoon Offshore

B.V. and Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors B.V., it

will be developing, constructing and operating the Gemini

offshore wind park. The share distribution is as follows: NPI

55 percent, Siemens 20 percent, Van Oord 10 percent, HVC

N.V. 10 percent percent, Typhoon Offshore B.V. 5 percent.

The total equity capital contributed by the parties amounts

close to EUR 500 million.


Membership CentreThe following companies were recently accepted by

the IPLOCA Board of Directors as new members of the

association:

New Regular Members

Laney Directional Drilling Co.

2031 Humble Place Drive, #100

Humble, TX 77338, U.S.A.

T +1 281 540 6615, F +1 281 540 6724

E [email protected]

I www.laneydrilling.com

With more than 24 years of experience as a full-service

directional drilling company around the world, Laney is

presently operating 16 HDD rigs capable of completing projects

both large and small with pipe sizes ranging from 3 inches to 60

inches in diameter and HDD lengths up to 15,000 ft.

With several PE engineers on staff they can also provide

HDD engineering services and analysis on constructability

issues that may influence a pipeline crossing design.

The company added its first Direct Pipe® system in 2013.

The Laney motto is: “There is no substitute for experience”.

Oz Directional Drilling, Inc.

38220 N. 103 Place

Scottsdale, AZ 85262, U.S.A.

T +1 480 306 6570, F +1 480 306 6504

E [email protected]

I www.ozdirectionaldrilling.com

Formed in 2008, Oz Directional Drilling is one of the many

pipeline companies owned by the Osadchuk family over the

last 50 years. The management team at OZ has been in the

pipeline industry since 1950 and the horizontal directional

drilling industry since 1994. OZ has completed several

hundred directional bores in North America, including

world record bores of 6,380 feet in length and the deepest

bore of 860 feet.

The company has the capability to perform directional

drills under many different circumstances such as highly

sensitive areas, environmental areas, city streets, cross

country pipelines, major river crossings, railroads, and

railways. They also have experience in drilling all types

of soils, including solid rock and glacier till formations,

frozen tundra, running sand and gravel, having worked

throughout North America from the east coast to the west

coast and from the northern slopes of Alaska down to the

southern tip of Mexico.

Precision Pipeline, LLC

3314 56th Street

Eau Claire, WI 54703, U.S.A.

T +1 715 874 4510, F +1 715 874 0810

E [email protected]

I www.precisionpipelinellc.com

Precision Pipeline, LLC was formed in 2004 to service the

oil and gas pipeline owner companies which own and

operate pipeline systems throughout the United States. Our

management team has more than 50 years of combined

pipeline experience while our project superintendents have

over twenty years’ experience each. Precision has rapidly

become one of the premier pipeline contractors in the industry.

Precision Pipeline, LLC specializes in the construction of

pipeline infrastructure for the energy transportation industry

serving the oil, gas, refined products and petrochemical

industries. Our services include mainline cross country

pipeline projects, pipeline looping, laterals, rehabilitation,

hydrostatic testing, drying and station construction.

LLC Transneftstroy

Dobrolubova Street 16

127254 Moscow, Russian Federation

T +7 499 799 86 77, F +7 499 799 86 87

E [email protected]

I www.transneftstroy.ru

LLC Transneftstroy is the subsidiary company of OJSC “AK

“Transneft” and was established in September 16, 2009 via

the incorporation of construction assets to undertake parent

company construction programs. LLC Transneftstroy has


Health, Safety & Environment CommitteeNew to the Committee

The IPLOCA HSE Committee

welcomes Richard van Sonsbeek to

its ranks. Richard is Global HSEQ

Manager at Applus RTD, the NDT

and Inspection division of Applus.

He studied Applied Physics at

Delft University of Technology and

Business Administration at the

Open University of the Netherlands

and Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is also a qualified

and experienced radiation protection expert. Supporting

the Applus RTD Division Worldwide with the continuous

improvement of their organisational culture with

respect to HSE management is currently one of his main

responsibilities.

According to Richard IPLOCA is an excellent platform

to share best practices and lessons learned on HSE

management in our industry.

Workshop on Preventing Catastrophic LossesTwenty-two HSE experts and executives from 18 different

companies gathered in Geneva on Thursday, 11 July

2013 for a productive session to discuss ways to continue

reducing the catastrophic losses in our industry.

After a short introduction on IPLOCA initiatives from

Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA Executive Secretary, Alan Quilley,

president of Safety Results in Canada spoke about

branches in Tyumen, Tomsk, Omsk, Bryansk. The structural

subdivisions of the company are experienced in facilities

construction and maintenance of pipelines. Their human,

engineering and material resources allow them to perform

the most difficult technical projects on time including in

severe climatic conditions.

New Associate Member

Bauhuis BV

Goor, The Netherlands

T +31 547281000, F +31 547272699

E [email protected]

I www.bauhuis.com

Bauhuis B.V. is specialised in the design and supply of turnkey

installations for handling, blasting, and coating of steel pipes.

Eventually, these pipes are used in the oil & gas industry,

as well as for the transportation of water. Onshore, Bauhuis

equipment is used mainly in the pipe manufacturing, pipe

spooling and coating industry. Off- shore, their equipment can

be found onboard pipe laying vessels and barges. Over the

past 40 years, Bauhuis has supplied high quality equipment

all over the world. Many of the world’s largest pipelines in

operation today have been successfully coated in coating

plants equipped by Bauhuis.

Turnkey solutions for coating challenges which are built by

Bauhuis include:

- Internal flow and anti-corrosion coating plants

- External coating plants

- Concrete weight coating plants

- Field joint coating equipment for pipelaying vessels

- Asphalt & enamel plants.

Turnkey solutions by Bauhuis are modular designed and

configured from standardised equipment, with proven

functionality.

All expertise (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic engineering)

required to design and fabricate a solution for any pipe

coating challenge is available in house. Bauhuis also has

the capability to produce specific process equipment, as

well as pipe handling & transportation equipment, such as

pipe-lift buggies, or chain conveyors.

Members of the HSE Committee and their spouses enjoy a dinner

on the lakeshore.

BAUHUIS


2013 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award

Sponsored by ChevronThe 2013 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award

sponsored by Chevron will be presented at

the Washington, D.C. Convention.

The Award recognises initiatives aimed at improving

the health and safety of the pipeline industry, including

submissions such as:

- a unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents.

- a new and well-defined system, procedure or practice

enhancing safety.

- implementation of lessons learned.

Entries were received from the following companies:

Consolidated Contractors Group (CCC), Greece

Training Differently – Learning Definitely

China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, China

Anti-Slide Protection Installed on Mechanical Chassis

Welding Engineering Vehicles

Dodsal Engineering & Construction Pte., Ltd, UAE

HSE Surveillance

GOM Resources, Malaysia

Stop Work for Safety

HABAU, Austria/PPS, Germany

Pipe Trench Fall Protection

“Debunking” the traditional “Injury Pyramid” and provided

participants a lot of food for thought. He was followed by

Filip Coumans, BST Solutions who presented “Integrating

Culture and Leadership into Catastrophic Event

Prevention.”The presentations made are all available at the

IPLOCA website: www.iploca.com/hseworkshop.

Later in the morning three incidents and their resulting

lessons were analysed and discussed in small working

groups. The topics were:

- Fire at an accommodation camp

- A severe injury at a pipeline construction site

- Debris flow.

During the workshop, other lessons learned were shared

including from the following incidents: a cut cable

incident; a confined space incident; excavator damage;

an oxyacetylene torch incident; a pipe fall from rollers;

a sledgehammer incident; and a truck loading incident.

The workshop ended with the watching of the video

Remembering Piper – The Night that Changed our World,

about the Piper Alpha catastrophe that happened on 6 July

1988. The video is available on www.youtube.com.

Feedback from participants was extremely positive and

many expressed their desire for further such workshops.

They also expressed their great expectations from IPLOCA

in leading its members to best practices.

Our thanks to all those who contributed in so many

different ways to the success of this important workshop.

According to the participants:

“The workshop reviewing the three accidents was

enlightening as all three incidents involved different

locations, different cultures, but all appeared to have

similar issues.”

“This workshop was very fruitful and gave us new ideas on

what could be done to improve the HSE culture and prevent

catastrophic accidents.”

“Within IPLOCA we need to work more closely together on

HSE challenges by sharing best practices and developing

industry standards and guidelines.”

IPLOCA Health and Safety Philosophy

The HSE Committee is developing a short Health &

Safety philosophy. This will be presented to the IPLOCA

Board of Directors in September for their approval.


JSW Steel (USA) Inc., USA

Safety Training: A New Approach

Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA, Germany

Safety Matters to Everyone!

McConnell Dowell (APLNG) JV, Australia

Have You Got Your Game On? The Use of Key Performance Indicators

in a Construction Environment for Improved Project Results

Nacap Australia Pty Ltd, Australia

Nacap Australia Code Safe Video


Onsite Training


Pig Catcher

National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC),

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Behavior-Based Safety

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering, Co., Ltd., Singapore

Safety Leadership to Strive for World Class Safety

Performance

Punj Lloyd Limited, India

Safety: A Parameter of Our Success in Achieving Project

and Safety Milestones Hand in Hand at Dabhol Bangalore

Pipeline Project in India

Bredero Shaw, A ShawCor Company, Indonesia & Malaysia

Impinged Concrete Product Safety Improvement

SPIECAPAG, France

Engaging Everybody

2013 IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award

Sponsored by TotalThe winner of the CSR

Award will also be

announced in Washington,

D.C. This will the second time this award has been

presented. Our sincere thanks to Total for agreeing to

sponsor the award.

The award was inaugurated at the 2011 convention held in

Beijing, China and is offered in recognition of initiatives aimed

at improving the living conditions of the people in communities

local to and impacted by pipeline industry work such as:

- an initiative to address a specific need identified in the

local community

- 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.

The Adjudication Committee reviewed all entries submitted

on the following basis:

- Does the project demonstrate a continuing

commitment by the company to behave ethically

and contribute to economic development while

improving quality of life for the local community

and society at large?

- Does it show continued management commitment to

the objectives of reaching out to the community?

- Is the project initiated and fully funded by the company,

or is it reimbursed by the client?

- Is there a plan in place to monitor outcomes,

quantify effectiveness and adjust the project for

the long-term?

For the 2013 award, the following entries were received:

HABAU, Austria

School Bus for Awgu Diocese, Enugu, Nigeria

Heerema Porto Amboim Ltd, Angola

REMAR, Boys’ Shelter for Young Addicts

JSW Steel (USA) Inc., USA

JSW Steel Walking for a Cure

SPIECAPAG, Papua New Guinea

Capabilities School

Wasco Energy Ltd, Malaysia

Wasco “Feeding the Homeless” CSR Campaign

Welspun Corp. Ltd, India

Corporate Social Responsibility – A Welspun Commitment


Washington, D.C. Convention Update

Getting To and From the HotelMeet & Greet Service at Dulles International Airport (IAD)

If you are arriving at Dulles on Saturday or Sunday, 21 or

22 September, look for the IPLOCA logo signage in the

arrivals hall where hosts will greet you and accompany

you to buses for complimentary transfer to the Omni

Shoreham Hotel.

If you plan to take advantage of the Meet & Greet service

you must, of course, provide your detailed flight arrival

time in advance via the online registration system so that

we can ensure that you – and your luggage – both have a

place on the bus.

Return Transfers to Dulles International Airport (IAD)

Complimentary return transfers to Dulles have been

arranged for Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 September,

courtesy of a sponsor (see page 18).

Bus transfer times will be listed in the back of the pocket

programme that you will receive in your registration packet.

Again, you must let us know via the online registration

system if you plan to use the return bus transfer so that we

can ensure that the appropriate number of vehicles

is available.


The United States Capitol

Wednesday 25 September 08:30 - 12:30Tour 1147th IPLOCA ConventionTour sponsored by:

Monday Night

Worldwide Machinery Welcome DinnerAs many of you know, Worldwide Machinery, the new host

of our Welcome Dinner, is based in Texas. To show you

the way things are done in the Lone Star State, they are

putting on a good old-fashioned Texas BBQ to welcome

you to Washington.

So change into your western wear and get ready to dance

– denim jeans, boots, cowboy shirts and hats are highly

encouraged for this event. Prizes will be given for the

best outfits!

ToursSome great tours are scheduled for you,

and as always, they have proved very popular.

But never, to our knowledge, has a city tour

proved as popular as this year’s Segway Tour …

to the extent that we had to add as many repeats

as possible, but unfortunately can still only give 250

people the chance to participate.

Obviously there is a limit to the number of these

personal transportation devices available to us – and a

limit to the number of time slots because of the need to

recharge their batteries.

So if you are one of the lucky ones, don your helmet and

remember that this tour is supposed to be as much about

seeing the city of Washington, D.C. as it is about riding high

and potentially making other people jealous as you cruise

around the city in style!

A Special Look

at Washington

Monday 23 September 08:30 - 12:30

Tour 247th IPLOCA Convention

Tour sponsored by:


Tour sponsored by:

The Udvar Hazy Center of the National Air & Space Museum Wednesday 25 September 13:00 - 17:00

National Mall Shuttle

Tuesday 24 September 10:00 - 17:00


Tour sponsored by:

Historic Annapolis Monday 23 September 09:00 - 17:00

(including lunch)

Tour 147th IPLOCA ConventionTour sponsored by:

Tour sponsored by:

Segways in the City

Tuesday 24 September

08:30 - 12:30

Tour 10a47th IPLOCA Convention


Final Banquet Lottery

Buy a lottery ticket and you could win

a car courtesy of Volvo Construction

Equipment and Renault Trucks!

Crossroads School, located in Houston,

Texas, USA, has been selected to receive

the IPLOCA lottery funds this year. It is a

not-for-profit, innovative school committed

to serving students with a variety of learning

differences. The school recognizes the need

to help countless school age children in the

Houston area by lessening their struggle to

learn. Crossroads School’s students often

possess more than one learning difference

and they struggle to learn within a traditional

school setting. These students are often filled with

self-doubt and fear, which leads to significant

underachievement.

As a result, the mission of Crossroads School is

to prepare students with learning differences to

return to a conventional school by facilitating their

maximum academic and social potential in an

emotionally safe and supportive manner. Widely

recognized as a leader in specialized education,

Crossroads School gives these students a

chance to learn, reach their highest potential

and empower them to live their dreams.

As usual, tickets will be on sale at the

Convention Registration Desk all week at

USD 75 each.

The United States Capitol

Wednesday 25 September 08:30 - 12:30Tour 1147th IPLOCA ConventionTour sponsored by:

proud of our

differences

a not-for-profit, innovative

school committed to serving

students with a variety of

learning differences

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Final Banquet Seating

Table reservations for Friday’s Final Banquet

open on Wednesday morning at the

Registration Desk and will close on Thursday at 16:00.

Entire tables can be booked only by giving the names of all

the people to be seated at the table (10 persons per table).

Tickets will not be issued this year.

The resulting table seating plans and alphabetical lists will be

on display on easels during the Gulf Interstate Cocktail Party.

A limited number of tables will be available with free

seating for registered delegates who do not make a table

reservation in advance.

Historic Annapolis Monday 23 September 09:00 - 17:00

(including lunch)

Tour 147th IPLOCA ConventionTour sponsored by:

Tour sponsored by:

Segways in the City

Tuesday 24 September

08:30 - 12:30

Tour 10a47th IPLOCA Convention


The First Time Attendees CocktailsPipeline & Gas Journal and Vacuworx Global

Welcome CocktailsVermeer and Midwestern

Worldwide Machinery Welcome DinnerWorldwide Machinery

Directors & Wives DinnerRitchie Bros. Auctioneers and Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc

The CRC-Evans LuncheonCRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc.

The Caterpillar PartyCaterpillar and Pipeline Machinery International, Mantrac/Unatrac Group, Zeppelin Russia, Compagnia Generale Trattori

Entertainment at Caterpillar PartyLaurini Officine Meccaniche

The Spy Ladies BrunchPipeline Inspection

IPLOCA Membership CocktailsZakhem International Construction Ltd.

IPLOCA Membership Lunch - BuffetFluor

IPLOCA Membership Lunch - WineMagnatech Group BV

Gulf Interstate Cocktail PartyGulf Interstate

DJ & Lights for Dancing ‘til DawnAmerican Augers

Open Bar for Dancing ‘til DawnSpecialty Polymer Coatings, Inc.

Decoration for Dancing ‘til DawnSpiecapag and Geocean

Maats Golf TournamentMaats Pipeline Equipment

Monday, 23 September:

Tour 1 – Historic AnnapolisSerimax and Co-sponsorship available

Tour 2 – Special Look at WashingtonTechint Engineering & Construction

Tour 3 – NewseumLincoln Electric

Tour 4 – Udvar Hazy CenterWorld Pipelines

Tuesday, 24 September:

Tour 5 – National Mall ShuttleStroygazmontazh LLC

Tour 6 – The United States CapitolErciyas Steel Pipe

Tour 10 D – Segways in the CityITW Welding

Tour 10 E – Segways in the CityPWT

Tour 7 – Show me the Money!Jindal Saw Ltd.

Tour 8 – Holocaust MuseumMagnatech Group BV

Wednesday, 25 September:

Tour 9 – Mount Vernon Garden & EstateSpiecapag and Geocean

Tour 10 A & B – Segways in the CityMax Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA

Tour 10 C – Segways in the CityCJSC Stroytransgaz

Tour 11 – The United States Capitol (repeat)ARB Inc.

Tour 12 – Udvar Hazy Center (repeat)Zhejiang Kingland Pipeline & Technologies Co., Ltd.

Registration DeskHerrenknecht

Welcome Drinks at Registration (Sat/Sun)ROSEN Group

Internet CentreConsolidated Contractors Company (CCC)

Audio Visual for Thursday’s Open General MeetingArgus Limited

Audio Visual for Friday’s Open General MeetingArgus Limited

Coffee breaks at Open General MeetingsThe C.A.T. Group

Registration Bags for the GentlemenShawCor

Registration Bags for the LadiesWasco Energy

Bottled Water for ToursErciyas Steel Pipe

Wine at Final BanquetWillbros Group, Inc.

Flowers at Final BanquetLedcor Group of Companies

Band at Final BanquetHABAU and PPS and PSE

Entertainment at Final BanquetHABAU and PPS and PSE

Audio Visual at Final BanquetNuova Patavium Srl

Car for LotteryVolvo Construction Equipment and Renault Trucks

Photographers at the ConventionTECHNIP

Convention Photo CDPTPS

Printing of Pocket ProgrammeGoriziane Group S.p.A.

Printing of Final Banquet MenuGoriziane Group S.p.A.

Printing of Attendance ListPipeline & Gas Journal

Russian Simultaneous TranslationArgus Limited

Shopping ShuttleMax Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA

Meet & Greet at the AirportApplus RTD

Transfer Back to the AirportUniversalPegasus International, Inc.

Convention Fund Contributions Available ITW Welding/ PWTCJSC Stroytransgaz

Gifts:

Travel GuideMaats Pipeline Equipment

Liebherr ModelLiebherr

GiftDENSO GmbH

GiftSICIM S.p.A.

Thanks to our Convention Sponsors!

Just two sponsorship items remain.

Contact [email protected]

as soon as possible if you are

interested.


Elections to the Board of DirectorsListed below are the vacant seats for next year’s Board

of Directors. Election meetings will be held during the

convention on Thursday afternoon, 26 September, at the

Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities of Board MembershipBy running for election to the IPLOCA Board of Directors

candidates agree to fully support the organisation and its

mission through regular attendance at board meetings

and active participation in meetings and events, including

four board meetings a year that require international

travel. Please note that an absence from any two

consecutive meetings, or a total of three meetings during

the two-year term will result in automatic dismissal from

the Board of Directors.

ProxiesIf you are a Regular Member or Associate Member

carrying a proxy vote, a copy must be delivered to the

Executive Secretary three days in advance of the Annual

General Meeting (AGM) – by Tuesday, 24 September – in

order to be valid.

The slate of nominations to the Board of Directors will be

presented to the membership for ratification on Friday

morning, at the Annual General Meeting.

Geographical AreasA list of member companies in each Geographical Area

and the names of the incumbent or outgoing directors are

available at the links below:

East & Far East: www.iploca.com/eastandfareast

Europe Central: www.iploca.com/europecentral

Europe Eastern: www.iploca.com/europeeastern

Europe Mediterranean: www.iploca.com/europemediterranean

Europe Northwest: www.iploca.com/europenorthwest

Middle East & Africa: www.iploca.com/middleeastandafrica

America North: www.iploca.com/americanorth

Latin America: www.iploca.com/latinamerica

Election Meeting/Voting Schedule (Washington, D.C.)Thursday, 26 September

Meeting Time Location Geographical Area /Associate Members Director Status at Washington

15:30 - 16:00 Forum Room Europe Central Harald Dresp OfficerJan Koop 2nd year conf.

15:30 - 16:00 Council Room Europe Eastern Kaan Dogan 2nd year conf.

Iosif Panchak Vacant seat

15:30 - 16:00 Senate Room Europe Mediterranean Leonardo Gravina Vacant seat

Bruno Maerten Vacant seat

15:30 - 16:00 Cabinet Room Europe Northwest Andy Ball Vacant seat

Adam Wynne Hughes 2nd year conf.

15:30 - 16:00 Congressional Room Associate Members Greg Miller 2nd year conf.

Pierluigi Zanin Vacant seatMichael Rae 2nd year conf.

16:15 - 16:45 Council Room Latin America Jésus Garcia Pons 2nd year conf.

Raúl Vilugrón Vacant seat

16:15 - 16:45 Senate Room Middle East & Africa Najib Khoury Officer

Ibrahim Zakhem 2nd year conf.

16:15 - 16:45 Cabinet Room East & Far East Andy Lukas Vacant seatSandip Sharma Vacant seat

16:15 - 16:45 Forum Room America North Doug Evans Vacant seatScott Summers 2nd year conf.


Novel Construction InitiativeThe article below continues our coverage of the Novel

Construction meeting that was held in March at the Hilton

Fiumicino Airport Hotel (Rome).

Our thanks to Nico Van Woerkom of Teledyne Reson,

headquartered in Denmark, for his presentation on

dredging surveying for river crossings. At the upcoming

meeting in October, techniques for river crossing ditching

surveying using this technology will also be discussed.

RESON PDS2000 Dredge and ConstructionWhen a pipeline crosses a river it has to be positioned

and protected in such a way that it cannot be damaged

by passing vessels or by nature. This is often

accomplished by placing the pipe into a trench in the

riverbed that is deeper than the maximum historic

excavation of the river bed and covering it with gravel

and/or sediment.

To design the trench’s shape, size and final position on the

riverbed a hydrographic survey has to be carried out to

determine the riverbed depth and topography. Additionally

measurements of riverbed sediment type might be needed.

Teledyne RESON supplies the hard- and software tools to

carry out the survey and to post process the result into a

bathymetric model (DTM) of the riverbed.

Based on hydrographic survey results a trench design is

created that is best suited for the riverbed and the landfall

locations. This trench design will then be used by the

dredgers, such as excavators or wirecranes, to create

the trench.

It is crucial that the actual trench dredged is as close

as possible to the trench design. This is to ensure both

sufficient protection for the pipeline and to maintain a

Novel Construction Meeting 17-18 October, 2013, LondonMark your calendars for the next Novel Construction

Meeting, to be held at the London Heathrow Sofitel

Hotel on 17 and 18 October.

The agenda is still to be finalised and will be

communicated on the website and to potential

participants as soon as possible.

Figure 1: Real time update shown in PDS2000 during excavation

New Technologies Committee


safe navigation depth for passing vessels. This means

the dredger must dredge as accurately as possible, while

fighting the water current and soil deposits of loose

material. Once the section of pipe is positioned in the

ditch there are no further actions possible, other than

covering the pipe. Therefore it is essential to know the

profile of the ditch in real time and launch or lower-in the

pipe as quickly as possible.

Using PDS2000-Dredge monitoring system it is possible

to dredge with an accuracy of less than 5 cm. GPS RTK

positioning, accurate sensors on boom, stick and bucket

are necessary tools, all provided by Teledyne-RESON.

The data from all the sensors is used by PDS2000 to

visualize the real time bucket or grab with respect to

the actual riverbed DTM and the trench design. Dredge

progress is shown by real-time DTM updates.

Once the trench is finished the pipelaying activity can

start. Again PDS2000 is able to assist during this activity

Figure 2: Pipe route detection

Figure 3: Real time top view of 2 pipe routes and KPs


to ensure correct pipe placement inside the trench. With

the use of acoustic sensors, such as scanning profilers

or multibeam echosounders and pipe tension input,

PDS2000 is able to indicate not only pipeline touchdown,

but also where the pipeline is placed inside the trench. It

will allow for a detailed profile view of the pipeline with

respect to the seabed (image on the right) and a broader

view that shows the user the pipeline as a whole with

respect to the 3D riverbed model. The actual as-laid route

can be exported for use in other software programs.

Teledyne-RESON supplies tools to assist before, during

and after any dredge or construction project and

provides solutions for hydrographic surveys trench/

dredge monitoring, pipe – and cable laying and trench

covering. The solution consists of a combination of

hard- and software to measure and visualize whatever is

needed at that stage of the project.

2013 IPLOCA New Technologies Award

Sponsored by BP

The 2013 IPLOCA New Technologies Award

sponsored by BP will be presented at the

Washington, D.C. Convention.

This award is given in recognition of a significant

contribution to innovation in the engineering of, the

provision of equipment for, and the construction of cross-

country pipelines by virtue of:

- a technological or engineering breakthrough

- a new piece of equipment, tool or construction supply

- a new or revised construction practice

- a new type of permanent material

- other relevant initiatives

Entries have been received as follows:

Applus RTD, The Netherlands

Novel 3D Ultrasonic Inspection Methodology for

Pipeline Girth Welds

Western Specialties, LLC/ARB Inc., U.S.A.

Composi-Sleeve

MCJV (McConnell Dowell and CCC), Australia

Pipeline Pull Across the Narrows


Heat Shrinkable Pressure-sensitive Tape


Key Technology for HDD crossing


Strain Based Design Method Used in Myanmar to

China Oil & Gas Pipeline

Dhatec, The Netherlands

Securing Top Layer of Pipes During Transportation

Herrenknecht, Germany

Pipe Express New Method for Environmentally-Friendly

and Economic Pipeline Installation

JSW Steel (USA) Inc., U.S.A.

Pipe Yield Strength Verification

Laurini Officine Meccaniche, Italy

Pipe Lifting Kit


Hammer


Muletrax

Seal for Life Industries, The Netherlands

Mobile Pipe Cleaning & Coating Plant

Bredero Shaw, U.S.A.

Mobile Robotic Cutback System

Shengli Engineering & Consulting Co. Ltd., China

CO2 Capture System & Cow Flooding for IOR Project

SPIECAPAG, France

White Box – Containerised Mobile IT Rooms

Volvo Construction Equipment, Germany

The Volvo PL3005D Rotating Pipelayer – A New Viable

Pipelayer Alternative in the 20”-36” Pipe Size Class,

with the Focus on Safety

Wasco Energy Ltd, Malaysia

Dow Neptune™ Advanced Subsea Flow Assurance

Insulation System


Regional Meeting

IPLOCA Regular Member LLC Stroygazmontazh organised

a Regional Meeting in Moscow for members and potential

members from Europe Eastern.

More than 50 directors and top managers from Russian and

international companies took part in the meeting, including

OAO Gazprom, OAO NOVATEK, OOO Stroygazconsulting,

PJSC Stroytransgaz, MAX STREICHER (Germany),

Goriziane Group SPA (Italy), Caterpillar (USA), Habau

(Austria), Olajterv Group (Hungary), Spiecapag (France) as

well as the Russian Oil and Gas Contractors Union.

Mornings were dedicated to business-related

presentations in Russian and in English on different

aspects of the Russian pipeline industry and on new

technologies. During the afternoons attendees had

the opportunity to discover the Kremlin and to enjoy a

Moscow River sightseeing tour.

IPLOCA Director for Europe Eastern, Iosif Panchak,

explained that “the main objective of the Regional

Meeting is to share experiences with regard to

international level project execution for the construction of

major infrastructure facilities”.

The Plenary Session was opened by IPLOCA Executive

Secretary, Juan Arzuaga, who highlighted the importance

of such meetings being held on a regular basis.

Issues concerning the construction of gas production,

transmission and processing facilities were discussed at

the meeting, as well as innovative engineering solutions

that are implemented during project execution.

In The HeadlinesShell to Invest in Two Nigerian Oil ProjectsOil major, Shell, is to invest $3.9billion (about N612.3

billion) in two major gas projects in Nigeria, the company

has announced. Shell Petroleum Development Company

of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC), an operator of a joint venture with

the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said

final investment decisions have been reached for the Trans

Niger Pipeline loop-line (TNPL) and the Gbaran-Ubie Phase

2 projects, both located in Nigeria’s eastern Niger Delta.

The total capital investment for the TNPL project bundle is

expected to be $1.5 billion, while total investment for the

Gbaran-Ubie Phase 2 bundle is $2.4 billion. The expected

peak production from these projects is 215,000 barrels of

oil per day equivalent.

www.premiumtimesng.com, 23 June 2013

CNPC Starts Construction of China’s First Shale Gas PipelineState-owned China National Petroleum Corp said that it

has started building the country’s first dedicated shale

gas pipeline in central Sichuan province. The pipeline will

stretch 92.8 kilometers (58 miles), linking gas production

wells in the Changning block to the Shuanghe gas

processing station. It will have a capacity of 4.5 million

cubic meters/day. It will carry gas produced from the

Changning-Weiyuan shale gas demonstration zone in

the province, CNPC said. It did not say when the pipeline

is due for completion. China is looking to accelerate

development of shale gas resources, which are believed to

rival those of the US.

www.platts.com, 24 June 2013

International Energy Agency (IEA) ReportThe IEA has released its second annual Medium-Term

Energy Market Report, according to which renewable

sources will exceed natural gas as a power source

and will be twice the contribution from nuclear energy

globally by 2016, being second only to coal. The report

says renewable power is expected to increase 40 percent

in the next five years and is expected to represent

almost 25 percent of the global energy in the next five

years to come. IEA’s report affirms also that non-hydro

renewable power sources such as wind and solar PV, are

likely to increase considerably, doubling from 4 percent

of all power production in 2011 to 8 percent in 2018.


China and other emerging countries are building more

wind, solar and hydro-electric power plants aiming to

meet growing power demand and to fight with pollution

problems. In some regions the costs of renewables

are diminishing below the cost of conventional power

sources such as coal, natural gas and oil.

IEA.org, 26 June 2013

Shah Deniz Members, Fluxys join Trans Adriatic Pipeline BP PLC, State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR),

and Total SA—members of the international consortium

developing Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan—have exercised

their option to join Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG. BP and

SOCAR each have taken a 20 percent share, while Total has

acquired 10 percent. Fluxys, a major gas transit operator

in Europe, also joined TAP, taking a 16 percent stake in

the project. TAP’s shareholders now are BP 20 percent,

SOCAR 20 percent, Statoil 20 percent, Fluxys 16 percent,

Total 10 percent, E.On 9 percent, and Axpo 5 percent.

Axpo and Statoil previously held 42.5 percent each, with

E.On holding the remaining 15 percent share.TAP said its

shareholders remain open to further strategic partners

joining the project in the future.

Oil & Gas Journal, 2 August 2013

Sinopec and Odebrecht Interested in Ecuador’s Pipeline ProjectFour companies, including Sinopec International

Petroleum Service Ecuador S.A., the local unit of China

state-owned Sinopec, and Brazil’s Norberto Odebrecht,

have submitted bids for a tender to build a 46,000 barrels

per day multipurpose oil pipeline project in Ecuador,

state-run company Petroecuador said. Petroecuador

said Consorcio International PPC and ICC Conkor also

submitted offers. The new Pascuales-Cuenca 210

kilometers pipeline will be located in the southern Ecuador.

It will run from the port city of Guayaquil to Cuenca. It

will supply diesel, gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas

to six provinces in Ecuador. Petroecuador will make the

technical and economic evaluation of the proposal public

at the end of August.

Online.wsj.com, 5 August 2013

Contract for Construction of Iasi-Ungheni Gas PipelineThe contract for the construction of a gas pipeline that will

connect Romania and the Republic of Moldova, between

Iasi - Ungheni, has been signed, according to a press

release from the Ministry of Regional Development and

Public Administration. The project is part of the Joint

Operational Programme ‘Romania - Ukraine - Republic

of Moldova 2007-2013’ and will be implemented by the

National Agency for Mineral Resources of Romania,

as project leader, in partnership with the Ministry of

Economy of the Republic of Moldova. The project has an

implementation period of 17 months and aims at ensuring

a high level of energy security to the Republic of Moldova

and to the eastern part of Romania, through diversification

of gas supply sources.

www.actmedia.eu, 15 August 2013

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10050 Brecksville RoadBRECKSVILLE, OHIO 44141U.S.A.T +1 330 467 7588 F +1 330 468 2289 E [email protected] I www.trenchlessonline.com www.napipelines.com Rob Krzys President & Publisher E [email protected] Bernard P. Krzys Chief Executive Officer & Publisher E [email protected]

OILDOM PUBLISHING COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC.Pipeline & Gas Journal

Underground Construction

P.O. Box 941669HOUSTON, TEXAS 77094-8669U.S.A.T +1 281 558 6930 #212 F +1 281 558 7029 E [email protected] I www.pgjonline.com Oliver KlingerPresident & PublisherE [email protected]

PALLADIAN PUBLICATIONSWorld Pipelines

15 South StreetFARNHAM, GU9 7QU SURREYU.K.T +44 1252 718 999 F +44 1252 718 992 E [email protected] I www.worldpipelines.com

Rod HardyDirectorE [email protected]

Chris LethbridgeAdvertisement ManagerE [email protected]

PENNWELL PETROLEUM GROUPOffshore Magazine

1455 West Loop South, Suite 400HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027U.S.A.T +1 713 963 6270 F +1 713 963 6228 I www.offshore-mag.com

Mark PetersVice-President/Group PublisherE [email protected]

IPLOCA Media Partners (September 2010 to August 2013)


Upcoming ConferencesCreating Engagement at the Frontline:

Leveraging 5 Supervisor Safety Activities

Webinar: 3 September 2013, 2 pm CET (duration: 1 hour)

www.bstsolutions.com

Offshore Europe 2013

3-6 September 2013 – Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.

www.offshore-europe.co.uk

7th European Gas Summit

19-20 September 2013 – Vienna, Austria

Pipeline Technology 2013

7-9 October 2013 – Ostend, Belgium

www.pipelinetechnology2013.com

APIA Convention

12-15 October 2013 – Brisbane, Australia

www.apia.net.au/events/2013-convention-adelaide

OTC Brazil 2013

29-31 October 2013 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

www.otcbrasil.org/2013

4 Elements of Effective Corrosion Management Seminar

13-14 November 2013 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

www.globaleventsmgnt.com

Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Summit

27-28 November 2013 – Düsseldorf, Germany

www.wplgroup.com

IBC’s 37th Annual Offshore Pipeline Technology Conference

26 - 27 February 2014 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

www.ibcenergy.com

Hannover Messe

7-11 April 2014 – Hannover, Germany

www.hannovermesse.de/

Pipelines 2014 Conference

3-6 August 2014 – Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

www.pipelineandgasjournal.com/

IPLOCA Yearbook new edition

In November 5,000 copies

of the Yearbook will be

distributed globally to

the desks and in the

field offices of pipeline

companies. So you can be

sure that information about

your company is known

where it helps you, namely

with your clients and

prospective clients.

We hope this new edition

will again meet your expectations but we always

appreciate your comments and suggestions. Please

make sure to send us the addresses of the persons

to whom you wish us to send this 12th edition of the

IPLOCA Yearbook: listing@iploca-yearbook.

In Memoriam Edward (Eddy) Rees Powell

Edward (Eddy) Rees Powell

passed away suddenly on

6 July 2013, aged 52.

A very much loved

husband, father, “Bumper”

and friend, he will be so

greatly missed.

Eddy had been working for Sany, Germany since 2013

and was previously employed at Volvo Construction

Equipment. He was a familiar face at the IPLOCA

Convention, representing Volvo as the sponsor of

the Final Banquet lottery. The family has asked that

donations be made to the Special Baby Care unit at

the Royal Gwent Hospital, Wales, UK.

(Contact: [email protected])

12TH EDITION

THE IPLOCA YEARBOOK™

THE OFFICIAL PIPE LINE & OFFSHORE CONTRACTORS YEARBOOK

2013-2014

47th Annual IPLOCA Convention

23-27 September 2013 – Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

www.iploca.com


OfficersDoug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), President; Director, America

North; Chairman of the New Technologies Committee

Najib Khoury (CCC), 1st Vice President; Director, Middle East

& Africa

Harald Dresp (Max Streicher), Treasurer; Director, Europe Central

Osman Birgili (Tekfen), Immediate Past President; Director, Europe

Eastern DirectorsIosif Panchak (Stroygazmontazh), Director, Europe Eastern

Kaan Dogan (Attila Dogan), Director, Europe Eastern

Jan Koop (Bohlen & Doyen), Director, Europe Central

Bruno Maerten (GEOCEAN), Director, Europe Mediterranean,

Chairman of the HSE Committee

Leonardo Gravina (Sicim S.p.A.), Director, Europe Mediterranean

Andy Ball (Land & Marine), Director, Europe North-West

Adam Wynne Hughes (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director, Europe

North-West

Scott Summers (ARB), Director, America North

Jésus Garcia-Pons (Arendal), Director, Latin America

Raúl Vilugrón (Montec), Director, Latin America

Ibrahim Zakhem (Zakhem), Director, Middle East & Africa

Andy Lukas (A.J. Lucas), Director, East & Far East

Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission), Director,

East & Far East

Greg Miller (Pipeline Inspection), Director, Associate Members

Michael Rae (Argus Limited), Director, Associate Members

Pierluigi Zanin (Goriziane Group S.p.A.), Director, Associate Members

Directors at LargeJerrit Coward (Willbros Group, Inc)

Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)

Wilhelm Maats (Maats Pipeline Equipment)

Karl Trauner (HABAU), Chairman of the Training Committee

Jean-Claude Van de Wiele (Spiecapag)

Executive SecretaryJuan Arzuaga

Left to right, front row: Najib Khoury, Doug Evans, Osman Birgili, Harald Dresp, Juan Arzuaga (IPLOCA Executive Secretary).

Second row: Raúl Vilugrón, Greg Miller. Third row: Iosif Panchak, Karl Trauner, Kaan Dogan, Leonardo Gravina. Fourth row: Jésus Garcia

Pons, Jan Koop, Bruno Maerten, Ibrahim Zakhem, Marco Jannuzzi, Jean-Claude Van de Wiele. Fifth row: Adam Wynne Hughes,

Andy Ball, Pierluigi Zanin, Jerrit Coward. Sixth row: Michael Rae, Sandip Sharma, Scott Summers, Wilhelm Maats. Inset: Andy Lukas

IPLOCA Board of Directors 2012-2013

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