IPLOCA Newsletter 37

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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2008

Athens Convention Retrospective with 6 photo pages

CONTENTS: Letter from the President page 3 News from Geneva page 4 New Board Members page 6 Nabucco: More Than a Pipe Dream page 23 WITH NEWS fROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS

The following is the new IPLOCA Mission for 2008 and beyond: 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.

CONTENTS Letter from the President

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News from Geneva

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Board Meeting Update

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Board Appointments

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Who’s New on the Board of Directors?

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The Membership Page

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Convention Retrospective

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Nabucco: More Than a Pipe Dream

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Spotlight on: VOLVO

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Novel Construction Meeting

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Yearbook Updates

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Upcoming Conferences

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IPLOCA Board of Directors

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IPLOCA Secretariat

IPLOCA Newsletter

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Letter from the President I am pleased and honoured to address you as your new (2008-2009) President of IPLOCA. During the last year, I served on IPLOCA’s Executive Committee as 1st Vice President, and was impressed by the dedication and enthusiasm of our board members in working for the membership and for the benefit of the pipeline industry as a whole.

The Novel Construction Initiative has also been high on my priorities: it is a unique forum where not only Members, Associate Members but also some of our Clients can meet and discuss. We have jointly set a deadline for September 2009 for our deliverables, and with the support of all, and coordinated by Luc Henriod, we are determined to succeed.

At the Athens Convention we welcomed our new Executive Secretary, Juan Maria Arzuaga. Juan is taking over leadership of the IPLOCA Secretariat from Luc who has served IPLOCA with such dedication for the past four years and will continue to do so in an advisory capacity, particularly as regards Novel Construction.

As some of you already know, Juan previously worked for Techint for many years in Mexico and South America, and most recently in Canada. He is well known to IPLOCA, having served as a director for the Americas from 2005 to 2007. Juan can be reached at juan.arzuaga@iploca.com.

My goals for this year were presented in Athens. Foremost in my mind is ensuring value for your membership and increasing recognition of IPLOCA by the key oil and gas stakeholders as we stimulate industry-wide technology, promote best practices in safety and the environment. And, of course, we aim to draw additional personnel into our industry through the promotion of training opportunities.

Finally, I hope you enjoy the traditional Convention Retrospective contained within this newsletter. It was a great pleasure to meet so many of you in Athens. I wish also to thank all who sang our San Francisco IPLOCA song with me during the final banquet.

I look forward to your continued involvement in your association as we work together over the next year for the benefit of all our members.

Bruno de la Roussière Bruno.delaroussière@entrepose-contracting.com

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-- Osman Birgili of Tekfen, former board member and staunch IPLOCA supporter, for hosting a tremendous evening of good food and entertainment for the Board of Directors during the Istanbul Board Meeting in February; -- Tayfun Isieri and Ercument Inanc of Borusan for hosting a Regional Meeting at the company’s offices in Istanbul, and arranging a dinner for the Board of Directors; -- Sandra Böhm and Corrado Segre at CGT for hosting a Regional Meeting and dinner at their headquarters in Milan two years running – the most recent on 6 November 2008;

In October we welcomed to Geneva our new Executive Secretary, Juan Arzuaga.

-- To all those member companies and clients who support

Now settling into his new apartment in Geneva with his

the Novel Construction Initiative by encouraging - and

wife Alejandra, Juan is especially thankful to no longer

financing - their employees who attend meetings and

be living in a hotel in a city where rental properties are

spend valuable time contributing to the initiative.

notoriously difficult to secure. He has a full schedule through the end of the year, including a regional

To all mentioned above – and anyone we may have

meeting in Milan and the December Board of Directors

forgotten – we thank you.

meeting to be held in Rome. Juan can be reached at Juan.Arzuaga@iploca.com.

News from Geneva During October we hosted two meetings in Geneva – the Novel Construction Plenary Session, held over three days at the Ramada Park Hotel, with 45 attendees from 32

Board Meeting Update Athens, October 2008

companies, and a meeting of the IPLOCA Health & Safety

Appointment of Officers

Committee hosted at the Geneva Secretariat and chaired by

The President announced the new officers for the

IPLOCA 1st Vice President, Adam Wynne Hughes.

2008/2009 Board of Directors. These are as follows:

(A Novel Construction Update is on page 24.)

1st Vice President: Adam Wynne Hughes, Land & Marine

Thank you!

2nd Vice President: Karl Trauner, HABAU

As we approach the end of the year and begin to look

Appointment of Directors at Large

forward to 2009, there is no better time to thank those

Phil Bond (Treasurer), Bob Deason and Roberto Castelli

whose contributions to IPLOCA during the year have made

were appointed as Directors at Large.

such a difference.

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* For a list of Convention speakers, see page 23.

Finances

In particular, of course, we thank all our convention

Phil Bond, Treasurer, explained the categories in which

sponsors and contributors – those who supported us

the IPLOCA investments were held and the Board agreed

financially, in person, and by being part of the programme

to look at the riskier elements within our fund (i.e. hedge

of speakers.* In addition, here are some of those whose

funds and other instruments) and take advice from the

contributions may have, as yet, gone unnoticed by the

fund manager with a view to switching to a more stable

majority of members and to whom our thanks are due:

and lower risk category.

-- Leonid Bokhanovskiy and Stroytransgaz, for their

The Executive Secretary and Treasurer were asked to meet

financial support of the Training Committee and all their

with our private investment banker, Lombard Odier Darier

hard work (still underway) in launching the Training

Hentsch (LODH) in Geneva in November to determine how

database, to be an integral part of the IPLOCA website;

best to minimise risk to IPLOCA’s investments.

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Strategic Development Committee The committee’s goals and responsibilities include assisting the members of the Board to fine tune IPLOCA’s mission and direction and serving as an advisory body on

Board Appointments to 2008-2009 Committees

issues having a strategic impact upon the association, thus

The following are the members of the board who are

assisting IPLOCA to become a more active participant in

participating in committees during the next year. The

the Oil and Gas industry.

balance of the committee membership is made up of

Aide Mémoire & ByLaw Review

member technical experts and consultants.

In light of the changing nature of IPLOCA and the industry,

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Committee

it became clear that a detailed review of the ByLaws and

Adam Wynne Hughes (Chairman)

Aide-Memoire is required in order to assure clarity and

Juan Arzuaga

consistency in the running of the association.

Bob Deason

Training

New Technologies/Novel Construction

Board member Leonid Bokhanovskiy (Stroytransgaz)

Roberto Castelli (Chairman)

provided board members an update on the status of the

Kaan Dogan

training database being sponsored by Stroytransgaz.

Marco Jannuzzi

Interest in Training crosses all areas of pipeline

Bruno de La Roussière

construction. The Training Committee is welcoming three more directors Karl Trauner, Liu Weimin and Jesus Garcia

Training Committee (photo below)

Pons and will look at fields of cooperation with various

Leonid Bokhanovskiy (Chairman)

engineering institutes.

Phil Bond Bob Deason

The next Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for

Karl Trauner

December in Rome.

Jesus Garcia Pons Liu Weimin

Membership Invoices

Strategic Development Committee

Membership invoices were sent in November, with a

George Demetriou (Chairman)

payment due date of 5 January. These were delivered

Roberto Castelli

both by postal mail and email to the key representative

Kaan Dogan

and/or the accounting contact for each company. Please

Doug Evans

watch your mail and ensure that payment is made

Nasser Issa

promptly. Please note that these are now billed in Swiss

Najib Khoury

Francs, and include an increase that was approved

Andy Lukas

during the AGM at the Athens Convention.

Jesus Garcia Pons

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Who’s New

Development) for CCC

on the 2008/2009 Board of Directors

Company). CCC is

Following the elections which took place during the

company, providing project

Athens Convention, we welcomed four new – and one

management, engineering,

not so new - directors to the IPLOCA Board:

procurement and construction

(Consolidated Contractors predominantly a construction

services for the following: Marco Jannuzzi

oil and gas petrochemical

Caterpillar

works, pipelines, building

Director for

and civil engineering works,

Associate Members

marine works, maintenance of petrochemical installations and underwater structures.

Marco is a familiar face to those who have attended

Currently CCC is ranked no. 1 in the Middle East and 13

the Convention on a regular

internationally, with about 180,000 employees. The present

basis since he has been

revenue is over 5 billion dollars. Najib’s career started in

Caterpillar’s primary contact

1964 after he graduated from AUB (American University

with IPLOCA and closely

of Beirut).

involved with the organisation of the Caterpillar evening. Since 2004 he has worked with

He first worked for ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia for one year

the Novel Construction Initiative and serves as leader of

before moving to Kuwait, where he married his wife Nawal

one of the initiative work groups (Lowering & Laying). After

and where his daughter Nadine was born. His work in

receiving a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Kuwait was in the chemicals industry, providing chemical

from Bologna University, Italy and an MBA from Warwick

treatment for oil and water. CCC was the sponsor. In

University in the UK, Marco joined Caterpillar’s Marketing

1976 he moved to Greece and worked totally for CCC as

& Administrative subsidiary in Geneva, Switzerland in

Manager of Business Development.

1979. He has held several Sales and Marketing positions in Italy, France, Belgium (Caterpillar’s largest European plant)

Najib’s work takes him to all corners of the world. He interacts

and Geneva (Strategy & Planning). More recently he was

with most of the engineering and oil companies like Bechtel,

Sales Director for Caterpillar Paving Products Division and

Fluor, Technip, Saipem, JGC, Chiyoda, Entrepose, Vinci, Shell,

was appointed Pipeline Manager for Caterpillar in EAME

Exxon Mobil, BG, BP, TOTAL and many others. This has

(Europe, Africa, Middle East) in 2004. From Caterpillar’s

generated many friends for him all around.

long standing presence in the pipeline industry, he has developed a broad knowledge of the pipeline business

Najib likes walking (no time for golf) and driving around

particularly in the EAME territory, and strong connections

Greece and the Greek islands. He is married with one

with industry players such as contractors, operators,

daughter and two grandchildren. He is proud to say he has

consultants and other suppliers (IPLOCA’s Associate

attended at least 20 IPLOCA conventions and has a high

Members).

regard for its mission and its officers.

Marco and his wife Margherita have two children, Francesco, 26 and Dario, 21. Other than his work, he enjoys skiing, sailing, flying, motor racing, opera, food,

Andy Lukas

wine and cigars.

A.J. Lucas Director for East & Far East Andy is a graduate in civil engineering from the University

Najib Khoury

of New South Wales. After working for Willbros in USA and

CCC (Consolidated Contractors Company)

Williams Brothers Engineering Company in Australia on

Director for Middle East & Africa

the engineering of Australia’s largest pipeline, the Moomba to Sydney 34 inch gas pipeline, he joined his family’s

Najib Khoury is the Group Vice President (Business

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contracting company AJ Lucas in 1975.

Since then AJ Lucas has grown to be one of Australia’s two largest pipeline contractors specializing in EPC contracts. He introduced HDD into Australia and Lucas now dominates that section of the industry in the region. This led Lucas into the drainage of coal bed methane such that Lucas is now by far, Australia’s largest coal driller. He has also taken Lucas into the ownership of a number of coal seam gas fields in Australia, Canada and Europe. Lucas is now listed on the Australian stock exchange.

Najib Khoury accepts a ceremonial sword on behalf of CCC from QP in Qatar for completing Train 4 LNG two months ahead of schedule.

Recently retired from the Board of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) after 15 years as a director, and a year as President, Andy holds a record for his term at APIA. He has been on the board of IPLOCA since 2005 and is a former president. He and his wife Donna are well known within the IPLOCA community and were instrumental is ensuring the success of the Sydney convention.

Andy and Donna live in Sydney which they love greatly.

They have been in the same suburb for more than 57 years. Andy loves to sail and spends as much time as he can with his three sons Andrew, David and John Paul.

Andy Lukas and his wife Donna at the Presidents Dinner, IPLOCA

Karl Trauner

Sydney Convention 2007.

HABAU 1st Vice President and Director for Central Europe Karl Trauner joins the IPLOCA Board of Directors as 2nd Vice President and representing Central Europe. He received his qualifications in Environmental and Hydraulic Engineering from the University of Vienna in 1988. He began working for HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft m.b.H. site management in 1979, rising to head of Civil Construction and finally to the position of Managing Director in 2001.

It has been the Trauner family tradition for many years to visit the

His interests include sports and culture. He is the proud

Salzburger Music Festival. Shown here are daughter Katherina

owner of a Morgan sports car and when not spending time

(left), wife Christine (centre) and daughter Stefanie.

with his family, can often be found on the golf course.

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The Membership Page

In addition, their services include SAGD pipelines, specia-

Welcome Newest Members

water crossings.

Member

For career opportunities, please visit:

Aktor S.A.

lized water and process lines, plant site construction, and

www.ledcor.com/careers or call 1-866-533-2671

By realizing milestone projects in Greece, AKTOR S.A., member of ELLAKTOR Group, has been established as the most powerful construction company in the country. At the core of AKTOR’s activity lies the construction of works

Member

which stand out both in terms of the high quality of the

Lastechniek Europa BV

end product as well as in terms of the efficiency of the

(Welding Technology Europe): Total Supplier and Specialist

production process, which in turn results in the saving of

in Automated Pipeline Welding. Since its establishment

time and money for the client and increased profitability

in 1973, Lastechniek Europa BV has focussed on welding

for the company.

technology. In the seventies, at the time when the installation of the distribution network for natural gas in The

Having as a competitive advantage the accumulated ex-

Netherlands started, the supplying of pipeline equipment

perience obtained through its dynamic participation in the

developed quickly into a speciality. In the years that

execution of the major public infrastructure projects as well

followed the company created a strong position for itself

as large private projects in Greece, AKTOR is expanding

both within the Dutch market and abroad.The company

its strong presence in the local market. At the same time

presents itself more and more as a one-stop supplier, with

the company’s attempts to strengthen its position abroad

a product range which covers ‘everything within a radius

and emerge as a “regional player” are already paying

of 10 metres that is necessary for a successful manual

off through the undertaking of infrastructure projects in

or automated welding process’. This includes automated

Southeastern Europe and the Middle East.

welding systems, power sources, line-up clamps, pipefacing machines, induction heating systems and hand

Capitalizing on its long standing, multifaceted know-how

tools, as well as personal protection products. The com-

in the construction industry and based on its skillful and

pany says it can supply “literally everything that belongs to

specialized workforce, on the company-owned, state-of -

the basic equipment of a pipe welding

the-art equipment and its constantly growing client base,

company”.

AKTOR successfully responds to contemporary market demands for excellent quality and high speed in the

Lastechniek Europa started a very successful high tech

completion of projects requiring complex technological

automated welding centre in Rotterdam for procedures,

solutions. At the same time AKTOR expands its activities

innovative research and process development and since

in new fields, broadening the range of services offered and

2003 has offered a programme of courses in its welder

resulting in steadily maintaining the leading position it has

training centre. The company is authorized by the Dutch

conquered in the construction sector.

Institute for Welding Technology (NIL), an acknowledged training institute, and also by Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

www.aktor.gr

to administer welder and welding method qualifications.

Recognising the importance of product delivery schedules, Lastechniek Europa has warehouses in Rotterdam, Houston Member

(TX) and Dubai.

In 1947, Leduc Construction, the original en-

www.lastechniekeuropa.com

Ledcor Pipeline Ltd tity of the Ledcor Group, was founded in the oilfields of Alberta. In 1971, Ledcor entered the gathering system construction market. From this humble beginning, Ledcor evolved into a premier builder of all sizes and types of pipeline systems throughout Canada. Ledcor Pipeline

J&P Avax S.A., member of the international

Limited services the transmission, distribution and main-

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Member

J&P Avax S.A J&P Group, evolved out of the merger of

tenance sectors of the pipeline industry. Their track record

large Greek construction companies in 1999 and 2000,

includes construction of 2” to 48” mainline pipelines in

as well as a strategic acquisition in 2007, with an eye on

prairie, muskeg, heavily forested and mountainous terrain.

growing requirements for capital base, effective business

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structure and credibility linked to the construction of

Vermeer celebrated their 60th year of business and has

larger and technically complex projects. In its present

been working in and around the pipeline industry for

corporate structure, the J&P-AVAX group of companies

decades. Their line-up of Navigator horizontal directional

boasts substantial expertise and a productive base with

drills and track trenchers have been used by contractors

public works certificates of 7th, 6th and 4th class, as well

working on pipeline installation projects across the globe.

as a considerable portfolio of concessions and subsidiary units with related activities, such as real estate, precast

www.vermeer.com

fabrication and b2b for constructions. J&P Avax S.A. handles projects of various size and complexity including private and public works. It also participates in projects

Associate Member

requiring private financing, thereby creating new business

SPC Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc

prospects and allowing for higher long-term returns.

Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc. is a leading formulator, manufacturer and distributor of “state of the art” 100%

The company is specialized in the design, construction

solids (no VOC’s) liquid epoxy and polyurethane coatings.

and/or financing and/or operation of buildings (hospitals,

The Company has a broad line of coating systems which are

hotels, commercial centers, and sports facilities),

utilized extensively in the pipeline industry, on railway cars,

highways, airports, bridges and tunnels, infrastructure

lining for tanks and sewage digesters, on steel structures, as

projects, energy and industrial projects. Within the energy

well as marine docks and ship applications.

and industrial field, J&P Avax S.A. has executed major pipeline projects in Greece since 1993 for the detailed

Expanding throughout North America and Internationally,

design, procurement and construction of medium and low

SPC is committed to serving these industrial markets

pressure distribution systems mainly, while at the same

with its blend of research, superior products and technical

time holds a leading position in the maintenance of the

support.

Greek natural gas transmission and distribution networks and of their relevant facilities since 2000.

In this section of activity they have a special experience in: -- Industrial and distribution Metering Stations construction -- Pipeline crossings with national roads, highways, railways, rivers etc by horizontal boring method -- Natural gas network’s valve and scraper stations design and construction

www.spc-net.com

Member News Böhler Schweisstechnik Austria GmbH Böhler Welding has added two new cellulosic covered electrodes to its existing range. Böhler FOX CEL 70-P and 80-P are similar to the well known FOX CEL 75 and CEL 85

-- Pipeline corrosion protection (cathodic protection)

electrodes and designed for vertical down welding of large

-- Operational works on live gas systems

pipelines. They produce an intensive arc with a more

-- Emergency response specialized teams extensively

fluid weld pool, producing high quality smooth weld

trained in pipeline emergency procedures

beads on uncommon pipes as well as on standard steels.

They are classified according to existing procedures of

www.jp-avax.gr

AWS and EN ISO. More information is available from nina.gruber@bsga.at or www.boehler-welding.com.

Member

Vermeer Corporation Vermeer Corporation located in Pella, Iowa,

Bohler Schweisstechnik Austria GmbH was incorrectly named as Bohler Schweisstechnik Welding GmbH in the last issue. We apologise for the error. – ed.

U.S.A. manufactures a full line of horizontal directional drilling systems and accessories, utility and track trenchers, plows and rock wheels, mini skid steers, tree care equipment, recycling and wood waste processing,

Fluor Expands Argentina Operations

composting and agricultural hay harvesting products.

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has announced the opening of its expanded office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to sup-

Vermeer offers worldwide sales, service and parts support

port projects in the region. Fluor’s total office staff of 50 is

through an independent, authorized dealer network with

double the number of professionals since the beginning of

over 200 industrial locations across the globe. In 2008,

2008. They are part of Fluor’s global workforce and perform

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engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance

with water pressures of up to 6.5 bars. Weekly tunneling

services for the oil and gas, mining, manufacturing

performances of up to 142 meters of constructed tunnel

and life sciences, petrochemicals and operations and

were reached and performance per day was up to 26

maintenance sector.

meters. Now the two tunnels of the “Shanghai Yangtze Under River Tunnel” connect the Shanghai district of Pudong with Changxiang island on the Yangtze river. From

Gulf Interstate Engineering Company awarded Feasibility Study and Cost Estimate for Consorcio Terminales

2010 onwards, the combined road and subway tunnels will reduce the travelling time between Shanghai and the Yangtze river island Changxiang from 1 hour to 20 minutes and replace the existing ferry connections.

In September 2008 Gulf Interstate Engineering Company (Gulf) announced a contract award from Consorcio Terminales GMP-Oiltanking to perform a feasibility study and capital cost estimate for the Poliducto Pisco Lima Ventanilla Project (PPLV).

Specifically, Gulf’s scope of work on the LPG pipeline and facilities includes the evaluation of the pipeline route, development of preliminary route maps, development of P&IDs, plot plans, one line diagrams, and a SCADA system architecture diagram for five facility sites. The facility sites include pump stations, metering and storage, truck loading facilities and delivery meter stations.

Gulf Interstate Engineering Company Awarded Regency’s Haynesville Project Gulf Interstate Engineering Company (Gulf) has been se-

PipeLine Machinery International adds new pipelayer to equipment offerings

lected by Regency Energy Partners to provide engineering,

PLM has added the Caterpillar PL61 Pipelayer to its range

design and procurement services for the three compressor

of equipment offerings. This new, technically refined model

stations in northern Louisiana, Cane Hill, Woodardville and

at the small end of the Caterpillar pipelayer range provides

Elm Grove that are a portion of Regency’s overall pipeline

a machine with 40,000 pounds (18 145 kg) of lift-capacity

expansion project in the northern Louisiana area.

and the capability to meet the pipeline contractor’s equirements for precision control, transportability,

Gulf will also be responsible for providing engineering, de-

operator comfort, visibility and durability.

sign and procurement services for four interstate delivery interconnects with Texas Gas, Trunkline, ANR and Columbia

Two-speed operation of the load-line winch provides high

Gulf and multiple receipt point interconnects with various

speeds for overall productivity, but lower speeds for pre-

producers. In addition, Gulf will support Regency with

cise positioning. Oil-disc brakes in the winches positively

scheduling and project controls services for the project.

retain selected boom and hook positions. A combination decelerator/brake pedal can be configured to slow the machine with or without a reduction in engine speed.

Herrenknecht Giants Reach Their Targets in Shanghai

The PL61 also features the Caterpillar Product Link system

The Herrenknecht Mixshield S-318, one of the two largest

communication between machine systems and a mana-

tunnel boring machines (TBM) in the world, with a dia-

ger’s desktop computer, providing information such as

meter of 15.43 meters, reached its target shaft on the

location, hour-meter reading, fuel consumption and system

Yangtze river island Changxiang on 5 September 2008.

alerts. The PL61 is the newest addition to the extensive

– a wireless machine-tracking system that allows two-way

line of equipment available from PipeLine Machinery

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With an overburden of up to 65 meters, the machines

International to meet the needs of pipeline construction

burrowed their way through sand, clay and groundwater

contractors around the globe.

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Southern Regional Water Pipeline Alliance, Australia

Volvo pipelayers exceed global design and safety requirements for pipelayers as well as cranes, and as far as the environment is concerned, wide gauge and track shoe widths reduce ground pressure and soil disturbance while providing greater ability to work in softer underfoot conditions. The ability to lay pipe off both sides of the machines can allow narrowing of right-of-way, saving precious time, material and landscape. They also have the capability to operate with bio-degradable oils.

The Southern Regional Water Pipeline Alliance is delivering a AUD 901 million water pipeline infrastructure programme of works in Queensland, Australia. This is a fundamental part of the Queensland Government’s drought strategy initiative.

McConnell Dowell, along with other Alliance members Abigroup, KBR and LinkWater are implementing three infrastructure projects that make up the programme of work. The massive programme has laid more than 166 kilometers of pipe and built 12 microtunnels, four balance tanks and five pump stations.

Volvo Introduces New Range of Excavator-Based Pipelayers

The PL4608, developed around the company’s EC460C

Fundamental to Volvo’s engagement in the Oil & Gas

undercarriage, whilst the two largest models – PL4611 and

industry, Volvo has developed new machines as a patented

PL7015 – have been designed with easily removable track

adaptation of its standard crawler excavators. The company

side frames, counterweights, and booms.

crawler excavator, features a hydraulically adjustable

addressed the fundamentals of stability, manoeuvrability, productivity, safety and environmental impact – safety and

The three largest models were presented for the first time

the environment being Volvo’s core values. According to

in public in March this year at CONEXPO in Las Vegas.

the company, stability comes from the excavator-based design, employing a wide stance undercarriage, wide tracks and low centre of gravity, combined with a heavy counterweight and longer boom.

In terms of manoeuvrability, the excavator–based design provides for easy directional changes, the ability to work through 360°, with full lifting performance and functionality at all radius positions and the ability to work on up to 35° grade slopes. Safety features include a raised cab and asymmetric boom design provides greater safety when working with personnel on the ground and in the trench.

In Memoriam John R. McCall, President of J. McCall Ltd., died at Spirit Lake, Iowa on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at the age of 85. The funeral service was held on Friday, October 17, 2008 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. A service to inter the remains will be held next summer at Spencer, Iowa.

We offer our sincere condolences to John’s wife, Phyllis McCall and to all their family.

The mid-size PL4608 uses a hydraulically elevating cab.

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ATHENS Convention Retrospective Sincere Thanks to our Sponsors, Speakers, and Special Supporters

Special recognition

simple but effective distribution of bed nets and education of families in their usage.

Additionally, as IPLOCA’s outgoing “First Lady”, Deidre Reed received a gift from the Board of Directors as thanks for her work during the year. She chose to accept a cheque and to donate it to Kenya Care, an organization established by the wife of a Heerema employee. The organization is dedicated to teaching job skills to women with AIDS. Its website is www.kenyacare.nl.

At the Final Banquet John Reed was presented with an award recognising his service to IPLOCA during his presidential year.

“The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off...”

At the Final Banquet in Athens, Luc Henriod was surprised

Europipe Lottery Nets EUR 18,050 for charity

by a short video highlighting his accomplishments at IPLOCA and congratulating him and wishing him a happy retirement.

And the winner is … Petra van der Spoel!

Luc accepts a miniature version of the painting reserved for him in Winner of the Europipe Lottery, Petra van der Spoel (wife of Peter

the artist’s gallery in Geneva.

van der Spoel of A. Hak) receives her certificate towards a new BMW from Europipe’s Lauri Malkki.

Thanks in large part to the charm and persuasiveness of

Athens Questionnaire

the Registration Desk staff – and in even larger part to the

At press time we had received 75 responses to the post-

generosity of the Athens Convention attendees – this year’s

convention questionnaire. We are compiling the results and in

lottery proceeds exceeded all previous records.

December will communicate the feedback via email to all who attended. We appreciate the help of all those who responded.

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The chosen charity of John and Deidre Reed was Nothing

Your involvement and comments are much appreciated.

But Nets, which helps prevent malaria deaths through the

www.iploca.com/athensquestionnaire

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Sponsors We express our grateful thanks to all our sponsors who played such an important part in the convention.

Below is a complete listing.

Events The First Time Attendees Cocktails

4. Poros & Hydra Island Visits

Audio Visual at Final Banquet

Borusan Mannesmann Boru

Herrenknecht AG

5. Monastiraki, Keramikos &

Car for Lottery

Pipeline & Gas Journal

Ancient Agora

Europipe

The Dodsal Welcome Athens Party

Jindal Saw Ltd

Greek ‘Bouzouki Night’

Dodsal

6 Cape Sounion

J&P and CCC

President’s Dinner

Lincoln Electric

Photographers at the Convention

Heerema Marine Contractors

7. Aegina Island Temple Visit

Fluor and PTPS JSC

Directors & Wives Dinner

J&P and CCC

Convention Photo CD

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

8. Athens City Tour, Acropolis & Plaka

ROSEN Swiss AG

Former Presidents’ Cocktails

ShawCor Ltd.

Printing of Convention Programme

C.A.T. International Ltd The CRC-Evans Luncheon

Goriziane S.p.A. Convention/IPLOCA functions

CRC-Evans Pipeline Int’l Inc.

Printing of Final Banquet Menu Goriziane S.p.A.

Applus RTD Group

IPLOCA Registration Desk

Printing of Attendance List

The Caterpillar Evening

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Pipeline & Gas Journal

Caterpillar

NEW - Welcome Drinks at

Russian Simultaneous Translation

Fireworks

Registration

Argus Limited

Mantrac Unatrac Group

PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH

Coaches to the airport at end

The Spy Ladies Brunch

NEW - Internet Centre

of Convention

Pipeline Inspection

Entrepose Contracting

Serimax

Members & Associate Members

NEW - Bottled mineral water for

Convention Fund Contributions

Cocktails

all tours

Fluor

Volvo Construction Equipment

HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft

J. Ray McDermott, Inc.

GmbH & Co KG

m.b.H.

Land & Marine Project Eng. Ltd

Members Luncheon

NEW - Coffee breaks at Open General

Punj Lloyd Limited

Meetings

Gifts

Associate Members Luncheon

Trencor & American Augers (Divisions

Salzgitter Mannesmann Int’l GmbH

of Astec Underground)

Insight City Guide to Athens

The John Fabick Cocktail Party

Audio Visual at Open General

Maats Pipeline Equipment

Pipeline Machinery Int’l

Meetings

Liebherr model

Golf Tournament

Land & Marine Project Eng. Ltd

Liebherr

Pipeline Induction Heat

Registration Bags for the Gentlemen

Champagne at the Final Banquet

Tennis Tournament

ShawCor Ltd.

Socotherm

Worldwide Machinery

Registration Bags for the Ladies

Ladies’ gift

Attila Dogan Construction &

Petro-Force

Installation Co. Inc.

Ladies’ gift

1. Ancient Corinth & Mycenae

Wine at Final Banquet

World Pipelines

CPP China Petroleum Pipeline

Willbros Group, Inc.

Tour Programme

2. Athens City Tour, Acropolis & Plaka

Band at Final Banquet

ShawCor Ltd.

Spiecapag

3. Cycladic, Benaki & National

Entertainment at Final Banquet

Archaeological Museum Visits

Serimax

Bonatti

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IPLOCA 2007 HEALTH & Safety Award sponsored by Chevron As a condition of membership, companies are required to submit their annual safety statistics to IPLOCA, such that aggregate statistics for the industry can be monitored.

Additionally, an annual IPLOCA Health and Safety Award, now kindly sponsored by Chevron is presented each year.

Bonatti’s Winning Entry:

Roberto Castelli from Bonatti S.p.A., Italy receives the IPLOCA

Sicilian Gasline, Montalbano-Messina Tranche:

2007 Safety Award from John Truhe of Chevron.

The Year of Living Safely -- Specific reports by geologists were prepared The Montalbano Pipeline Project was described by Bonatti

simultaneously with the digging of excavations, to

pipeline specialists as “one of the most challenging and

ensure the evaluation of the soil conditions.

critical in the Bonatti pipeline history”.

Bonatti management’s most valuable achievement was to Safety on existing pipelines while laying the new line,

motivate the project staff and workers through continuous

combined with the collapse of excavations and falling of

safety training and communication, increasing the level of

rocks, just to mention some of the main hazards, were

safety awareness in order to take the correct decisions on

all there along the working area, requiring strict safety

every day actions.

measures to ensure 100% control.

-- Communication along the right of way was granted via a radio link.

-- The Emergency Plan, which included the possible evacuation by helicopter, was agreed in advance with the National Health Institute -- Special consideration was given to training, through the provision of safety inductions, specialist training

Runners up -- Heerema Marine Contractors, Nederlands, for their safety culture change programme (HMC Incident and Injury Free) -- McConnell Dowell, Australia, as part of the Southern Regional Water Pipeline Alliance for their excellent safety outcomes -- Tekfen Construction and Installation, Turkey, for their

and periodical training, organised in-house and by

Journey Management System and reduction in road

external statutory or private institutions. The effort was

traffic accidents.

so consistent that in some cases it has attracted the attention of the local newspapers.

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Congratulations to all.

IPLOCA 2008 Environmental Award

there were no existing facilities available in Yemen meeting international standards.

Through training and continual education, the local workforce and communities became aware of the impacts that waste can cause on the environment.

sponsored by Shell -- 742 tons of non hazardous waste were incinerated The IPLOCA Environmental Award sponsored by Shell

-- 758 tons of non hazardous waste to licensed landfill

was given during the annual Convention held in Athens in

-- 29 tons of non hazardous waste recycled by 3rd Party

recognition of a significant achievement in the protection

-- 145 tons of non hazardous waste recycled by local

of the environment.

communities -- 274 tons of hazardous waste treated

Mr. Knud Petersen of Shell was on hand to make the presentation and to address the members of the audience about moving “Towards a Responsible Energy Future”.

His presentation is online at www.iploca.com.

Spiecapag’s Winning Entry: Effective Waste Management and Waste Reduction in Yemen

Our congratulations to Spiecapag.

Runners up -- Caterpillar for their overall concrete actions toward the protection of the environment.

-- J. Ray McDermott for their work in spill prevention and control and waste management.

-- Techint Engineering & Construction for their work on

With no waste treatment / recycling / disposal facilities

eco-efficiency.

available in Yemen meeting international standards, and Article 53 of the Environment Protection Law n° 26 of 1995,

We congratulate all those who participated in the 2008

strictly prohibiting even the construction of hazardous

Environmental Award for their commitment in the

waste treatment facilities in the country, the company had

protection of the environment.

quite a challenge.

The majority of the oil and gas companies based in

acceptable conditions, until a solution is found at a national

Health, Safety & Environment Committee Update

regulatory level. Spiecapag employed the following in

As mentioned on page 4, the Safety Committee met in

Yemen have ended up either exporting their hazardous waste out of Yemen, or storing the waste in more or less

planning and developing a waste management strategy: -- Awareness training, toolbox talks, waste labelling, notice boards environmental education handbook.

-- Waste management flowchart -- Camp waste segregation and storage area, central waste segregation and storage area for all wastes collected on construction right of way -- Hazardous products and waste products were provided with secondary containment to avoid spillages -- Development and implementation of daily, weekly and monthly waste tracking system -- Utilisation of used oil as fuel for minimizing the overall energy consumption -- Environment site visit, Waste Audits by lenders, YLNG, local authorities, and third party Spiecapag introduced innovative methods to treat its own

October at the IPLOCA Secretariat in Geneva. A number of actions were determined, including the formation of one single committee for HS&E going forward.

In relation to Safety in particular, the Safety Statistics form is being updated and the new form for 2008 statistics will be sent to members in January, with a deadline of mid-March.

The committee is reviewing Safety Guidelines to be communicated, and also preparing a Handbook for a Safety Management System. Accident and Incidents Assessment Guidelines are also in preparation.

In future months IPLOCA will request and publish anonymous Safety Alerts on its website as well as aggregate safety statistics for the industry.

non-hazardous and hazardous waste due to the fact that

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PIH Golf Tournament Glyfada Golf Course Athens

By Phil Bond, Managing Director, PIH This year the tournament was held at Glyfada Golf Course just outside Athens. The weather was ideal and a good day was had by all.

Mr Rod Hardy provided the entertainment again this year – something about one of the golf clubs being faulty and the head flying off the shaft? Rod, if you are playing in San Francisco I think that we need to carry out a Risk Assessment on you before you tee off! Congratulations to the winning team, Doug Fabick, Doug Evans, Carl Rafferty and Fred Lysak, it was a very close call between first, second and third team places - Although there were some questions raised regarding compliance with the rules!!

The venue for the 2009 Convention is San Francisco and I am sure that there is a plethora of good golf courses to

Golf Tournament Winners First Place: Doug Fabick, Carl Rafferty, Fred Lysak, Doug Evans

choose from.

Second Place: Albert Morteboy, Graham Duncan,

Registration for the 2009 tournament will be handled

Third Place: Scott Summers, Jean C Girot, Greg Miller,

directly by PIH and details will be included in the Convention package. Again we would urge everyone to register for the tournament in good time to reserve their place. Once again, the 2008 tournament was a great success due to your support and we would like to thank everyone who participated and look forward to seeing you

Vladilen Ermolin, Dmitry Ermolin Peter Blake Nearest the Pin Men

Lauri Malkki

Nearest the Pin Ladies

Carol Bender

Longest Drive Men

Albert Morteboy

Longest Drive Ladies

Charlotte Hardy

next year. Best regards to everyone.

Worldwide Machinery Tennis Tournament Worldwide Machinery again sponsored their famous tennis tournament this year, managed by Evan Greenberg.

Keeping score was a serious task for Evan, but the awards were made at the end of the day in good faith.

Convention Manager Caroline Green (centre), Sarah Junod (left) and Liz Spalding enjoy a few minutes respite from the bustle of convention week. Sarah, who joined IPLOCA in February 2008 as Accounting Manager, supervised the activities of the Registration Desk and met attendees for the first time as they registered.

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Viewpoint

Thanks to our

Nabucco: More than a Pipe Dream

Speakers

By Mark Iden

Our thanks to the following for their contributions to the Open General Meetings in Athens. Their presentations are posted at www.iploca.com/athenspresentations.

Installation of the Atlantis Flowlines and Risers Bastiaan Zoon, Project Manager, Heerema Marine Contractors and Simon Webb, Engineering Team Leader, BP World Oil and Gas Resources Ken Chew, Vice President, Industry Performance, IHS Inc. (Energy Division)

The Success of the Pipeline Industry Depends on Collaboration George Tenley, President, Pipeline

Bringing the petroleum resources of the Caspian region to

Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI)

market has been the dream of the world community ever since the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991. Suddenly this grand prize was open to all and leading nations

Chevron Pipe Line Company Contractor

lost little time investing in multibillion dollar upstream

Safety Program

projects and contemplating numerous pipeline schemes to

John Truhe, Manager of Construction,

transport the oil and gas to the consumer.

Chevron Pipe Line Company The Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project has been one of the more prominent proposals for shipping Caspian region The Energy Challenges of the 21 Century

natural gas to the heart of Europe. Conceived in the early

– Toward an Electric World

part of this decade by a consortium comprising OMV, MOL,

Hans B. (Teddy) Püttgen, Chair of Energy

Transgas, Bulgargaz and Botas, Nabucco is an attempt

Systems Management, Ecole Polytechnique

to enhance European energy security by linking Europe

Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

with new natural gas sources. It envisages constructing a

st

3300 kilometer pipeline from a large gas reservoir in the Nabucco – More than a Pipe Dream

Caspian region through Turkey, a sea crossing under the

Mark Iden, Diplomacy International Group

Bosphorus to Bulgaria and continuing on land to Romania,

(see article on next page)

Hungary and finally Austria, where it would connect with the European gas grid in Baumgarten. It seeks to transport 31 billion cubic meters of gas per year through a pipe with a 56 inch diameter. Originally the project was estimated to

Towards a Responsible Energy Future

cost USD 7 billion to construct. In view of high oil and steel

Knud Petersen, Global Manager Pipelines

prices, the price tag has risen to USD 11 billion – a large,

& Offshore Technology, Shell Global

capital-intensive project by any measure.

Solutions International BV Up to now, the failure of the Nabucco consortium to tie down sufficient supplies of natural gas for the pipeline have held back progress on the project. To wit, after six

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years of working together, the consortium has yet to lay a

long-term and help Europe to diversity its sources of gas

single pipe. While Azerbaijan has indicated its willingness

for the foreseeable future. To be sure, Iran has prodigious

to contribute supplies to the pipeline, it does not have

reserves of natural gas, ranking second behind the Russian

enough natural gas to fill the pipeline over the project’s

Federation with 23 trillion cubic meters. This is more than

life cycle. Other Caspian littoral states, notably Kazakhstan

the reserves of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan

and Turkmenistan, have sufficient amounts of natural gas,

combined and only a portion of the Iranian offshore and

but this past December both countries signed long-term

onshore areas have been explored. In short, Iran could

supply contracts with Russia. This means that natural gas

easily supply gas for all phases of Nabucco’s project life,

from these countries will travel first through Russia before

a truth that even members of the Nabucco consortium are

reaching Europe, essentially precluding any infusion of

now publicly voicing. The European Union has recently

natural gas into the Nabucco pipeline. (This would have

increased its support for Nabucco and declared that it is its

been problematic in any case, given the fact that no legal

preferred transnational pipeline project.

framework for the distribution of Caspian natural resources has yet to be created).

Yet, unfortunately for Nabucco, Iran comes with its own set of problems: Years of US and more recently UN

Adding to Nabucco’s woes is a competing project proposed

sanctions on the Iranian government have discouraged

by Gazprom in cooperation with Italy’s Eni: South Stream.

investment in the Iranian upstream sector. This has further

The Russians envision constructing a pipeline on the bed

been complicated by the Iranian buy-back formula for

of the Black Sea at 2000 meters that would run from the

foreign investment in oil and gas fields, putting the onus

Russian Black Sea Coast to Bulgaria, a distance of 900

and risk on the foreign investor. This had led to massive

kilometers. From there various routes have been proposed

under-investment in Iran and a resulting paucity of natural

with one going through Greece to Italy and the other going

gas supplies, even for domestic Iranian consumption

through Serbia on the way to Austria. In fact, both routes

(Last year Iran had to import gas from Turkmenistan to

may ultimately be served.

meet the demand in its own market. More of the same is expected for this current winter. Iran also had to

South Stream plans to ship 30 billion cubic meters of

interrupt the supply of gas to its sole foreign customer in

natural gas per year to Europe, approximately the same

neighbouring Turkey).

amount forecasted by Nabucco. This would augment the 160 billion cubic meters Russia is currently shipping to

Supplying Nabucco with natural gas would obviously

the continent – the largest amount by any one supplier. In

be in Iran’s interests and the country’s leadership has

view of the long underwater segment on the floor of the

repeatedly expressed its desire to participate in this way.

Black Sea, South Stream would presumably cost more

At the same time Iran’s quest for nuclear energy has put

than Nabucco to build. Gazprom estimates the project to

it on a collision course with the west and particularly the

run around USD 14 billion, though independent observers

United States, which has increased the severity of its

believe the price could be significantly higher in the end.

sanction regime against Iran. For the time being, foreign companies and capital are waiting things out, aware of the

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This leaves Iran as the only Caspian country that could

great opportunity to be realized once the political situation

feasibly provide the gas resources for Nabucco over the

improves and sanctions are eased.

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The ongoing US presidential campaign has given hope to the upstream sector as well as the pipeline industry.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama has stated his

Spotlight on VOLVO PROFILE: Bernard Quereillahc -

willingness to meet with the Iranian leadership without

Supporting Volvo’s push into

preconditions. If this happens, all outstanding issues would

the Oil & Gas Segment

be on the table, with the overall aim, upon resolution, of reintegrating Iran back into the world community.

Born in Plaisance-du-Gers

Republican rival John McCain also sees the benefits of

(France) in April 1946, Bernard

talking to the Iranians and it would be safe to assume

Quereillahc joined Volvo in 2007

progess on US-Iranian relations under a McCain presidency

as Customer Solutions Director

as well. It is crucial for Nabucco that the United States moves in this direction, for it is the one country that could open Iran up for the significant investment needed to produce the gas sitting in the ground and for the capital necessary to underwrite the huge costs of constructing the pipeline.

Late last month, five former Secretaries of State gave their support to a rapprochement with Iran. They suggested that the longtime adversaries have more in common strategically than they are willing to admit. Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon would be far easier to stabilize if the United States and Iran were working in tandem. This new thinking on Iran could very well provide the impetus for far-reaching policy changes and create the conditions for Iranian gas to flow through Nabucco on its way to Europe.

Mark David Iden is a founding member of the Diplomacy International Group and serves as its Managing Director.

He has extensive sector experience in oil and gas and regional expertise in Africa, Asia, the Caspian, the Middle East and Scandinavia. During the late 1980s he served as International Deputy Director General of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) before beginning work as Group Associate, ultimately becoming Chief Negotiator for Caltex Petroleum Corporation in southern Africa. He continued his work in the oil and gas sector with the Preussag AG in Europe and the Middle East, where he was responsible for developing transnational pipeline projects.

Mark has a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California and a master’s degree in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, Massachusetts. He speaks English, German, Norwegian, Chinese, and Persian. He can be reached at mark.iden@diplomacyinternational.com

for Oil & Gas, covering Europe, Africa, Middle East, Russia and China and joined Volvo with 42 years of pipeline experience around the world under his belt.

He graduated in 1967 in steel structures engineering from the Lycée Technique de Saumur (France) and, in 1969, in Internal Combustion Engines from the Ecole Industrielle de Saumur. Bernard started in the pipeline industry in 1963 as a student trainee on an oxygen pipeline during summer vacations. He has occupied several positions on pipeline projects over the years, from lowering-in mechanic to hydro testing engineer, going through most pipeline construction phases.

He started his professional career with French pipeline contractor Spiecapag in 1969 for contracts in France and Libya, and then joined the French army for a one-year term of duty. From 1971 to 1974, he worked as Senior Field Service Technician for CRC-Evans automatic welding in Canada, USA, Holland and Italy, and then beginning in 1975 as Equipment Manager for Spiecapag in Iraq on a 48” pipeline in Bassorah.

In 1976 he began serving as Technical and Commercial Manager for Somico, representing CRC-Evans in Europe in charge of most of Europe and North Africa and subsequently as Logistic, Equipment and Plant Manager for Spiecapag. As Equipment Manager, Bernard has spent a lot of time on safety issues on pipelayers.

Bernard is a member of the “Confrérie des mécanciens des travaux publics”, the association which brings together the Equipment Managers of major contractors. He is also a key player in the IPLOCA Novel Construction Initiative, as a leader in the Pipe Facing, Lining Up & Welding (FLUW) Working Group.

Athens Presentations Online Mark Iden’s presentation Nabucco – More than a Pipe Dream, given at the Athens Convention, can be found along with the

When off duty he enjoys snow skiing, golf and driving around his old Citroën cars; a 1923 - B2 and a 1931 C4.

other presentations at www.iploca.com/athenspresentations

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Novel Construction Plenary Session in Geneva

The Novel Construction Initiative recently concluded three days of intensive meetings, with 45 attendees from 32 companies taking part in this Plenary Meeting.

On day one, Initiative Steering Group Members and others

Planning, Design & Data Collection Two “high level” guidelines and one functional specification are under preparation and due to be reported during the 2009 IPLOCA convention next September; respectively “Right-of-Way and Constructability for onshore pipelines”, “Minimum Data Requirements and Activities by Phase for onshore pipelines” and “Monitoring of Site Activities and Progress during construction for onshore pipelines”.

had the valuable opportunity to participate in a Lean Sigma training basic overview and discussion, led by Brad Stump

The aim is to deliver basis documents for the industry to

of Chevron. Lean Sigma is the combination of Lean (process

agree and build on. Ultimately this shall improve alignment

simplification) and Six Sigma (variance reduction) - the

between currently disjointed different pipeline activities and

structured application of both quality and statistical tools

enable outstanding efficiency progress in Planning, Design,

with the purpose of gaining process knowledge to make

Data Management and Site Monitoring activities.

the output metrics safer, better, faster, and lower cost, or in other words, the path to process improvement. The Lean Six

Pipe Facing, Lining Up & Welding (FLUW)

Sigma principles are:

The FLUW Group is currently focusing on:

-- Specify value in the eyes of the customer

-- Validation of savings in personnel, cycle time and

-- Identify the value stream; eliminate waste and variation

equipment (the base case is normal outdoor conditions)

-- Make value flow at the pull of the customer

-- Study of laying rates in very cold environments

-- Involve, Align & Empower Employees

-- Checking the capabilities of repair, NDT, coating stations

-- Continuously improve knowledge in pursuit of perfection

and equipment to follow laying rates

-- Focusing on identifying – and eliminating – hidden waste on the road to zero defects is key.

The goal is to present the skidless methodology to the Contractors and get it validated by them before any move

On the second and third days of the meeting, the six working groups met separately and then reported back to the group as a whole on the status of their discussions and progress.

Contract Negotiating & Risk Sharing

External Corrosion Protection System (ECPS) The ECPS Group will focus on completion of the Coating Selection Guide and will add a section on repair solutions

Additional participants have now joined the group which

and lifetime prediction. New initiatives focusing on product,

is now well structured and balanced. The first draft of two

installation and quality will be addressed in the New Year.

documents have now been issued and reviewed:

A few new members were added to the group and Sean

-- Environmental and Socioeconomic Risks and Work

Haberer (BrederoShaw) has joined Graham Duncan (Fluor)

Stoppage Risks -- Recommended Contracting Principles.

-- Interface with the Design Group and the Earthworks Group have been reviewed.

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forward with the Clients.

as co-leader.

Pipeline Earthworks Fugro joined the group in September 2008. A draft

The next work group meeting is scheduled for 15 December

guideline index is currently under review to incorporate the

at the Entrepose offices in Colombes, France.

latest comments from the October 2008 Geneva meeting

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and a draft right of way (ROW) design chapter has been issued. The next Pipeline Earthworks group meeting will take place in January 2009, with likely interface with the

Regional Meetings

External Corrosion Protection (EPCS) group.

Lowering and Laying Functional specifications for machines used in the Lowering & Laying application are receiving a final validation by contractors. These specifications are based on the “Ideal Machine” Survey conducted earlier in 2008, and will be extended to cover all machinery used on Pipeline projects.

Final functional specifications will be submitted to OEMs (suppliers) participating to the Initiative by year-end 2008, with expected feedback before the next Plenary Session.

In the meantime, the Lowering & Laying Team will develop initial guidelines for Clients (oil & gas companies) to start implementing these functional specifications in their Tender requirements for pipeline projects to Contractors.

Regional meetings, such as the one held on 6 November in Milan, are a fairly recent addition to the IPLOCA schedule, but offer a valuable opportunity for members unable to attend the convention to nevertheless meet one on one and discuss among themselves and with members of the Board and/or Secretariat who are in attendance.

The Board recognised that some of the IPLOCA regions are very large and diverse, and that in fact some of these meetings are more “Local” meetings, given the impracticality of travelling long distances to attend a half-day event.

Main Objectives -- Raise the profile of IPLOCA with Contractors, Designers, Operators -- Update Members and Associate Members on the The fact that Brad had arrived only hours earlier from Kazhakstan after a multiple-flight journey – and really wasn’t sure in which time zone he currently found himself – was not at all obvious. His presentation was thought provoking and much appreciated by the attendees and was an excellent way to begin the three day meeting.

activities of IPLOCA -- Recruit more members -- Receive the input of a key operator on plans and views -- Discuss any subject of joint interest At the meeting in Milan some 28 members and guests were present. The meeting was graciously hosted by CGT, and Sandra Bohm and Corrado Segre were on hand to greet the guests. Companies participating in the meeting included Adiantum Enterprises, Bonatti S.p.A., Caterpillar, CGT, Ghizzoni S.p.A., Laurini Officine Meccaniche, PWT S.p.A., SICIM S.p.A, Soc. Gueneau Italia SRL, Socotherm, Tesmec, Worldwide Machinery and PWT. We were especially pleased to welcome Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (ENI) of Italy to the meeting.

We welcome enquiries from Members or Associate Members wishing to host a meeting in their location.

Process Mapping: John Truhe of Chevron examines the input of

Please send emails to juan.arzuaga@iploca.com.

meeting attendees to the mapping of the pipeline construction.

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YEARBOOK. Please send any updates to listing@iploca-yearbook.com and be sure to also send a copy to sarah. junod@iploca.com. In this way we will update our newsletter mailing lists

The Yearbook is once again in

and membership database. Additional

members’ hands and has been

printed copies can be obtained on

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request: www.iploca-yearbook.com

and in the field of pipeline companies.

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addresses of the persons to whom

information for the following

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companies:

McCONNELL DOWELL CORPORATION LTD

London office 8th floor

Head Office: A.B. Rhead & Associates Ltd. Resolution House Budbrooke Rd. Warwick Warwickshire CV34 5XH UK T +44 (0) 1926 491333 F +44 (0) 1926 491321 E headoffice@abrhead.com I www.abrhead.com

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

Ten Bishops Square London, E16EG United Kingdom T +44 20 7012 9600 F +44 20 7012 9601 E fheller@akingump.com Frederick K. Heller Partner Washington D.C. Office 1333 New Hampshire Avenue. N.W. Washington D.C. 20036 U.S.A.

Mark Twycross

T +1 202 887 4000

Director/General Manager, Pipelines

F +1 202 887 4288

E mark.twycross@macdow.com.au

E llevien@akingump.com

Georgina Day

7th floor, Al Odaid Offices Tower

Lawrence D. Levien

Manager Project Development, Pipelines

Al Wifaq Finance Company Building

Partner

Abu Dhabi office

E georgina.day@macdow.com.au Geoff Rogers

Airport Road PO Box 55069

Other Offices:

Operations Manager, Stockton Pipelines (HDD)

Abu Dhabi

Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Houston, Los Angeles, Moscow,

Chakib Nayfe

U.A.E .

New York, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Francisco

Operations Manager, Pipelines

T +971 2 443 4808

CB&I UK LIMITED

F +971 2 445 4802 E lkolodny@akingump.com Lee Kolodny Partner Dallas Office 1700 Pacific Avanue Suite 4100 Dallas, TX 75201 U.S.A. T +1 214 969 2800

General Office: CB&I UK Limited 40 Eastbourne Terrace London W2 6LG UK T +44 20 7053 3000 F +44 20 7053 3001 E hsheftali@CBI.com I www.CBI.com

F +1 214 969 4343 E jcowman@akingump.com

Harry Sheftali

John Cogan

Business Development Manager

Partner

Offshore & Pipelines Europe, Africa and Middle East

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Brian Jones Estimating Manager, Pipelines Steve Chai Engineering & Project Controls Manager, Pipelines Andrew Rattray Commercial & Risk Manager, Pipelines

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Upcoming Conferences Pipeline Coating 2009 26-28 January 2009 Vienna, Austria www.amiplastics.com/ami The European Gas Conference 2009 27-29 January 2009 Vienna, Austria

43rd Annual IPLOCA Convention

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14-18 September 2009 San Francisco, USA

Deep Offshore Technology International Conference & Exhibition

24th World Gas Conference (WGC2009)

3-5 February 2009

5-9 October 2009

New Orleans, USA

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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www.wgc2009.com

Russia Offshore 2009 - 4th Annual Meeting

Pipeline Technology 2009

4-6 February 2009

12-15 October 2009

Moscow, Russia

Ostend, Belgium

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www.ti.kviv.be/conf/pipeline2009

Gas Arabia 2009 4th Annual Meeting 11-12 February 2009

Deep Offshore Technology

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E

Deep Offshore Technology (DOT) International Conference & Exhibition returns to New Orleans,

DCA Convention

Louisiana, as it continues to serve the greatest offshore

22-27 February 2009

markets around the globe. As technology allows

Hawaii, USA

movement into deeper drilling and development,

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operators continue to look for frontier fields.

Gas Asia 2009

Drawing on its wide base of experience, the DOT

17-18 March 2009

technical conference will address the complex challenges

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

of deepwater exploration and production.This year’s

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conference will attract a broad collection of high-level

Asian Biofuels Rountable 2009

To ensure participation, the advisory board again will bring

24-25 March 2009

you key presentations from industry leaders. Case studies

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

will complement the traditional technical presentations.

Base Oils and Lubricants in Russia and the CIS -

faced and lessons learned by operators. During this

attendees from both the operating and service communities.

Delegates will get the latest information on the challenges 2nd Annual Meeting

conference, presenters will discuss the technologies that

23-24 April 2009

are instrumental in the success of the offshore exploration

Moscow, Russia

and production industry. Entire tracks will be devoted to what has made the industry capable of drilling in extreme

2009 Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Middle East -

deepwater environments.. New Orleans is a major centre for

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offshore E&P support.The leading players in the oilfield will

4-6 May 2009

gather for this most prestigious conference and exhibition.

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Abu Dhabi, UAE

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“The World’s Most Complex Scientific Instrument”

SOS Children’s Villages Greece Receives IPLOCA Donation

As many of our readers may already be aware, CERN, the

Those of you who attended the President’s Dinner will be

European Organization for Nuclear Research, the world’s

pleased to know that in lieu of a rental fee for our use of

leading laboratory for particle physics, has its headquarters

the beautiful bank building where the Tuesday dinner was

in Geneva.

held, George Demetriou, who was instrumental in securing

On 10 September 2008, the first beam in the Large Hadron

receive a donation from IPLOCA. We received a letter of

the location, chose the SOS Children’s Villages Greece to Collider (LHC) at CERN was successfully steered around

thanks from the organisation which cares for children and

the full 27 kilometres of the world’s most powerful particle

provides them with a family situation. At the moment 30

accelerator in a tunnel deep underground.

families with 180 children are living in the SOS Children’s Villages in Athens and Thessaloniki and 50 youth are at the

This historic event was recognised the world over, a key

Youth Houses. Furthermore, 100 children area supported

moment in the transition from more than two decades of

daily by the organisation’s Social Centres. Director George

preparation to a new era of scientific discovery.

Protopapas wrote to us “We wish to thank you, Kipling Events and mostly J&P Avax S.A. and CCC for choosing our

The formal inauguration took place on 21 October 2008.

Association to receive the amount of Euro 2,750. This sum

Swiss President Pascal Couchepin and French Prime

will help us to continue our important work of caring for the

Minister François Fillon were joined at CERN by science

children and providing them a family situation.”

ministers from CERN’s Member States and around the

s g n i t e e r G s ' Season

world to inaugurate the Large Hadron Collider, termed “the world’s largest and most complex scientific instrument.”

The Large Hadron Collider even made an appearance as the Google search page graphic.

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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

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All Best Wishesotof D rs to c e ir d r a o B e from th of the Secretariat and Staff

IPLOCA 2008-2009 Board of Directors

Left to right, front row: Karl Trauner, John Reed, Adam Wynne Hughes, Bruno de La Roussière, George Demetriou, Phil Bond, Juan Arzuaga Middle row: Greg Miller, Weimin Liu, Marco Jannuzzi, Doug Evans, Kaan Dogan, Roberto Castelli Back row: Luc Henriod, Andy Lukas, Jesus Garcia Pons, Najib Khoury, Bob Deason, Leonid Bokhanovskiy Inset Nasser Issa

Officers Bruno de La Roussière (Entrepose Contracting)

Director, The Americas

President

Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd)

Adam Wynne Hughes (Land & Marine)

Director, Middle East & Africa

1 Vice President

Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)

Karl Trauner (HABAU)

Director, Associate Members

2nd Vice President

Najib Khoury (CCC)

Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)

Director, Middle East & Africa

Treasurer

Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)

John Reed (Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland BV)

Director, East & Far East

Immediate Past President

Weimin Liu (China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau)

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Director East & Far East

Directors

Greg Miller (Pipeline Inspection Company Ltd)

Leonid Bokhanovskiy (Stroytransgaz)

Director, Associate Members

Director, Europe Eastern George Demetriou (J&P)

Directors at Large

Director, Europe Mediterranean

Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)

Kaan Dogan (Attila Dogan Construction & Inst. Co. Inc)

Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)

Director, Europe Eastern

Bob Deason (J.Ray McDermott)

H. Douglas Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering) Director, The Americas

Executive Secretary

Jesus Garcia Pons (ARB Arendal)

Juan Arzuaga

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