IPLOCA Newsletter 39

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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER JUNE 2009

San Francisco page 10 Convention update

CONTENTS: Letter from the President page 3 News from Geneva page 4 Member News page 5 Lookin’ for a screamin’ deal page 14 WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS

The following is the IPLOCA Mission for 2009 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

3

News from Geneva

4

Board Meeting Update

4

Membership News

5

New Technologies Award

6

Novel Construction

7

Health, Safety & Environmental Awareness

8

Health & Safety Award

9

Convention Update

10

“Lookin’ for a Screamin’ Deal”

14

Upcoming Conferences

15

Engineers Without Borders - International

16

IPLOCA Yearbook

18

IPLOCA Board of Directors

19

IPLOCA Secretariat

IPLOCA Newsletter

International Pipeline & Offshore

Editor Elizabeth Spalding

Contractors Association

Lay-out Peter Schoonenberg

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1214 Vernier/Geneva

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Switzerland

IPLOCA © 2009

Telephone +41 22 306 02 30 Fax +41 22 306 02 39

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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

Letter from the President Time has passed quickly since last October in Athens when we were singing If you’re going to San Francisco Be sure to come to IPLOCA’s great fair If you’re going to San Francisco You’re gonna meet good pipeline people there…

Now it’s time to register online to ensure you will be able to attend the Convention.

Two hundred and fifty people out of a possible 600 have already registered, so don’t delay in finalising your own arrangements.

We are immensely grateful to our loyal sponsors who continue to support the Convention in these challenging times. We are proud to note that at press time there were only seven sponsorship opportunities remaining and we hope, like last year, to fill all of these with your help. Please contact caroline.green@iploca.com for more information.

On other topics, significant progress has been made in preparing the Onshore Pipelines Road to Success document, which will be the end-product of Phase 1 of our Novel Construction Initiative.

During March IPLOCA organised a very well attended Spring Plenary Session of Novel Construction in Geneva, followed by a number of smaller group meetings. There is still a lot of work ahead but the full Novel Construction Initiative team is committed to delivering our IPLOCA document at the San Francisco Convention.

Two more IPLOCA Regional Meetings have also taken place recently. The first was for the area covering Germany, Austria and neighbouring countries, organised by our 2nd VP Karl Trauner, of HABAU. The second, for China, was organised by IPLOCA director Liu Weimin and held just prior to our Board of Directors Meeting in Beijing.

A lot of action is taking place to strengthen IPLOCA and I look forward to seeing you all in San Francisco as you show your support for these initiatives.

I wish all of you an excellent summer before we meet again in San Francisco.

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

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NEWS FROM GENEVA

BOARD MEETING UPDATE

Submissions for this year’s IPLOCA awards (New

Versailles, February 2009

Technologies Award, sponsored by BP and Health & Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron) are due. Please note

The Board of Directors met in Versailles during February

that submissions for the Health & Safety Award will be

with 14 members of the Board in attendance.

accepted only after receipt of the required 2008 Safety Statistics. (See pages 6 and 8.)

Committees The New Technologies, Training, Health, Safety & Environment and Strategic Development committees each met and later reported to the full board. More information about the committees is on page 5.

Finances Phil Bond, IPLOCA Treasurer, reported on the year 2008.

Increase in membership fees and excellent sponsorship results from the convention resulted in increased revenue in 2008, however our investments suffered because of the economic crisis and there were additional valuation reductions outside of the Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch portfolio because of currency fluctuations. The board approved the 2009 budget. Subsequent audit of the 2008

Hans & Marjan Ringers at IPLOCA 2008 Athens convention.

accounts was completed successfully by mid-March.

IPLOCA is pleased to welcome to IPLOCA a new part-time

Membership

consultant for Training. Hans Ringers began work in April

Name change requests were approved as presented:

and will be collaborating with the Training Committee to

-- NOVA JSC to Nova Limited Liability Company

assist members with training opportunities specifically

-- Ardee Offshore & Shipping Service Pvt Limited to Ardee

focused on the pipeline industry.

Resources Pvt Limited, India

Brand New to the Pipeline Business

Resignations were noted from the following companies:

Two well known IPLOCA personalities welcomed new

-- Boskalis Offshore BV (M)

additions to their families recently:

-- Flexifloat Systems BV, NL (AM) -- Harbert Int’l Establishment, USA (M)

Luc Henriod and Michèle became

-- KBR Inc., USA (M)

grandparents for the second time in

-- Pietro Fiorentini, Italy (AM)

mid-March. Born to their daughter

-- Solar Turbines, Inc., USA (AM)

Catherine and her husband David

-- STP Limited, India (AM):

Boudreau, little Kara Michèle made her appearance on 18 March in Twentynine Palms, California. She weighed 2.7 kg (6 lbs 3 oz), length 48 cm (18.9 in). Along, with big brother Tyler, Kara Michèle is keeping everyone very very busy.

Miss Jip Schoonenberg arrived on

Current Membership status is therefore as follows: Members

108

Associate Members

119

Honorary Members

2

Academic Members

3

27 April, weighing in at 3.4 kg

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(7 lbs 8oz). Be sure to send your

Strategic Development

congratulations to new parents Peter

The association’s Bylaws are being reviewed in depth

and Micha and proud grandparents

by the Strategic Development Committee for discussion

Pieter and Ditta. Thanks to new

and finalisation of recommendations by the full board in

father Peter for getting the layout

Beijing, such that the changes can be communicated to the

for this newsletter done on schedule among his many

membership at large and presented for vote at the Annual

new responsibilities...

General Meeting in San Francisco.

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TRAINING COMMITTEE MEETING

The bachelors degree students were in the country to get an insight into emerging markets in Eastern Europe and the crucial role of major private companies in the integration of these markets in the global economy.

Versailles, February 2009

Alexander Levashki, Deputy Executive Director in charge

The IPLOCA Training Committee is relatively new and has

of Business Development of Overgas, presented the

come a long way with its initial work.

history and mission of Bulgaria’s biggest private gas distribution company. The students were given in-depth

Training committee members continue to be active and

information on the marketing, investment and business

there was consensus that the committee needs to focus

strategies of the company as well as on its numerous

and prioritise on selected objectives.

CSR initiatives.

Discussions were held regarding a questionnaire to be sent to the IPLOCA membership and the state of readiness, we were not in a position to move forward with such a

Lincoln Electric Introduces New Auto-Darkening Welding Helmet

document until re-evaluation of the objectives.

Lincoln Electric introduced Vista(R) Hemisfear(TM), an

timing and issue of such a document. It was felt that

auto-darkening welding helmet. The Vista Hemisfear Given the success achieved with Novel Construction and

is the company’s first using a new lightweight shell

the appointment of qualified consultants, it was agreed

design, bringing the total helmet weight to 20 oz. or less

that IPLOCA approach Hans Ringers (who had expressed

depending on configuration.

interest in an involvement with IPLOCA’s Training initiative) with a view to taking the objectives to the next stage and

All Vista helmets feature:

preparing a programme of deliverables to be discussed

-- Solar powered auto-darkening, eliminating operator

with the Training Committee.

error and alkaline corrosion -- Grind and TIG modes, as well as variable delay settings for greater operator control

MEMBER NEWS Saipem Awarded New EUR 200 Million Onshore Contract in Algeria Saipem has been awarded a new onshore contract in

-- Four independent arc sensors to ensure reliability -- Different view sizes for user preferences, including the 3000 series, with one of the largest views in the industry

oil company Sonatrach awarded Saipem the contract for

MAN Industries Secures Large Middle East Order

the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) of

MAN Industries (India) Limited has announced a major

a marine export terminal for the future urea/ammonia

order worth Rs.1340 crores from the Middle East during

plant to be built near the Algerian city of Arzew, about 400

the current year, amid stiff international bidding.

Algeria worth approximately EUR 200 million. The Algerian

kilometres west of Algiers.

Commenting on the orders Mr. R. C. Mansukhani, The overall work on the project will be completed within

Chairman, MAN Industries (India) Ltd said, “Securing

23 months.

such a large order is a momentous achievement for the company especially during economic slowdown in many parts of the world and when the global economy is

Dutch Students Visit Overgas During April a group of 32 students from the Faculty

showing signs of recovery. With the stabilization of our new production facility, we are confident that the company will be able to execute the order on schedule”.

of Economics and Business Administration of the Free University in Amsterdam visited the Overgas head office in

The company is also in the bidding stage for many projects

Sofia, Bulgaria as part of the European Study Trip initiative

both in international and domestic markets for supplying

of the biggest study association in Amsterdam - Aureus.

pipes worth Rs 5000 crores.

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Technologies Committee whose task will be to screen the applications and determine the winner using a neutral

Still Time to Submit an Entry - But Hurry

voting process. The Committee will review each entry

We have been approached by some

-- Does it meet the basic criteria set forth in establishing

companies for a little extra time in preparing their entries for the New Technologies Award.

submitted on the following basis:

the award?

-- Does it provide the onshore pipeline construction industry with something it did not have before?

-- Does it constitute an identifiable step forward in

Sponsored by BP, the award is presented every alternate year during the annual Convention to an IPLOCA Member or Associate Member who, in the opinion of the adjudication committee, has made a significant contribution to innovation in cross-country pipeline construction.

Award Criteria

technology/ construction process?

-- Does it improve safety and/or environmental protection?

-- Does it overcome a current problem area in pipeline construction?

-- Does it provide a reason for the industry to change the manner in which onshore cross-country pipelines are laid?

The award is given in recognition of a significant contribution to innovation in the engineering of, the provision of equipment for, and the construction of crosscountry 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.

Supporting documentation is required describing the entry and showing proof that it has been successfully used on a major project, in the field or is of such significant merit in its development stage to warrant an award.

Judging

2007 Award winners Marco Laurini (Laurini Officine Meccaniche)

The Adjudication Committee includes members of the

(left) and Jean-Claude Van de Wiele (Spiecapag), receiving the

IPLOCA Board of Directors and the Chairman of the New

award from BP’s Mike Sweeney.

online@iploca.com Need some information about IPLOCA? As always, our

Password Protected Areas

website is the first place to go when seeking key pieces of

Please note that the login/password is only relevant

information concerning or published by the Association.

to those members of IPLOCA who serve on various

Among a lot of other valuable information, the following

committees, the Board of Directors, or who are part of

are readily available at www.iploca.com:

the Novel Construction Initiative and have signed the

-- Online Convention Registration for San Francisco

required Memorandum of Understanding.

Convention (opened 29 April) -- A downloadable pdf of the Convention Brochure

If you fall into this category use the login and password

-- List of remaining Sponsorship Opportunities

link at the top right hand side of the website to access

-- Submission form for the IPLOCA New Technology

specific password-protected information.

Award, sponsored by BP -- Submission form for the IPLOCA Health & Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron

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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

Please note that the vast majority of information on the IPLOCA website is public.

ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS New Technologies and the Novel Construction Initiative Daniel Gasquet, Novel Construction Initiative consultant, was introduced by Bruno de La Roussière as a guest at the February Board Meeting in Versailles.

Daniel provided the Executive Summary of a document entitled Onshore Pipelines Road to Success. This is an

The Spring Plenary Session of Novel Construction took place in

IPLOCA document being prepared by the Novel Construction

Geneva in March.

groups towards better identifying the key drivers in a pipeline project from development to commissioning.

This better knowledge should in turn: -- improve the preparation process of pipeline projects for mitigation of risks towards a more certain delivery date and budget -- improve the relationship between investors/owners and construction contractors for the success of the projects -- improve the competitiveness of the pipeline industry through sound engineering and construction practices and innovative solutions.

Daniel explained that this will be an evolving document, with issues still to be discussed and that the emphasis will be on a joint approach by operators, contractors, manufacturers and suppliers together. It was noted that the operators were interested in a document like this and they are keen to contribute and use such a document.

17Th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research Juan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary, attended a technical meeting in Milan organised by EPRG, PRCI and APIA which included three days of independent and simultaneous workshops on the following topics: Advanced design methods, Corrosion prevention and management, Pipe materials and properties, Welding and construction, Mechanical damage, Stress corrosion cracking. The progremme finished with a full day visit to Tenaris Dalmine in Bergamo on Friday, 15 May 2009.

IPLOCA and these other associations are working to seek possible areas of collaboration similar to those covered by the Novel Construction Initiative.

Further, it was felt that it would be a highly effective tool for internal use within member companies and as a reference document for education of people coming to the Pipeline Industry. On 4 May, a writing and editing group was defined. The group will meet with the leaders of the six working groups on 11 June in Geneva to ensure that the final draft is ready by 30 June 2009.

Ed Merrow, president of Independent Project Analysis Inc. made a presentation during the Novel Construction Initiative Spring Sessions in Geneva entitled In Search of Excellence in Pipeline Projects. Most of the topics covered in his presentation are being addressed in the Road to Success document. A similar presentation will be made at the San Francisco Convention in preparation for the Novel Construction Initiative session where the Road to Success document will be presented. The draft

Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA Executive Secretary, and Karl Trauner,

document is currently available on the password protected

IPLOCA 2nd Vice President, enjoyed a productive Regional Meeting

part of the IPLOCA website to those who have signed the

in Hannover sponsored by Habau, PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH

Memorandum of Understanding.

and Kuhn.

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ADVANCING HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS My knowledge of IPLOCA upon joining C.A.T. more than 10 years ago was very limited. Of course I was aware of IPLOCA, but I did not have a great deal of insight into what were its functions. I later became involved in gathering and compiling the Safety Statistics for submission on an annual basis, however even then I was not aware of what was being done with them.

In 2007 I was invited to become a member of the IPLOCA HSE Committee and attended my first meeting in Istanbul at the offices of Tekfen whereupon my eyes were opened to the dedication, commitment and hard work that is prevalent throughout the organization in the overall quest to assist members in improving methods, performance

By Paul Conway, QHSE Manager

and efficiency throughout the industry.

The C.A.T. Group The pipeline industry, like many others, is very competitive.

As a member of the IPLOCA HSE Committee I would like to

Methods that improve efficiency reduce re-work and

enlighten readers on some ideas currently being discussed

result in cost savings are in many cases closely guarded.

and implemented by the committee.

But where Health, Safety and Environmental issues are concerned this is not and should never be the case.

The primary objectives of the HSE Committee are to provide members a forum for communication and

We are all responsible in ensuring that where possible,

exchange of information on HSE issues, compile accurate

the protection of personnel, property and the environment

industry HSE data in order that members may have

is placed in a position of paramount importance.

a reference to which they are able to compare their performance and to gather data on incidents, sharing

Open communication and the sharing of information on

such data with all IPLOCA members in order to prevent

these issues will surely result in a decreased number of

reoccurrence of similar incidents industry-wide.

incidents and improvements throughout our industry.

The HSE committee currently has 10 members

We all I am sure place a very high level of importance

representing Owners, Operators or various IPLOCA

on Health, Safety and Environmental issues and should

member companies worldwide.

encourage all of our employees to visit the IPLOCA website and where possible participate in submitting

Some current initiatives for improvement include:

ideas, feedback and highlights in an effort towards overall improvement.

-- Revision of Safety Statistic Submission Form (introduced in 2009 for submission of 2008 statistics)

My involvement on the HSE Committee has added

-- Revision of IPLOCA Health and Safety Policy

considerably to my knowledge and insight into new

-- Formulation and publication of Guidelines for Health

ideas within the wide subject of Health, Safety and

and Safety Structure -- Continual improvement and updating of the HSE Section of the IPLOCA website (www.iploca.com) in order that

Environmental issues pertaining to our industry. Sharing ideas and knowledge is a two-way street where everyone comes out a winner.

pertinent and useful information is communicated to members -- Initiation of Safety Alerts to further improve

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Once again I encourage you all to be involved, to communicate and innovate in an effort to improve HSE

communication of industry related risks, hazards and

performance industry-wide, protect our employees,

incidents.

other persons and property.

THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

IPLOCA HEALTH & SAFETY AWARD Sponsored by Chevron Recognizing exemplary success in improving safety regulation and decreasing the number of accidents IPLOCA is pleased to announce that the annual IPLOCA Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron will be presented at the 2009 Convention in San Francisco from 14th to 18th September 2009.

All Members and Associate Members are encouraged to apply for the award. Submissions from Associate Members

Paolo Ghirelli, President, Oliviero Corvi, B.U. Pipelines Director,

should be limited to the pipeline industry and related work.

and Roberto Castelli, Commerical Director, Bonatti S.p.A., receive

In order to qualify for the nomination, all participants must

the 2007 Health & Safety Award from John Truhe of Chevron and

have previously submitted their 2008 Health and Safety

Max Hofmann, Chairman of the 2008 Health & Safety Committee.

Statistics.

The award is not based solely on safety statistics.

These are gathered as a constant monitoring and

Safety Statistics are (over)-due!

As a condition of membership, companies are required

improvement tool. IPLOCA encourages all Members to

to submit their annual safety statistics to IPLOCA,

take a pro-active role in the prevention of accidents.

such that aggregate statistics for the industry can be monitored.

The award is given in recognition of your 2008 achievements, aimed at improving the health and safety

To date only 73% of statistics for 2008 have been

of the pipeline industry such as:

received and members are reminded that it is incumbent

-- A unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents.

upon them to do so in order to be eligible for continued

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

membership.

enhancing safety.

-- Implementation of lessons learned.

If you have questions about the submission, or any difficulties in submitting the return, please contact us

The winning company will be recognised during the

immediately. The submission form and instructions are

Open General Meetings in San Francisco, and will receive

available on the IPLOCA website.

a trophy presented by award sponsor, Chevron.

Members of the HSE Committee met in Geneva during March. Left to right: Dinรง Senlier, Knud Petersen, Amir Tajik, Adam Wynne Hughes (Chairman), Frank Green, Juan Arzuaga, Paul Conway and Martin Coleman

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“CALIFORNIA, HO!” Some 15,000 years ago the Ohlone Indians were the early settlers of the area that is now San Francisco. Sir Francis Drake arrived in the Golden Hind in 1579, and then in the late 18th century the area was colonised by the Spanish.

It was the Gold Rush of 1849 that caused the huge influx of people, many of whom settled there after the rush

Online registration for the Convention opened on 29 April at www.iploca.com. At press time 250 people had already registered.

If you did not receive a printed brochure or would like to send information about the convention to a colleague, please refer to the link to the downloadable 1 MB file under the Convention menu link.

was over. Mercantile establishments, small industries, and shipping to the Orient brought prosperity to the newcomers. San Francisco grew and attracted a colourful

before. The Golden Gate Bridge was built by 10 different

array of characters. Famous writers such as Jack London,

prime contractors and their subcontractors and completed

Ambrose Bierce, and Mark Twain congregated here.

after more than four years of construction at a cost of

And John Muir began the Sierra Club here in 1892.

USD 35 million. It opened to pedestrians on 27 May 1937 and to vehicular traffic at noon on May 28. President

By 1870, when the railroads were opening up accessibility

Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in the

to the west, San Francisco had become the tenth largest

White House to announce the event to the world.

city in the United States. A large Chinese population of labourers recruited in the 1840s and 1850s remained there.

The towers that support the Golden Gate Bridge’s

Irish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Australian, Jewish

suspension cables are smaller at the top than at the

and many other nationalities contributed to the city’s

base, emphasising the tower height of 500 feet above the

international flair.

roadway. Irving Morrow—an architect hired by Strauss to design an architectural treatment for the bridge—chose the

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The devastating 1906 Earthquake and subsequent fire led

‘international orange’ paint colour to blend with the setting

to a rebuilding in which the city became even grander than

while still being very visible to ships.

THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

The Mighty Task is Done

An Honored cause and nobly fought

By Joseph P. Strauss, Chief Engineer Golden Gate Bridge

And that which they so bravely wrought,

and Highway District. Written upon completion of the

Now glorifies their deed,

building of the Golden Gate Bridge in May 1937

No selfish urge shall stain its life, Nor envy, greed, intrigue, nor strife,

At last the mighty task is done;

Nor false, ignoble creed.

Resplendent in the western sun The Bridge looms mountain high;

High overhead its lights shall gleam,

Its titan piers grip ocean floor,

Far, far below life’s restless stream,

Its great steel arms link shore with shore,

Unceasingly shall flow;

Its towers pierce the sky.

For this was spun its lithe fine form, To fear not war, nor time, nor storm,

On its broad decks in rightful pride,

For Fate had meant it so.

The world in swift parade shall ride, Throughout all time to be; Beneath, fleet ships from every port, Vast landlocked bay, historic fort, And dwarfing all--the sea.

To north, the Redwood Empire’s gates; ‘To south, a happy playground waits,

Travelling to the US? New Requirements for Visa Waiver Program Countries

in Rapturous appeal; Here nature, free since time began,

Beginning January 12, 2009, all nationals and citizens

Yields to the restless moods of man,

of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries will be

Accepts his bonds of steel.

required by law to obtain a travel authorization prior to initiating travel to the United States under the VWP.

Launched midst a thousand hopes and fears, Damned by a thousand hostile sneers,

This authorization is similar to the programme

Yet ne’er its course was stayed,

established by the Australian government. Visas may

But ask of those who met the foe

be obtained online through the Electronic System

Who stood alone when faith was low,

for Travel Authorization (ESTA™), a free Internet

Ask them the price they paid.

application administered by the Department of

Ask of the steel, each strut and wire,

Web site. DHS does not charge VWP travelers a fee

Homeland Security (DHS) through a U.S. government Ask of the searching, purging fire,

for completion of an ESTA™ application. Eligible

That marked their natal hour;

visitors seeking to travel to the United States under

Ask of the mind, the hand, the heart,

the VWP may apply for travel authorization via the

Ask of each single, stalwart part,

ESTA™ Web site at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov. VWP

What gave it force and power.

travelers should be aware that unauthorized thirdparties have established Web sites, which charge visitors seeking to travel to the United States under the VWP, for information about ESTA™ and for submitting ESTA™ applications to DHS on behalf of the traveler.

These businesses and Web sites are not endorsed by, associated with, or affiliated in any way with DHS or the United States Government.

The ESTA™ application Web site is available in 16 languages and includes a help section that provides additional information for VWP travelers to guide them through the application process. Additional information about ESTA™ may be found at http://www.cbp.gov/esta.

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Special Thanks to New Major Sponsors

Lottery

Fireworks

We are delighted to announce that our

This year the fireworks at the end

customary lottery for a car will continue this year, with a purchasing certificate for USD 35,000 towards a BMW kindly provided by one of

so the evening can end in true IPLOCA style.

our newer members, Ledcor Pipeline Limited, based

Thanks, Marco!

in Edmonton, Canada. Ledcor Pipelines President Tom Lassu will be invited to draw the winning name from the tombola drum at the Final Banquet in San Francisco.

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of the Caterpillar evening will be sponsored by Marco Laurini of Laurini Officine Meccaniche

THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

Sponsorship Opportunities Disappearing Fast We are very fortunate that the majority of our regular

at: www.iploca.com/sponsorship. Caroline Green,

sponsors have again stepped forward to support this year’s

Membership and Convention Manager, can answer any

convention and we are happy to say that the list of other

questions you may have about sponsorship. Contact her at

sponsorship opportunities has diminished considerably

caroline.green@iploca.com or by phone at +41 22 3060230

since the registration brochure was mailed out. A current

to take advantage of some significant visibility in

list is shown and is also kept up to date on the website

San Francisco.

Sponsor opportunities available:

Special Functions:

6. Museums of San Francisco

The First Time Attendees Cocktails

Serimax

Pipeline & Gas Journal and Ozzie’s

8. Alcatraz

Pipeline Padder, Inc. (co-sponsorship)

Borusan Mannesmann

Former Presidents’ Cocktails Members & Associate Members Lunch

The Welcome Party

9. San Francisco by Motorized

Dodsal Group

Cable Car (for latecomers)

Tour 1. Journey through Wine Country

President’s Dinner

Salzgitter Mannesmann International

(incl. lunch & wine tasting)

Directors & Wives Dinner

Convention / IPLOCA Functions:

Tour 4. Journey through Wine Country

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Registration Desk

(incl. lunch & wine tasting)

The CRC-Evans Luncheon

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

CRC-Evans Pipeline International and

Welcome Drinks at Registration

Tour 7. Muir Woods & Sausalito (incl. lunch)

Entrepose Contracting

co-sponsored by Applus RTD Group

J. Ray McDermott, Inc.

The Caterpillar Evening

Internet Centre

Caterpillar

Consolidated Contractors Company (C.C.C.)

Fireworks

Coffee breaks at Open General Meetings

Audio Visual at Final Banquet

Laurini Officine Meccaniche

C.A.T. International Ltd.

Photographers at the Convention

The Spy Ladies Brunch

Audio Visual at Open General Meetings

co-sponsorship available

Pipeline Inspection

Land and Marine Project Engineering

Members & Associate Members

Registration Bags for the Gentlemen

Convention Fund Contributions

Cocktails

ShawCor Ltd.

Volvo Construction Equipment

Registration Bags for the Ladies

The John Fabick Cocktail Party

Spiecapag

Contact Caroline Green:

Pipeline Machinery Int’l

Wine at Final Banquet

caroline.green@iploca.com

Music for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”

Willbros Group, Inc.

Trencor/Astec Underground and

Flowers at Final Banquet

American Augers

Fluor

Open Bar for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”

Band at Final Banquet

Jindal Saw Ltd.

Koop Holding Europe b.v.

Printing of Attendance List

PIH Golf Tournament

Entertainment at Final Banquet

Pipeline & Gas Journal

Pipeline Induction Heat

HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft and

Russian Simultaneous Translation

WWM Tennis Tournament

PPS Pipeline Systems (co-sponsorship)

Argus Limited

Worldwide Machinery

Car for Lottery

Coaches to the Airport

Ledcor Pipeline Limited

Max Streicher & Co, Argus Limited

Tour Programme:

Photographers at the Convention

Convention Fund Contributions

2. Alcatraz

PTPS

Fluor

Lincoln Electric

Convention Photo CD

3. San Francisco by Motorized Cable Car

ROSEN Group

Gifts:

Spiecapag

Printing of Pocket Programme

Insight Guide to San Francisco

5. Alcatraz

Goriziane

Maats Pipeline Equipment

ShawCor

Printing of Final Banquet Menu

Liebherr model

Goriziane

Liebherr

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“LOOKIN’ FOR A SCREAMIN’ DEAL” Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, attracted more than 4,400 bidders to the record-breaking USD 66 million Grand Opening auction at its new permanent auction site in Houston, Texas from 25 to 27 March 2009.

The unreserved public auction broke every Houston auction record for Ritchie Bros., including total sales, online sales, number of lots sold, number of bidders and number of online bidders, as well as being the largest three-day auction in company history. Ritchie Bros. conducted seven other auctions around the world last week, including a USD 28 million auction in Atlanta, Georgia that set site records for on-site and online bidder registrations.

Caterpillar dealer Pipeline Machinery International has sold equipment in Ritchie Bros. auctions in Fort Worth, Houston, Edmonton and Dubai as part of their plan to keep their equipment current and up-to-date. They had millions of dollars worth of crawler tractors, hydraulic excavators and pipe layers in the Houston auction.

“Traditionally we haven’t sold too much equipment in the Ritchie Bros. Houston location, but now with a state-of-theart new auction facility we see Houston as being a great place to do business,” said Tony Fernandez, vice president of Pipeline Machinery. “With the ports of Galveston and Houston located so close to the yard and the easy access from the airports, it’s obvious that the new site is helping to attract more buyers and consignors. A great crowd was at

The Auctioneering Butch Graham (How DOES he DO that?)

Houston March Auction Results Total gross auction proceeds: USD 66 million Amount sold online: USD 12 million Lots sold: 4,300+ Bidders (total): 4,400+ Bidders (online): 1,410+

the auction and our equipment prices were very good.”

More than 4,400 on-site and online bidders from 49 countries, including 48 U.S. states took part in the huge auction at the new site and buyers from outside Texas purchased USD 34 million of equipment (52 percent of the total), including USD 17 million purchased by customers from outside the U.S. (25 percent).

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UPCOMING CONFERENCES 10th Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition

Pipeline Technology 2009

and 7th Russian Petroleum & Gas Congress

12-15 October 2009

23-26 June 2009

Ostend, Belgium

Moscow, Russia

www.ti.kviv.be/conf/pipeline2009

www.mioge.com/2009 www.russianpetroleumcongress.com/2009/home.html

Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) Convention

Pipe Tech World Summit 2009

17-20 October 2009

15-17 June 2009

Cairns, Australia

The Grand Resort, Limassol, Cyprus www.pipetechsummit.com

Oil and Gas Transportation in the CIS and Caspian Region 2009

Energy Pipeline Asia 2009

11th annual meeting

25-26 June, 2009

20-22 October 2009

Beijing, China

Moscow, Russia

http://events.cbichina.com

www.theenergyexchange.co.uk

16th India Oil & Gas Review Submit

North African Oil and Gas Submit 2009

10-11 September 2009

27-29 October 2009

Mumbai, India

Tunis, Tunisia

www.oilasia.com/IORS/about_IORS.html 5th Asian Pipeline Conference & Exhibition 28-29 October 2009 Sabah, Malaysia PLCA 62nd Annual Conference 17-21 February 2010 Scottsdale AZ, USA DCA 49th Annual Convention 23-28 February 2010 43rd Annual IPLOCA Convention

Los Cabos, Mexico

14-18 September 2009 San Francisco, USA

OCEANTEX 2010 including:

www.iploca.com

Offshore Technology 2010 Gastech 2010

Pipeline Integrity Management

Refining 2010

27-28 September 2009

Transport & Logistics 2010

Doha, Qatar

3-6 March 2010 Mumbai, India

24 World Gas Conference (WGC2009) th

www.chemtech-online.com/oceantex

5-9 October 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina www.wgc2009.com

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ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS - INTERNATIONAL Values of Engineers Without Borders -- Change that can contribute positively to communities; change that started now will provide new solutions over time; and change that can interrupt the cycle of poverty.

-- People in host communities who define the development projects and contribute to ensuring ownership, appropriateness, and long-term effectiveness; people who can solve their own problems.

Partnering with Disadvantaged Communities

-- Partnerships with a broad cadre of institutional, academic, development and engineering organisations that are willing to assist in building toward a more equitable and sustainable world.

“Poverty relates primarily to the limited access of poor people to the knowledge and resources with which

-- Sustainable projects that are symbiotic with the

to address their basic human needs and promote

environment, society and culture and build capacity

sustainable development in such areas as water supply

for people to solve their own problems.

and sanitation, food production and processing, housing and construction, energy, transportation and

-- Education that develops a new generation of

communication, income generation, and employment

engineers, who will benefit from seeing the many

creation.�

facets of engineering solutions to problems in

UNESCO, 2003

developing communities, beyond the technical skills obtained in their basic education and in the education

Engineers Without Borders - International (EWB-I)

of host-community partners.

facilitates links and collaboration among its member groups toward improving the quality of life of

-- Ethics that require the highest level of integrity;

disadvantaged communities worldwide through education

ethics that promote honesty, communication and

and implementation of sustainable engineering projects,

forthright disclosure; ethics that promote human

while promoting new dimensions of experience for

dignity, value and respect of diversity; ethics that

engineers, engineering students and similarly motivated

promote social responsibility and appropriate action;

non-engineers.

ethics that promote fairness and equitable distribution of time, effort and resources; ethics that promote

The organisation helps its member groups develop their

responsibility to share skills and resources; and ethics

capacity to assist poor communities in their respective

that recognize that people should not be exploited in

countries and around the world from a main office in

any form whatsoever.

the USA and regional offices in Mexico, India, Belgium and Egypt. Creating links between like-minded organizations and cutting across national borders, it

make sure that they are not competing with private

works in collaboration with various partner organisations

engineering firms.

affiliated with its member organisations.

Contributing to the UN Millennium Development Goals

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Projects conducted by individual EWB/ISF member groups

(MDGs) through capacity building in their projects,

are grassroots and small and are not usually addressed by

the member groups function autonomously and have

in-country consulting firms. In fact, it is a matter of policy

endorsed the Earth Charter and the Universal Declaration

that prior to taking on projects, EWB-I member groups

of Human Rights. Membership requires that all members

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adhere to high professional and ethical standards as stated

EWB-I is host of the Humanitarian Engineers’ Registry

in the EWB-I By-Laws. EWB-I provides a unique platform

and EWB-I Database. This register of skills links those in

for the different organizations to:

needs with those who can provide services, technologies and solutions to eradicate poverty in communities around

-- Contribute to meeting the MDGs through capacity

the world.

building in local projects -- Collaborate on projects and studies worldwide

Executive Director of Engineers without Borders

-- Share ideas, experiences, technical knowledge and

Prof. Bernard Amadei will be a featured speaker at

documentation

the upcoming San Francisco Convention. He founded

-- Develop partnerships on community projects

Engineers Without Borders (USA) and co-founded

-- Address more global issues and projects

Engineers Without Borders – International.

-- Coordinate student exchanges, internships and professional volunteers -- Advertise meetings and events -- Train and connect engineering professionals and students around the world -- Create synergy between their members.

IN THE HEADLINES Kazakhstan-to-China Crude Oil Pipeline to OK in Q3 09

“Sustainable development will be impossible without the full input by the engineering profession.”

Maurice Strong, Secretary General, 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development.

Breakthrough in Nabucco pipeline The Nabucco pipeline project has been boosted thanks to a new deal struck between the European Union and Turkey, reports the British daily Guardian. According to one EU official, the deal is a breakthrough because the

PetroChina Co., Ltd. (NYSE: PTR), the listed flagship of

Turkish government has accepted all the terms. The

China’s largest oil and gas producer, forecasts that the crude

agreement is expected to be signed in Ankara on June 25.

oil pipeline from Kazakhstan to China would go through

www.hurriyet.com, 14 May 2009

at the end of the third quarter of 2009 and would start operation in 2010. Jiang Jiemin, chairman of PetroChina, said on May 12 at the annual meeting of shareholders, that tons of crude to China per year. China National Petroleum

Abu Dhabi’s Strategic Pipeline Venture to Begin Operations in 2011

Corporation, the holding company of PetroChina, is the

The Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP) project initiated

Chinese investor in the pipeline.

by International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC)

www.tradingmarkets.com, 14 May 2009

(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) in 2006 is set to begin

the pipeline above mentioned would transport 20 million

operations in 2011. Upon completion the 220-mile pipeline will transport about 1.5 million barrels per day (BBL/d) of

EU seeks to enroll Caucasus neighbors, Egypt and Iraq into energy deal bypassing Russia

crude oil from the Habshan oilfields in Abu Dhabi to the port of Fujairah on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, totally bypassing the Hormuz Strait, the lifeline of the oil and gas

The European Union will press eight southern neighbors

sector in the region.

on Friday to join a long-term partnership that would give

www.industrialinfo.com, 12 May 2009

them a sustained income from their natural gas in the years ahead and provide Western Europe with stable gas deliveries that bypass Russia. At a meeting in Prague with leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,

Indian Steel Forges in US

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Iraq, the EU will push for

With U.S. steel mills operating at their lowest levels since

a broad commitment on the expansion of a web of half a

the Depression, India’s Welspun-Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd.

dozen east-west gas pipelines spanning thousands of miles

last week opened a USD 150 million plant here to make

(kilometers). The United States, Russia and Ukraine will

steel pipe. The Welspun Pipes Inc. plant was conceived

attend the event as observers.

during a steel boom, when energy companies were

Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2009

struggling to get enough conduit to deliver oil and gas. But

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with the plant nearing completion at the end of last year,

IN MEMORIAM

buyers vanished. “I was biting my nails,” recalls Rajesh

Conal Daniel

Chokhani, head of business development at the plant. Then an encouraging email arrived from his boss in Mumbai.

We are deeply saddened

B.K. Goenka, chairman and managing director of Welspun-

to have to announce the

Gujarat, told Mr. Chokhani that layoffs elsewhere made it a good time to find talented workers.

Online.wsj.com, 5 May 2009

death of our Chief Executive Officer, Conal Daniel, who died at home on 14 May 2009 following a short illness.

Conal founded Daniel Contractors Limited in 1994,

Energy industry sues Colorado over new oil and gas rules Calling Colorado’s sweeping new rules governing oil and gas operations “the most costly and burdensome” in the nation, the Colorado Oil & Gas Association has sued state regulators, asking a judge to invalidate the rules that Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law April 22.The rules took effect April 1 across much of the state; the deadline to challenge them in court was Friday, the day the suit was filed in Denver District Court.On April 22, Ritter signed House Bill 1292, which officially approved all new rules put forward by state agencies in the previous year, including the oil and gas regulations Denver Business Journal, 5 May 2009

along with his brother George. The two brothers continued to grow the business to a turnover of around GBP 200 million and more than over 1200 employees.

The group now includes a number of companies including Land and Marine Project Engineering Limited.

We have not only lost a great Leader, but also a good friend and mentor. Conal was an inspirational entrepreneur who will be sorely missed. An online Book of Remembrance has been created and any messages can be emailed to Conal@daniel-uk.com.

The Board of Directors Daniel Contractors Ltd

IN MEMORIAM

IPLOCA YEARBOOK

Martin Kepplinger 1976-2009

Following a decision by the

We are very sad to report

IPLOCA Board of Directors in Versailles the 2009-2010 edition of the IPLOCA Yearbook will be published just a little later this year and distributed to members

by mail during the month of October.

This will allow the incorporation in the Yearbook of information on the newly-elected 2009-2010 Board of Directors. It will also mean less weight in your suitcase for your return home from the Convention!

As always, advertising deadlines and rates are posted at www.iploca-yearbook.com.

Don’t forget to submit your project photographs for inclusion in the picture spread. Please send photographic materials to listing@iploca-yearbook.com.

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that Martin Kepplinger of CRC-Evans, well known to participants of IPLOCA’s Novel Construction Initiative, was involved in a traffic accident in Houston while riding his motorcycle. Although airlifted to a local hospital he sadly did not survive.

An Austrian National who held the European Welding engineer certificate and a degree in electronics (Ing.), Martin joined CRC-Evans from the Austrian company, Fronius, a supplier of digital welding power sources and technology to the pipeline industry, where he worked for 18 years rising to the position of Manager for Pipelines (on and offshore). In September 2007 Martin joined CRC-Evans as Senior Manager of Welding Solutions and Innovations, responsible for implementing new welding technology worldwide.

We will remember Martin as a kind and professional man and we offer our sincere sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues.

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)

st

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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