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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER JUNE 2010
Venice page 18 Convention update
CONTENTS: Letter from the President page 4 News from Geneva page 5 Member News page 8 The OPAL Pipeline page 14 WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS
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Contents Letter from the President
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News from Geneva
5
Board Meeting Update
5
Membership Centre
6
Member News
8
New Technologies
10
Training
10
IPLOCA Health & Safety Award
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IPLOCA Health & Safety Statistics
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The OPAL Pipeline
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IPLOCA Environmental Award
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Venice Convention Update
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In the Headlines
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Upcoming Conferences
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IPLOCA Secretariat
IPLOCA Newsletter
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Letter from the President As we go to print with this Newsletter we are preparing for our next Board Meeting, to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia. During the meeting we will, among other things, be putting in place final arrangements for the annual Convention, always the highlight of our organisational year. Some of you have already taken advantage of the online registration which opened on 1 May. If you have not yet done so, and you plan to join us in Venice, there is no time to lose. We know this will be a sold-out event, and much as we would like to make places available to everyone who wishes to register we will inevitably be limited by the size of banqueting and other facilities at the hotel, not to mention the logistical challenges posed by regularly moving large groups of people by boat. We have just a few sponsorship opportunities remaining, as you will see on page 19 of this Newsletter and I encourage you to get in touch with caroline.green@iploca.com or juan.arzuaga@iploca.com in the Secretariat if you are able to offer your support of a specific event or item, or if you would like to make a contribution to the Convention Fund. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors for their continued generosity. We could not do it without you and we truly appreciate your contributions. I would also like to welcome our new Members and Associate Members to the association. More information about these companies can be found on page 6 and we hope that we will have the opportunity to meet many of them in Venice. Our committee work continues, with a Novel Construction (New Technologies Committee) meeting held in March in Geneva, followed by a meeting of the HSE Committee. We also held our first IPLOCA-specific training seminar in March under the auspices of our Training Committee. Details on this meeting are to be found on page 10. In award-related news, the Adjudication Committees will meet in early July to determine the winners of the IPLOCA Health and Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron and the IPLOCA Environmental Award sponsored by Shell. Please make sure that your company is represented. We look forward to presenting the awards in Venice. As always, I appreciate your comments and feedback. Please do not hesitate to contact me at Adam.WynneHughes@landandmarine.com or via the Secretariat in Geneva.
Adam Wynne Hughes
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News from Geneva A New Guy in the Secretariat
IPLOCA Convention and on many other projects in the Secretariat. In addition to his formal courses and chosen specialisation in Entrepreneurship, he was a management trainee in Moevenpick’s Hotels & Resorts Middle East and Asia regional office in Dubai, completing a six month internship in Sales and Marketing, Public Relations and Communications, Revenue Management and Food and Beverage. During his university years he also spent
If you call the Geneva
six months in Bora Bora at the Pearl Beach Resort in
Headquarters these days,
Kitchen and Service work, four months in Shanghai in the
you will likely be greeted
Hospitality division and a month as a Front Office trainee
by the voice of our newest team member, Guy Henley. Guy
in a Beijing Hotel working on the Reception Desk and in
joined us on 1 March this year as IPLOCA Administrative
Public Relations.
Assistant. Guy’s mother tongue is English and he speaks fluent A graduate of the Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne,
French and a little Spanish. He grew up in Switzerland
Switzerland, Guy followed a bachelor’s programme that
and Zimbabwe and has spent extended periods of time
was broad-based and international and provided him
in China and Malaysia. Please welcome Guy to the
useful experience highly relevant to working both on the
IPLOCA office.
February-March
Finance
Board Meeting Update The 2009-2010 IPLOCA Board of Directors met in late February in Muscat, Oman with 16 Board Members in attendance.
Key Outcomes from the Board Meeting:
The Board of Directors discussed projects for funding over the next few months. Among these were a new IPLOCA promotional DVD, some upgrades to the IPLOCA website and database, research projects (above) and media and promotion items. Committee Work Reports were received from the Training Committee, the HSE Committee and the New Technologies Committee. Further information on these topics is listed separately in
Convention
this newsletter.
Speakers and topics for the Venice Convention were
Regional Meetings
discussed and some additional contacts requested.
A series of regional meetings were discussed for 2010, in
The final slate will be determined by the Board of Directors
France in February 2010, the USA, South America (Rio de
at the May Board meeting in St. Petersburg.
Janeiro)*, Middle East & Africa, and Eastern Europe.
Election Procedure
*See Regional Meetings, page 9.
An election procedure is being prepared prior to the 2010 elections to ensure better and early communication of the election process and identification of the best candidates for nomination to the Board of Directors. A call for nominations will be issued in June or July. New Technologies Research: IPLOCA continues to work with EPRG (European Pipeline Research Group), APIA (Australian Pipeline Industry Association) and PRCI (Pipeline Research Council International) to determine areas for research collaboration. Novel Construction The Board gave timely feedback on the Road to Success for the Spring Plenary Session.
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platform installation and removal,
and offshore structures. Operating
deepwater/SURF installations, IRM,
from its key regional offices in Dubai,
and diving to the oil and gas industry
Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur, Leighton
worldwide. The Company’s shares are
International has an impressive track
traded on the NASDAQ Global Select
record for on-time, on-budget delivery
IPLOCA welcomes the following
Market under the symbol “GLBL”..
to international safety and quality
new Members of the association
For 2010 and beyond, Global has
standards that spans from Australia to
who were approved by the Board of
adopted a new strategy for its fleet of
the Black Sea.
Directors since the last issue of the
vessels, retooling the fleet to include
Newsletter.
more DP vessels, and retiring some of
Leighton International
the older vessels. With the delivery of
302-303, Windsor Building, CST Road,
the Global 1200 later this year, and the
Vidyanagari Marg
New Members
Global 1201 next year, coupled with
Kalina, Santa Cruz (East)
Beltruboprovodstroy
the Olympic Challenger, the Orion, and
Mumbai 400 098
JSC was founded in 1965
the Normand Commander, and the
India
for oilfield development
elimination of the older vessels, Global
T +91 22 6719 0000
and construction in Belarus. The
should have one of the youngest,
F +91 22 6719 0199
organization includes seven branches,
most modern fleets in the industry.
E russell.waugh@leightonint.com
a quality control service, two affiliated
The company’s philosophy for 2010
I www.leightonint.com
companies and representation of
and beyond is to offer customers a
the company in Lithuania, Vilnius.
low-cost solution to their problem,
Murphy Pipelines
Today, Beltruboprovodstroy JSC is
and do whatever it takes to get the
Limited, a specialist
successfully expanding its activities
job done correctly, safely, and cost-
division of J. Murphy and Sons, has
in Belarus, CIS member states and
competitively.
more than 45 years experience in the
in the international markets. Among
pipeline and mechanical engineering
its partners are companies such as
Global Industries, Ltd
industries. The company provides a
the Gazprom JSC, INTER RAO UES,
11490 Westheimer, Suite 400
comprehensive service to the utilities
Beltransgaz JSC, AK -Transnefteprodukt
P.O. Box 10840
industry, backed by a professional
JSC. Use of the world’s science
Houston, TX 77077
workforce and a substantial
and technology achievements and
USA
plant holding. The company has
availability of a large fleet of modern
T +1 281 529 7979
an excellent safety, quality, and
construction machinery allows them
F +1 281 529 7980
environmental record, a testimony
to construct large-scale projects in the
E jkatok@globalind.com
to the company’s integrated
fuel and energy industry with modern
I www.globalind.com
management system that is certified
technology in different regions of the world. Beltruboprovodstroy JSC 129, M. Bogdanovich St.
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to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001 and Leighton International is a
OHSAS 18001. The company is
leading multi-disciplinary
committed to providing innovative
offshore and onshore
solutions and best value by working
pipeline contractor with
closely with clients, consultants and
Minsk, 220123
full-service delivery covering
the supply chain to deliver projects
Republic of Belarus
project management, engineering,
effectively. (Murphy Pipelines was
T +375 17 334 33 83
procurement and construction.
previously a Member of IPLOCA from
F +375 17 334 33 47
The company owns and operates a
1995 through 2007. We welcome their
E office@beltps.by
modern fleet of purpose-built pipe-
return to the association.)
I www.beltps.by
lay barges including the Leighton Eclipse and Leighton Stealth, as well
Murphy Pipelines Limited
as construction support vessels and
Hiview House, Highgate Road
a wide range of related equipment.
London NW5 1TN
Global Industries, Ltd. is a leading
Their expertise includes single point
UK
solutions provider of offshore
mooring systems, large and small
T +44 20 7267 4366
construction, engineering, project
diameter subsea pipelines, shore
F +44 20 7482 3107
management and support services
crossings, marine terminal facilities,
E info@murphygroup.co.uk
including pipeline construction,
onshore terminals and pipelines,
I www.murphygroup.co.uk
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S.A.L.P. S.p.A. was
Upravlenie No. 2 OJSC)
allowing it to work simultaneously at
incorporated in
Prospect Lenina, 144
many locations worldwide. Sievert
Bologna, Italy in
142100, Podolsk, Moscow Region
executes NDT inspection for over
1959 where it operated until 1971
Russian Federation
220 large projects, involving plant
before moving to Friuli Venetia Julia.
T +7 (495) 926 22 14
piping, tanks, offsite pipelines,
The company has a lot of experience
F +7 (495) 926 22 10
spheres, offshore platforms and has
in construction and maintenance
E secretar@cy-2.ru
the unique distinction of carrying out
activities for plants and pipelines,
I www.cy-2.ru
Crawler X ray radiography for more
both oil and gas and has developed
than 22,000 km of cross country pipe
a proactive and effective approach
line inspection for major clients and
to safety and the environment.
New Associate Members
Their knowledge and experience,
contractors globally. Sievert has also completed automated ultrasonic
together with their large quantity
Dhatec is an
testing of more than 1000 km of cross
of technologically sophisticated
innovative
country pipelines.
equipment enables them to execute
Dutch company that develops and
highly complex projects requiring
manufactures solutions to protect the
Sievert India Pvt Ltd
timely delivery and the highest
quality of line pipes in all conditions.
16 & 17, Plot-2, Sector-2,
quality. S.A.L.P. S.p.A. works in all
Dhatec started with the production of
Phase II, Nerul, navi
kinds of soil conditions including
pipe-end protection products in 1992.
Mumbai 400706
high water tables, mountain areas
In the past years they have done a lot
India
and high populated areas, ensuring
of research on the impact of logistic
T +91 22 2773 2001
competitiveness and competence.
operations on pipe quality during
F +91 22 2772 7076
the supply chain. Nowadays they
E venkat1@sievert.in
S.A.L.P. S.p.A.
are specialized in improving quality,
I www.sievert.in
Societa Appalto Lavori Pubblici
safety and efficiency within processes
Via Julia, 3
such as pipe handling, blasting,
33050 Bagnaria Arsa (UD)
coating, transport and storage.
Italy
Sime S.r.l. is a private engineering company founded in 1989, with its head
T +39 0432 928910
Dhatec, Line pipe Logistic Solutions
office in Rosignano Solvay, Livorno
F +39 0432 920210
Elskensakker 8
Province, Italy. Currently, Sime has
E info@salpspa.com
5571 SK Bergeijk
facilities in Bucharest, Florence and
I www.salpspa.com
The Netherlands
Milan, to support also General Electric
T +31 497 542527
and the ENI Group in the Oil and Gas
OJSC “Spetsializirovannoe
F +31 497 555399
sector, specifically in Offshore and
Upravlenie No. 2”
E info@dhatec.nl
Onshore fields. Today SIME employs
(SU No. 2) has been
I www.dhatec.nl
280 engineers and technical staff to
involved in Russia’s gas pipeline industry for almost 40 years. This is a technologically advanced
support the variety of design and Sievert, is a
engineering required by its major
technologically
customers. Sime’s customers are
company able to undertake complex
advanced multinational NDT and
worldwide and the company supplies
construction work of a range
inspection services provider with
solutions for Plant and Auxiliaries
of different facilities including
extensive operations in Oman,
aimed at saving raw material,
construction of large-diameter gas
Qatar, UAE, India, Saudi Arabia. The
products and energy.
trunk pipelines and underground gas
company offers the entire spectrum
storage facilities and overhaul and
of NDT services in conventional
Sime S.r.l.
modernization of existing ones.
and Advanced NDT, to oil & gas and
Località Le Morelline Due
The company has the equipment
power industries including cross-
57016 Rosignano Solvay
and expertise necessary to perform
country pipelines, petrochemical
(Livorno)
construction on high-pressure gas
plants, large tank farms and fertilizer
Italy
pipelines with a diameter over
plants, offshore installations and sub-
T +39 0586 728111
700mm.
sea pipeline projects. The company
F +39 0586 728222
employs 1000 NDE professionals, and
E info@simeeng.com
has more than 350 NDT machines
I www.simeeng.com
SU No.2 (Spetsializirovannoe
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immediately with the offshore installation expected to commence in the third quarter of 2011.
CONDUTO 30 years CONDUTO recently celebrated 30 years of operations, The company has been providing the oil and gas market
J. Ray McDermott Awarded Te Giac Trang Transportation and Installation Work in Vietnam
with a wide range of solutions, to the highest standards
J. Ray McDermott, S. A. (J. Ray) has announced that
of quality, delivery, cost, safety, social responsibility and
its subsidiary J. Ray McDermott Far East, Inc. has been
respect for the environment. According to CEO Ebbo
awarded a transportation and installation contract by PTSC
Laenge, the company’s success is based on relationships
Mechanical & Construction Company Limited (PTSC) for
with staff, customers, partners, suppliers, the community
the Te Giac Trang (TGT) field development project, offshore
and shareholders. CONDUTO offers the most advanced,
Vietnam. The scope of work includes transportation and
innovative and effective technological solutions in the
installation of two wellhead platform jackets, topsides
energy sector, with its main focus on pipelines, building
(including two drill decks, a main deck and helideck /
and assembly and the CONDUTO trademark is stamped
electrical house), infield pipelines (including tie-spools and
on all important pipeline ventures and industrial assembly
one pin-piled pipeline end manifold), and
projects performed in Brazil and South America.
a subsea isolation valve.
Fluor to Perform Jetty Boil-Off Gas Recovery Project for Qatargas
PLM Appoints Scot Jenkins as VP, Asia Pacific Region
Fluor Corporation has announced the award of an
PipeLine Machinery International (PLM) President Mel
engineering, procurement and construction management
Ternan, on behalf of the Board of PLM is pleased to
(EPCM) contract by Qatargas Operating Company Limited
announce that Scot Jenkins has taken on the new position
in Ras Laffan, Qatar. This EPCM contract is part of a project
of Vice President Asia Pacific Region. He joins the executive
with a total capital expenditure of approximately $1 billion.
team at PLM and will hold full responsibility for growing
Under a previous contract, Fluor completed front-end
PLM’s investment and impact in the China and Asia Pacific
engineering and design and other services. Fluor booked
pipeline markets. Scot holds Mechanical Engineering
its portion of the project into backlog in the first quarter
and MBA degrees and has extensive experience with
of 2010.
establishing support and sales offices in the Asia Pacific
having built its corporate values on belief in a fairer society.
region, including China.
J. Ray McDermott Awarded First Asia Pacific Subsea Project, in Dai Hung Field.
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J. Ray McDermott, S. A. (J. Ray) has announced that
Charles Zheng joins Pipeline Machinery Team in China
its subsidiary J. Ray McDermott Far East, Inc. has been
PipeLine Machinery International
awarded its first SURF (Subsea Infrastructure, Umbilicals,
(PLM) President Mel Ternan is
Risers & Flowlines) project in Asia Pacific since its
pleased to announce that Ruofei
strategic push into this high growth area. This milestone
‘Charles’ Zheng has joined the
contract was awarded by PetroVietnam Technical Services
PLM team operations in China.
Corporation on behalf of its customer, PetroVietnam
Charles takes the new role of China
Exploration & Production (PVEP Dai Hung Petroleum
Territory Manager. He will focus
Operating Co. Ltd.). J. Ray’s scope of work includes the
on maintaining and expanding
engineering, procurement, construction and installation
PLM’s relationships with clients in China and coordinating
of new production and export lines, umbilical and cable.
PLM’s China operations. Charles joins a PLM presence in
This includes tie-in, testing and pre-commissioning of
the Asia Pacific region that is expanding to serve the needs
two 2.2-kilometer flexible flowlines, replacement of two
of a rapidly growing pipeline construction industry. New
2.3-kilometer export flowlines and umbilical, installation
staff and office locations are either planned or in place in
of a subsea cable and 4.8 kilometers of insulated flexible
Australia, Singapore, and China. The China operations will
flowlines. Initial engineering and procurement work starts
be headquartered in Beijing.
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SLECC Scoops Terminal Deal
be completed by the first half of 2012, will be executed by
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has
Technip’s operating center in New Delhi, India. The first,
awarded Shengli Engineering & Consulting (SLECC) a
worth approximately €50 million, covers the license as
contract to provide front-end engineering and design for
well as the engineering, procurement, construction and
an onshore gas terminal as part of the development of
commissioning (EPCC) for a hydrogen generation unit with
CNOOC’s Jinzhou South 25-1 gas field in the Bohai Bay.
a capacity of 36,000 tons/year. The second contract, worth
SLECC said the 10 months of work will also cover detailed
around €65 million, is for the EPCC of a diesel hydrotreater
design for the terminal with a processing capacity of 1.5
unit with a capacity of 2.2 million tons/year.
million cubic metres per day in the first phase. In the second phase development, a second train with 700,000 cubic metres per day processing capacity will be added. 84-kilometre, 14-inch subsea pipeline, SLECC said. Terminal
Welspun Gujarat Appoints Lauri Malkki as CEO
construction is scheduled to begin in October. Jinzhou
Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd. (WELSPUN), the
South 25-1 is located 40 kilometres south of the producing
flagship Company of the USD 3 billion Welspun Group has
Suizhong 36-1 field, with water depths averaging 25
announced the appointment of Mr. Lauri Antero Malkki as
metres. The facilities include three wellhead platforms
its CEO. Mr. Malkki has more than 30 years of experience
and a central processing platform as well as associated
within the international steel and pipes
facilities. The gas will first be piped to the central platform
industries. For more than 20 years he was the head of the
for dehydration before being sent to the onshore terminal.
middle European operations of the Rautaruukki Group,
The oil will be piped to the Suizhong 36-1 onshore oil
Finland and prior to joining WELSPUN, was the managing
terminal. First gas production at 1.5 million cubic metres
director, responsible for global sales, of Europipe GmbH
per day is expected in the year 2011.
in Germany. Mr. Malkki’s long experience lies in general
The gas will be transported to the terminal through an
management, leading people, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and to a great extent, in sales and marketing. He will be based in WELSPUN’s head office
Technip Awarded Major Flexible Pipe Supply Contract for the Tupi field in the Brazilian Pre-salt
in Mumbai. Welspun’s state-of-the-art plate and pipe plants are located in Dahej and Anjar in Gujarat, India. The
In April Technip was awarded by Petrobras a contract
Company has also recently commissioned a world class
for the infield lines of the pilot system for the Tupi field.
pipe mill in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. The manufacturing
This field is located at a water depth of 2,200 meters in
facilities incorporate the hybrid JCO technology from
the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, approximately
Mannesmann Demag of Germany (SMS Meer).
300 kilometers offshore the Brazilian coast. The contract includes the engineering, procurement, manufacturing and supply of 90 kilometers of risers(1) and flowlines(2) for
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New Technologies Road to Success Promoted in China Novel Construction Consultant, Daniel Gasquet attended the Sixth China International Pipeline Exhibition and Forum in Langfang,
Research Collaboration with EPRG, PRCI, APIA
China, from 31 March
Following the signing of a Collaboration Memorandum
to 4 April 2010 as
of Understanding regarding IPLOCA’s participation in
a keynote IPLOCA
research relevant to the pipeline industry, IPLOCA is now
speaker to present
providing a list of potential research projects and is also
information about the
evaluating opportunities for co-funding with the other
publication Onshore
members of the group.
Pipelines: The Road to Success.
The type and nature of funding is to be discussed and decided, and a representative will ultimately be assigned
Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA
to serve on the project team. The other organizations,
Executive Secretary
those comprising the “Tripartite”, have committed to
also promoted the
communicate the content and progress of their research
book during his
programs, providing further information on request from
convention-related visit to China in April, where he also
IPLOCA and providing the means for IPLOCA to participate.
served as a speaker at the 2010 China Pipeline Summit in Beijing. Between 200 and 300 people attended each of
Additional information is being posted at the IPLOCA
these two important events.
website as it becomes available.
Training Seminar
“These days a mono-cultural group on a technical project
IPLOCA’s First Training Seminar Gets Excellent Reviews Early in March, IPLOCA offered its first training seminar
is a rare thing,” said S&N International instructor, Sylla Pahladsingh, who along with her colleague Steffi Wiesmann led the two day seminar. “One of the major advantages of a training session like this is the chance to spend time away from usual work-day pressures to understand and analyse our interactions. How do we perceive each other?”
specifically designed for and customised for Pipeline Project Managers. This was not “technical” training in the accepted sense of the word; it did not involve heavy equipment, there were no hard hats, and no welded steel pipe. Instead, 16 pipeline project managers from IPLOCA member companies gathered at the Sheraton Amsterdam Airport to focus for two days on their communication skills, specifically Communication Skills in an Intercultural Technical Environment. The seminar group was deliberately limited in size to ensure that the dynamics of the group were appropriate to the purpose of the training. A major challenge for a group of professionals from an extremely technical background is their lack of opportunity in their normal work experience to take time to reflect on their communications
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One of the seminar tasks involved a set of large pictures, where
and the impact of their behaviour on others. Add to that the
participants were asked for their perceptions of the images. What do
international and multicultural aspects, and the challenges
you see? The results were clear: Even if we speak the same language
are multiplied many times over.
we cannot assume that we are thinking the same way.
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“There is no such thing as one reality. We all have our own realities. One of the things we see in the western world of communication is that we tend to be very direct. In other cultures people have been programmed to communicate differently, relying strongly on context and being much more indirect. Put cultures like this together in a work environment and you’re bound to have some communication challenges. Low context refers to societies where people tend to have many connections but of short duration or for some specific reason. In these societies, cultural behavior and beliefs may need to be spelled out explicitly so that those coming into the cultural environment know how to behave. High context refers to societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time. Many aspects of cultural behavior are not made explicit because most
Emphasising the importance of body language: Participants
members know what to do and what to think from years of
communicate without the benefit of being able to interpret each
interaction with each other, such as within a family. Once we
other’s body language.
become more aware of who we are, where we came from and our different family backgrounds and experiences, we
Feedback from the participants on the training was
become more flexible, more open minded and less likely to
extremely positive, with 100 percent of attendees agreeing
make ungrounded assumptions.”
that their knowledge of the subject matter had increased as a result of training and that they had enjoyed the
Participants examined the four intercultural readiness
atmosphere during the training. In terms of the length
competences: intercultural sensitivity, intercultural
of the training, however, only 54 percent agreed that the
communication, building commitment and managing
length was right, with 46 percent remarking that it was
uncertainty. “Thanks to a good mixture of theory and
either “too short” or “much too short”.The average rating
practical exercises at the training I now have a lot of extra
for the training, on a scale of 1 through 10, was 8.3.
knowledge”, said Karel Bockx, Project Leader, from Denys (Belgium), “and I have some helpful tools to use in my daily
Based on this feedback a second, slightly modified training is
business -- as well as in my family life --to achieve better
anticipated later this year with an increased level of practical
communication. Now, it is up to me and my colleagues
exercises and an e-learning module as pre-course work.
from the training seminar to implement the tools we were given and to improve our communication day by day and
More information is available from h.ringers@wxl.nl or
week by week.”
juan.arzuaga@iploca.com.
IPLOCA Health & Safety Award Sponsored by Chevron Recognizing an exemplary success in improving safety regulation and decreasing the number of accidents, the annual IPLOCA Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron will be presented at the 2010 Convention to be held in Venice. All Members and Associate Members are encouraged to apply for the award. Submissions from Associate Members are limited to the pipeline industry and related work. In order to qualify for the nomination, all participants
The Adjudication Committee will review all entries submitted on the following basis: -- Does it add value? -- Does it show management commitment? -- Does it constitute an identifiable step forward in safety for the Industry? -- How efficient is it? -- Does it have additional benefits? We look forward to hearing from all our member companies about your recent Health and Safety improvements. If you have any questions regarding your entry, please contact sarah.junod@iploca.com.
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must have previously submitted their Health and Safety
-- A unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents.
Statistics from 2009, which are being gathered as a
-- A new and well-defined system, procedure or practice
constant monitoring and improvement tool.
enhancing safety. -- Implementation of lessons learned.
IPLOCA encourages all Members to take a pro-active role in the prevention of accidents.
The winning Company will be presented in Venice with an engraved trophy. In addition, the winner and three
The Award is in recognition of your 2009 initiatives aimed
runners up will receive a certificate in recognition of their
at improving the health and safety of the pipeline industry
commitment to safety. Information and submission forms
such as:
are available at www.iploca.com
IPLOCA Safety Statistics 2009
Accident breakdown
Lifting Operations
6%
2008
Vehicle accidents
15%
Work at height / scaffolding Hand tool
Since 2005 there has been a steady increase in Health &
5%
Safety Statistical Returns received. This year we have so
3% 37%
far received returns from 76 member companies with the objective of improving accuracy in identifying aggregate
11%
Involving fall Excavation / Earth collapse Confined spaces Impact with construction equipment Welding operations Hazardous substances
industry trends year on year.
Electrical work
Accident Breakdown
1% 2%
The overall man hours worked in 2009 was 417,260,499
Radiography
12% 6% 1%
Road traffic accidents Others
with 91,115 Lost Work Days reported. The formula: Lost
5%
2009
5%
3%
2% 5%
Time Incidents (LTI) x 1,000,000 á by Total Man Hours Worked gives us the Calculated LTI Frequency Rate of
9%
2.35. Since 2003 the frequency rates have dropped at an
2% 0%
impressive rate. In 2003 LTI rate was 9.04. In 2008 this had
6%
reached its low of 1.17. Road Traffic Accident frequency rate has risen steadily from 0.77 on 2003 to 1.30 in 2009. The
1% 1%
61%
Fatality frequency rate has dropped from 0.05 in 2003 to 0.03 in 2009. To identify performance more realistically, IPLOCA divides
industry is road traffic accidents (RTA). During the previous 12
members into four categories and gathers trend analysis
months this rose significantly from 37 percent to 61 percent
for each category as well as overall:
in the statistics which in real terms relates to 542 RTA. A
-- Onshore activities of over 1.5 million man hours worked
further breakdown identifies that 179 of these were on-site
-- Onshore of less than 1.5 million man hours worked
incidents and the remaining 363 were on the roads, or away
-- Offshore and
from work sites. IPLOCA’s HSE Committee appreciates the
-- Field Services & Special Contractors
continued support of its member companies in working together to reaching new targets within the industry sector
Previous statistics showed a steady increase in fatalities
and collectively identify health and safety statistics on a
within the industry, with 23 work-related deaths in 2008
greater scale to achieve increased accuracy and value. With
However in 2009 this dropped by 40 percent to 14 work-
the help of all our members we look forward to reporting
related deaths. One of the most significant issues within our
improved figures next year for the calendar year 2010.
Category Onshore > 1.5 Million Man Hrs
Man Hours Worked
Lost Time Incidents
Road Traffic Accidents
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798
Onshore < 1.5 Million Man Hrs
16,142,461
30
0
148
97
9.17
Offshore
53,645,233
6
1
32
14
0.60
4,278,204
4
0
1
4
0.23
417,260,499
76
14
979
542
2.35
Overall
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427
Frequency Rate
36
Services & Specialist Contractors
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Returns Received Fatalities
343,194,601
2.33
Prevention of Road Traffic Accidents Submitted by John Fagan, HSE Manager, The Oman Construction Co LLC (TOCO) (Willbros) In an attempt to prevent or significantly reduce road traffic accident, contractors in the Oman operations of Willbros have installed live GPRS, IVMS (In Vehicle Monitoring Systems) in their vehicles to help reduce the number of driving violations and the number of road traffic incidents. The live system monitors a variety of possible driver violations and informs management immediately by text or e-mail when a violation occurs. Examples of some of the driving violations the system monitors include speeding, not using a seat belt when the vehicle is in motion, harsh braking or harsh acceleration. The live GPRS link allows management to take quick appropriate action to ensure the driver is contacted and mentored to help ensure the violation is not repeated. We have been using IVMS for some time now and we have seen a dramatic improvement in our driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavior, we have completed 12,729,103 km with only two minor traffic incidents. The initial introduction of IVMS showed us that at least 60 percent of our drivers were committing driving violations on a regular basis. Through a good management program involving mentoring and disciplinary action, we were able to drop the percentage of violations down to almost zero. The historical record for one of our pickup trucks, (PF-1602) is shown in the graphics: -- the vehicle was driven for 1 hour and 28 minutes on Friday the 5th of March 2010; -- it drove a total distance of 47km -- three speeding violations were recorded (denoted by the x 3 yellow + signs on the vehicle log chart)
instructed not to exceed 50kph in those areas. However the driver of pick-up PF-1602 exceeded the
The maximum permissible graded road speed limit in the
geo-fenced speed restrictions on three occasions. On two
concession area is 80kph; the maximum speed driven by
occasions he drove between 50 and 75 km/h and on one
our pick up driver was 72.4 km/h. Why were three speeding
occasion he drove between 70 and 80 km/h, as shown
violations recorded?
on the speed chart. He had ZERO harsh braking, ZERO harsh acceleration and ZERO seat belt violations. The
On that particular route TOCO had set additional speed
driver subsequently attended a one on one de-briefing
restrictions on certain high risk parts of the route, using
session with the journey manager to discuss his speeding
the geo-fencing option of the IVMS software. A maximum
violations. The driver agreed to follow the required
speed of 50 kph was imposed on certain parts of the
regulations in future. The consequence matrix was applied
route. All drivers were informed of the areas where the
and disciplinary action was taken against the driver in the
geo-fencing option had been implemented and they were
form of a written warning.
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The OPAL Pipeline
The OPAL Pipeline construction started in September/ October 2009 and the start of construction of NEL is planned
Satisfying Europe´s Growing Demand for Gas
for autumn 2011. The maximum capacity of the Nord Stream
By Thomas Rehberg, Michael Schad and Max Wedekind, DENSO GmbH
gas imports to the EU or secure the supply of more than 20
Pipeline will be 55 billion cubic meters per year (each line is good for 27.5 bcm p.a.) which will cover 25 percent of extra million households. Alternatively, one would need 700 LNG
On 7 April 2010 the first pipes of the Nord Stream Project
tankers per year to transport this quantity of gas. The OPAL
(Baltic Sea Pipeline) were laid offshore in the Baltic Sea.
will absorb a capacity of 35 bcm and the NEL is designed for a capacity of 20 billion cubic meters.
The gas supply from Russia, beginning in October 2011, will be distributed in Europe by two new pipelines, the OPAL pipeline (Baltic-Sea-Connection-Pipeline) heading south from Greifswald, Germany through Mecklenburg, Brandenburg and Saxony to the Czech border and the NEL Pipeline (North-German Gas-Pipeline) heading west via the Wingas storage plant at Rheden to the Netherlands, connecting the United Kingdom to the Russian gas sources. On the German-Czech border the pipeline will be connected with the planned Gazela Pipeline to connect gas export pipelines in the Czech Republic. OPAL and NEL are designed and owned by WINGAS (80 percent) and E.ON Ruhrgas (20 percent) and will be operated by OPAL NEL Transport GmbH.
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The Opal Pipeline Š 2010 WINGAS GmbH & Co. KG
A few facts on OPAL -- Pipe diameter: 1.420 mm -- wall thickness: 22,3 mm -- MOP: 100 bar -- total length 470 km -- length of pipes 18 m -- weight of each pipe: 15 tons -- pipe quantity: 27.000 units -- One pipe per truck load = 27,000 transports to the site! -- Pipe metal capacity needed: 10 times more than the steel used for the construction of the Titanic. Due to the tight construction schedule, construction has to be phased over two winter seasons. On 1 July 2011 the pipeline must be ready for the first gas and on 1 October
The DENSOMAT 11 in action onsite at Opal © 2010 DENSO GmbH
2011 the commercial start of the line is planned. The OPAL is the most ambitious onshore project in Europe up to now.
were invented in order to fit the complex challenges of DN 1400 pipes. The DENSOMAT 11 was designed for
There are only two short pipeline sections (11 km in total)
variable and fast application of corrosion prevention tapes
previously built in Germany with the diameter DN 1400.
on pipes, especially for long distance pipelines. It can be
Each pipe´s weight is 50 percent higher than one of DN
left on the pipeline while it is transferred from one joint
1200. This has a tremendous effect on the load capacities
to the subsequent. By opening the ring of the chain guide
and requested quantities of sidebooms, excavators and
at the bottom, the machine can be pushed forward along
transport facilities. And there are additional complications
the pipeline with minimal force. Additional advantage is a
in the OPAL construction.
requested clearance of 50 cm only around the pipe.
In the southeast of Berlin the pipeline will be laid in an area
The DENSOMAT 11 can apply two tapes simultaneously
where in April 1945 the battle of Berlin took place at Halbe.
with constant overlap and tension providing a high-quality
More than 60,000 Russian and German soldiers were
coating at constantly high speed. The tape system used
killed in action during this battle. The search for explosives
on the OPAL was designed a few years ago based on
ordnance is therefore extremely important and will take
the special requirements of E.ON Ruhrgas for large pipe
time. Further obstacles to be overcome on the route of
diameters and exceeding the requirements of the highest
OPAL are several river and waterway crossings.
class of EN 12068 C 50 in significant parameters. The
The construction of OPAL is an outstanding European
system comprises of a butyl-rubber based primer, a 3-ply
project in which numerous IPLOCA members are involved.
self-amalgamating tape for corrosion prevention in 1.2 mm
(Section 1-2: PPS/HABAU; section 3-6: Ghizzoni; section
thickness and a 3-ply tape in 0.5 mm thickness for the
7-10: Bonatti; and section 11-14: Max Streicher/Sicim.)
mechanical protection.
Construction has now started on all 14 sections. All pipes were supplied by Europipe GmbH, and the factory coating was applied by Mülheim Pipecoatings GmbH. DENSO´s contribution to the construction is the supply of corrosion prevention tapes for field-joint coating on all sections of the OPAL and of appropriate application devices for the wrapping process. The tape systems will be applied by the service companies Eupec Pipeline Services GmbH and Peper GmbH. The motor driven application device DENSOMAT 11, engineered and manufactured by DENSO, has been used successfully on several pipeline construction sites with different diameters in Europe before. For the OPAL, necessary tailor-made adjustments on the DENSOMAT 11
Pipes stocks at Opal © 2010 DENSO GmbH
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At the OPAL project the length of the rolls are tailor-made
load is disposed homogenously and the pipe position is
per joint, calculated to wrap the inner layer for corrosion
very stable to movement. For the use of DENSOMAT 11
prevention and the outer wrap with the same overlap of 50
however this method was a real challenge as one could not
percent simultaneously. Often practical conditions on site
pass these sandheaps on first trials.
do not correlate with technical design and engineering. The pipe bedding method of Italian companies, for
DENSO designed a scissor-type jack which will lift the
example, differs from methods being used at most
DENSOMAT 11 on both sides of the chain guide ring of
European sites, where the pipes are laid on pipe supports
approximately 30 cm which will solve the problem of
made of timber beams.
transporting the device to the next joint. No doubt this will not be the last challenge for this project, but DENSO
The Italian companies make the pipe support of sand,
is convinced that it will overcome challenges with strong
embedding the pipes on sandheaps which cover most of
cooperation with its construction partners. Together we will
the pipe´s surface. This has the advantage that the pipe
continue on IPLOCA´s road to pipeline success.
The 2010 IPLOCA Environmental Award
Members and Associate Members are invited submit for an award an achievement which:
sponsored by Shell
-- Adds value -- Shows Management commitment -- Constitutes an identifiable step forward in Environment Protection for the Industry -- Demonstrates proven efficiency of the achievement -- Demonstrates additional benefits (to be explained in the submission)
The IPLOCA Environmental Award sponsored by Shell is of the IPLOCA Convention to an IPLOCA Member or
Submissions will be considered under the following categories:
Associate Member who, in the opinion of the adjudication
-- Carbon footprint
committee, has made a significant contribution in reducing
-- Impact assessment and public consultation
the impact of pipeline construction on the environment.
-- Waste management and reduction
presented every two years at the Open General Meeting
The details of the conditions pertaining to this award are as follows:
-- Spill response preparedness -- Water usage and preservation -- Soil and ground restoration
-- The Environmental Award is made every two years.
-- Social management plans
-- The Award consists of a trophy and a framed certificate.
-- Archeology
-- Participation in the award process is free and is open to all
-- Flora and fauna
current Members who have submitted their 2009 Health & Safety Statistics and to Associate Members of IPLOCA. -- The submission must include a brief summary that explains your submission. -- Other details that may be required to further explain your submission must be sent as attachments (no more
It is up to the company or individual making the submission to demonstrate in writing why they consider the submission to be worthy of the award. Submissions should be accompanied by supporting evidence which may include photos, video, and/or press cuttings.
than 20 A4 pages) -- The submissions must be sent in electronic version
All submissions will be appraised by the IPLOCA HSE
-- The achievement should result from activity undertaken
Committee including one or more Shell representatives.
in a current project or in a project that has been
The Committee’s decision will be final and no
completed in the last two years.
correspondence or representations in relation thereto will
-- The submission must be made in English.
be entertained. The Environment Award will be presented at IPLOCA convention in Venice (1 October 2010).
Permission for submissions to be published will be
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considered to be granted upon receipt unless specifically
We look forward to hearing from many of you about your
forbidden in writing along with your application.
recent Environmental successes.
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new@iploca.com
-- 2010 IPLOCA Environmental Award sponsored by
We continue to build the IPLOCA website and add new
-- IPLOCA Environmental Award archives (including
features regularly. Additionally, in the coming weeks
Shell - Submission Form winning entries)
some design changes will also be made to allow easier
New Technologies
navigation and access. Just added to www.iploca.com:
-- New Technologies Committee & Objectives -- New Technologies Award Archives (and winning entries)
About IPLOCA -- Geographical region details
-- Information regarding the agreement among EPRG, APIA, PRCI and IPLOCA
Membership Centre
Training
-- Information on Members and Associate Members
-- Information on the Schiphol training seminar
approved in April and May 2010 HSE -- 2009 Health & Safety statistics aggregate information -- 2009 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award sponsored by Chevron - Submission Form -- IPLOCA Health & Safety Award archives
Regional Meetings -- Past regional meetings (photos, presentations and other documentation) IPLOCA Conventions -- Information on the Venice Convention and registration link
Regional Meetings Brazil
Paris
The IPLOCA Regional Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 6 April in Rio de Janeiro was cancelled at very short notice when about 284 mm (about 1 foot) of rain fell on the city in 12 hours. This extraordinary and unfortunate state of affairs resulted in huge mudslides and an estimated death toll of more than 400. It left hundreds homeless, and additionally caused chaos and closure of businesses throughout the city and beyond. We thank Board Member Ebbo Laenge of Conduto for his help and willingness to host the event. The new date for the meeting is 6 July, 2010. On Wednesday, 17 March 2010, Bruno de La Roussière, IPLOCA Immediate Past President and Jacquelin de La Porte, IPLOCA Director for Europe Mediterranean, along with Gilles de Bagneux, Président Directeur Général de SPAC, hosted a Regional Meeting at the offices of COLAS in Paris. Forty-seven people from 26 companies attended the event. Sylvain Hendricks of GRT Gaz spoke about pipeline investments in France and new legislation in preparation. Gérard Kimus and Frank Bernaerts of Fluxyx spoke about natural gas infrastructure developments in Belgium. Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA Executive Secretary, and Daniel Gasquet, IPLOCA Consultant, made a presentation about the initiatives of IPLOCA’s New Technologies Committee.
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Venice Convention Update It’s time to register! Online registration is open and as of press time more than 200 people were already registered to join us in Venice in September. Pack your comfortable shoes and your camera and build in a little extra time to walk
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Convention Sponsorship We have been fortunate to receive commitments of
your company, than at this consistently sold-out pipeline
sponsorship already for the large majority of items offered
industry event attended by all the major players?
and we thank all our sponsors. As usual, at this time of
Caroline Green (caroline.green@iploca.com) will be
year, one or two items are still available. Please take a
pleased to provide you with more information on the few
look at the list below. What better way to get visibility for
remaining sponsorship opportunities.
Special Functions: The First Time Attendees Cocktails Pipeline & Gas Journal and Ozzie’s Pipeline Padder, Inc. (co-sponsorship) The Welcome Party Dodsal Group President’s Dinner Land and Marine Project Engineering Directors & Wives Dinner Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and Bonatti S.p.A. (co-sponsorship) The CRC-Evans Luncheon CRC-Evans Pipeline International and Applus RTD Group (co-sponsorship) The Caterpillar Evening Caterpillar Fireworks Laurini Officine Meccaniche The Spy Ladies Brunch Pipeline Inspection Members & Associate Members Cocktails Volvo Construction Equipment Members & Associate Members Menu PWT S.pA. Members & Associate Members Wine UniversalPegasus International, Inc. The John Fabick Cocktail Party Pipeline Machinery Int’l Music for “Dancing ‘til Dawn” Zakhem Int’l Construction Ltd. Open Bar for “Dancing ‘til Dawn” Jindal Saw Ltd. PIH Golf Tournament Pipeline Induction Heat WWM Tennis Tournament Worldwide Machinery Tour Programme: 1. Islands of the Lagoon: Murano, Burano and Torcello CPP China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau 2. Classic Venice Tour & Gondola Serenade Spiecapag 3. Eighteenth Century Venice Salzgitter 11Mannesmann International GmbH
4. Islands of the Lagoon: Murano, Burano and Torcello PWT S.p.A. 5. Cannaregio & the Jewish Ghetto RMS Welding Systems 6. Castello to Rialto Bridge Max Streicher GmbH & Co 7. The Brenta River Goriziane S.p.A. 8. Classic Venice Tour & Gondola Serenade (for latecomers) ShawCor Ltd. 9. Music at the time of the Republic incl. an afternoon concert Lincoln Electric and Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc. (co-sponsorship) 10. Dorsoduro Tour & visit to a gondola workshop RMS Welding Systems Convention / IPLOCA Functions: Registration Desk Herrenknecht Welcome Drinks at Registration ROSEN Group Internet Centre Consolidated Contractors Company (C.C.C.) Coffee breaks at Open General Meetings C.A.T. International Ltd. Registration Bags for the Gentlemen ShawCor Ltd. Registration Bags for the Ladies Zakhem Int’l Construction Ltd. Bottled mineral water for all tours Trencor/Astec Underground and American Augers (co-sponsorship) Wine at Final Banquet Willbros Group, Inc. Flowers at Final Banquet Ledcor Pipeline Limited Band at Final Banquet Nacap B.V. Entertainment at Final Banquet HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft and PPS Pipeline Systems (co-sponsorship) Audio Visual at Final Banquet Vacuworx Int’l and Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc. (co-sponsorship)
Sponsor opportunities available: -- Meet and Greet at the Airport (co-sponsorship) -- A/V + Transport to Cini Foundation for OGM (Friday) -- Boats Back to the Airport -- Convention Fund Contributions
Car for Lottery Welspun Corp. Ltd. Photographers at the convention Vermeer Corporation Convention Photo CD PTPS Printing of Pocket Programme Spiecapag Printing of Final Banquet Menu Goriziane Printing of Attendance List Pipeline & Gas Journal Russian Simultaneous Translation Argus Limited Meet & Greet at the Airport Fluor (co-sponsorship) BA/V + Transport to Cini Foundation for OGM (Thursday) Techint Engineering & Construction Convention Fund Contributions Fluor Gifts: Insight Guide to San Francisco Maats Pipeline Equipment Liebherr Model Liebherr Gift DENSO GmbH Conduto Champagne at the final banquet Socotherm
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In the Headlines
Russia, Turkey to sign number of oil, gas documents – Kremlin
IOC to commission first gas pipeline by end of month
Russia and Turkey are preparing a number of documents in the energy sphere for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s official visit to Ankara May 11-12, Presidential
The country’s largest oil marketing company has partnered
aide Sergei Prikhodko said on Monday. “The sides will
with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) to bid
sign a memorandum on cooperation in oil transportation
for gas pipeline projects coming up in the country. Indian
security through the Black Sea, as well as a number of
Oil Corporation (IOC) will commission its first natural gas
other documents between Russian companies and their
pipeline by month-end. The 132-km- and 30-inch diameter
partners,” Prikhodko said at a briefing, adding that “the
pipe-line from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh will supply gas to
most important commercial contracts” would be with
IOC’s Panipat refinery. “IOC’s first gas pipeline will start
Rosneft and Gazprom. He called cooperation between the
operating by mo-nth-end with an initial capacity of 1.5-2
two countries on such large projects as the South Stream
million metric standard cubic metres per day (mscmd),” K K
gas pipeline, the Blue Stream-2 gas pipeline, as well as the
Jha, director (pipelines) at IOC told Financial Chronicle.
Samsun-Ceyhan oil pipeline “extremely perspective.”
www.mydigitalfc.com, 11 May 2010
Rianovosti, 10 May 2010
Please find below the correct IPLOCA Yearbook listing information for:
APPLUS RTD Headoffice: Applus RTD Group P.O. Box 10057 3004 AB Rotterdam Rivium 1e straat 80 2909 LE Capelle aan den IJssel Nederland T +31 10 716 60 00 F +31 10 716 63 73 E info@applusrtd.com I www.ApplusRTD.com Rob van Doorn, CEO Marcel Blinde, COO Edwin Nijman, CFO
Applus RTD Central Europe
Bengt Eide, Business Unit manager
Industriestr. 34 b
Scandinavia
44894 Bochum T +49 234 927 980
Applus RTD South East Asia
F +49 234 927 98 98
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Erik van Nieuwenhuizen, Business Unit manager
Tradelink Park
Central Europe
Singapore 637481 T +65 6898 4046
Applus RTD France
Tjibbe Bouma, Business Unit manager
14, rue André Sentuc
South East Asia
69200 Venissieux, France T +33 4 72 50 57 50
Applus RTD South America
F +33 4 72 50 57 98
Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho, 184, Piso 4-B
Marcel Blinde, Business Unit manager France
Col. Reforma Social Deleg. Miguel Hidalgo
Applus RTD Middle East
11650 - Mexico DF
P.O. Box 337
T +00 52 55 91 38 38 38
Abu Dhabi
F +00 52 155 26 23 08 83
United Arab Emirates
Ton Verburg, Business Unit manager
T +971 2 554 14 81
South America
F +971 2 554 37 57
Business Units:
Marcel Blinde, Business Unit manager
Applus RTD United Kingdom
Applus RTD Benelux
Middle East
West Mains Industrial Estate
Delftweg 144
Falkirk
3046 NC Rotterdam
Applus RTD Pacific
FK3 8YE
P.O. Box 10065
141-143 Cambridge Street
Scotland
3004 AB Rotterdam
West Leederville
T +44 1324 489785
T +31 10 716 60 00
Western Australia 6007
F +44 1324 489736
F +31 10 716 62 06
T +61 8 9382 3844
David Andrews, Business Unit manager
Ruud Zantman, Business Unit manager Benelux
F +61 8 9382 4458
United Kingdom
Matt Callanan, Business Unit manager Pacific Applus RTD Canada
20
Applus RTD USA
5504, 36 Street
Applus RTD Scandinavia
11801 S. Sam Houston Parkway W.
Edmonton, Alberta T6B 3P3
Dusavikbasen Bygg 13
Suite 200
Canada
4029 Stavanger
Houston, TX 77031-2360
T +1 780 440 6600
Norway
T +1 832 295 5000
F +1 780 440 2538
T +47 51 83 92 04
F +1 832 295 5001
Darren Steele, Business Unit manager Canada
F +47 90 04 80 82
Bob Burns, Business Unit manager USA
THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
OPEC Is Unlikely to Change Output Quotas This Year
Upcoming Conferences
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may
The 10th Anniversary Meeting Oil and Gas Pipelines
not change output quotas this year on hopes that Greece
in the Middle East
will resolve its debt crisis, Algeria’s energy minister said.
16-19 May 2010
“We are optimistic Greece will get over its crisis very soon
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mepipes 2010
with the help of the European Union,” Chakib Khelil said in an interview today. “As that happens, we should see oil
No-Dig Moscow
prices go back to their level of $80 and $85 per barrel.”
The Leading trade Fair and Conference for Trenchless Technologies in Russia, CIS and Baltic States
Asked whether OPEC will cut output quota levels this year,
1-4 June 2010
Khelil said: “My hunch is that we’re not going to change
Moscow, Russian Federation
it this year.” Oil demand will increase in China, India and
www.nodig-moscow.ru
the Middle East, as “those are not affected by what’s happening in Greece.”
Caspian Oil & Gas 2010 Exhibition & Conference
Bloomberg/Business Week, 9 May 2010
1-4 June 2010 Baku, Azerbaïjan www.caspianoil-gas.com/2010e
IN MEMORIAM
Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada
Rainer Wittenhagen
56th Annual Convention
Submitted by Wilhelm Maats, on behalf of all staff from Maats Pipeline Equipment
6-10 June 2010 St John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada www.pipeline.ca
On 7 January 2010, our former colleague and
Pipe Tech World Summit 2010
appreciated friend,
14-16 June 2010
Mr. Rainer Wittenhagen
Cyprus
passed away at the age of 66. Mr. Wittenhagen was
8th Russian Petroleum & Gas Congress
Director of the German
22-24 June 2010
branch of Maats European Pipeline Rentals for many
Moscow, Russia
years and played an important role in the development
www.russianpetroleumcongress.com/2010
of our company. ECI’s 21st Annual Conference and Global Especially in the Middle East region and India,
Construction Summit
Mr. Wittenhagen had many customers, many of whom
Construction Project Management Best Practices 2010 -
became friends over the years.
A Springboard for the Next Decade 24-25 June 2010
He will be remembered as a man with an extensive
Paris, France
knowledge of the pipeline industry who was always
www.europeanconstruction.eu
willing to share his experience with others. At the same time he was a dedicated husband and father. Many of
Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Conference &
us still benefit today from his wisdom and advice.
Exhibition 20-22 July 2010
We received many reactions from all over the world
Calgary, AB, Canada
following his death. On behalf of his wife, daughter
www.oilsandstechnologies.com
and son, we would like to thank all of you for your sympathy and support.
ASCE Pipelines Conference 2010 28 August-1 September 2010
He will be missed by many.
Keystone, Colorado, USA www.content.asce.org/conferences/pipelines2010
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IPLOCA 2009-2010 Board of Directors
Front row: Bruno de La Roussière (Immediate Past President); Karl Trauner (1st Vice President); Adam Wynne Hughes (President); Osman Birgili (2nd Vice President); Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary); Middle row: Harald Dresp, Marco Jannuzzi, Najib Khoury, H. Douglas Evans, Robert Deason, Sandip Sharma; Back row: Jacquelin de La Porte, Ebbo Laenge, Michael Rae, Vladilen Ermolin, Roberto Castelli, Andy Lukas; Not in photo: Phil Bond, Nasser Issa, Zeno Soave
Officers
Robert Deason (J.Ray McDermott))
Adam Wynne Hughes (Land & Marine)
Director, The Americas
President
Najib Khoury (CCC)
Karl Trauner (HABAU)
Director, Middle East & Africa
1st Vice President
Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)
Osman Birgili (Tekfen)
Director, East & Far East
2 Vice President
Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited)
Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)
Director, East & Far East
nd
Treasurer
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Bruno de La Roussière (Entrepose Contracting)
Director, Associate Members
Immediate Past President
Directors
Michael Rae (Argus Ltd) Director, Associate Members
Vladilen Ermolin (PTPS JSC)
Directors at Large
Director, Europe Eastern
Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)
Jacquelin de La Porte (Spiecapag)
Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)
Director, Europe Mediterranean
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher)
Zeno Soave (Socotherm)
H. Douglas Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering)
Director, Europe Mediterranean
Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd)
Ebbo Laenge (Conduto) Director, The Americas
Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga
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