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Beijing page 19 Convention update
Contents: Letter from the President page 4 News from Geneva page 5 Member News page 7 Health, Safety & Environment page 14 WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS
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Contents Letter from the President
4
News from Geneva
5
Board Meeting Update
5
Membership Centre
6
Member News
7
Bacteria Added to Gravel?
12
Training
13
Regional Meetings
14
Health, Safety & Environment
14
New Technologies
17
IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award
18
Beijing Convention Update
19
In the Headlines
20
Yearbook Listings & Media Partners
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IPLOCA Secretariat
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Letter from the President By the time this newsletter is in your hands we will be well into 2011 and moving ahead with our objectives for the year. Coming up right away is the deadline for submission of the Health and Safety Statistics. The deadline date is 11 March 2011. The statistics submission form is available at www.iploca.com. From the standpoint of New Technologies, we have set aside funding to cooperate on research with APIA, PRCI and EPRG. The nature of the research is being discussed and IPLOCA is seeking to fund projects that are most relevant to its members and whose results offer the greatest benefits. After two successful communications seminars last year in Training, and an informational session on Operator Training provided by Caterpillar, Maats and Liebherr, and Volvo, we are now investigating the existing possibilities for pipeliner-specific education and how best to provide that to the membership. Our HSE Committee continues to develop, and we welcome additional participation from our members. As usual, awards will be presented this year at the upcoming Convention in Beijing; The New Technologies Award, sponsored by BP and the Health & Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron. We may be adding a new award this year - detailed information about these awards will be communicated via email and in future newsletters. We are grateful to our award sponsors for their continuing support. The 2011 Convention (12-16 September in Beijing) is well under development and you will find some initial information on page 19. Immediately following the Convention, on Saturday and Sunday, 17 and 18 September, there is a major pipeline exhibition taking place in Beijing, hosted by China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, a Regular Member company represented on our Board of Directors by Yujian Zhao. The event is supported by IPLOCA. Be sure to consider your attendance at this event as you plan your travel to the Far East. I look forward to your questions, comments and ideas regarding IPLOCA. Please feel free to contact me at karl.trauner@habau.at. Sincerely,
Karl Trauner
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News from Geneva
Occasionally we are still receiving mail that has been
It’s hard to believe that the Secretariat has now been
your records correctly reflect our address:
redirected from our previous location. Please make sure
installed in its “new” offices for a full year. Landscaping is being put in place and only one office in the Geneva
IPLOCA
Airpark building still remains unoccupied. We are gradually
Chemin des Papillons 4
meeting our neighbours and continue to enjoy the
1216 Cointrin/Geneva
seasonally changing views of Mont Blanc.
Switzerland T +41 22 306 02 30
The HSE Committee regularly holds meetings in our conference room and we are now preparing to welcome
New Media Partners
the Lowering and Laying Group of Novel Construction for
We would like to formally welcome our new IPLOCA Media
their meeting on 15 March.
Partners, already well known to you, no doubt, from their ongoing support of IPLOCA in general, and their frequent
Membership certificates for 2011 have now been mailed out
presence and support of the Convention. Benjamin Media,
to those Regular and Associate Members who have already
Oildom, Palladian Publications and Pennwell are listed
paid their fees. If you are the designated representative
on page 22 of this newsletter. We have an agreement in
for your company and have not received your certificate,
place with each partner for the three-year period beginning
please contact sarah.junod@iploca.com.
October last year.
Board Meeting Update
-- It was agreed that next year’s Health and Safety Award,
and testimonials from IPLOCA members.
The following are the key outcomes of the IPLOCA Board of
to be given in Beijing, should be termed the 2011 Health
Directors meeting held in Rio de Janeiro in early December.
and Safety Award. Previously the Award had referred to
HSE -- The HSE Committee, under the leadership of Immediate Past President Adam Wynne Hughes has selected carbon footprint as the main theme for the previously discussed
data gathered during the previous calendar year but the award parameters have now changed. -- A Corporate Social Responsibility Award has been suggested and the Committee will develop a detailed proposal.
environmental indicators. A submission form will be
Training
developed in order to collect this data from the membership.
-- A second Communications Seminar was successfully
-- The Committee will develop a white paper on Road Traffic
completed at Schiphol Airport. Twenty people attended
Accidents (RTAs), covering IPLOCA statistics, methods
the event (employees from A. Hak, CCC, Denys, Dhatec,
utilised by other organisations in the reduction of RTAs
Habau, PPS, Rosen, Techint, Sicim, Max Streicher and Visser & Smit Hanab). -- The committee is investigating a DVD on pipeline construction safety training used by PLCAC members. -- The possibility of customised training for Operators was offered by CAT, Maats & Liebherr, and Volvo. Vacuworx and Worldwide Machinery have also expressed interest. The informational meeting held in Geneva was attended by representatives from Bonatti, HABAU, Nacap, PPS, Spiecapag, Techint and Tekfen. A train the trainer course is being investigated to ensure that information is always available within a company. -- Caterpillar has offered an Operator Certification Program. -- A site visit in Canada is under discussion for 2011, with clients being invited. -- A master’s degree in Pipelines has been suggested.
The weather did not cooperate very well to allow for the famous views
Content of the course, its length, specific focus and
of Rio from Sugar Loaf or Corcovado, but it was beautifully warm.
audience are being discussed and investigated.
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New Technologies
Membership
-- The development of a Second Edition of Onshore
-- BASF, Germany, Challenger Services, USA and Koop
Pipelines: The Road to Success is in preparation.
Bronbemaling B.V. were approved by the Board as
-- The individual work group leaders have presented their road map with specific action items and dates.
Associate Members. -- Resignations were received from Jotun Powder Coatings,
This is an opportunity to reshape the format of the
Associate Member, Dubai, and from Regular Member,
book and to divide it into two parts, making it easier to
LMR Drilling, Germany.
insert additional chapters, thus creating more of a live document than a rigid document. -- IPLOCA has suggested a workshop with the EPRG,
Convention -- In order to increase the response rate to the Convention
PRCI, and APIA in the USA before the end of January to
Questionnaire it will be made available for completion
develop and co-fund a common research project using
towards the end of convention week via various
the Road to Success as a basic tool.
Treasurer’s Report -- Harald Dresp, Treasurer, provided IPLOCA’s Annual Forecast for the Board’s review, pointing out total
methods. The results of the survey will be posted online. -- Potential speakers for the Beijing convention were discussed. Suggestions from the membership are most welcome and should be received by mid-February.
costs from operations and breakdown of costs and the
Novel Construction
excellent sponsorship of the Venice Convention. The 2011
-- A Novel Construction meeting will be scheduled for
budget was presented and approved.
March, date to be agreed.
Presidential Rotation
Regional Meetings
-- Latin America has five paid members and thus requested
-- A regional meeting for Middle East and Africa was
that a new area be incorporated. This was agreed and Latin America will be added as an eighth geographical area and part of the rotation scheme for the presidency.
Spotlight
confirmed for Beirut, Lebanon, 17-18 February. -- More information about the Regional Meetings is at www.iploca.com.
2. The directors representing Regular Members are the Geographical Area Representatives, elected by the
Electing and Appointing our IPLOCA Leaders
Regular Members according to the number of member
Those who regularly attend the IPLOCA Convention each
elect a second director.) The eight Geographical Areas are
year may already be familiar with the election meetings
the following:
companies in each area. (Areas with 5-14 members may elect one director; areas with 15 or more members may
and the subsequent Annual General Meeting, where the Regular Members are asked to approve the nominations for the new Board of Directors.
-- East & Far East www.iploca.com/eastandfareast -- Europe Central
However, with an increasing number of new companies joining the Association each year, it would perhaps serve us well to summarise here the election requirements, process and presidency rotation in simple terms. Should you wish to review detailed information, this can be found in IPLOCA’s By-Laws, published both in the Yearbook, and online at www.iploca.com under About IPLOCA.
The IPLOCA Board of Directors consists of a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 25 directors. 1. Two directors, who have full voting rights on the Board, are elected by and represent the Associate Members of the association.
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www.iploca.com/europecentral -- Europe Eastern www.iploca.com/europeeastern -- Europe Mediterranean www.iploca.com/europemediterranean -- Europe Northwest www.iploca.com/europenorthwest -- Middle East & Africa www.iploca.com/middleeastandafrica -- North America* www.iploca.com/northamerica -- Latin America* www.iploca.com/latinamerica
*” The Americas” region was split into North America (13 Regular Members) and Latin America (5 Regular Members) following a decision at the December 2011 Board of Directors meeting.
The Deadline for the Call for Nominations is Friday 15 July 2011
3. The five Officers of the Board, appointed by the full Board, form the Executive Committee: They are the President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Treasurer
Board Members commit to attend four meetings a year
and Immediate Past President. The President’s term of
(including the one scheduled for the weekend just prior to the
office is one year.
Convention). The format for the other three meetings generally
4. Up to five Directors at Large, appointed by the Board
includes a welcome dinner, 1.5 days of formal meetings, a
of Directors, make up the remainder of the Board.
dinner hosted by the President and an opportunity to relax
The Directors at Large are nominated by the Executive
with other board members and their spouses during a one
Committee and appointed following the approval of the full
day cultural tour of the area. In general the locations chosen
Board. They are selected based on their active involvement
are those being considered for a future IPLOCA Convention,
and engagement in the work of the Association, including
so that the Board can make an informed decision for this
in committee work, to capitalise on their knowledge and
all-important event.
ensure continuity of leadership in certain areas.
Election Note
Planning Ahead: Interested in Serving on the Board of Directors?
Voting for Board elections takes place at the Convention –
Below is a list of board seats becoming vacant in
Convention, a proxy vote may be cast. All proxy votes must be
September 2011.
received by the Executive Secretary in the IPLOCA office at the
1 - Europe Eastern (outgoing Director Vladilen Ermolin)
convention hotel no later than Tuesday, 13 September 2011 in
1 - Europe Central (outgoing President Karl Trauner)
order to be counted.
1 - Latin America (outgoing Director Ebbo Laenge)
but if no-one from your company will be able to attend the
2 - Europe Mediterranean (outgoing Directors Jacquelin de
Rotation of the Presidency by Geographical Area
La Porte and Zeno Soave)
If you are not already familiar with the Geographical Areas,
1 - East & Far East (outgoing Director Sandip Sharma)
and the countries included within these areas, please
1 - Director for Associate Members (outgoing Director
take a moment to go to the Membership Centre at
Michael Rae)
www.iploca.com. Here you have access to the Geographical Areas, and a list of the Regular Member companies included in
If you are a Regular Member or an Associate Member and you
each. The current rotation scheme for the presidency of IPLOCA
would like to run for one of these vacant seats, please go to
by area is shown on the chart below.
www.iploca.com/elections where you will find all the information necessary to put your name forward as a candidate for election.
The President of IPLOCA
On the website you will find a document entitled Responsibilities
The incoming President serves a term of one year. Unless
of Board Membership, an application form and instructions
agreed otherwise by the majority of the Board, s/he must first
on sending your brief résumé, all items to be received by the
serve at least two years on the Board, attend at least six
IPLOCA Executive Secretary no later than Friday 15 July 2011.
Board Meetings and serve one year as First Vice President.
Presidency rotation table since 2008-09 2008-09 2009-10
2010-11
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Latin America East & Far East Middle East & Africa North America Europe Eastern Europe central Europe Northwest Europe Mediterranean
The incoming President is the figurehead representing IPLOCA to the membership and to the industry at large. As such s/he must be a strong communicator and must demonstrate active and ongoing support of IPLOCA and its goals. Each region should identify a suitable director well in advance of the projected presidential tenure, such that the director can serve the required number of years on the Board and be appointed as an Officer serving on the Executive Committee.
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Membership Centre
and tack rigs have been refined into improved models
New Associate Members
on D6, D7, TD-15 and Challenger Tractors. Challenger
of the Auto-400, Quad-400, Dual-300 and Combo Units Services has improved the designs perfected from more than 55 years in welder tractor design and fabrication. In addition to the welder tractors, Challenger Services
BASF Polyurethanes GmbH
also offers heavy-duty designed fill pumps, test pumps, combination pumps and ditch pumps. The company’s
Elastogranstrasse 60
mission is to offer the best equipment possible to help
49448 Lemförde
make the pipeliner’s job more profitable. Along with
Germany
improvements, Challenger Services will also be a full
T +49 5443 12 4233
line sales and service company for the vast population
F +49 5443 12 2936
of existing and future machines around the world built
E pu-eu@basf.com
and sold by Caterpillar, Grove, Sabre International,
I www.polyurethanes.basf.de
Wheatley, Peerless, Goulds and Quincy. The goal at Challenger Services is to offer complete product support
BASF is a leading supplier of Polyurethane Solutions
for all models of welder tractors, pumps and many other
and has a comprehensive product and service portfolio.
products of different manufacturers.
Through its global system house network, BASF provides fast local support, from technical service and sales to production and marketing during the development of customized solutions. Over the past years, BASF Polyurethane has been consistently expanding its expertise by developing customized polyurethane systems for offshore applications. The development has been focused
Koop Bronbemaling B.V.
not only on resistance to high temperatures and seawater
P.O. Box 447
but also on the use of environmentally friendly catalysts.
7570 AK Oldenzaal
Moreover, the products are extremely tough.
The Netherlands T +31 (0)541 51 80 98 F +31 (0)541 52 19 25 E info@koopdewatering.com I www.koopdewatering.com
Challenger Services
With more than 40 years of experience, today Koop
4530 S. Jackson Ave.
Bronbemaling B.V. is a worldwide player and market leader
Tulsa, OK 74107
in the Benelux countries for dewatering activities. With a
U.S.A.
staff of 150 employees over 6 subsidiaries, Koop provides
T +1 918 447 0055
dewatering services for large pipeline projects as well as for
F +1 918 447 0067
the civil and building sector. Koop Bronbemaling provides
E sales@challengerservices.com
dewatering services in a range from soil boring and deep
I www.challengerservices.com
drainage to well-point dewatering and purification of groundwater for more than 2000 km, up to 48” pipeline
Challenger Services offers a complete line of pipeline
worldwide. Its core activities include:
equipment and construction equipment to contractors
-- design and installation of all sorts of dewatering systems
throughout the world, focusing on both equipment and
-- dewatering of large building pits for the construction of
support items. Using experience gained from Sabre International, Challenger Services offers hydraulic pipelayer attachments, complete pipelayers, excavators, earthmoving machines, vacuumlifts, pipecarriers, welder tractors, pipe benders and many other specialized
-- dewatering of large scale pipeline routes > 100 km, utilizing more than 300 pumps per project -- construction of horizontal drainage systems up to 8 metres deep
machines. Support items include welding machines,
-- milling of deep walls and foil screens up to 7 metres deep
holiday detectors, slings, spreader bars, external clamps
-- purification of groundwater by mobile installation plants
and accessories. Several designs of welder tractors
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up to 500 m3/h.
Member News Providing Upstream Services for Unique Coal Seam Liquefied Natural Gas Project
intended for contractors and professionals in the pipeline industry. The three-day, in-depth session will take place on 29-31 March, 2011, at Lincoln Electric’s corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.With the growing demand in energy markets, rehabilitation of existing infrastructure
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has announced that it was
and construction of new cross-country and subsea pipelines
awarded an engineering, procurement and construction
will continue to increase. The seminar will focus on these
(EPC) contract by Santos Ltd. (STO AU) for its Gladstone
topics, as well as new solutions for overall improved safety,
Liquefied Natural Gas (GLNG) project in Queensland,
productivity and quality. Topics will include:
Australia. Fluor’s EPC contract includes upstream facilities
-- Solutions to common pipeline welding challenges
associated with the 7.8 million tonne-per-year liquefied
-- Understanding hydrogen cracking and how to minimize it
natural gas (LNG) project that will extract and liquefy gas
-- Effects of welding essential variables, including heat
from coal deposits for eventual export to Asia and other
input, on weld metal properties
global markets. Fluor booked USD 3.5 billion in its fourth
For more information on this free informational seminar
quarter of 2010 for this new contract.
or to reserve a spot, contact Lincoln Electric at +1 216 383 8355. Space is limited, and the deadline to register is Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
Leighton India secures US$17m ONGC shallow water project for work on the G1-GS15 Shallow Water Project, an offshore
Lincoln Electric Welding Equipment Gets Screen Time in The Green Hornet
field development by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Lincoln Electric has once again gone Hollywood, making
(ONGC). Located at Krishna-Godavari Basin, 20 kilometres
another big screen appearance in the latest superhero
off Amalapuram coast in the Andhra Pradesh state of India,
film – The Green Hornet. The company’s POWER MIG® 140C,
the G-1 field’s water depth is approximately 250 to 450
Precision TIG® 225 welders, assorted welding helmets, gloves
metres. The field operates through a sub-sea production
and accessories are featured on the set of the lab run by
system consisting of sub-sea production wells and
the Green Hornet’s clever sidekick, Kato, who invents the
production manifold. The wells are connected by dual sub-
superhero’s automobile and his trademark sleeping gas gun.
sea pipelines rising to the processing facilities on-shore.
Numerous Lincoln products also were featured in both Iron
GS15 is a shallow water field lying six kilometres off-shore
Man, released in 2008, and Iron Man II, released in 2010.
Leighton India has been awarded a USD17 million contract
which includes two platforms GS15-4 (existing) and GS15-1 (new) and is integrated in the overall field development project. Leighton’s scope includes:
-- Installation of topside extensions on GS15-4 topside (existing).
Commencement of Consideration of Business Integration of Nippon Steel Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
-- Install and tie in riser on GS15-4 and GS15-1 topsides.
Nippon Steel Corporation (President: Shoji Muneoka)
-- Hook-up and pre-commissioning of topsides.
and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (President: Hiroshi
-- De-watering, pigging, hydro testing and onshore tie-in of
Tomono) have jointly announced that they have agreed
-- Installation of Wye piece and 10-inch piggable full bore subsea valve.
subsea pipelines.
to commence consideration of the integration of their
-- Testing of umbilical.
entire businesses (the “Business Integration”), targeted for
-- Post trenching and backfilling in near shore area.
October 1, 2012. The Companies will, with the spirit of their
Leighton’s own purpose-built pipe-lay barge, Leighton Stealth,
relationship being based on equality, proceed to consider
will deliver the project. Work commenced in December 2010
the Business Integration.
and is due to be completed in March 2011.
Lincoln Electric to Hold Free Pipeline Welding Seminar in March
SNC-Lavalin Acquires Engineering Firm in Colombia SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce its acquisition of
Sessions to Address Safety, Quality and Productivity
Itansuca Proyectos de Ingenieria S.A., an engineering firm
Lincoln Electric is offering a free Pipeline Welding Seminar
of 1,000 professionals and administrative staff in the energy
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sector based in Bogota, Colombia. Since 1989, Itansuca
with officials from CPP, Vanguard Equipment Inc. and
has been offering energy consulting, project management,
Caterpillar. The manufacturing facility selected for the project
electromechanical installation, design and supervision
is CPP’s Huabei Petroleum Engineering construction (HPEC)
services from its Bogota head office and 21 other locations
facility at Renqiu in Huabei province, near Beijing. The Huabei
around the country to clients in Colombia and in a number
factory has extensive experience in building pipelayers in
of other countries around the world. The word itansuca
China. Through concerted effort and cooperation from all
comes from the indigenous Chibcha language meaning to
of the partners in this project over the past 13 months, the
make a path. With the addition of Itansuca, SNC-Lavalin
Huabei factory proudly presented three VP72Gs2 pipelayers
now numbers approximately 1,150 employees in Colombia,
for the ceremony on October 27, 2010. The new pipelayer will
including over 150 working in the infrastructure sector from
be distributed exclusively by PLM-Cat.
its current office in Bogota. It has over 4,000 employees in Latin America and nearly 24,000 worldwide.
Ternan to retire from PLM The Board of Managers of PipeLine
Petrofac Awarded USD 1.2 Billion Project in Algeria
Machinery International (PLM-Cat) announced in December that
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service
President Mel Ternan would be retiring
provider, has been awarded a USD1.2 billion lump-sum
effective December 31, 2010. The
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
Board offered their sincere thanks
contract by In Salah Gas (ISG), an association between
and congratulations to Ternan as
Sonatrach, BP and Statoil, to develop southern fields in
he begins the next facet of his life.
the In Salah development. The fields to be developed
“Mel was instrumental in getting this PLM concept off the
are Garet el Befinat, Hassi Moumene, In Salah and Gour
ground in 2005 and we will all miss his leadership and
Mohmoud. Petrofac’s scope of work includes a new
patient diplomacy,” said PLM-Cat Board Chair Brad Tucker.
central production and gas gathering facility at In Salah
“His ability to form a dynamic team that has succeeded
comprising two dehydration trains, with the capacity to
in the unprecedented concept of an industry-focused,
produce approximately 16.8 million cubic metres of gas
non-geographic Cat dealership is respected throughout
per day, associated permanent camps, and approximately
the industry and within the Caterpillar community. We are
300km of pipelines for gas collection from the in-field wells
happy that Mel is heading into retirement with his health
and export to the existing Krechba facility. Brownfield
and plans for further adventures in his and his wife Shirle’s
modifications will also be undertaken at the existing
lives.” Leading the PLM-Cat team in January will be Senior
Reg facilities with an additional dehydration train plus
Vice President Tony Fernandez who will take on the new
modifications for future operation of the compression
role of Executive Vice President and General Manager.
facilities. The existing Teg and Krechba compression
Fernandez was also part of the four-dealer founding group
facilities will also be upgraded for future operations. The
that helped put the PLM-Cat dealership together. He
50-month project, to be completed in phases, will support
has been instrumental in leading PLM operations in the
the maintenance of plateau gas production rates of 9 billion
Americas since the company’s inception in May of 2005. He
cubic metres per annum beyond 2013.
will continue to expand his role, leading PLM-Cat towards increased international growth. Assisting in this transition will be PLM-Cat Board Chair Brad Tucker who will take
New Pipelayer Being built in China
on the additional role of President of PipeLine Machinery International.
Beijing, China – PipeLine Machinery (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (PLMCat) recently participated in the launch of the new VP72Gs2 pipelayer in China. Partnering with China Petroleum Pipeline from Caterpillar, this new 40-ton pipelayer is built in China
Technip Awarded Major Subsea Contract for the Jack & St-Malo Fields in the Gulf of Mexico
for the China and Asia markets. The VP72Gs2 pipelayer is
Technip has been awarded a contract by Chevron North
designed to meet most of the specifications of the Cat 572R-II
America Exploration and Production for the development of
pipelayer. The new pipelayer is built on the Cat D7G2 chassis.
the Jack & St-Malo fields, located in the Walker Ridge area of
The D7G2 tractor has been manufactured in China for several
the Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of approximately 7,000
years. PLM-Cat President Mel Ternan attended the ceremony
feet (2,100 meters). The contract covers the engineering,
Bureau (CPP), Vanguard Equipment Inc. and under license
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(85 kilometers) of 10.75” outer diameter flowlines(1), steel
Willbros to Build a Segment of the Acadian Haynesville extension Project in Louisiana
catenary risers(2), pipeline end terminations, manifolds,
Willbros Group, Inc. has announced that a unit of its Upstream
pump stations and tie-in skids. Technip’s operating center in
Oil & Gas segment has been awarded the construction
Houston, Texas will perform the overall project management.
contract for a portion of the Acadian Haynesville Extension
The flowlines and risers will be welded at the Group’s
Project, a natural gas pipeline being developed by Acadian Gas
spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. Offshore installation is
LLC, a jointly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners
scheduled to be completed by the Deep Blue, Technip’s
L.P. and Duncan Energy Partners L.P. The 270-mile project,
deepwater pipelay vessel, in 2013.
which expands the existing Acadian Gas Pipeline System,
fabrication and subsea installation of more than 53 miles
will originate in Red River Parish, Louisianna, southeast of Shreveport, and will terminate near Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
Technip awarded a key engineering contract for a FLNG in Malaysia
The Acadian Haynesville Extension Project has been divided into three major segments. Willbros has been awarded the construction of Segment 1 which includes approximately
Technip, in a consortium with Daewoo Shipbuilding
106 miles of 42-inch pipeline, 2.5 miles of 36-inch pipeline
& Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., has been awarded by
and 2.5 miles of 20-inch pipeline. Segment 1 will originate in
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) and MISC Berhad
the northwest portion of Red River Parish, traverse through
a front-end engineering and design contract for a floating
DeSoto and Natchitoches Parishes and terminate near Boyce,
liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit. The FLNG, which will have
Louisianna. Construction on Segment 1 is expected to begin
a capacity of one million-tonnes per annum, will be located
in February 2011 with completion in August 2011. Randy Harl,
in Malaysia. Technip’s operating centers in Paris, France and
President and Chief Executive Officer, remarked, “We are
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will execute the contract, which is
very pleased to have the opportunity to work with Enterprise
scheduled to be completed by the second half of 2011. This
as they expand their midstream energy assets. This award is
strategic project combines technologies and know-how
significant for Willbros as it not only improves visibility for
from Technip’s three business segments: Onshore process
our U.S. Construction business unit, but it also reinforces our
of natural gas liquefaction, Offshore floating facilities and
strategy to leverage our core competencies to perform large
Subsea infrastructures.
capital projects while expanding our regional capabilities. We believe the improvements we have made to our systems and processes over the past few years enable us to deliver
Tekfen Construction to build 230 km pipeline for Morocco’s OCP
superior execution for our customers at competitive pricing.”
On January 20th, Tekfen Construction and OCP (Office
In Memoriam
Chérifien des Phosphates) top executives met to sign a
Mario Gualandri
contract following Tekfen’s successful tender bid for OCP’s
Submitted by Matteo Bertolini
new Phosphate Slurry Pipeline worth USD 450 million.
on behalf of Sime
The project will be implemented within the scope of OCP’s USD 5 billion investment wave aiming to increase the
On 1 December 2010, our colleague
mining and export capacity of the country’s most abundant
and friend Mr. Mario Gualandri
natural resource and the largest example of export goods:
passed away at the age of 75.
phosphate. Among the parties present at the signing
Mario had more than 40 years of experience in the design,
ceremony in OCP headquarters were Erhan Öner, Tekfen
construction, planning and cost control of chemical and
Holding CEO, Osman Birgili, Tekfen Construction Senior Vice
petrochemical plants, pipelines and related facilities. He
President as well as Mostafa Terrab, OCP CEO, Mohamed
worked for many important companies including Bechtel,
Benabdeljalil OCP Executive Vice President and both
Techint, Saipem, Fluor and ABB Lummus, and in the last
companies large group of executives. The 230 km pipeline
two years worked for Sime as General Superintendent
will carry phosphate in the form of slurry from the mining
and support to the business development and commercial
area of Khourighba to Jorf Lasfar Terminal on the Atlantic
activities. Mario was endowed with a great sense of humor
Coast. The project, which consists of a segment of 187 km
and both his enthusiasm and his serenity were infectious.
of 36” pipeline, the largest diameter to be ever built for
He was a guide and a model for younger colleagues. His
slurry, and a segment of 39 km of 12”-20” pipeline, together
sudden passing shocked everyone and his bright intelligence
with pump stations and storage facilities, is scheduled for
and his cheerfulness will be greatly missed by all.
completion in 28 months.
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Changes at CRC-Evans IPLOCA Associate Member Douglas McIntyre, the new CEO of CRC-Evans, took up his position on 1st January 2011, when Tim Carey, a long-time friend and supporter of IPLOCA, stepped down. That is not the only change within the organisation. Past President of IPLOCA, Adam Wynne Hughes, has also joined the company as Managing Director of CRC-Evans Inspection Group. Adam, well known to many following his 2009-2010 Presidency of IPLOCA, joins CRC-Evans at a time when the PIH Field Joint Coating Division and Inspection Group form one of the business units within CRC under the leadership
Gus Meijer (left) and Tim Carey (right) present Adam Wynne
of Phil Bond, the current IPLOCA Director for North West
Hughes with the traditional “presidential painting” at the CRC-
Europe. Adam will work closely with Carl Vincent, the
Evans Luncheon during the 2010 IPLOCA Convention in Venice. The
Senior Vice President at Pipeline Induction Heat Ltd, to
gift was made in recognition of the completion of Adam’s year as
develop the wider range of services offered to clients whilst
IPLOCA President.
maintaining the individual market area disciplines. that he was delighted to be able to welcome someone of After almost 8 years at the helm, Alan Everett will retire
Adam’s calibre to the Company. “I am looking forward to the
from the post of Managing Director later on in the year, and
challenges of leading the Inspection group, particularly the
will work closely with Adam over the next few months to
existing business in South Africa and the Middle East and the
effect a smooth transition. Phil Bond, Managing Director
development of UK-based UNISPEC which is supporting CRC-
of PIH and President of the FJC and Inspection Group said
Evans Offshore in some very exciting projects”, said Adam.
Bacteria Added to Gravel?
The crossing of the river Waal is a part of this network,
Visser & Smit Hanab’s BioGrout Aids Stability
accomplished by means of two horizontal directional drillings executed by Visser & Smit Hanab’s new 450 ton drilling rig. This specific project was exceptional because of the large amount of gravel in the subsurface near the river to be crossed. When drilling in loose gravel it often proves difficult to create a stable borehole, and so Visser & Smit Hanab, together with Volker Staal & Funderingen (a sister company of Visser & Smit Hanab within the Volker Wessels Group), Deltares and Delft University of Technology investigated means to stabilize such large gravel layers for HDD. Alternative methods, such as steel casing or concrete jet grouting are expensive and not always successful. Therefore it was decided to stabilize the gravel layer with a sustainable ground improvement method called BioGrout. BioGrout is an in-situ ground improvement in which a
Gravel treated with BioGrout
cementation process is stimulated by injecting a liquid containing special bacteria. This cementation is a natural
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The gas transporting pipeline network in the Netherlands
process which normally takes several hundreds of years.
is currently expanding, strengthening the supply of natural
However, by injecting the appropriate bacteria, this process
gas in Europe.
can be accelerated into a period of several days. The first
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application of BioGrout for an HDD in gravel was in June
and the permeability of the ground does not alter. Having
2010 in The Netherlands. This concerned a 48 inch steel gas
finished the cementation process and the HDD, both 48
pipeline with a length of 600 meters, underneath a dyke
inch steel gas pipelines were successfully installed with no
near the river Waal. The second application of BioGrout,
problems during the pull-in. This was a challenging project
in July 2010, concerned a 48 inch steel gas pipeline with a
in the Dutch gas transporting pipeline network and with this
length of 900 meters, underneath the river Waal itself. The
project Visser & Smit Hanab provided innovation in an ever
maximum thickness of the gravel layer was 13m, containing
technically-growing market.
coarse gravel. Visser & Smit Hanab is active in the field of cable and The special bacteria used in this process produce Calcium
pipeline infrastructures, developing, building and
Carbonate, which cements the grains together until a
maintaining connections, networks and installations for
strength is obtained between 0.2 to 30 MPa (Unconfined
water and energy. The company’s goal is to be the best in
Compressive Strength). Using only a low injection pressure
its professional field of HDD, land and outfalls for cable and
(1 to 2 bar), a very large injection distance can be obtained
pipeline systems and offshore cable installations.
(up to 10 m). The fluid has a water-like viscosity and can be injected in both sand and gravel. The speed of the process
Visser & Smit Hanab is part of the VolkerWessels Group:
is controllable, it does not cause any ground disturbance
an international construction group.
Cementation process in sand and gravel
Stable borehole
Training Committee
project is a rare thing,” said S&N International instructor,
Training Seminar to be offered in Dubai
Wiesmann led the two day seminar. “One of the major
Following another highly successful training seminar held
to spend time away from usual work-day pressures to
at Schiphol Airport during November, we again propose
understand and analyse our interactions. How do we
to offer Pipeline Project Manager Training: Communication
perceive each other?”
Sylla Pahladsingh, who along with her colleague Steffi advantages of a training session like this is the chance
Skills in an Intercultural Environment in the coming months. The tentative date is the middle of May, in Dubai. In order to maximize the benefit for all participants, we A major challenge for a group of professionals from an
hope to register a wide range of participants to ensure
extremely technical background is their lack of opportunity
the broadest range of cultural backgrounds. We were
in their normal work experience to take time to reflect on
fortunate that participants came from all around the world
their communications and the impact of their behaviour
to the seminars held in Amsterdam. We hope to see the
on others. Add to that the international and multicultural
same in Dubai. For more information on past seminars,
aspects, and the challenges are multiplied many times
please visit the Training section at www.iploca.com.
over. “These days a mono-cultural group on a technical
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Regional Meetings
Phoenician and Roman ruins in Beirut, Lebanon. Nasser
Our schedule of Regional Meetings continues to provide
Khoury, IPLOCA Director-at-Large, and Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA
an opportunity for members and potential members
Executive Secretary, were on hand to greet attendees and to
around the world to meet face to face to gain a better
answer their questions. Several potential member companies
understanding of the work of the Association and to
attended, in addition to existing members. A roundtable
discuss topics of local concern and interest.
discussion was moderated by Nasser Issa, IPLOCA Board
Issa, IPLOCA Director for Middle East and Africa, Najib
Member and CEO of C.A.T. International Ltd.The formal schedule of the meeting was followed the next day by excursions to the Jeita Grotto and a visit to Byblos.
Saint Denis (Paris), France Jacquelin de La Porte, IPLOCA Regional Director for Europe Mediterranean, Pascal Guillemain, Bergerat Monnoyeur CAT General Manager, and Bruno de La Roussière, 20082009 IPLOCA President, are hosting an IPLOCA Regional Meeting to be held on 16 March, 2011 in the Bergerat Monnoyeur CAT offices in Saint-Denis. Questions regarding this meeting should be addressed to charlotte.collet@entrepose-contracting.com. Byblos, Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon
Other Upcoming Meetings The following are also scheduled. Additional information will be posted at www.iploca.com as soon as it is available.
Our Member C.A.T. International Ltd. generously offered to
-- Central Europe, April 2011
organise the first Middle East and Africa Regional Meeting
-- New Dehli, India, 5-6 April 2011
which was held on 17 and 18 February, 2011 at the Hotel
-- Istanbul, Turkey, 24 May 2011
Al Bustan, a mountainous resort with a rich heritage of
-- London, U.K., Spring 2011
HSE Committee
within the jobsite perimeter, or when travelling from
Please note that your annual HSE Statistics are now due!
camp to jobsite or during any other transportation. Travel
Please complete and submit the 2010 Health & Safety
If you already have ISO, OHSAS or any other accreditations,
Statistics Return and return no later than 11 March 2011,
please advise us when you submit your return. Your return
to the attention of Juan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary. The
is a confidential document and is not shown or passed to
form and Guidelines are available at www.iploca.com.
any third party, other than the HSE Committee working
accidents, incidents and near misses from home or from any other private location to the worksite must be included.
within the IPLOCA office. Submitting your Health and Safety As a condition of membership, Regular Members are
Statistics return will also entitle your company to submit
required to submit their annual safety statistics to IPLOCA,
an entry for the annual Health and Safety Award sponsored
such that aggregate statistics for the industry can be
by Chevron.
monitored. The returns should cover pipeline construction sites or offshore operations and all infrastructure related
Submissions for this award will be requested by the end
projects. Please note that Main Construction and EPC
of May 2011.
Contractors and EPCM Contractors should report all
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incidents, including those related to their subcontractors. In
Our continuing thanks to the HSE Committee members.
case of integrated JVs, the Technical Leader should report
We especially welcome our newest committee members
the totality of the JV incidents. The accidents, incidents
Loek Vreenegoor of Shell and Mark Rand of Chevron Pipe
and near misses taken into account are those that happen
Line Company.
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HSE Committee Members
Chevron Pipe Line Co. Mark Rand
CRC-Evans Inspection Group
Business Development & Strategy - International
Adam Wynne Hughes (Chairman of the Committee)
Projects Manager
Managing Director Tekfen Insaat Ve Tesisat IPLOCA
Dinç Senlier
Juan Arzuaga
Total Quality and HSE Management Representative
Executive Secretary Max Streicher GmbH & Co KG aA SPIECAPAG
Amir Tajik
Martin Coleman
Senior Safety Engineer
Corporate Environmental Manager Shell Projects & Technology C.A.T. Group
Loek Vreenegoor
Paul Conway
Manager PFAS EMEA
Q.H.S.E. Manager Technip Group Pipeline Induction Heat
Peter Watton
Frank Green
Senior Vice President, Health Safety & Environment
Health, Safety & Environmental Manager Willbros USA, Inc.
The next HSE Committee meeting will be in Geneva, at
Brad MacLean
the IPLOCA Secretariat offices, on Thursday 17 March 2011.
VP, Health, Safety and Environment
2011 HSE Committee Theme
Vehicle Fleet Safety Best Practices Few events are more violent than a vehicle accident. They rend flesh and lives alike. Routinely, vehicle accidents are cited as the number one occupational safety risk facing our member companies. Your IPLOCA HSE Committee is making the distribution of fleet vehicle safety Best Practices to the IPLOCA member companies a key theme in 2011. This is a world-wide challenge. Looking back to 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank
that road traffic injuries will become the leading cause of
jointly developed the World report on road traffic injury
death by 2030 – with an estimated 2.4 million deaths per
prevention as a guidance document on how countries
year. On March 3, 2010, in an effort to stop the increasing
can implement a comprehensive approach to road safety
trends in road traffic deaths and injuries around the globe,
improvement and reduce the death toll. The UN General
the UN General Assembly announced its adoption of a new
Assembly, recognizing the need for a UN system support
resolution on road safety – it proclaimed the first “Decade
to address the global road safety crisis, invited the WHO
of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020”.
to act as coordinator on road safety issues with the UN. The WHO recognized that road traffic injuries are a “global
Your IPLOCA HSE Committee would like your testimonials
health and developmental problem” causing 50 million
on best practices for fleet safety in the following areas:
injuries and 1.2 million deaths each year. The WHO predicts
-- Driver pre-employment screening
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between hand-held and hands-free devices -- Drivers who use cell phones are 4 times more likely to be in a crash -- Because cell phone use occurs more frequently and for longer durations than other risky behaviors, the number-1 source of driver inattention is cell phones -- According the NSC member survey, 45% said that their companies had cell phone policies with 85% stating that the policy did not affect productivity Here is an example of the kinds of testimonials we’re looking for: “Willbros has had remarkable results using in-vehicle monitoring systems (IVMS). This technology has made great strides from its early days. IVMS is now -- Skills and behavioral training
relatively inexpensive, reliable, user-friendly, flexible and
-- Ongoing driver oversight and assessment
customizable to a long list of different applications.
-- Vehicle integrity and maintenance
In addition to greatly reducing safety incidents (e.g.
-- Drug and alcohol testing
speeding, seatbelt violations, etc…), the systems have even
-- In-Vehicle Monitoring Systems (IVMS) or innovative
led to reduced costs in fuel usage! Willbros uses IVMS in
technologies
Oman, Canada and the USA.” – Brad MacLean, Willbros VP
-- Recordkeeping, reporting, and analysis
HSE&S
Of particular interest to your HSE Committee are best
Please send your testimonials to hse@iploca.com.
practices around avoiding and minimizing sources of
We intend to collect, summarize, and synthesize the
distracted driving. There are countless articles on the
testimonials into an IPLOCA White Paper on Vehicle Fleet
hazards of driving while distracted – especially due to using
Safety the HSE Committee is producing for the membership
cell phones while driving. America’s National Safety Council
later in the year.
has published a Fact Sheet on cell phone use while driving and states that:
Kind Regards,
-- There is no difference in the cognitive distraction
Brad MacLean, Member-at-Large, IPLOCA HSE Committee
IPLOCA Annual HSE Award sponsored by Chevron All Members and Associate Members are encouraged to apply for the award. Submissions from Associate Members should be limited to the pipeline industry and related work. In order to qualify for the nomination, all Regular Members must have previously submitted their 2010 Health and Safety Statistics which are being gathered as a constant monitoring and improvement tool. IPLOCA is focusing on encouraging all Members to take a pro-active role in the prevention of accidents. The Award is in recognition of your 2010 initiatives, all of which are aimed at improving the health and safety of the pipeline industry such as:
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-- A unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents. -- A new and well-defined system, procedure or practice enhancing safety. -- Implementation of lessons learned. -- Entry materials will be available at www.iploca.com and should be returned by the end of May 2011.
New Technologies
IPLOCA Novel Construction Initiative Improving the Pipeline Construction Process
The next Plenary Session of the Novel Construction Initiative is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday,
IPLOCA Umbella Organisation
16 and 17 March at Geneva’s Ramada Park Hotel.
Non Competative Discussion Forum
The Agenda is focused on the second edition of “Onshore
Analysis of construction Process
Pipelines: The Road to Success”.The individual work groups that make up the Initiative will meet both separately and together with the other groups over one and a half days. The six working groups are shown below: Planning &
Planning & Design
Monitoring & Control
Pipeline & Earthworks
ECPS
FLUW
Lowering & Laying
Design, Monitoring & Control, Pipeline Earthworks, External Corrosion Protection System (ECPS), Pipe Facing, Lining Up & Welding (FLUW), and Lowering & Laying. Companies wishing to send additional or new participants to the meeting are asked to contact juan.arzuaga@iploca.com.
Improved Products
(Guidelines & Best Practices)
(Functional Specifications)
Initiative supported by Engineers & Contractors / Clients / Manufacturers
Steering Group Leaders
2011 IPLOCA New Technologies Award
Planning & Design Criss Shipman (Gulf Interstate Engineering)
Monitoring & Control Zuhair Haddad (CCC)
Improved Processes
Sponsored by BP This award, sponsored by BP, is presented every alternate
Earthworks Paul Andrews (Fluor) Bruno Pomare (Spiecapag)
year during the annual Convention to an IPLOCA Regular 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 This award is in recognition of a significant contribution to innovation in the engineering of, the provision of equipment for, and the construction of cross-country External Corrosion Protection System (ECPS)
pipelines by virtue of:
Sean Haberer (ShawCor Ltd)
-- a technological or engineering breakthrough -- a new piece of equipment, tool or construction supply -- a new or revised construction practice
Pipe Facing, Lining Up & Welding (FLUW) Bernard Quereillahc (Volvo Construction Equipment)
-- a new type of permanent material -- other relevant initiatives 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
Lowering & Laying Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
its development stage to warrant a joint industry award.
Judging The Adjudication Committee includes members of the IPLOCA Board of Directors including the Chairman of the
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New Technologies Committee whose task will be to screen the applications and determine the winner using a neutral voting process. The Adjudication Committee will review each entry submitted on the following basis: -- Does it meet the basic criteria set forth in establishing 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 technology/construction process?
construction? -- Does it provide a reason for the industry to change the manner in which onshore cross-country pipelines are laid?
Description of Entry Submissions consist of an Entry Form and a maximum of two A4 pages attached to this form, plus one A4 drawing and/or photographs if required. If additional information is required from you, it will be requested. Submissions will be invited by the end of March, with a closing date of the end
-- Does it improve safety and/or environmental protection?
of May. The entry form and further information will be made
-- Does it overcome a current problem area in pipeline
available at www.iploca.com.
A New Award for 2011
The new Award is offered in recognition of your 2010
IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award
initiatives aimed at improving the living conditions of the people in communities local to and impacted by pipeline industry work. The Award covers initiatives such as: -- An initiative to address a specific need identified in the local community. -- A program or practice demonstrating the corporate social responsibility of your company. -- A creative initiative in which a large impact is made with a small investment. -- A long term initiative, intended to be continuously supported by your company or another, once the pipeline activity is complete. The winning entry will be profiled on the IPLOCA website and in communications materials. The Company winning the Award will be presented with an engraved trophy and will be given the opportunity to make a short presentation describing the initiative at the IPLOCA Convention. In addition, the winner and runners up will receive certificates
Recognizing exemplary success in voluntarily improving the
in recognition of their commitment to Corporate Social
quality of life of the local community and society at large.
Responsibility. An Entry Form will be made available on the IPLOCA Website. If additional information is required from
IPLOCA is pleased to announce that a new IPLOCA Corporate
you, it will be requested. The closing date for entries will be
Social Responsibility Award, will be inaugurated at the 2011
the beginning of June 2011.
Convention to be held in Beijing, China in September 2011. The intention is to present this Award every two years. A
The IPLOCA Adjudication Committee will review all entries
sponsor for the award will be confirmed shortly.
submitted on the following basis: -- Does the project demonstrate a continuing commitment
All Regular Members and Associate Members of IPLOCA
by the company to behave ethically and contribute to
are encouraged to submit entries. Submissions should
economic development while improving quality of life
be limited to activities directly connected to the pipeline
for the local community and society at large?
industry and related work. In order to qualify for the nomination, all Regular Members must previously have submitted their 2010 Health and Safety Statistics, gathered as a constant monitoring and improvement tool. IPLOCA encourages all Members to take a pro-active role in the prevention of accidents.
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-- Does it show continued management commitment to the objectives of reaching out to the community? -- Is the project initiated and fully funded by the company, or it is reimbursed by the client? -- Is there a plan in place to monitor outcomes, quantify effectiveness and adjust the project for the long-term?
Convention Update So where will the next Convention be held, after Beijing this year? The public announcement of the following year’s location is typically made at the end of Friday evening’s Final Banquet each year and although it may come as a complete surprise to most of the attendees, there is, in fact, a method behind the selection which aims to allow all the areas represented by our membership to host the Convention. Based on the distribution of our members worldwide, with close to 50 percent based in Europe, every other year we offer the Convention in a location in Europe and for the other years, alternate between the Americas and the rest of the world. So you may expect the 2012 Convention to again be held in a European city... For the moment, however, we are focused squarely on Beijing. Executive Secretary, Juan Arzuaga and Convention Manager, Caroline Green, spent a week there in late January, meeting with the ground agent and visiting potential tour and event locations. A few photos on the side give an idea of what you might anticipate for 12-16 September. Once all the tours and other events are finalised, Caroline will be putting out a call for sponsorship. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you already know you would like to commit to the same sponsorship opportunity again this year. We offer prior year sponsors the right of first refusal, and hope to hear positively from you!
Planning Your Travel to Beijing Please be aware when planning your travel to Beijing, that a major pipeline exhibition, the 7th China International Pipeline Exhibition 2011, takes place immediately following the IPLOCA Convention, from Saturday 17 to Monday 19 September at the Beijing Exhibition Centre. The event is supported by IPLOCA, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC). The sponsor is China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP), a Regular Member of IPLOCA. More information is available at www.pipechina.com.cn
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In the Headlines Energy OK after Mubarak
New Sino-Russian pipeline delivers 1.3 m tonnes of crude oil in 1st month Some 1.318 million tonnes of crude oil had flowed through an oil pipeline from Russia’s far-east to China by Jan. 31, a
Conditions at an oil pipeline stretching from the Red Sea to
month after the pipeline began operating, an officer of the
the Mediterranean are normal despite the political uncertainty
Chinese operator of the pipeline said. The pipeline, which
in Egypt, an energy company said. The Egyptian military
originates in the Russian town of Skovorodino in the far-
suspended Parliament and the country’s constitution following
eastern Amur region, enters China at Mohe and terminates
Hosni Mubarak’s resignation last week after 30 years as
at Daqing City of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.
president. Energy prices increased as concerns circulated over
The facility withstood the test of the severe cold since it was
shipping lanes in the Suez Canal and key transit networks. Arab
put into operation on Jan. 1 and no production accident
Petroleum Pipelines Co., owner of the Suez-Mediterranean
has been reported so far, said Gou Hanghai, director of the
pipeline, or Sumed, said the 200-mile oil pipeline was operating
Mohe administration station of the pipeline. The pipeline
as expected. “In fact, Sumed’s throughput level during January
remains a daily oil delivering capacity of 42,000 tonnes, he
and February 2011 is expected to be considerably higher than
said. The 1,000-km-long pipeline will transport 15 million
(during the) same period in 2010,” the company was quoted by
tonnes of crude oil from Russia to China per year from 2011
the Platts news service as saying. Operations through the Suez
to 2030, according to an agreement signed between the two
Canal, meanwhile, are “normal,” the company said, noting that,
countries. Some 72 kilometers of the pipeline is in Russia and
while the situation in Egypt has changed politically, the military
927 kilometers of it is in China.
has pledged to keep the affairs of the state in order.
Xinhua News Agency, 3 February 2011
UPI.com, 15 February 2011
Ghana Reduces Electricity, Water Rates as Natural Gas Pipeline Cuts Costs
Uganda says it will build pipeline carrying oil through Congo to Kenya’s coast A Ugandan minister says the East African nation plans to build
Ghana will lower the price consumers pay for electricity
an oil pipeline that will take the country’s oil to the coast of
starting next month as power-generation costs declined with
Kenya. Minister of State for Energy Simon D’ujang said that
availability of natural gas from a regional pipeline that started
Kenya and neighbouring Congo will help build the 750-mile
last year. Residential electricity users will see their rates fall as
(1,200-kilometre) pipeline from Uganda’s Albertine oil field to
much as 6.2 percent depending on consumption and industrial
the Kenyan port of Mombasa. He said the three countries will
consumers get reductions of between 11.8 and 15.9 percent,
jointly own the pipeline which will have a capacity to deliver
Emmanuel Annan, chairman of the Public Utilities Regulatory
100,000 barrels of refined oil per day. D’ujang says construction
Commission, told reporters in Accra, the capital, today. The West
will start as soon as feasibility studies are completed.
Africa Gas Pipeline brings natural gas from fields in Nigeria,
Associated Press, 1 February 2011
Africa’s biggest oil producer, to neighboring Benin, Togo and Ghana. The Ghanaian commission will now start reviewing tariffs each quarter, Annan said.
New Onshore Gas Field
Bloomberg.com, 15 February 2011
Iran, OPEC’s second largest oil exporter, has discovered a new gas field onshore with reserves valued at 50 billion
South Stream pipeline study under way
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dollars, Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi said. The Khayam onshore, located in the east of Assaluyeh, on the Gulf, has
Gazprom and Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD have awarded a
260 billion cubic meters of gas, which represents about 24
feasibility study for the Bulgarian stretch of the South Stream
million cubic meters per day if extracting from 18 rigs, the
gas pipeline in southeast Europe. The contract was issued to the
minister told reporters. The estimated reserves of the field
YUZHNIIGIPROGAZ/GASTEK BG AD consortium. South Stream
are evaluated at 220 million barrels of gas condensates, Oil
will take gas from the Russkaya compressor station on the
Minister further explained. According to the report published
Russian Black Sea coast under the Black Sea to the Bulgarian
by Iran’s Oil Ministry in August 2010, beginning from August
coast.The offshore section of the 63 bcm (2.2 tcf) pipeline will
2009 till August 2010 in Iran were found 13 new oil and gas
stretch around 900 km (559 mi), with a maximum dept of over
onshore. The in-place reserves consisted of 14 billion barrels
2,000 m (6,561 ft). South Stream will then take supplies to other
of oil and 45 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. In the report, the
countries in southern Europe, following either a northwesterly
total amount of revenues from oil exports during 2009 was
or southwesterly route from Bulgaria.
evaluated at $69.1 billion.
Offshore Magazine, 14 February 2011
Energymarketprice.com, 17 January 2011
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Circle Oil, Morocco to start work on gas pipeline Britain’s Circle Oil and Morocco’s state-run mining and hydrocarbon board ONHYM will start building a gas pipeline this year to supply the domestic market, the official MAP news agency said on Wednesday. Quoting an ONHYM statement, MAP said the pipeline would have an 8-inch (20 cm) diameter and stretch from Rharb basin to industrial firms in nearby Kenitra, 40 km (25 miles) north of Rabat. It did not give more details on the pipeline’s capacity. Oil and gas explorer Circle Oil, listed on London’s junior market AIM, said on Monday it made another gas discovery in its Sebou Permit, its second successive discovery in Morocco in January. Reuters, 26 January 2011
Iran to boost energy exports to Armenia Iran and Armenia plan to construct a new oil pipeline to increase energy supply to the Caucasian state, Iranian Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi announced. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with visiting Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisian here in Tehran on Saturday evening Mirkazemi said that the pipeline will begin from Iran’s Northwestern city of Tabriz and stretch toward the Armenian border. The minister added that the pipeline can help Armenia
Upcoming Conferences DCA 50th Annual Convention 1-6 March 2011 - Fajardo, Puerto Rico www.dca-online.org Conexpo - CON/AGG 22-26 March 2011 - Las Vegas, USA www.conexpoconagg.com Unpiggable Pipelines Solution Forum 30-31 March 2011 - Houston, TX, USA www.clarion.org Hannover Messe 4-8 April 2011 - Hannover, Germany www.hannovermesse.de 6th Pipeline Technology Conference 4-5 April 2011 - Hannover, Germany www.hannovermesse.de PLCAC 57th Annual Convention 11-15 April 2011 - Maui, Hawaii www.pipeline.ca
meet parts of its needs for oil products from the Islamic Republic. Tehran Times, 1 February 2011
Pipeline Opportunities Conference 19 April 2011 - Houston, TX, USA www.oildom.com/PipelineConference/2010
Strong fall in crude prices during the first week of 2011 Crude oil closed the first week of the year with the biggest weekly percentage loss in seven weeks as the dollar rose and equities weakened. U.S. equities fell as bank shares came under pressure from a court ruling that could invalidate recent mortgage foreclosures. For the week, NYMEX crude fell USD 3.35, or 3.7 percent, the biggest weekly percentage loss since the week to November 19, when prices fell USD 3.37, or 3.97 percent. Compared to the 2011 average (89.7 USD/bbl) the current price is 1.4 percent lower. Energymarketprice.com, 7 January 2011
Pakistan Seeks U.S. Security for Gas Pipeline Pakistan has sought U.S. help to ensure security for a proposed 1,680 kilometer-long pipeline that will transport natural gas from Central Asia to South Asia through war-ravaged Afghanistan. Pakistan’s finance ministry said in a statement it informed a U.S. delegation led by David Lipton, senior adviser on economy to the U.S. president, of its concerns about the security of the proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline. About 735 kilometers of the pipeline will pass through Afghanistan, including the violent Kandahar province that has high Taliban presence, and 800 kilometers will pass through Pakistan, including its tribal
The Best Practices in Pipeline Operations and Integrity Management 15-17 May 2011 - Bahrain www.clarion.org/bestpractices/bahrain2011/index.php Iran PipeTech 2011 - 3rd Iranian Pipe & Pipeline Conference 24-25 May 2011 - Tehran, Iran www.iranpipetech.com MIOGE - Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition 21-23 June 2011 - Moscow, Russia www.mioge.com/2011 45th IPLOCA Annual Convention 12-16 September 2011 - Beijing, China www.iploca.com 7th China International Pipeline Exhibition 2011 17-19 September 2011 - Beijing, China www.pipechina.com.cn/en 2011 APIA Annual Convention & Conference 22-25 October 2011 - Sydney, Australia http://www.apia.net.au/events/2011-convention-sydney
areas, posing a big security challenge to the project. wsjonline, 28 January 2011
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Front row (left to right): Harald Dresp (Treasurer), Osman Birgili (1st Vice President), Karl Trauner (President), Doug Evans (2nd Vice President), Adam Wynne Hughes (Immediate Past President), Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary). 2nd row from front: Marco Jannuzzi, Phil Bond, Gerry Grothe. 2nd row from back: Vladilen Ermolin, Ebbo Laenge, Najib Khoury, Zeno Soave, Nasser Issa. Back row: Sandip Sharma, Andy Lukas, Michael Rae, Jacquelin de La Porte, Roberto Castelli. Inset picture: Zhao Yujian
Officers
Ebbo L채nge (Conduto), Director, Latin America
Karl Trauner (HABAU), President, Director for Europe
Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd), Director,
Central, Chairman of the Training Committee
Middle East & Africa
Osman Birgili (Tekfen), 1 Vice President, Director
Zhao Yujian (CPP), Director, East & Far East
for Europe Eastern, Chairman of the New Technologies
Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd),
Committee
Director, East & Far East
Doug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), 2nd Vice
Gerry Grothe (Pipeline Machinery Intl.), Director,
President, Director, North America
Associate Members
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher), Treasurer, Director at Large
Michael Rae (Argus Ltd), Director, Associate Members
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Adam Wynne Hughes Immediate Past President, Chairman of the HSE Committee
Directors
Directors at Large Roberto Castelli (Bonatti) Harald Dresp (Max Streicher)
Vladilen Ermolin (PTPS JSC), Director, Europe Eastern
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Jacquelin de La Porte (Spiecapag), Director, Europe
Najib Khoury (CCC)
Mediterranean
Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)
Zeno Soave (Socotherm), Director, Europe Mediterranean Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director,
Executive Secretary
Europe North-West
Juan Arzuaga
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