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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2011

Beijing page 14 Convention Update

Contents: Letter from the President page 4 News from Geneva page 5 Member News page 8 Health, Safety & Environment page 11 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

8

Health, Safety & Environment

11

IPLOCA Health & Safety Award

12

IPLOCA New Technologies Award

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New Corporate Responsibility Award

13

Beijing Convention Update

14

The Joy of Potable Water

16

Regional Meetings

18

Upcoming Conferences

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In the Headlines

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Letter from the President This newsletter should reach you just before you depart for Beijing. With just a few days to go before the Convention, and the end of my year as President of IPLOCA, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our members and friends and in particular the 2010-2011 Board of Directors, for their support and commitment during the last 12 months.

Registration for the Beijing Convention was more than 630 at last count, and we eagerly anticipate our first major event in China.

Do remember that immediately following the Convention China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau will host InterPipe, a major pipeline exhibition to take place from Saturday to Monday, 17 to 19 September. CPP will be providing transportation to the Beijing Exhibition Center for InterPipe and more details will be available on site.

We have some excellent speakers scheduled, including a presentation on the Great Wall by an independent researcher who lives in Beijing. The scheduled tours are sure to offer some amazing photo opportunities and memories.

It has been a busy and fulfilling year, with emphasis on HSE, a new award for Corporate Social Responsibility, research and new initiatives in training and the launch of the Second Edition of Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success.

We have also welcomed many new Regular and Associate Members to IPLOCA and held regional meetings in Beirut, Paris, Delhi, Munich and Istanbul. More details on these initiatives follow in this newsletter and are available on our website.

I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve as your President this past year and plan to remain in close contact over the next years.

Sincerely,

Karl Trauner

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News from Geneva At press time Secretariat staff members are in the final throes of convention organisation, and in constant communication with printers, vendors, hotel and ground agent, and, of course, with our registered delegates.

The response to this year’s convention in Beijing has been very strong, with more than 630 persons registered to attend.

The second edition of Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success is in production and we expect it to be available in Beijing.

Board Meeting Update

operating procedures. The idea is to customise this training

Istanbul, May 2011

available to all our members, irrespective of the brand of

and make it vendor non-specific so that it can be made machinery they are using.

The IPLOCA Board of Directors met from 24 to 27 May 2011 in Istanbul. Following are highlights from that meeting.

Health, Safety and Environment Committee:

HSE Module from PLCAC The training portion of an HSE e-learning module originally developed by the Pipe Line Contractors Association of

Environmental Indicators

Canada and the Canadian Government will be customised

The committee is now collecting Environmental as well

for IPLOCA use and will be made appropriate to our

as Health & Safety statistics from the membership. The

worldwide membership. Negotiations are ongoing.

deadline for Environmental Indicator submissions was 1 August 2011.

Research on Pipeline Master’s Degree A limited number of programmes around the world have

Health & Safety Statistics

been identified and the information posted at

We are requesting Road Traffic Accident (RTA) safety

www.iploca.com.

testimonials from our IPLOCA members to see how they are combating this major issue.

Site Visits Interest had been expressed in site visits and we are

2011 Health & Safety Award

exploring the options, currently awaiting confirmation of

We received a record-breaking 21 submissions this year

permission from TransCanada and to hear from Petrobras

for the Health & Safety Award 2011. Individual scoring was

who had expressed interest in inviting some local Brazilian

done and the committee met on 21-22 June to make the

contractors to such a visit.

final selection.

New Technologies Committee:

Corporate Social Responsibility Award

Novel Construction

For the first time, this year the HSE Committee will also

The Novel Construction Spring Sessions were held on

award a Corporate Social Responsibility Award, although

16-17 March with some 30 attendees. Based on that

we anticipated only a small number of submissions owing

meeting it was determined that production of a Second

to the newness of the Award.

Edition of the Road to Success with additional content was

Training Committee:

feasible and should move ahead.

Training for Operators

Collaboration with APIA, EPRG and PRCI

Marco Jannuzzi gave a short presentation about Pipelayer

Daniel Gasquet, Consultant, has attended meetings with

Operator training that could be provided online and

EPRG. Participation and support of pipeline-related research

include safety, maintenance, operator stations, pre-op and

is under discussion.

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2011 New Technologies Award

location needs to be changed at short notice. It was decided

The Adjudication Committee for the 2011 New Technologies

to maintain the following locations and hotels in the plan

Award sponsored by BP was appointed as follows: Osman

-- 30 Day notice: Geneva

Birgili (Tekfen), Roberto Castelli (Bonatti), Douglas Evans

-- 90 Days notice: Bali, Dubai, Maui and Monte-Carlo.

(GIE), Michael Rae (Argus Ltd) and Adam Wynne Hughes (CRC-Evans Inspection Group).

2011-2012 Elections:

Demontration of WIKI for Road to Success: Mustafa Abusalah, Senior Knowledge Management Specialist from CCC in Athens joined the meeting to provide

A number of applications or expressions of interest have

a demonstration of a wiki, a collaborative online tool, which

been received. The deadline for nominations was 15 July 2011.

could be used to help with the ongoing development and

Membership:

progress of Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success. Part of the challenge in developing and maintaining such a

New Regular Members

large document is the need to work closely with colleagues

-- PBG S.A. (Poland)

around the world.

-- WorleyParsons (Canada)

Collaboration agreement with Tripartite:

New Associate Members

Daniel Gasquet, New Technologies Consultant, presented

-- Evraz Inc. NA (USA)

results from the research proposals that have been

-- LOGSTOR A/S (Denmark)

analysed and discussed with EPRG and PRCI. Route

-- NOV Tuboscope (Germany)

Selection and Data Gathering and Lowering-In Stresses & Mitigation Strategies are two of the topics suggested

Name Changes

by PRCI and discussed. In June PRCI would be voting on

-- Spetsneftegaz NPO JSC to NPO Spetsneftegaz-T (Russian

a broad range of projects for further research. The final

Federation) -- Leighton International FZ LLC India to Leighton Offshore Pte Ltd (Singapore)

decision will be made in September. The Board determined in principle that funds will be allocated for research, pending final outcomes from the September meeting.

Resignations

Upcoming Board Meetings

-- KNI Dynapad GmbH (Germany)

The following dates and locations were agreed for the three board meetings following Beijing:

Plan B for Future Conventions

-- 6 to 9 December 2011 - Cape Town

Juan provided a presentation on Plan B Convention options

-- 28 February to 2 March 2012 - London

and timing, in the unlikely event that a currently scheduled

-- 22 to 25 May 2012 - Washington DC

Membership Centre

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We welcome the following new Regular and Associate

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Members to IPLOCA. Their profiles are also available at www.iploca.com.

Regular Members:

IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited (IL&FS Engineering Services) is an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company dedicated to providing comprehensive EPC solutions, primarily in the oil & gas cross country pipelines, roads/highways, bridges, building,

IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited

sectors. The work force of professionals and skilled worker is committed to upholding the group’s values of innovation,

4 Floor, Paras Down Town Centre

sustainability and total quality in all actions. The Company

Sector 53, Golf Course Road

has experience in Oil & Gas sector having completed 30”,

Gurgaon - 122 002

110 km of pipeline on an EPC basis from Rajkot to Jamnagar

India

section in Gujarat, India. The company has experience in Oil

T +91 1244988702

& Gas sector having completed 30”, 110 km of pipeline on an

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metro, irrigation, hydro power, transmission & distribution

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EPC basis from Rajkot to Jamnagar section in Gujarat, India.

head of the PBG Capital Group of Companies operating

It has 25 years of experience in infrastructure development,

in the specialist construction market. It undertakes

more than 1200 employees, a presence in development,

feasibility studies, process calculations, engineering

construction, project management & engineering, along

designs, takes care of procurement and fabrication, carries

with robust quality systems & procedures (ISO 9001:2008

out commissioning and start-up of facilities, ensures

Certification). Along with a pan India presence the company

operation and service as well as providing warranty and

is now equipped for overseas operations.

post-warranty service, employing environmentally-friendly technologies. The company’s Canadian, Slovakian and Polish engineers and fabrication staff work in a number

Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S.A.

of construction sectors. In the natural gas sector, the company constructs complete installations for processing

Praia de Botafogo 300, 11th floor

plants. Activities in natural gas, crude oil & fuel sectors:

Botafogo

Crude oil and natural gas processing plants; Natural

22250-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ

gas liquefaction (LNG) plants; Underground gas storage

Brazil

(UGS); LNG regasification satellite stations; LNG terminals;

T +5521 2559 3000

LPG and condensate extraction plants; Gas sweetening

F +5521 2552 4448

plants; Glycol gas dehydration units; Sulfur recovery plant;

www.odebrecht.com

Nitrogen removal plants (NRU); Compression stations;

Storage tanks; Steel pipelines.

Odebrecht is a major engineering and construction company in Latin America that provides integrated services of engineering, supply, construction, erection and management of civil, industrial and special technologies works. The industrial area services provide integrated management of

WorleyParsons

large industrial projects in the following segments: oil & gas,

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petrochemical and chemical, mining, steel, pulp and paper,

10201 Southport Road SW

thermo, fertilizers and bioenergy. Main pipeline projects:

Calgary, Alberta T2W 4X9

Brazil-Bolivia Gas Pipeline - Stretches IX and XIII (SP, Brazil),

Canada

Replan-Brasilia Multiple Pipeline (SP, Brazil), São Sebastião

T +1 403 258 8092

Oil (SP, Brazil), Centro-Oeste Gas Pipeline (Argentina),

E pipelines@worleyparsons.com

Gas Pacific Pipeline (Chile), General San Martín Gas Pipeline

www.worleyparsons.com

(Argentina), Neuba II Gas Pipeline (Argentina), Norte Gas

Pipeline (Argentina), San Jerónimo Gas Pipeline (Colombia),

WorleyParsons is a leading global provider of professional

Sebastopol/Medellín Gas Pipeline (Colombia).

services to the resource & energy sectors and the complex process industries, customizing offerings in four customer sector groups: hydrocarbons, power, minerals & metals, and infrastructure & environment. As the largest onshore

PBG S.A.

pipeline engineering service provider, the company has committed and experienced pipeline and pipeline

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facility resources in all regions of the world. From offices

Wysogotowo k. Poznania

in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta where the company

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Centres of Excellence for pipeline and pipeline facilities

Poland

resides; to Houston, Texas; Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth,

T +48 61 66 51 700

Australia; London, UK; Bangkok, Thailand; UAE (Abu Dhabi,

F +48 61 66 51 701

Qatar, Oman, Kuwait); and Saudi Arabia, WorleyParsons

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provides pipeline project delivery services to the industry

www.pbg-sa.pl

worldwide. For over 60 years, WorleyParsons has been providing pipeline operators worldwide with pipeline

With a current turnover in excess of $ 3.4 billion USD and

project delivery services to support the development of

a total workforce of over 4500 people in Capital Group,

new capital projects and maintenance of existing facilities.

PBG, which originated in Poland, has become one of the

It has over 1,000 pipeline specialists around the world

largest oil and gas EPC companies in Central Europe,

available or actively working on delivering challenging

with subsidiaries in several countries. The company is

projects to its customers.

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Associate Members:

Its experienced engineers have designed tools and solutions for integrated oil & gas operations management, GIS

Evraz Inc. NA

based asset and integrity management solutions, a GIS based city gas pipeline network monitoring system, and

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conversion of CAD and legacy maps to GIS formats. JPAC

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has created an integration platform comprising a suite of

Chicago, IL 60601

advance analysis tools in the areas of reservoir monitoring,

USA

real time production surveillance, workflows for operations

T +1 855-EVRAZNA (+1 855 387 2962)

management, production optimisation and decision support.

F +1 503 240 5291 www.evrazincna.com

LOGSTOR A/S

Evraz Inc. NA is the largest pipe manufacturer in North America with the ability to produce nearly 1 million tons and

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2,000 miles of large diameter pipe annually. The Evraz large

9670 Løgstør

diameter facilities in Regina, Sasktachewan; Portland,

Denmark

Oregon; and Camrose, Alberta have the ability to produce

T +45 9966 1000

grades up to x100 pipe diameters up to 60 inches and wall

F +45 9966 1180

thickness up to 1 inch. Evraz uses both internal and external

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steel supplies in its manufacturing process, which allows for

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more flexibility and reliability in meeting stringent customer

specifications. Built on the pedigree of pipe manufacturers

LOGSTOR represents more than fifty years of accumulated

like the former IPSCO and Oregon Steel, Evraz has over 100

specialist experience and is a world-leading supplier of

combined years of experience in the pipe business.

pre-insulated pipe systems. Part of the LOGSTOR Group, LOGSTOR Oil & Gas innovates, develops, manufactures and delivers thermally pre-insulated and complete energy efficient pipeline systems, designed to meet client specified

JPAC Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

requirements for oil and gas onshore and offshore as well as LNG applications. The system is based on closed-cell,

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polyurethane (PUR) foam applied directly on the media

New Delhi – 110019

steel pipe – or on any anti-corrosion coating – and covered

India

by a high-density polyethylene jacket. This cryogenic

T +91 11 47666200

insulation makes it suitable for transport of liquids and

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gases with temperatures ranging from -200°C to 250°C. The

www.jpactech.com

insulation is protected from the outside by a waterproof, durable and UV-resistant pipe jacket made of high-density

JPAC Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a solution provider of domain

polyethylene (HDPE). The field joints are computer-

focused services for the oil & gas industry. Headquartered

controlled, fusion-welded joints which ensure a completely

in New Delhi, with a development center in NOIDA, JPAC

watertight pipe system. LOGSTOR pipe systems for oil and

has offices in Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Pune and Mumbai. JPAC

gas are in operation globally, and in compliance with the

has executed more than 35 projects on PIMS (Pipeline

stringent safety and environmental standards that apply to

Information Management System) in the last seven years.

oil and gas installations.

Member News

for the processing and temporary storage of crude oil.

Bilfinger Berger: Success Off the Norwegian Coast

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The order relates to three oil and gas fields off the coast of Norway and has a volume of some EUR 40 million and a duration of three years. This year the company has already

Bilfinger Berger has won another order from the oil and gas

received major orders worth a total of EUR 370 million for

industry. The company will deliver maintenance services

the maintenance of off-shore plants in the North Sea as

for the BP Group at rigs and stationary tankers, known

well as the construction of pump stations and tank storage

as floating production storage and offloading units, used

systems for the American oil and gas industry.

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Fluor Selected by BASF as Engineering Partner in Asia & Europe

RSK Orbital’s SnapMap Wins UK Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) Award

Fluor Corporation has announced that Germany-based

SnapMap, RSK Orbital’s unique online data management

BASF has chosen it as an engineering partner for chemicals

and collaboration tool for creating virtual site visits of

and petrochemicals projects across Asia and Europe. BASF

linear assets, has won the prestigious 2011 Pipeline

has awarded Fluor umbrella services agreements in these

Industries Guild’s ‘Land-based Pipeline Technology’ Award.

regions for undisclosed contract values. The partnering

RSK Orbital is an aerial survey and geomatics specialist

agreements will cover capital investment projects with

providing software and services across a wide spectrum

separate service orders throughout Asia and Europe.

of business sectors. The award was presented at the 54th

Services provided on projects covered by the agreement

Annual National Dinner and Awards at the Grosvenor

will include front-end engineering and design (FEED),

House Hotel, London.

project management services and/or detailed engineering, procurement and construction management services.

Fluor’s Haarlem office in the Netherlands will lead efforts for the European partnership agreement and will interface with BASF’s global headquarters. Multiple other Fluor operations centers will also be utilized as necessary for project execution.

McDermott Wins Subsea Contract in Malaysia McDermott International, Inc. has announced the award of a subsea contract to its Malaysian subsidiary for deepwater offshore engineering and construction, including transportation and installation of subsea infrastructure. The

RSK Orbital’s Sara Heath and Alan Macleod receive their trophy

award is for the Kikeh Subsea Expansion Project by Murphy

from Les Dawson and Tam Bream (PIG Chairman) at the PIG dinner.

Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of pipelines

SnapMap is an innovative photographic survey and

and an umbilical and subsea hardware package.

geomatics service that combines high-resolution,

Engineering work on the Kikeh Subsea Expansion Project

overlapping oblique still imagery with a detailed moving

has started and is expected to be completed in the third

map and third party vector mapping. The online tool

quarter of 2012. The Kikeh area is located 120 kilometers

enables project managers and engineers involved in

northwest of Labuan, Malaysia, in 1,350 meters of water

large-scale linear developments to view, in detail, every

and is Malaysia’s first deepwater oil discovery. Murphy,

metre of an asset from their desks ensuring that they can

as Operator, has an 80 percent working interest in the

make informed and accurate decisions without having

Kikeh Field with Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. holding the

to travel to a site. Each image is geo-referenced so that

remaining 20 percent interest.

the images themselves act as a map and enable CAD and GIS data, such as ecology, environmental or network

Petrofac Awarded North Sea Contract Renewal

asset information, to be overlain on the photography. The tool helps project managers and engineers visualise the

Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service

elevation of buildings and structures, and it can measure

provider, has announced that its Offshore Engineering &

distances, find coordinates, calculate feature proximity,

Operations (OE&O) business has been awarded a contract

identify landowners and determine population densities.

renewal by Marathon Oil. Petrofac has been working with Marathon on its North Sea Brae assets since 2005.

Following the delivery of a number of critical projects, the

SLECC Wins Two Pipeline Projects

contract has been extended by a further four years.

Shengli Engineering & Consulting (SLECC) received

Starting in August 2011, Petrofac will deploy its engineering,

a Letter of Award from SINOPEC JiangXi Petroleum

construction, operations and maintenance services under

Company on 13 June 2011 for survey and investigation

the terms of the new contract. The base scope is valued at

services of Segment III of Phase II JiangXi Oil Products

GBP 36 million, although this does not include the value of

Pipeline project at a contract value of approximately CNY

any future projects which may get sanctioned.

3.9 million. Phase II JiangXi Oil Products Pipeline runs a

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Al Bender retires from Astec Underground/ Trencor

company. We hate to see him go, but we’re also excited for him as he begins this new chapter in life. We wish him a long and happy retirement.”

Al’s service with Trencor caps a career spanning more

Al Bender, the face of Trencor

than 25 years in the trenching business. He joined Trencor

international sales for many years,

in January 2000 as vice president of manufacturing. He

retired from Astec Underground/

accepted the role of general manager in 2002 when

Trencor on June 30, 2011.

president Roger Eve left the company, and he oversaw the move of the company’s operations from Grapevine,

“Al is well known and widely respected in the trenching

Texas, to Loudon, Tennessee. He joined the sales team in

industry,” says Joe Cline, Astec Underground/Trencor

2003 where he has served in a number of roles — most

president.

recently as international sales manager for the Middle East and Asia territory. Al’s replacement has not yet

“He has been a tireless promoter and staunch believer in the Trencor product line and a valuable asset to our

been named and he will continue to work with Astec Underground/Trencor on a consultant basis as needed.

total 742 km length, consisting of Zhangshu to Shangrao

business since 1980, MDH Engineered Solutions provides

and Zhangshu to Ganzhou pipelines, six intermediate

geo-environmental, geotechnical, hydrogeological and

stations and terminal and two oil depots. The scope of

environmental engineering consulting services to the

work for Segment III awarded to SLECC includes a 425km

mining, oil & gas, transportation, utility and government

length pipeline starting from JiShui county and ending at

sectors. The firm has approximately 175 permanent

Ganzhou terminal and the JiAn and Ganzhou oil depots.

employees working in offices in Saskatoon, Regina, Prince

The survey and investigation will be completed at 80

Albert and Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, and in Edmonton and

calendar days of contract schedule starting from 20 June.

Fort McMurray, Alberta.

On 10 June, CNOOC Gas & Power Group awarded SLECC a feasibility study contract for the YueXi LNG gas pipeline project at a contract value of CNY 1.8 million. The YueXi

Technip’s Expertise in Iraq

LNG gas pipeline starts from the initial station located at

TECHNIP has been awarded a contract by GAZPROM Neft

DongTouShan Island, ZhanJiang City, and terminates at

Badra, to perform a FEED study for the development of the

YangJiang take-off station, measuring a total 270km length.

Badra Oilfield, located in the Republic of Iraq. The client is

Gas will be supplied to the YueXi region including cities of

Gazprom Neft Badra B.V. (with offices in UAE), the leader

Zhanjiang, Maoming and Yangjiang with their jurisdiction

of a consortium with Kogas (Korea), Petronas (Malaysia)

of counties and urban districts. The pipeline, sizing 9.2MPa

and TPAO (Turkey). Gazprom Neft Badra is acting as the

design pressure and 813mm diameter, will be constructed

operator of this FEED study. The Badra oil field is located

in two phases, each at a delivery capacity of 2.3 bn cmpy

in the Wasit governorate, 160 km southeast of Baghdad

and 3.7 bn cmpy, respectively. The pipeline system facilities

City and the development of the field will be split into two

also include one initial station, three take-off stations,

phases. The respective FEED documents shall be submitted

one take-off / pigging station, 10 block valve stations

to the Client 4 months (Phase 1: 60,000 bopd) and 6 months

(BVS) and four cathodic protection stations involving 12

(Phase 2: 180,000 bopd plus associated gas) after the

medium & large river crossings, 15 road crossings and 3

contract award. The main portion of the FEED study will

railway crossings along the route. SLECC will complete the

be performed by TECHNIP’s pipeline competence center

feasibility study within 5 months.

in Germany. TECHNIP has also been awarded by LUKOIL MID-EAST LIMITED the FEED for one of the largest oil fields

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in Iraq, the Mishrif Oil Field Early Production for the West Qurna-Phase 2 Development Project. The West Qurna 2

SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has reinforced its

project is part of a field development plan which aims to

environmental expertise with the acquisition of MDH

produce 1,800,000 barrels of stabilized crude oil per day at

Engineered Solutions, an engineering consulting &

the final stage and the current design capacity for the West

research firm based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In

Qurna 2 project is 700,000 barrels per day.

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Technip Awarded Contract for UK North Sea Development

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony, a natural gas

Endeavour Energy UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Endeavour

56” has been built. The maximum operational pressure of

International Corporation has awarded Technip an EPCI

the pipeline is 100 bars and it will transport over 36 billion

lump sum contract, worth around EUR 70 million, for the

cubic metres of natural gas per annum. The route for the

East Rochelle development in the United Kingdom North

pipeline entailed crossing two major waterways: the Dahme

Sea. The field is located approximately 185 kilometers north-

river and the Oder-Spree Canal. Both owner Wingas and

east of Aberdeen, Scotland in 140 meters of water.

main contractor Bonatti determined that it would be practical

The contract covers full project management and detailed

to do this by using horizontal directional drilling despite the

design, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning

difficult nature of the substance and the presence of rocky

of 30 kilometers of pipe-in-pipe, flexible riser, free issue

deposits underground. Visser & Smit Hanab was awarded

umbilical, subsea isolation valves and manifolds. It also

to conduct the two HDDs with respective lengths of 930 and

covers tie-in spools, trenching, backfill and rockdumping

760 metres. To enable the gas-carrying 56” pipe to be pulled

work. Technip’s operating center in Aberdeen will execute

in, the borehole was drilled with a diameter of 70” (almost

this contract. The pipe-in-pipe will be welded at Technip’s

1.80 metres). Both drillings were successfully completed

spoolbase in Evanton, Scotland, while the flexible riser

within a very short period of time by the end of 2010 despite

will be manufactured at the Group’s flexible pipe plant

the severe winter conditions.

pipeline with a length of 470 kilometres and a diameter of

in Le Trait, France. The offshore installation campaign is scheduled to be completed during the second half of 2012 and will use vessels from the Technip fleet.

Record HDD for OPAL Gas Pipeline Project In a project owned by WINGAS, Visser & Smit Hanab conducted two Horizontal Directional Drillings for the construction of the OPAL natural gas pipeline (OstseePipeline-Anbindungs-Leitung/Baltic Sea Pipeline Link). The HDD’s had to accommodate pipes with a diameter of 56”, which meant that the diameter of the borehole was 70” (almost 1.80 metres), a European record. In the eastern part of Germany, through the provinces of Brandenburg,

Health, Safety & Environmental Committee New Submission Form for Environmental Indicators

As with the longstanding Health & Safety Statistics submissions, all information provided to IPLOCA is, of course, completely confidential; once statistics are gathered for the membership at large, only aggregate statistics are made available. Information requested includes the number of pipeline project sites covered, manpower numbers and man-hours worked, along with the type of incidents incurred by the member company and its

The IPLOCA HSE Committee, under the leadership of

subcontractors. Information on certified management

Chairman Adam Wynne Hughes (CRC Pipeline Inspection

systems, environmental training and audits is also

Group) has developed a new form for members to submit

requested. The form also asks about the existence of

details of environmental incidents.

carbon emission reduction policies and whether or not the company calculates its carbon emissions. It was distributed

The goal, says Adam, is both to raise awareness of potential

to the membership on 27 June 2011 and at press time

environmental impact and to mitigate these events.

approximately 50% of returns had already been received.

“This is, of course, the first issue of the form. We welcome

We appreciate and applaud our members’ support of this

feedback on it from the membership to allow the further

new initiative and look forward to receiving the balance of

development of IPLOCA initiatives on environmental issues

the submissions. Aggregate information will be published

such that we can provide value to the whole membership.”

in an upcoming issue of this newsletter.

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2011 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award Sponsored by Chevron

-- Habau Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft m.b.H./PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH, Austria/Germany Awareness in Pipeline Construction – Value Culture vs.

Failure Management -- Land & Marine Project Engineering with National Grid Gas Transmission, UK

The 2011 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award

Targeting Zero Accidents Through World Class Safety

sponsored by Chevron will be presented at

Leadership

the 2011 Convention in Beijing.

-- Larsen & Toubro, India Hydrocarbon Construction & Pipelines

The Award recognises 2010 initiatives aimed at improving the health and safety of the pipeline industry, including submissions such as: a unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents, a new and well-defined system, procedure or practice enhancing safety, implementation of lessons learned. Entries were received from the following companies:

-- Max Streicher GmbH & Co., KG aA, Germany Water – Principle of Life -- McDermott International, Inc., USA Zero Hand Injury Prevention Campaign -- Sicim SpA, Italy Enhancing Welding Electrical Safety -- Shengli Engineering & Consulting Co. Ltd, China

-- AJ Lucas Operations, Australia Safety in the Community Program -- Caterpillar, Switzerland Safety Features on the 953D Welding Tractor -- Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. (Offshore)

HSE Management Systems -- SNC-Lavalin Construction, Canada HSE Risk Awareness Pictogram-Based Tool: FOCUS Task Cards -- Stroygazmontazh LLC (SGM), Russian Federation

(CCC), Greece

Innovations in H&S: Training of Stroygazmontazh

Mobile HSE Training Unit

Employees

-- China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP), China CPP Management Systems

-- Techint Engineering & Construction, Argentina TEIC Preventive Management, Locking Device –

-- Dodsal Engineering & Construction Pte. Ltd, UAE

Excavations Work

Dodsal H & S Initiatives to Avoid Incidents - 2010,

-- Technip, Germany

HSE Climate Survey -- Essar Projects (I) Ltd, India Ambatovy Nicket Slurry Pipeline Project, Madagascar, Africa -- Galfar Engineering & Contracting W.L.L. Emirates, Abu Dhabi, UAE Managing Health, Safety and Environment in Pipeline Projects

HSE Leadership Development Program - PULSE -- TL Offshore SDN BHD, Malaysia Open Door Communication -- Valentine Maritime (Gulf) LLC, UAE Corrective and Preventive Action Report (CAPAR) -- Willbros Group Inc., USA Blue Print for a Safety Step Change

Environmental Research

and indirect pathways for AIS to become established.

Alien Invasive Species

previous human activity, moving equipment, and personnel

Our Associate Member RSK Group plc has been working

(such as pipelines). Management and prevention of the

with a consortium of oil and gas producers on research into

transmission of AIS is becoming increasingly important as

alien and invasive species (AIS) and the oil and gas industry.

the regulators in many countries seek to establish national

However, it often works in remote areas with little or no between sites and developing large scale linear features

laws. Prevention is better than cure, and as eradication is

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A report was recently published by IPIECA, the global oil

technically very difficult, prevention is therefore the most

and gas industry association for environmental and social

important approach. The guidance document focuses on

issues to provide guidance and prevention management.

prevention approaches for controlling the establishment

The definition of an alien species is a ‘species which

of AIS in new areas. Copies of the report can be obtained

becomes established outside its natural range as a result

from the website www.ipieca.org, reference OGP report

of human activity and threaten biodiversity’. The oil and

436, www.ipieca.org/publication/alien-invasive-species-

gas industry is not unique in its potential to create direct

and-oil-and-gas-industry

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2011 IPLOCA New Technologies Award

-- CCC, Greece Near Real-Time Pipeline Construction Monitoring and Reporting Solution -- CRC-Evans Pipeline International, USA New Generation Welding and Inspections Systems High Speed Hi Force Internal Welding and Backup System

Sponsored by BP

-- Laurini Officine Meccaniche, Italy

This award is made every two years

-- National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), UAE

and was created by the IPLOCA New Technologies Committee to recognise innovation in the technology and processes required for execution of pipeline projects.

Seam Aligner Clamp Environment-Friendly Blasting and Painting Facility at NPCC -- Nippon Steel Engineering Co. Ltd, Republic of Singapore Modification of Stinger Rigging Method -- Rosen Swiss AG, Switzerland

The winning entry will be announced in Beijing and details

Successful Application of a New Safety System for

posted on the IPLOCA website. We thank each of the

Subsea Pipeline Construction

companies who submitted an entry:

-- Stroygazmontazh (SGM), Russian Federation Special Features of the HDD Method

-- A. Hak Industrial Services, The Netherlands Push-Pull Piglet Pipeline Inspection System for Non-Piggable Pipelines -- Bredero Shaw, Canada Thermotite® ULTRA™

-- ShawCor Ltd, Canada Simulated Service Vessel for Accurately Testing Pipe for Subsea Applications -- Spiecapag and Laurini, France and Italy The Swamp Muletrax

New Corporate Social Responsibility Award The new IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award will be presented for the first time at the convention in Beijing.

-- Dodsal, India Career Philanthropy -- GDK S.A., Brazil

Entries were invited showing success in voluntarily

Assistance to an Institution for Mentally

improving the quality of life of the local community and

Handicapped Persons (APAE)

society at large during a pipeline project: -- an initiative to address a specific need identified in the local community -- a program or practice demonstrating the corporate social responsibility of your company -- a creative initiative in which a large impact is made with a small investment -- a long term project, intended to be continuously supported by your company or another, once the pipeline activity is complete.

-- Habau Group, Austria “Help for People and Country” – Network for Disaster Relief in Upper Austria -- Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd, India Save the Tiger Campaign -- Larsen & Toubro Limited, India Hydrocarbon Construction & Pipelines -- McDermott International, Batam, Indonesia Batam Social Investments and Activities -- McConnell Dowell (Aust) Pty Ltd (Australia) MCJV Komo Airfield Project, Papua New Guinea

We were pleased to receive 12 entries for the award, as follows: -- Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L: (Offshore) (CCC), Greece Corporate Social Responsibility Projects -- Conduto, Ecuador

-- Vacuworx, USA Tulsa Pipeline Expo – Restoring Oklahoma -- Welspun Corp Ltd, India Holistic Community Development -- Willbros Group Inc., USA Investing in Canada’s Aboriginal Community

In Tune with our Local Communities

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Beijing

complimentary transfer to the China World Hotel. If you

Convention Update

must provide your detailed flight arrival/departure times

Getting to the Hotel

via the online registration system. If you are not arriving on Saturday or Sunday, the best option is to take a taxi from the airport to the China World Hotel. The fare is

China World Hotel is located in Beijing’s Central Business

approximately CNY 120-150 (EUR 16). Please ensure that

District and is approximately a 45 minute drive from Beijing

you have Chinese currency available as taxis in China

Capital International Airport.

only accept cash. There are ATM machines and currency

Meet & Greet Service

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plan to take advantage of the Meet & Greet service you

exchange booths located in the arrivals hall of the airport.

A ‘Meet & Greet’ service is available for delegates most

Return Transfers to the Airport

of the day on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September,

Return transfers will be arranged on Saturday 17, Sunday

sponsored by SNC-Lavalin. Hostesses holding IPLOCA

18 and Monday 19 September. Transfer times will be

logo signage will meet convention participants in the

made available to you onsite. Our thanks to co-sponsor

arrivals hall and will accompany you to the buses for your

UniversalPegasus.

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Recognition for our Generous Sponsors Below is the list of sponsors who have so far committed

There are still one or two items available! It’s not too late to

their support to the Beijing event. Our sincere thanks go to

contact, caroline.green@iploca.com if you wish to join the

all of them for their generosity and support of this, our 45

list of sponsors below. We will work with you to maximize

Annual Convention.

your company’s visibility during and after the convention.

th

Special Functions:

Tour 3 – The Silk Factory and Pearl Store

Entertainment at Final Banquet

The First Time Attendees Cocktails

Wasco Energy

ShawCor

Pipeline & Gas Journal and

Tour 4 - The Great Wall and Ming Tombs

Audio Visual at Final Banquet

Vacuworx International

CPP China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau

Serimax

The Welcome Party

Tour 5 - Exploring the Hutong

Car for Lottery

Dodsal Group

Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc.

Volvo and Renault Trucks

President’s Dinner

Tour 6 - Urban Planning Museum and

Photographers at the Convention

HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft m.b.H.

Panda Visit

Available

Directors & Wives Dinner

Jindal Saw Ltd

Convention Photo CD

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and

Tour 7 - Forbidden City and

PTPS

Bonatti S.p.A.

the Emperor’s Palaces

Printing of Pocket Programme

Former Presidents’ Cocktails

Spiecapag

Goriziane Group S.p.A.

Techint Engineering & Construction

Tour 8 - Tai Chi at the Temple of Heaven

Printing of Final Banquet Menu

The CRC-Evans Luncheon

Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA

Goriziane Group S.p.A.

CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc. and

Tour 9 - Forbidden City and

Printing of Attendance List

Applus RTD Group

Tiananmen Square

Pipeline & Gas Journal

The Caterpillar Evening

Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA

Caterpillar Fireworks Laurini Officine Meccaniche

Convention / IPLOCA Functions:

Russian Simultaneous Translation Argus Limited Chinese Simultaneous Translation CPP China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau

The Spy Ladies Brunch

Registration Desk

Shopping Shuttle

Pipeline Inspection

Herrenknecht

World Pipelines

IPLOCA Membership Cocktails

Welcome Drinks at Registration (Sat/Sun)

Meet & Greet at the Airport

Petro-Force

ROSEN Group

SNC-Lavalin

IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Menu

Internet Centre

Transfer Back to the Airport

Bechtel

Consolidated Contractors Company (C.C.C.)

UniversalPegasus International, Inc.

IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Wine

Audio Visual for Thursday’s OGM

and co-sponsorship available

PWT S.p.A.

Fluor

Convention Fund Contributions

The John Fabick Cocktail Party

Audio Visual for Friday’s OGM

Available

Pipeline Machinery International

Taishan Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

PWT S.p.A. Gorizane Group S.p.A.

Music for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”

Coffee breaks at Open General Meetings

Astec Underground and American Augers

C.A.T. International Ltd.

Open Bar for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”

Registration Bags for the Gentlemen

Gifts:

Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc.

PWT S.p.A.

Gift

PIH Golf Tournament

Registration Bags for the Ladies

DENSO GmbH, SICIM

Pipeline Induction Heat

DSMU Gazstroy LLC

Liebherr model

WWM Tennis Tournament

Bottled mineral water for all tours

Liebherr

Worldwide Machinery

PWT S.p.A.

Insight Guide to Beijing

Tour 1 - The Great Wall and

Wine at Final Banquet

Maats Pipeline Equipment

Ming Tombs

Willbros Group, Inc.

Champagne at the Final Banquet

Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH

Flowers at Final Banquet

Socotherm

Tour 2- Forbidden City and

Ledcor Pipeline Limited

Tiananmen Square

Band at Final Banquet

Lincoln Electric

Nacap B.V.

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The Joy of Potable Water

Win a Car! Final Banquet Lottery

by Bart De Smedt

Karl and Christine Trauner have selected Hope87: Hundreds of Original Projects for Employment to

Denys’ founder, Edouard Denys,

receive the lottery funds this year.

This is an Austrian initiative in which young people in Bangladesh are encouraged to show initiative and to develop local projects creating training and employment for themselves and other young people.

As usual, tickets will be on sale at the Convention Registration Desk all week. Why not purchase a batch of tickets to increase your chances of winning the voucher for a car that is so generously provided by Volvo and Renault Trucks this year? You must be present at the Final Banquet in order to win!

started laying water pipes in 1923. While the technology may have changed over the intervening years, the company’s core business is firmly focused on pipelines and the all-important goal of bringing water to people who need it.

After working on several sewage treatment plants in Europe in the nineties, the company successfully tendered in recent years for a number of projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger and Ghana, producing and transporting potable water for and to the villages and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

“We use our own people on projects, rather than subcontracting everything,” explained Bart De Smedt, Division Manager Sub Sahara for Denys. “It’s really important to find the right people to manage the projects.

We employ people who have a positive, hands-on attitude and who understand and can coach the local workforce to respect work hours and achieve the quality required by the contractor and client.” De Smedt is only 40 years old, but he has been with Denys since graduating from the University of Ghent with a master’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1994. While he has a traditional background, he notes that he has worked with people trained in all manner of occupations and not necessarily related to pipeline engineering.

A water treatment plant, a transportation and distribution network and several water reservoirs and pumping stations constructed by Denys bring purified water to the city of Koforidua in Ghana.

(Client: Ghana Water Company Limited)

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“You certainly need welders and people experienced in

there are no surprises. He is proud that all the projects

earthworks, but you also need people who have a clear

in Africa have been on time. But he is particularly proud

mind who understand a schedule and simple logistics.

when he sees the people in Africa who benefit from the

The best of our people sometimes have the most

potable water projects. “When you see the excitement

unlikely backgrounds. We have a cook and a footballer

in the small villages, people lined up with buckets, you

on staff. These are people for whom good organisation,

forget immediately the rainy season, getting stuck in

tight scheduling and timing are everything.” Three times

the mud, and all the more serious challenges you had

a month De Smedt travels back and forth from Belgium

building the pipeline. You forget immediately – and you

to Sub Sahara, ensuring that deadlines are met and

join in the festivities.”

In Memoriam Mike Cole

H&K Construction, Bechtel, Parsons, Gulf Interstate Engineering, and others. He was a key part of projects around the world including Abu Dhabi, Yemen, Saudi

It is with a heavy heart and great

Arabia, Uganda, Europe, and the United States. He has

sadness that we tell you Mike Cole

worked with ARB since 1997 as a project manager and

lost his battle with cancer Sunday,

international superintendent on projects in Mexico,

July 17th. He will be greatly

Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and the Philippines as

missed by his family, co-workers,

well as many locations in the United States.

and friends from around the world. His passing leaves a large gap in the pipeline construction industry as Mike

Mike is survived by his wife Cathy, two daughters,

was a true pipeline veteran having dedicated his whole

one son and their families – Jessica Buchanan, her

life to the industry.

husband Dee and daughter Rosemary; and Amanda McVean, her husband Jeff and sons Carter and Brooks;

Mike began his career in the pipeline construction

Matthew Carter and his special friend Mary Lappe.

business in the 1960s and worked with Michael Curran and Associates, Reading & Bates Construction Company,

Mike will be greatly missed.

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IPLOCA First Vice President Osman Birgili (Tekfen) greets the Regional Meeting attendees

Regional Meetings

at the meeting included representatives from Alarko, Argus

Istanbul

Ecmos, Erciyas, Gulf Interstate Engineering, Limak, Maats,

A regional meeting was held in Istanbul on 24 May

Spiecapag, Stroytransgaz, Tekfen and Volvo Construction

2011, kindly hosted by our Associate Member Borusan

Equipment. The meeting was held in the Borusan Holding

Mannesmann. The meeting took place just prior to the

Headquarters, a beautiful nine-storey building known as

Board of Directors Meeting, allowing most of the IPLOCA

the “Haunted Mansion” or “Perili Kösk”, situated next to the

directors to attend.

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. A sympathetic renovation of the

Ltd, Attila Dogan, Borusan, Botas, C.A.T. Group, Caterpillar, Max Streicher GmbH & Co., Pipeline Machinery International,

building from 1993 to 2000 maintained its historic façade and The programme included a presentation (posted on our

completely modernized the interior to meet contemporary

website) from Emre Engür, Head of Strategic Development

office standards. Following the meeting, attendees were

and International Projects Department for BOTAS on the

given a guided tour of the building and the impressive

Current Issues and Future Prospects of the Industry. Guests

collection of contemporary art that is housed there.

Center: The red turreted headquarters of Borusan Holding’s renovated mansion

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Upcoming Conferences 2011 APIA Annual Convention & Conference Offshore Europe 2011

22-25 October 2011 - Sydney, Australia

6-8 September 2011 - Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

www.apia.net.au/events/2011-convention-sydney

www.offshore-europe.co.uk Global Oil & Gas Health & Safety Summit 2011 15 - 17 November 2011 - Amsterdam, Netherlands www.theenergyexchange.co.uk/hse 3rd Asia Pipeline Summit 2011 16-17 November 2011 - Beijing, China www.asiapipelinesummit.com Safe Roads Middle East 21-22 November 2011 - Dubai, UAE www.fleminggulf.com/cross-industry/middle-east/ safe-roads-middle-east-conference 45th IPLOCA Annual Convention

Offshore West Africa

12-16 September 2011, Beijing, China

24-26 January 2012 - Abuja, Nigeria

www.iploca.com

www.offshorewestafrica.com

Offshore India and Unconventional Oil & Gas

DCA 51st Annual Convention

India Conference & Exhibition

3-8 February 2012 - Hawaii, USA

14-16 September 2011, Mumbai, India

www.dca-online.org

www.offshoreoilindia.com PLCA 64th Annual Conference 7th China International Pipeline Exhibition 2011

21-25 February 2012 - Carslbad, CA, USA

17-19 September 2011 - Beijing, China

www.plca.org

www.pipechina.com.cn/en 7th Pipeline Technology Conference Shanghai Petroleum Petrochemical Natural

23-24 April 2012 - Hannover, Germany

Gas Technology Equipment Exhibition

www.pipeline-conference.com

21-23 September 2011 - Shanghai, China www.sippe.org.cn/en

PLCAC 58th Annual Convention 3-7 June 2012 - Whistler, Canada

Trenchless Middle-East

www.pipeline.ca/convention.html

10-11 October 2011 - Dubai, UAE www.trenchlessmiddleeast.com

25th World Gas Conference 4-8 June 2012 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

7th Annual HSE Forum in Energy

www.wgc2012.com

10-12 October 2011 - Doha, Qatar www.fleminggulf.com/energy/middle-east/ 7th-annual-hse-forum-in-energy European Future Energy Forum 10-12 October 2011 - Geneva, Switzerland www.europeanfutureenergyforum.com

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In the Headlines

Pipe Manufacturer Closes Units Due to High Importation

Nigeria’s Oando to Build Gas Pipeline Grid in Africa

The Sadid Industrial Group has closed down its pipe manufacturing units in Tehran and Mahshar at the Persian

Nigerian energy company Oando has announced it has

Gulf due to high importation of pipes, Moj news agency

signed an agreement with the Niger Delta’s River state to

reported. Hamid Ataii the managing director of the SIG,

expand gas infrastructure in the oil city of Port Harcourt, and

speaking to a group of Tehran lawmakers visiting the

says that it is well on the way to building the largest natural

factory in Tehran said that gas and oil contractors import

gas pipeline grid in sub-Saharan Africa. Under the agreement,

pipes from China, India and Germany instead of using

Oando would rehabilitate, expand and operate the existing

local capacities. The factory in Mahshar started production

gas infrastructure in Port Harcourt’s industrial areas. The

in 2002 with a capacity of producing 350,000 tons of large

pipeline currently has a throughput capacity of 40,000 Mcf/

diameter gas pipelines and the Tehran unit can produce

year. The company did not say what the expanded capacity

100,000 tons pipes for different uses. Ataii noted the SIG

would be, but added that it will provide an immediate boost

has filed several complaints against the importation.

to its revenue profile starting from August.

Iran Independent News Service, 14 June 2011

Platts.com, 8 August 2011

Iran Signs $10 Billion Gas Deal With Syria, Iraq Norway Energy Profile: Major Holder of Gas And Oil Reserves In Europe

Iran has signed a preliminary USD 10 billion deal with Syria

Norway, the largest holder of natural gas and oil reserves

its energy sector that has been targeted by international

in Europe, provides much of the oil and gas consumed

sanctions. Under the memorandum of understanding

on the continent. In 2010, Norway was the second

signed by the three countries’ oil ministers, a 5,000

largest exporter of natural gas in the world, second only

kilometer (3,100 mile) pipeline will be built to carry gas

to Russia. In 2010, crude oil, natural gas, and pipeline

from the giant South Pars field that Iran shares with Qatar.

transport services accounted for almost 50 percent of

The gas would move through Iraq, Syria and Lebanon,

Norway’s exports value, 21 percent of GDP, and 25 percent

to the Mediterranean, with Europe targeted as the final

of government revenues according to the Norwegian

export destination, according to state television and the Oil

Petroleum Directorate.

Ministry’s web site, Shana.

Eurasiareview.com, 5 August 2011

WashingtonPost.com, 25 July 2011

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Mexican Scientists Use Coconut Oil to Protect Pipelines from Rust

In Memoriam

Mexican scientists are developing a coating from coconut

Jean Claude Clouet

oil to protect pipelines from rust in an effort to find a replacement for the products currently being imported

It was with sadness that we recently learned of the

by state-owned oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex,

death of Jean Claude Clouet, who joined SPAC in 1967

the research project’s director said. The compound is in

as Secretary General and was later President and

the experimental stage, but it “has been shown to be

Director General until his retirement in 1997. He served

competitive” against commercial products available in

as Treasurer of IPLOCA in 1996.

other countries, such as Great Britain, project director Jorge Ascencio said in a statement. The project is being carried out at the Physical Sciences Institute, or ICF, in the central state of Morelos with the support of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM, the National Science and Technology Council, or Conacyt, and the government of the southern state of Guerrero.

Latinofoxnews.com, 26 July 2011

Blast on Iran Pipeline Cuts Oil Flow to Turkey An explosion has struck a major Iranian pipeline carrying gas to Turkey and cut the flow of gas, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. Majid Boujarzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian National Gas Company, said the blast took place in the morning hours near the border crossing of Bazargan.

No one was injured in the explosion. The causes of the blast were not immediately known and Boujarzadeh said it was

IPLOCA Yearbook new edition

In October/November five

too early to say if it was due to sabotage. He said a group of

thousand copies of the

experts were investigating and that technicians were working

Yearbook will be distributed

to repair the pipeline.

globally to the desks and in

Sacbee.com, 29 July 2011

the field offices of pipeline companies. So you can be sure that information about

South Sudan Aays North Wages Economic War With Oil fee

your company is known where it helps you, namely

South Sudan said its former civil war foe Khartoum, which

with your clients and

controls the pipelines for its oil exports, had declared

prospective clients.

economic war against the new African nation by demanding a transit fee of almost $23 a barrel. This charge would take up about 20 percent of the value of oil sold by South Sudan.

Reuters.com, 25 July 2011

We hope this new edition will again meet your expectations but we always appreciate your comments and suggestions. Please make sure to send us the addresses of the persons to whom you wish us to send this 10th edition of the IPLOCA Yearbook.

Syrian Oil Pipeline Bombed Saboteurs exploded a bomb on an oil pipeline near the town of Talkalakh, near Syria’s border with Lebanon, leaving a deep crater, officials said. The explosion left a crater about 30 feet deep and 50 feet across, causing an undetermined amount of raw oil to spill into the environment, Xinhua reported Saturday. Officials speculated the saboteurs wanted the oil to leak into a reservoir that provides irritation water so it would destroy nearby agricultural crops.

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

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

UPI.com, 30 July 2011

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IPLOCA Board of Directors

2010-2011

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 Karl Trauner (HABAU), President; Director, Europe Central;

Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd), Director, Middle East &

Chairman of the Training Committee

Africa

Osman Birgili (Tekfen), 1 Vice President; Director, Europe

Zhao Yujian (CPP), Director, East & Far East

Eastern; Chairman of the New Technologies Committee

Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd), Director,

Doug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), 2 Vice President;

East & Far East

Director, America North

Gerry Grothe (Pipeline Machinery Intl.), Director,

Harald Dresp (Max Streicher), Treasurer; Director at Large

Associate Members

Adam Wynne Hughes (Pipeline Induction Heat &

Michael Rae (Argus Ltd), Director, Associate Members

st

nd

CRC Evans Inspection Group), Immediate Past President; Chairman of the HSE Committee

Directors

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

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Directors at Large

Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director, Europe North-West

Executive Secretary

Ebbo L채nge (Conduto), Director, Latin America

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