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Contents Letter from the President
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News from Geneva
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Board Meeting Update
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Member News
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IPLOCA Membership Evolution
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Membership Center
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Health & Safety Statistics
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New Technologies
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Regional Meetings
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Environmental Statistics
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Training Committee
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Huge Tunnelling Drill
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IPLOCA Collaborates on Research
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In the Headlines
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Istanbul Convention Update
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Upcoming Conferences
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Letter from the President The Europe you don’t know, the Asia you will discover… These words describe the essence of Istanbul, my hometown and the site of this year’s Convention. No wonder we are very much looking forward to welcoming all of you in September. Indeed, meticulous planning is already under way. Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga and Membership & Convention Manager, Caroline Green, were in Istanbul in early February for a thorough inspection of all sites as well as our base for the event, the legendary Istanbul Hilton, which throughout more than half a century hosted stars and dignitaries including Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Marlon Brando, Mohammed Ali, Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Grace of Monaco. I am pleased to announce that we have selected “Send me to school, Dad” as the recipient of the lottery funds this year. In 2005 the Dogan Newspaper Group began this initiative in support of the national Turkish education campaign to encourage girls to continue their education. We will be making more information available in the next newsletter. You will find more details about the Convention on page 20 of this Newsletter. We are doing our very best to stage a thrilling event and encourage you to mark the week of Sunday 9th September on your calendar now and watch for the opening of registration in May. Our more immediate focus, however, is the submission of your Health and Safety Statistics and Environmental Statistics Returns. The submission forms are available at www.iploca.com. Please see a special note on page 5 regarding the submission of Health & Safety Statistics by Regular Members. The Environmental Statistics Return was a new initiative introduced in 2011 with the aim to respond to growing worldwide trends in environmental accountability. The deadline for both returns is 9 March 2012. Also please do not forget to consider entering this year’s awards. The winners of the IPLOCA Health & Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron, and the IPLOCA Environmental Award, sponsored by Shell, will be announced in Istanbul in September. Watch for further details and deadlines in email by the beginning of April. Award submission forms will also be posted on the website. Our work in HSE, New Technologies and Training continues, and you will read about it on the coming pages. We value greatly the dedication of all our participating members. I look forward to your questions, comments and ideas regarding IPLOCA. Please feel free to contact me at obirgili@tekfen.com.tr Sincerely,
Osman Birgili
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News from Geneva
Health & Safety Statistics
In Geneva everyone has been complaining about the cold
Please note that given the paramount importance of these
weather. The -15°C (5°F) temperatures experienced in
statistics, the Board of Directors determined at its Beijing
February were made to feel significantly more frigid because
Board Meeting that Regular Members whose company did
of Geneva’s famous wind, La Bise.
not submit the required Health & Safety Statistics would not be allowed to attend the convention for that year. The
This vigorous north/northeasterly wind whips up the surface of Lake Geneva and the resulting spray can encase
deadline for statistics submission is 9 March 2012.
the shore and any nearby vegetation – or anything else – in
Membership Certificates
ice. We are looking forward to summer when this dry wind
Membership certificates for 2012 have been mailed out. If
has a much better connotation – that of being the ideal wind
you are the designated IPLOCA Key Representative for your
to dry laundry: “Avec la Bise, lave ta chemise”
company and you have not received your certificate please
(When the Bise blows, wash your shirt.)
contact Sarah.Junod@iploca.com, Accounting Manager.
Board Meeting Update
The 2011-2012 IPLOCA Board of Directors met in Cape Town
Cape Town
at the beginning of December. Following are highlights from that meeting.
HSE Committee At its meeting in Geneva on 11-12 October 2011, Chairman Adam Wynne Hughes noted that 96 percent of the required Health & Safety Statistics had been received by the Secretariat. He considered it extremely important that we receive 100 percent of these each year, as a condition of membership in the Association. Information from the sister associations has also been received. Development of a new IPLOCA Health & Safety Statistics Report is scheduled for 2012 and will be considerably more indepth and detailed than previous reports, with aggregate statistics by region, and with further information such as statistics by category of company. It is felt that this more detailed report will be of greater benefit to the IPLOCA (Left to right) Board Members Jerrit Coward (Willbros), Pierluigi
membership. A new Health & Safety Statistics form to
Zanin (Goriziane Group), Bruno Maerten (Geocean) and Gerry
collect statistics specifically from the Associate Members
Grothe (Pipeline Machinery International) meet in Cape Town.
is under consideration.
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Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs): A workshop has been
Juan Arzuaga held meetings with BP and Chevron in
proposed for mid-2012 to share lessons learned and bring
London on 15 December to enhance their collaboration and
new ideas to try to help reduce RTAs. HSE managers and
support of IPLOCA’s initiatives.
some specialists from clients will be invited to contribute their expertise.
The spring sessions of Novel Construction are planned for 21-22 March at the Sofitel Heathrow London.
New Guidelines for Awards: Clearer and more detailed guidelines are being established for 2012, to be used in the
Research Collaboration: IPLOCA is collaborating with
selection of winners for the 2012 Health & Safety Award and
the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA), the
the 2012 Environmental Award.
European Pipeline Research Group (EPRG) and the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) on research projects
Environmental Section for Road to Success: Comments and
for 2012. IPLOCA recently attended the EPRG Technical
suggeststions were given to the new Environmental Work
Sessions in Bergamo, Italy where it was confirmed that
Group and some members of the HSE Committee may
EPRG could not get funds for some of the research projects
participate in the creation of the new section.
proposed by PRCI. Projects of specific interest to IPLOCA are Onshore Pipeline Route Selection and Associated Data
Feedback on Environmental Statistics Form
Gathering and Determination of Pipeline Lowering-In
The wording of the form was discussed and one minor
Stresses and Mitigative Strategies for Construction. These
change suggested.
two projects are being led by PRCI and co-funded by INGAA and IPLOCA.
The next HSE meeting is scheduled for 27-28 March at the Geneva Secretariat.
Training Committee
The minutes of the Beijing Board Meetings were reviewed and approved.
IPLOCA Pipeline Construction Safety Instructors Tool:
Treasurer’s Report
Translation will be considered after the English version
The annual forecast for 2011 showed total revenues of
is launched. The licensing agreement was signed on 11
CHF 2,367,361 and total costs from operations of CHF
October 2011 and we have confirmed timing and costs with
2,063,294. Sponsorship funds received were more than those
the Construction Safety Council (CSC). The tool is expected
in the budget, but more was spent on committee work than
to be delivered by May 2012.
anticipated, particularly New Technologies, with the on-going development of Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success.
Training for Operators: The Training Committee is evaluating the program made available by Caterpillar and will consider
Budget 2012: The Budget for 2012 was reviewed and
translating it. The program will be made vendor neutral, to
approved.
be applicable to all equipment manufacturers. The next Training Committee meeting will be held in
Applications for membership were approved by the Board
Malaga on 17-18 May 2012 and will include a General Line
as follows:
Demonstration for pipeline equipment.
Associate Members
The committee plans to seek further information on
-- Air Liquide Welding, France
companies that offer training applicable to pipeline
-- ChTZ-Ultratrac Ltd., Russia
construction, including supervisory training, such as that
-- JES Pipelines, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
being discussed with the Construction Safety Council.
New Technologies Committee The Fall Sessions of the Novel Construction Initiative were held on 19-20 October, in London. Following the publication
Regular Members -- Comstock Canada Ltd, Canada -- Gulf Petrochemical Services & Trading LLC, Sultanate of Oman
of the Second Edition of Onshore Pipelines: The Road to
Resignations
Success, we have now launched Phase 3, with new working
-- Computerised Information Technology Ltd (CIT Ltd.), U.K
groups, development of existing and new sections, and
-- Global Industries, Inc., U.S.A. (now part of Technip, a
arrangement of meetings to engage with Clients. More volunteers are needed and very welcome.
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Regular Member) -- Koop Holding Europe b.v., The Netherlands
-- McDermott International Inc., U.S.A.
with the Hilton Istanbul has been signed and a ground
-- SOMICO, France (part of CRC-Evans)
agent, Visitur, has been selected. Juan Arzuaga and Caroline Green will make a site visit at the beginning of February.
Draft Recommendation Letters: Draft Associate and Regular Member recommendation letter templates were
Speakers for Istanbul: Board Members will identify and
reviewed and approved. Minor changes in wording were
propose speakers, along with a summary of the suggested
made to both the Associate Member and Regular Member
topic, by the February board meeting in London, where
Application Forms.
final decisions will be made on the slate of speakers.
Suggestions for Academic Members: IPLOCA currently has
Regional Meetings
four Academic Members but none of them are actively
The following Regional Meetings are planned for 2012:
engaged with any IPLOCA initiatives. The Board discussed
-- Latin America - June 2012, Bogota, Colombia
ways in which we might better engage these universities.
-- Italy - 15 May 2012, Milan
Convention
-- Europe North West - 15 March, Enschede, the Netherlands -- America North - USA and Canada - It was proposed
Feedback from Beijing: Convention questionnaire results
we consider IPLOCA’s attendance at PLCA and PLCAC
were reviewed and discussed.
Conventions as alternatives to Regional Meetings.
Arrangements for Istanbul: Arrangements for the Istanbul
Analysis of traffic to our website was suggested via Google
Convention are proceeding smoothly. The hotel contract
Analytics and is under way.
Some members of the Board of Directors took advantage of being in South Africa to spend the following weekend on safari.
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Member News ESAB acquired by Colfax Corporation Effective Friday, January 13, 2012, Charter International plc, owner of ESAB, has been acquired by Colfax Corporation. Colfax Corporation, based in Fulton MD, is a diversified industrial manufacturing company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Charter International plc resided in Ireland and was the parent of two leading businesses: ESAB, a global leader in the welding products industry, and Howden, a premier manufacturer of heavy-duty air and gas handling equipment. ESAB employs over 8,500 people worldwide, and is one of the leading manufacturers in the global welding industry. ESAB has sales and support
The New PLM head office facility in Cypress, Texas
locations in 80 countries, and 26 manufacturing facilities across 4 continents. Colfax Corporation is a diversified
property for building expansion. Office space is available
global manufacturing and engineering company that
for 50 with 30 people currently working out of this office.
provides gas- and fluid-handling and fabrication technology
Meeting and training facilities onsite will accommodate 50
products and services to commercial and governmental
people. PLM-Cat was established in 2005 and is the first
customers around the world under the Howden, Colfax
Caterpillar dealership to focus on a particular industry on
Fluid Handling and ESAB brands.
a global basis. The company provides purpose-built and traditional construction equipment to the mainline pipeline
mutares acquires EUPEC
construction industry on projects around the world. PLMCat’s worldwide activities are currently supported through
mutares AG, Munich, has taken over the EUPEC group of
the corporate offices in: Cypress, Texas, USA; Edmonton,
companies from the Indonesian Korindo group on January
Alberta, Canada; The Hague, Netherlands; Beijing, China;
26, 2012. EUPEC is Europe’s leading provider of coatings
Melbourne, Australia; and Singapore.
for oil, gas and water pipelines. In 2011 the company generated a turnover of more than EUR 200 million and currently employs 120 people at four locations in France
Spiecapag wins RAF Mildenhall work
and Germany. EUPEC supplies coatings for various on- and
Pipeline specialist Spiecapag UK has been awarded a
offshore applications. Customers all over the world are
GBP 6.5m Ministry of Defence contract to replace the fuel
served from the company’s headquarters in Graveline
distribution system at RAF Mildenhall in the UK. Work
in northern France and from its German subsidiary in
involves replacing an existing hydrant main serving the Air
Muelheim. During the last three years, EUPEC has been
Mobility Command (AMC) Ramp, which is past its usable
providing all the concrete weight coating for the pipelines
life. Spiecapag UK will remove the existing aluminium
of the Nordstream project.
main and replace it with a stainless steel main along with new hydrants, and associate leak detection and cathodic
PLM opens the doors at new World Headquarters
protection. The pump house will be upgraded and all pumps and filters replaced. A new product recovery tank and truck loading area will also be constructed.
PipeLine Machinery International (PLM-Cat) Executive Vice President and General Manager Tony Fernandez
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welcomed local pipeline industry representatives, media
STREICHER Appoints Another Managing Director
and community to the grand opening of the company’s new
With effect from 1st January 2012 MAX STREICHER GmbH
head office facility in Cypress, Texas (northwest Houston
& Co. KG aA extended its management: In addition
area) on 9 February, 2012. The 8800 ft² service facility
to Dipl.-Ing. Armin Kiendl, Dipl.-Kfm. Hubert Ruderer
includes a state-of-the-art equipment wash bay designed
and Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Maximilian Hofmann, lawyer Rainer
to conserve, clarify and reuse water. Paved and gravelled
Leneis has now been appointed as the fourth managing
storage areas can accommodate approximately 150 large
director of the MAX STREICHER GmbH & Co. KG aA.
units. The 16,000 ft² office facility includes 4,000 ft² of open
He has served as head of the legal department since the
space for future development plus some room on the
beginning of 2004.
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Technip Completes Acquisition of Global Industries Technip has announced that it has completed the
German Chancellor Visits Herrenknecht Plant in China
acquisition of Global Industries, Ltd. The shareholders of Global Industries approved the merger at a special shareholders meeting held on November 30, 2011 and will receive USD 8.00 per share in cash. Global Industries has become an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Technip.The completion of the merger will allow the integration of Global Industries into Technip to begin, thus benefiting Technip’s and Global Industries’ employees and clients, who have been very supportive of the transaction. The initial integration planning carried out since the announcement has confirmed the rationale for bringing Technip’s subsea activities and those of Global Industries together.
Technip Awarded Major Flexible Pipe Frame Agreement by Petrobras Technip has been awarded a 5-year frame agreement contract from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the supply of around 1,400 kilometers of flexible pipes. Supply starts in 2013 and orders are guaranteed for at least 50 percent of the total value, which is currently estimated to be worth around USD 2.1 billion. The scope of the contract includes the manufacture of over 150 types and diameters of risers, flowlines and associated equipment and accessories. Deliveries under this frame agreement will be spread over the contract period and order intake recognition will progress as specific work orders are confirmed. Flexible pipes for the contract will be produced both at Technip’s existing manufacturing site in Vitoria, and also at the new manufacturing facility under construction in Açu, Brazil. Accordingly, this award confirms the strong rationale of the investment announced last year in a second flexible pipe plant in Brazil capable of delivering a range of technologically advanced, high-end flexible pipe products to meet the strong demand growth and evolving technology requirements we expect in the Brazilian market.
Group picture in front of the Herrenknecht EPB Shield for the Metro in Dongguan. 2nd from left: Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht, Chairman of the Board of Management of Herrenknecht AG, 3rd from left: Dr. Angela Merkel, German Federal Chancellor, 4th from left: Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People’s Republic of China
The German Federal Chancellor and Chinese Premier visited the Herrenknecht plant (HTE) in Guangzhou on Friday, 3 February, 2012. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht, Chairman of the Board of Management of Herrenknecht AG, presented the company to Federal Chancellor Merkel and Premier Wen, and talked about important reference projects. In addition, he introduced a tunnel boring machine, an Earth Pressure Balance Shield with a diameter of 6.95 meters, which is being used in the construction of the Metro Line 2 in Dongguan.
Tenaris, CRC-Evans in services pact
services available in the market,” Mariano Armengol,
Tenaris and CRC-Evans are collaborating further in
Tenaris Pipeline Services Director, said in a statement.
their offerings of tubular pipe and welding services. The
Research and development on the technologies will build
joint product between the Argentine manufacturer and
off an initial cooperative agreement signed about a year
global pipeline specialist will be an “integral package of
ago and take place at a Mexico facility, a joint statement
technologies for the most complex offshore operations,
said. “Two market-leading companies are coming
reducing time, costs and risk for customers,” the
together to drive the future of material and welding
companies said. “We trust that together we will be able
development,” CRC-Evans Offshore Managing Director
to provide the best combination of line pipe and welding
Ben Mackay said in a statement.
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Evolution of IPLOCA Membership Since the association’s formation in 1966, its membership has evolved considerably, both in number and in international reach. The evolution by geographical area is represented graphically on the facing page and based on data from the IPLOCA archives. Detailed data prior to the early nineties is less available, but minutes of the October 1974 Board
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of Directors meeting in Venice referred to a total of 75 Regular Members and 150 Associate Members; minutes 2011 Membership Breakdown from the October 1977 Annual General Meeting in Istanbul
America North
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were present at the meeting.
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Membership Centre
and facilities, Pipeline maintenance, Specialized services
We welcome the following new Regular and Associate
surveys, Cathodic protection monitoring and maintenance
Members to IPLOCA. The information below is also posted
activities. GPS was one of the first companies in the
at www.iploca.com under the Membership Centre.
Sultanate of Oman to have earned ISO 9000 Quality System
New Regular Members
such as hydro testing, blasting & painting, DCVG & CIPS
Certification of Compliance for its entire scope of activities. The company’s health, safety, environmental & waste management standards are among the most effective in
Comstock Canada Ltd.
the Omani contracting community with a number of major milestone achievements to its credit.
3455 Landmark Road Burlington, ON L7M 1T4 Canada T +1 905 335 3333
New Associate Members
F +1 905 335 3169 E gbirkbeck@comstockcanada.com I www.comstockcanada.com
Air Liquide Welding
Comstock has more than 100 years of presence in the
13 Rue d’Epluches
Canadian Construction Industry, having worked in every
Saint-Ouen l’Aumône
part of Canada and on a wide variety of projects. The
35315 Cergy Pontoise Cedex
company generally employs 2,000 to 3,000 staff and
France
tradesmen out of the 9 offices they maintain in Alberta,
T +33 134 21 33 33
Manitoba and Ontario, all of which execute industrial
F +33 134 21 31 30
construction work. Today the company’s focus is on
I www.airliquidewelding.com
mechanical, electrical, millwrighting and structural work in
the energy, automotive, water/waste water, industrial and
The Air Liquide group, with its headquarters in Paris,
pipeline facility sectors, with the resources to self-perform
France, is one of Europe’s larger multinational companies.
large projects in all these areas.
Founded in 1902 it is present in 80 countries with a consolidated turnover of EUR 13.5 billion in 2010 and 43.600 employees all over the world. Air Liquide Welding, ALW, an operating company of the Air Liquide group, is dedicated to
Gulf Petrochemical Services & Trading LLC
designing, manufacturing and sales of products, processes, systems, solutions and related services for the welding
Post Box 1633, Jibroo
and cutting of materials. ALW serves the pipelaying
Muscat, 114
industry through a wide range of automated installations,
Oman
welding consumables and equipment specifically designed
T +968 243 92900
for high productivity applications. It has been supplying
F +968 244 89446
OERLIKON welding products to the pipeline industry for
E gpsoman@omantel.net.com
over 30 years and has a wide range of solutions for manual
I www.gpsoman.com
welding, consumables and power sources for orbital
welding as well as high deposition rate SAW welding
Gulf Petrochemical Services & Trading LLC (GPS) has been
consumables and equipment for double jointing.
actively involved in various contracting activities within Oman’s oil, gas, water, wastewater and power sectors since 1983. GPS, a pioneer in pipeline construction in Oman, owns one of the biggest fleets of plant and equipment among the oil and gas sector contractors in Oman and
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directly employs more than 6,000 multi-disciplinary
ChTZ-Uraltrac Ltd.
personnel. GPS has operations in UAE, Kuwait and India
Kuznetsky most street, 21/5, office 2033
with its headquarters in the Sultanate of Oman. The
Moscow, 107996
company’s Contract Division undertakes: Engineering,
Russian Federation
procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for pipelines
T +7 495 626 0884
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F +7 495 626 0884 E al_ponomarev@yahoo.com / sales@chtz.ru I www.chtz-uraltrac.com
JES Pipelines Ltd.
ChTZ-Ultratrac Company is a leading manufacturer
ARA Hill Top, Unit A1
of construction machinery - part of the state-owned
Pletterijweg Oost 1
corporation, which includes over 20 industrial enterprises,
Willemstad, Curacao
research institutes and design bureaus, manufacturing
Netherlands Antilles
products for construction and railway industries.The
T +34 649 058 236
product line of ChTZ-URALTRAC includes the industrial
F +5999 461 8285
machinery for oil and gas, pipeline, mining, infrastructure
E jeswecan@autservices.com
and road-building sectors. Uraltrac pipelaying equipment
I www.jespipelines.com
has proved itself reliable and highly effective in many local
and global projects. A great number of end-users in the
JES Pipelines Ltd. provides AUT inspection to the pipeline
on-shore pipeline construction industry confirm the high
construction industry on- and offshore in a combination
production capacity and reliability of ChTZ-Uraltrac pipe-
of Phased Array, TOFD and Multi-Probe. JES Pipelines Ltd.
layers and dozers. Since the first machine was produced in
was incorporated on 17 October 2008 and has its head
1933 more than 1.2 million units of construction machinery
office in Curacao, the Netherlands Antilles and a workshop
have been manufactured and used in all parts of the
in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from where Phased Array
world. The company demonstrates the highest level of
AUT equipment is mobilised to its projects worldwide.
cooperation with many well-known partners both in Russia
The Company was founded by Henk van Dijk and Ed van
and internationally, making it a leader and a successful
Huuksloot who have worked in the pipeline inspection
competitor with world brands internationally.
industry since the early 1970s.
Please note that main construction and EPC contractors and EPCM Contractors should report all incidents, including those related to their subcontractors. In case of integrated JVs, the Technical Leader should report the totality of the JV incidents. The accidents, incidents and near misses taken into account are those that happen within the jobsite perimeter, or when travelling from camp to jobsite or during any other transportation. Travel accidents, incidents and near misses from home or from any other private location to the worksite must be included. If you already have ISO, OHSAS or any other accreditations, please advise us when you submit your return. Your return is a confidential document and is not shown or passed to any
Health & Safety Statistics Required
As a condition of membership, Regular Members are required to submit their annual health & safety statistics to IPLOCA, such that aggregate statistics for the industry can be monitored. We welcome this information also from our Associate Members who have field construction activities. A form designed specifically for Associate Members is also currently under consideration. The returns should cover pipeline construction sites or
third party, other than the HSE Committee working within the IPLOCA Office.
Health & Safety Statistics Return If you have not already done so, please be sure to complete and submit your 2011 Health & Safety Statistics Return no later than 9th March 2012, to the attention of Juan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary. The form itself, and guidelines to help you complete the form, are available at www.iploca.com. Submission of the Health & Safety Statistics Return is a prerequisite to a Regular Member company being accepted to attend the Convention.
offshore operations and all infrastructure related projects.
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New Technologies
Groups & Group Leaders
The next Novel Construction Plenary Session is fast
Criss Shipman (G.I.E.), cshipman@gie.com
approaching. For your convenience this meeting will be
Earthworks & Crossings
held at London Heathrow Airport, at the Sofitel Hotel.
Paul Andrews (Fluor), Paul.I.Andrews@Fluor.com
Planning and Design
Welding & NDT & Testing Gustavo Guaytima (Techint), gguaytima@techint.com Future Trends & Innovation Zuhair Haddad (C.C.C.), zuhair@ccc.gr External Corrosion Protection Systems (ECPS) Sean Haberer (ShawCor), shaberer@shawcor.com Environment Sue Sljivic (RSK Group), ssljivic@rsk.co.uk Logistics Bruno Pomare (Spiecapag), bruno.pomare@spiecapag.com Coordination Juan Arzuaga (IPLOCA), juan.arzuaga@iploca.com IPLOCA Regular and Associate Members who have further
Novel Construction Plenary Session
questions are asked to contact juan.arzuaga@iploca.com or one of the group leaders directly.
Wednesday 21 March - Thursday 22 March, 2012 SOFITEL London Heathrow Terminal 5, London Heathrow Airport, TW6 2GD, U.K.
wiki.iploca.com
We encourage all interested Regular Members and Associate
The new Novel Construction
Members to join us in London, and to contribute to one of the
Initiative wiki is now up and
working groups, as we tackle Phase III of the Initiative. We are
running, to assist members
looking to create or complete the following chapters within
in working collaboratively to generate the updates to
our publication Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success: 6. Earthworks (to be further developed)
Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success.
7. Crossings (to be further developed) 8. Logistics (to be further developed)
If you feel you can contribute to one of the new sections
9. Welding (new)
and would like to receive a password and instructions,
11. Pipeline Protection Systems (to be updated)
please contact the appropriate group leaders listed
12. Pipelines and the Environment (new)
above or email guy.henley@iploca.com.
13. New Trends & Innovation (to be further developed)
Regional Meetings
is close to the German border and famous for its forests
Europe North-West Meeting
Nederlandse Gasunie will give a presentation “Is the Dutch
15 March 2012 – Enschede, the Netherlands
and agriculture. Enno Freese, Director of Projects at N.V. gas roundabout ready? No new work – all projects finished?”
Associate Member Maats Pipeline Equipment will host
Other presenters include H. Watzka from Open Grid Europe,
IPLOCA’s second Regional Meeting for Europe North-
Germany; F. Bernaerts, Procurement Manager, Fluxys,
West on 15 March, 2012. The meeting is designed for our companies in Benelux, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Scandinavian countries, Iceland and Finland. The meeting will be held in Enschede in the beautiful Twente region in the east of the Netherlands. This area
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Other Upcoming Regional Meetings Italy -15 May 2012, Milan Latin America - June 2012, Bogota, Colombia
Belgium; Prof. R. Denys, Director of Laboratorium Soete,
be among the association’s representatives attending the
University of Ghent; and E. Freese, Director of Projects for
event. Regular and Associate Members are encouraged
N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie. IPLOCA Director for Europe
to bring guests or potential members to the meeting to
North-West Adam Wynne Hughes, IPLOCA Director-at-Large
demonstrate the benefits it can have for doing business in
Wilhelm Maats, and Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga will
the pipeline and offshore industry. A block of rooms has been reserved for the nights of 14 and 15 March at the Wilmersberg Hotel in De Lutte at a discounted rate of EUR 100 per room, per night, including breakfast. An added incentive to attend will be a late afternoon visit to the Grolsch brewery in Enschede. With its history going back as far as the year 1615, the beer is currently produced in a state-of-the-art brewery that was put in operation in 2004. To register for the event call +31 547 260 000 or email the organising committee at info@maats.com. Information is also available at the IPLOCA website. Advance registration is required and space is limited.
Environmental Statistics
Strongly Encouraged
this information so that the entire membership can benefit from the aggregated information and we welcome this information also from our Associate Members who have field construction activities.
IPLOCA has recently established an Environmental Statistics Return Form. Last year the return response rate
The returns should cover pipeline construction sites or
was 53 percent and this year we wish to improve upon this,
offshore operations and all infrastructure related projects.
so please ensure we receive your fully completed form as
Please note that main construction and EPC contractors
soon as possible but no later than 9th March 2012.
and EPCM contractors should report all incidents, including those related to their subcontractors. In case of integrated
The goal of this form is to respond to growing worldwide
JVs, the technical leader should report the totality of the JV
trends in environmental accountability. IPLOCA’s hope is
incidents. Again, your return is a confidential document and
that this form will serve members who are already active
is not shown or passed to any third party, other than the HSE
in the environmental assessment domain, and serve as an
Committee working within the IPLOCA office. Submissions
example to those who have yet to undertake any such action.
will be used to determine IPLOCA’s environmental aggregate
We strongly encourage all Regular Members to provide
statistics related to onshore and offshore construction.
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Training Committee
Caterpillar he was Export Sales Manager for Nedcon bv., in Doetinchem, The Netherlands, and previous to that role he served as a captain in the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps. He has a law degree from the University of Utrecht, The
Ruud Kronenburg, Dean of
Netherlands, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in
Caterpillar University, has
Business Administration at the University of Grenoble,
been appointed to IPLOCA’s
France. He joins Erhan Hersek of Tekfen Construction and
Training Committee.
Ralf Prior of PPS Pipeline Systems on the committee, under the leadership of members of the Board of Directors: Karl
After joining Caterpillar
Trauner (Committee Chairman) (HABAU), Harald Dresp
in 1984 Mr Kronenburg
(Max Streicher), Gerald T. Grothe (Pipeline Machinery
held marketing and
International), Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar), Najib Khoury
product management positions in countries around the
(CCC), Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas), Willem Maats (Maats
world including Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Turkey,
Pipeline Equipment), Iosif Panchak (Stroygazmontazh) and
USA, Belgium and the Netherlands. Prior to his tenure at
Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga.
Huge Tunnelling Drill
Constructing the Lee Tunnel will be a huge engineering
Put into Position to Dig Lee Tunnel in London
challenge, involving tunnelling through high groundwater pressures and passing through four miles of the most abrasive ground from the starting point at Beckton to the destination at Abbey Mills.
MVB, made up of three of the world’s leading civil engineering contractors - Morgan Sindall, VINCI Construction
According to Martin Baggs, Thames Water’s chief executive,
Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche - is working with
“This is a major milestone on our way to creating a
Thames Water to build the Lee Tunnel in London.
cleaner, healthier River Thames and River Lee, by dealing with the unacceptable problem of sewer discharges into
A giant tunnelling machine has been lowered into a gigantic
the river during heavy rainfall. The Lee Tunnel is the first
shaft, deeper than anything else in London, to dig the
of two tunnels, which will collectively capture an average
four-mile GBP 635m tunnel. The Lee Tunnel will prevent 16
of 39 million tonnes a year of sewage from London’s 35
million tonnes of sewage entering the River Lee each year
most polluting combined sewer overflows. The tunnel will
– a result of the UK capital’s Victorian sewers not being big
tackle discharges from the largest overflow at Abbey Mills
enough to cope with heavy rainfall. The machine, named
in Stratford, which accounts for 40 per cent of the total
‘Busy Lizzie’, is 8 metres in diameter (wider than three
discharge. That’s why we’re dealing with this, the worst
double decker buses side-by-side) and 120 metres long.
one, first.”
19th century and present-day sewer flushers. Photos courtesy Thames Water.
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Busy Lizzie has been custom-designed to suit London’s ground conditions.
The machine will blend more than 100 tonnes of excavated
Tunnelling is likely to progress at a rate of 17 metres a day,
chalk with water for every one metre of tunnel, forming a
and is expected to finish in late 2013. In addition to the Lee
white slurry, similar in consistency to single cream, before
Tunnel and proposed Thames Tunnel, Thames Water is also
transporting it through a pipe the length of the tunnel,
upgrading London’s five major sewage works so they can
so it can be processed above ground. Work started in
treat more waste, preventing them becoming overloaded
September 2010 to build the 80-metre-deep entry shaft at
in rainfall, and improving the quality to which sewage is
Beckton sewage works, where tunnelling work will start.
treated, to further improve river water quality.
IPLOCA
The project also drew from the requirements identified
Collaborates on Research
by the IPLOCA-led Novel Construction initiative through the development of its Road to Success document. Two research projects have been identified that will begin this
IPLOCA has joined forces with the Pipeline Research
year to address immediate needs and have a time frame
Council International (PRCI), the European Pipeline
of one to three years, depending on progress and renewal
Research Group (EPRG) and the Australian Pipeline
of funding.
Industry Association (APIA) regarding its participation in research which can be of benefit to our membership. The
Lowering in stresses and mitigation strategies
relationship among these organisations and the Interstate
Funding: PRCI/INGAA, IPLOCA
Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) is represented
This project will develop improved industry guidelines
in the graphic on the next page.
for calculating lowering-in stresses during pipeline construction. Currently, two dimensional analysis and
PRCI’s methods used to identify research needs and
methodologies are frequently used to conduct a static
priorities included questionnaires, workshops and
analysis on level ground with the pipe shape as defined
interviews with key pipeline construction specialists.
by an S-curve with all side booms equally spaced, taking
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up their portion of the load. At this point in time, there
Tripartite
has been only a very limited amount of three-dimensional (European Pipeline Research Group)
(Pipeline Research
Council International) R Co esea lla rch bo ra ti
analyses conducted to simulate the actual pipe lowering operations with varying distances between side booms. Also, there is no data attained from measured tests and a comprehensive industry guidance document for this phase
on
of construction does not currently exist. (Interstate Natural Gas Association of America)
(Australian Pipeline Industry Association)
Route Selection and Data Funding: PRCI/INGAA, IPLOCA The second project will focus on the route selection process. Proper route selection is critical to the successful management of both cost and schedule of onshore
M.O.U.
pipeline construction projects. This project will begin with a gap study to identify the impact on the success of construction projects of specific data shortages during the route selection process and will also include an analysis
IPLOCA Provides Research Topics Or Tripartite Propose Projects
of the data requirements. Next, the guidance information Tripartite to review topics & propose research plan
IPLOCA may co-fund research
Results will be available to IPLOCA membership
IN THE HEADLINES Kenya, South Sudan Sign Oil Pipeline Deal
and assessments will be consolidated into a guidance document for route selection in varying terrains, soil conditions, and route conditions. This document will reflect current best practices.
from Russia, Budzanowski said. Poland’s PGNiG SA (PGN. WA) and Russia’s OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) jointly own the Yamal-Europe pipeline. Dowjones.com, 20 January 2012
Kenya and South Sudan have signed an agreement for the construction of an oil pipeline connecting the two countries. Minister Raila Odinga and the President of South Sudan
Gazprom Plans to Start Building South Stream Pipeline This Year
Mr Salva Kiir, will allow the development of an oil pipeline
OAO Gazprom, the world’s biggest gas producer, may start
and fibre optic connections between the oil fields in South
building the South Stream gas pipeline to the European
Sudan and the Kenyan port town of Lamu. The pipeline will
Union in December 2012. Management will present the
be developed through Kenyan territory and will be built and
plan to the board for approval in February, the Moscow-
owned by South Sudan.The two countries will negotiate
based company said today in an e-mailed statement. Prime
and agree on transit fees for the oil pipeline.
Minister Vladimir Putin ordered Gazprom, Russia’s gas
www.nation.co.ke, 25 January, 2012
export monopoly, to move up the start of construction from
The agreement, signed in Juba and witnessed by Prime
2013, according to a transcript of a meeting between the
Poland Opens New Gas Pipeline, Sees Higher Imports From Germany
premier and Chief Executive Officer Alexey Miller published Dec. 30 on the government website. www.bloomberg.com, 20 January 2012
A new natural gas pipeline in southwestern Poland will allow the country to import gas from Germany more
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cheaply than from Russia, Poland’s Treasury Minister
UAE to Test Pipeline Bypassing the Gulf
Mikolaj Budzanowski has told reporters.The new pipeline,
A pipeline designed to carry the UAE’s oil to an offshore
which expands the local pipeline system, will allow
terminal in Fujairah will begin testing in May. If the tests
Poland to import 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas a year
are successful, the pipeline will begin operation the
from Germany through a pumping station at the border
following month. The pipeline is being constructed to
point of Lasow. The gas will cost more than 20% less via
bypass the Strait of Hormuz, thereby cutting the shipping
the new link than gas from the Yamal-Europe pipeline
time by two days and reducing the impact of a possible
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Abu Dhabi’s onshore oil collection point, to an offshore oil
Greece’s Depa Studies Mediterranean Gas Pipeline, Minister Says
terminal in Fujairah, some 370 km away. When completed,
Greek natural-gas supplier Depa has conducted a preliminary
it will carry 1.4 million bpd, but could increase capacity
study into building an underwater pipeline between Cyprus
in the future to 1.8 million bpd or over 70 percent of Abu
and Greece, Environment and Energy Minister George
Dhabi’s output. Abu Dhabi contains 90 percent of the UAE’s
Papaconstantinou said. The pipeline, which would carry
crude oil reserves. The $3.29 billion construction project
natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean, would run from
is being run by the International Petroleum Investment
Cyprus to the southern Greek Peloponnese region via the
Company (IPIC), the overseas oil investment arm of the
island of Crete and is “entirely feasible” from a technical
government of Abu Dhabi.
aspect, Papaconstantinou told a Cypriot newspaper. The
www.albawaba.com, 15 January 2012
project’s economic viability must be investigated, and Depa
blockade by Iran. The pipeline will carry oil from Habshan,
is also looking at building a liquefied natural-gas terminal
Oman Plans USD 210m Gas Pipe for New Town
as a possible alternative, Papaconstantinou said. As well as being destined for export markets, Greece has a growing
Oman plans to build a 230km long pipeline to carry gas to
demand for natural gas, he said.
the new industrial city of Duqm on the coast of the Gulf
www.bloomberg.com, 16 January 2012
Arab state, a project official said on Monday. “We are floating a tender for the bids of building the gas the Duqm Special Economic Zone, told delegates at a
Turkish Minister: TANAP Gas Pipeline will Reduce Russian Gas Imports
conference in the Omani capital Muscat. “We hope the
The Azerbaijani-Turkish gas pipelines Trans Anadolu
project to be completed in 2017 to fuel industrial projects in
(TANAP) will help reduce the volume of gas currently
the new industrial area.” Al Zadjali did not say how much
being purchased from Russia, Turkish Energy and Natural
the pipeline would cost but an official at the Oman Tender
Resources Minister Taner Yildiz said in an interview with
Board told Reuters the pipeline would cost about $200 to
the Cumhuriyyet newspaper yesterday. “The TANAP
220 million to build. The gas will be supplied by state-run
construction project will increase the use of Azerbaijani
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) from one of its
gas and reduce dependence on Russian gas,” Mr Yildiz
largest gas fields in central Oman.
said. He said Turkey has done everything necessary to
www.tradearabia.com, 30 January 2012
implement the Nabucco project, although the EU has not
pipeline to Duqm,” Yahya Al Zadjali, head of planning of
made any decisions in this direction. Mr Yildiz also said the
Norway Arctic Gas Pipe Must be Privately Funded - govt
pipeline will contribute to work being carried out on the Nabucco project by facilitating it. Azerbaijan and Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the
A $4.2 billion pipeline into Norway’s Arctic to bring
consortium that will build a gas pipeline to supply gas from
natural gas to European markets must be funded by
the Shah Deniz field to Europe over Turkey.
the private sector and the government does not intend
www.turkishweekly.net, 16 January 2012
to take a financial role, the oil minister has said. The commercial viability of the proposed 1,000 km pipeline, which could cost about 25 billion crowns ($4.2 billion) according to pipeline operator Gassco, also needs more thought before any decision can be made, Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe told reporters. “This region will be the next oil and gas province in Norway... hopefully there is a lot more to be discovered there,” Borten Moe said. These future discoveries are a key plank in Norway’s plan to keep the combined oil and gas output broadly steady “for decades to come”, Borten Moe added. Before the pipeline plan can go ahead, questions regarding commercial viability have to be answered and investors must also examine whether a pipeline is a better option than liquefied natural gas (LNG), Borten Moe said.
Caught on a camera phone: A tough choice for attendees at the last Novel Construction Meeting at the Sofitel Heathrow Airport…
Reuters.com, 19 January 2012
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Istanbul
Convention Update Preparations are under way for the Istanbul Convention, 10-14 September 2012, at the Hilton Istanbul. We expect the event to sell out quickly when registration opens at the beginning of May, so be sure to save these important dates. Registration packets will be mailed out in April, but in the meantime, the photos below will give you a taste of what you might expect at this, our 46th Annual IPLOCA Convention.
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Upcoming Conferences CGA Excavation Safety Conference & Expo
Accelerate Oil & Gas 2012
6-8 March 2012 - Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
15-16 May, 2012 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
www.cgaconference.com
www.accelerateoilandgas.com
Deepwater Production Tech
Offshore Upstream Development in Russia & CIS 2012
7-8 March 2012 - London, U.K.
May 17-18 2012 - Moscow, Russian Federation
www.wplgroup.com/aci/conferences/eu-ess2.asp
www.rpi-conferences.com
IPLOCA Europe North West Regional Meeting
Deepwater China 2012,
15 March 2012 - Enschede, The Netherlands
24-25 May 2012 - Guangzhou, China
www.iploca.com
www.cdmc.org.cn/dc2012
Novel Construction Plenary Session
PLCAC 58th Annual Convention
21-22 March, 2012 - SOFITEL London Heathrow, U.K.
3-7 June 2012 - Whistler, Canada
www.iploca.com
www.pipeline.ca/convention.html
7th Pipeline Technology Conference
25th World Gas Conference
28-30 March 2012 - Hannover, Germany
4-8 June 2012 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
www.pipeline-conference.com
www.wgc2012.com
Russian Arctic Oil and Gas
No-Dig Moscow
17-19 April 2012 - Moscow, Russian Federation
05-08 June 2012 - Moscow, Russian Federation
www.adamsmithconferences.com
www.nodig-moscow.ru
Pipeline Transport – 2012
CityPipe 2012
20 April 2012 - Moscow, Russian Federation
5-8 June 2012 - Moscow, Russian Federation www.citypipe.ru
Global Corrosion Management in Oil and Gas 2012 Praxis Interactive Technology Workshop
Caspian Oil & Gas
23-25 April 2012 - Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
6-7 June 2012 - Baku, Azerbaijan
www.praxis-global.com
www.caspianoilgas.az/2012/
Hannover Messe
ASCE Pipelines 2012 Conference
23-27 April 2012 - Hannover, Germany
19-22 August 2012 - Miami Beach, FL, U.S.A.
www.hannovermesse.de
content.asce.org/conferences/pipelines2012/speakers.html
Pipeline Integrity Management
19th India Oil & Gas Review Summit (IORS 2012)
7-9 May 2012 - Doha, Qatar
6-7 September 2012 - Mumbai, India www.oilasia.com/IORS/about_IORS.html
Emerging Asia Small and Mid-Scale LNG Forum 14-16 May 2012 - Singapore
46th IPLOCA Annual Convention
www.smallandmidscalelngasia.com
10-14 September 2012 - Istanbul, Turkey www.iploca.com
IPLOCA Regional Meeting for Italy 15 May 2012 - Milan, Italy
Gastech 2012
www.iploca.com
8-11 October 2012 - London U.K. www.gastech.co.uk
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Training Committee to Meet in Malaga
comes in part from the extensive EKpass library of proprietary electronic, audio visual and print material and IPLOCA will discuss with them the possibilities for customising training to our needs.
IPLOCA’s Training Committee will meet at Caterpillar’s Malaga Demonstration and Learning Center (MDLC) on 17-18 May 2012. The IPLOCA Board of Directors will also be invited to attend this meeting. One of the initiatives to be discussed during the meeting is the development of training specific to sideboom operators and suitable for training on a wide range of manufacturers’ equipment. Such training already exists but needs to be customised to IPLOCA’s needs. An idea under consideration is to make the training available in a computer-based or internet format. A company called EKpass has been invited to make a presentation at the meeting. EKpass is a US and Canadian-based professional
The Demonstration & Learning Center opened in 1971
heavy equipment and safety training organization, dedicated
and is located just 15 km inland from Malaga, the
to enhancing performance, productivity, safety in the
capital of the “Costa del Sol”. The mild climate allows
workplace, employee morale, and profitability.
for virtual year-round operation. The area covers over 90 hectares, and offers various sites where product training,
Its e-learning programs are developed by in-house subject
machine operation and demonstration activities can be
matter experts experienced in developing and delivering
conducted in realistic application. The site offers different
training programs worldwide. These experts are supported
soils including clay, shale, and sandstone, and over 5
by a development team: instructional designers, graphic
kilometers of haul roads with various grades making
designers, multimedia programmers, 3D animators,
it ideal for demonstration of equipment in simulated
professional narrators, and sound engineers. The content
working conditions.
IPLOCA Media Partners (September 2010 to August 2013) BENJAMIN MEDIA Trenchless Technology International North American Pipelines
P.O. Box 190 PENINSULA, OHIO 44264 U.S.A. T +1 330 467 7588 F +1 330 468 2289 E info@benjaminmedia.com I www.trenchlessonline.com
P.O. Box 941669 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77094-8669 U.S.A. T +1 281 558 6930 #212 F +1 281 558 7029 E oklinger@oildom.com I www.pgjonline.com
PENNWELL PETROLEUM GROUP Oliver Klinger President & Publisher E oklinger@oildom.com PALLADIAN PUBLICATIONS World Pipelines
Bernard P. Krzys President & Publisher E bkrzys@benjaminmedia.com OILDOM PUBLISHING COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. Pipeline & Gas Journal Underground Construction
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Rod Hardy Director E rod.hardy@worldpipelines.com Chris Lethbridge Advertisement Manager E chris.lethbridge@worldpipelines.com
15 South Street FARNHAM GU9 7QU SURREY U.K. T +44 1252 718 999 F +44 1252 718 992 E mail@palladian-publications.com I www.worldpipelines.com
Offshore Magazine
1455 West Loop South, Suite 400 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027 U.S.A. T +1 713 963 6270 F +1 713 963 6228 I www.offshore-mag.com Rich Ledden Marketing Manager E RichL@PennWell.com Mark Peters Vice-President/Group Publisher E markp@PennWell.com
IPLOCA Board of Directors
2011-2012
Left to right, front row: Harald Dresp (Treasurer), Doug Evans (1st Vice President), Osman Birgili (President), Najib Khoury (2nd Vice President), Karl Trauner (Immediate Past President), Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary). 2nd row: Marco Jannuzzi, Leonardo Gravina, Adam Wynne Hughes, Andy Lukas, Iosif Panchak, Nasser Issa, Gerry Grothe. Back row: Roberto Castelli, Daniel Fernandez, Pierluigi Zanin, Wilhelm Maats, Jerrit Coward, John Tikkanen, Bruno Maerten Inset: Rajen Kilachand
Officers
Daniel Fernandez (Techint), Director, Latin America
Osman Birgili (Tekfen), President; Director, Europe Eastern
Nasser Issa (The C.A.T. Group), Director, Middle East &
Doug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), 1st Vice President;
Africa
Director, America North; Chairman, New Technologies
Andy Lukas (A.J. Lucas), Director, East & Far East
Committee
Rajen Kilachand (Dodsal), Director, East & Far East
Najib Khoury (CCC), 2 Vice President; Director, Middle East
Gerry Grothe (Pipeline Machinery Intl.), Director, Associate
& Africa
Members
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher), Treasurer; Director, Europe
Pierluigi Zanin (Goriziane Group S.p.A.), Director, Associate
Central
MembersÂ
nd
Karl Trauner (HABAU), Immediate Past President; Chairman, Training Committee
Directors
Directors at Large Roberto Castelli (Bonatti) Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Iosif Panchak (Stroygazmontazh), Director, Europe Eastern
John Tikkanen (Bredero Shaw)
Bruno Maerten (GEOCEAN), Director, Europe Mediterranean
Jerrit Coward (Willbros)
Leonardo Gravina (Sicim S.p.A.), Director, Europe
Wilhelm Maats (Maats Pipeline Equipment)
Mediterranean Adam Wynne Hughes (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director,
Executive Secretary
Europe North-West; Chairman, HSE Committee
Juan Arzuaga
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