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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2012

Istanbul Convention Update page 12

Contents: Letter from the President page 4 News from Geneva page 5 Member News page 8 Our Journey Towards Safer Road Travel page 18 WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS

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IPLOCA Mission To provide value to members through a forum for sharing ideas, engaging the industry and its stakeholders, facilitating business opportunities and promoting the highest standards in the pipeline industry.

Contents Letter from the President

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News from Geneva

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Board Meeting Update

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Membership Centre 7 Member News 8 Elections to the Board of Directors 10 Istanbul Convention Update 12 2012 IPLOCA Environmental Award 16 2012 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award 16 New Technologies 16 Training in Safety 17 Our Journey Towards Safer Road Travel 18 In the Headlines 20 Upcoming Conferences 21 IPLOCA Board of Directors 22

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IPLOCA Newsletter

Cover Photo Courtesy of Max Streicher

International Pipe Line & Offshore

Editor

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Letter from the President I am delighted to announce that, as of press time, more than 650 people are preparing to join us in Istanbul.

We have been anticipating this event all year, and look forward to welcoming our IPLOCA members and friends to the wonderful city we call home.

This has been a busy and satisfying twelve months during which the association has been very active around the world. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues on the Board of Directors for their support and commitment to IPLOCA’s many initiatives.

You will find further information on IPLOCA achievements in new technologies, training, health and safety and the environment in this newsletter and at www.iploca.com. We are particularly pleased to be able to deliver copies of a safety DVD to delegates at the convention which was produced in collaboration with the Construction Sector Council of Canada (CSC). More information is available on page 17.

I look forward to doing my best to ensure another successful year for the Association and in my new role as “Immediate Past President” as I hand the gavel to my colleague Doug Evans of Gulf Interstate Engineering.

Sincerely,

Osman Birgili

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News from Geneva

He completed several internships, each of several months

At press time more than 650 people had registered to attend

president of an international luxury hotel chain, in the

the Istanbul Convention. With just a few days to go before we

front office of a boutique hotel and as assistant food and

depart for Turkey, we are working hard on final arrangements

beverage manager in a hotel in Montreal, as well as in the

to ensure that everything is ready for the big week.

role of night concierge at a Parisian hotel.

duration, working as assistant to the North American

Guy Henley, whom many of you met in Venice and Beijing, will leave IPLOCA before Istanbul in order to begin a master’s degree in Environmental Assessment and Management at the University of East Anglia in the UK. We will miss him and wish him all the best in his future endeavours.

Philippe Villard has just joined the Geneva Secretariat as Guy’s successor and is quickly getting to grips with the many details involved in organising an event of this scope. You will have the opportunity to meet Philippe at the Convention. Philippe is a recent graduate of the Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne and during his bachelor and diploma programmes gained some very valuable work experience.

Board Meeting Update

Portions of the DVD were played for the board members.

The IPLOCA Board of Directors met at the end of May in

Operator Training Proposal

Washington, DC. Following are highlights from that meeting.

A proposal from a company to customise training for

HSE Committee

machine operators was discussed. IPLOCA may distribute some materials on the company at the Istanbul Convention,

Statistics

to generate more discussion and such that members who are

Eighty-six percent of H&S statistics returns had been

interested in training services may request more information.

received, and 61 percent of environmental statistics returns. In September letters will be sent to the companies

New Technologies Committee

if the board members are not successful in securing the

Novel Construction

remaining statistics.

The Novel Construction meeting held in London in March attracted 52 attendees from 38 companies. A new

H&S Statistics Report

collaboration is under way with the PODS (Pipeline Open

The new H&S Statistics report was discussed. Content would

Data Standard) organisation to agree on a set of pipeline

be finalised at the Work Group meeting in June in Geneva.

construction data standards.

Next Meeting

Research

The next meeting of the HSE Work Group was scheduled

IPLOCA has committed to fund some PRCI and INGAA

for 27 and 28 June 2012 in Geneva to discuss the H&S

pipeline-specific research for three years provided that the

Statistics Report discuss and adjudicate the Health & Safety

additional co-funding is forthcoming.

and the Environmental awards, analyse the results of the RTA Workshop and define future actions.

Training Committee

Contract Terms & Conditions Materials regarding contract Terms and Conditions (a total of 13 contracts, seven offshore, six onshore from a number

The Training Committee met in Malaga on 17-18 May 2012.

of different geographical regions) had been collected, the

The IPLOCA Pipeline Construction Safety Instructors Tool

intent being to describe a set of Terms & Conditions in

had been fully reviewed and comments sent back to Canada.

general use.

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Members of the Board of Directors and their spouses pose for a group photo in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC.

Treasurer’s Report

Julius Berger International GmbH

The audited accounts for 2011 show a surplus of

NDT Systems & Services AG to NDT Systems & Services

CHF 156,194.52, versus a loss of CHF 166,340.77 in 2010.

GmbH & Co. KG and as Associate Member.

(The 2010 numbers reflect paper losses due to the fluctuation in the exchange rate.) It was noted that in

Resignations

2006 IPLOCA received tax exempt status that is effective

Resignations were received from the following:

through 2015; the status will need to be reviewed by the

Ferrostaal Industrieanlagen GmbH, Germany

relevant Swiss authorities in order to be extended.

(Regular Member)

Elections

(Regular Member)

Upcoming vacant seats on the Board of Directors for

J&P – Avax S.A., Greece

2012-2013 were reviewed.

(Regular Member)

Membership The following applications for membership were approved by the Board of Directors:

New Regular Members

Riveco Generalsider SpA, Italy (Associate Member)

Board Meeting Locations The following dates were determined for the 2012-2013 Board Meetings:

Price Gregory International, Inc., USA

December Board Meeting, 4 - 8 December 2012

Mezhregiontruboprovodstroy JSC (MRTS JSC), Russian

February Board Meeting, 26 February - 2 March 2013

Federation - Approval subject to completion of application

May Board Meeting, 28 May - 1 June 2013

package with names of partners and principal officers.

New Associate Member Winn & Coales International Ltd., UK

Name and Status Changes Regular Member Bilfinger Berger Nigeria GmbH to

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IL&FS Engineering & Construction Company Limited, India

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Regional Meetings Regional Meetings were held recently: Enschede, The Netherlands - 15 March 2012, hosted by Maats Pipeline Equipment Milan, Italy - 15 May 2012, hosted by Saipem Bogota, Colombia - 19 June 2012, hosted by Techint.

Membership Centre We welcome the following companies to IPLOCA. The

satellite office locations in the Northeast (Pennsylvania), Alaska and Canada.

information below is also posted at www.iploca.com

Price Gregory International, Inc.

under the Membership Centre.

920 Memorial City Way, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77024

New Regular Members

U.S.A. T +1 713 780 7500 F +1 713 780 9388 E info@pricegregory.com I www.pricegregory.com

Mezhregiontruboprovodstroy Joint Stock Company (MRTS JSC) was established in 1999 following a merger of several

New Associate Members

specialized companies with long-term experience in trunk pipeline construction and underwater engineering in regions of the far north and other extreme environmental and hydrogeological conditions.

Hannibal Pipes SA was established in 2009 and is the first More than two thousand underwater construction specialists,

state-of-the-art spirally welded steel pipe mill based in

unique technologies and technical capabilities have made

the South of Spain. It serves mainly the Mediterranean

MRTS JSC a Russian leader in pipeline construction and

area and North Africa. With an installed capacity of about

underwater engineering. MRTS has permanent industrial

110,000 tons, Hannibal Pipes manufactures and supplies

facilities and representative offices in Arkhangelsk, Yuzhno-

tubular products for oil & gas, water, piling, infrastructure

Sakhalinsk, Novy Urengoy and Vladivostok as well as in

and concentrated solar power, with diameters from 8” to

Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Singapore.

100” and thickness up to 25mm. Hannibal Pipes’ quality

Mezhregiontruboprovodstroy JSC (MRTS JSC)

and environmental management are in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 respectively, both

Novocheremushkinskay Street 18

certified by the world’s leading inspection & certification

117036 Moscow

company, SGS. The company can rely on the internationally

Russian Federation

recognized Byard Spiral Mill (www.spiralpipe.com)

T +7 499 724 20 20

technology, for manufacturing and testing equipment as

F +7 495 719 44 78

well as for the design of system and production processes.

E mrts@mrts.ru I www.mrts.ru

Hannibal Pipes can temporarily install and operate a

production line in remote areas providing technical assistance such that manufacturing of the pipes can happen close to their final destination. This avoids logistics costs and increases the percentage of local content. The company derives its name from the Carthaginian commander, Hannibal (247-183 BC) who established a military camp in Hellin (Spain) exactly where the pipe factory would be built 2000 years later.

Price Gregory International, Inc. (PGI) is a leading provider of infrastructure services with focus on pipeline construction,

Hannibal Pipes SA

meter stations, compressor stations and related services.

Pje. Las Columnas - Torreuchea, s/n Exit 63 - Hellin Sur, Highway A30

The company was formed through the merger of H.C.

Murcia - Albacete

Price and Gregory & Cook Construction, two of the largest

02400 Hellin

pipeline contractors in the U.S. with the equipment and

Spain

capability to build large diameter pipelines. In 2009 Price

T +34 967 301 883

Gregory was purchased by Quanta Services Corp., a

F +34 967 176 860

publicly traded company (NYSE – PWR). The company’s

E info@hannibalpipes.com

corporate offices are located in Houston, Texas, with

I www.hannibalpipes.com

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agencies and contractors allow its product to be available almost anywhere in the world. In 2008 the company celebrated its 125th Anniversary and in 2010 it achieved a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade.

Winn & Coales International Ltd, established in 1883, has been at the forefront of cost-effective, long-term,

Winn & Coales International Ltd.

corrosion prevention and sealing technology for more

Denso House

than 80 years.

Chapel Road London SE27 0TR

With seven subsidiaries worldwide, the company draws

United Kingdom

upon a wealth of experience in manufacturing with its

T +44 20 8670 7511

Denso, Archco-Rigidon, Protal and SeaShield brands to

F +44 20 8761 2456

deal with steel and concrete coating problems in many

E cwinn@denso.net

demanding environments. A global network of dedicated

I www.denso.net

Member News

to be installed by Pemex. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2013.

Berry Plastics Acquires STOPAQ® the acquisition of the shares of Frans Nooren Beheer

JES Pipelines Ltd Hires Joao Vieira

B.V. The purchase comprises the Frans Nooren Beheer

JES Pipelines Ltd from Curacao

Companies, notably STOPAQ B.V. and its operating

has announced that it has hired

companies. STOPAQ® had revenues of approximately

Joao Vieira in the role of Project

€ 23 million for 2011. Berry expects the acquisition

Administration Manager. Joao has

to be immediately deleveraging after achieving

a degree in Architecture from the

synergies. STOPAQ is the inventor and manufacturer of

Technical University in Lisbon and

patented visco-elastic technologies for use in corrosion

earned an MBA from the Open

Berry Plastics has announced that it has completed

®

prevention, sealing and insulation applications ranging

University in 2012. He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish

from pipelines to subsea piles to rail and cable joints.

and English and is tasked with ensuring that projects are

Headquartered in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands,

properly supported administratively.

STOPAQ® operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, complete with R&D facilities, an anti-corrosion Technology Park, and Centre of Excellence training and exhibition facilities.

Lincoln Electric Announces Year-End Leadership Transition Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. has announced today

ICA Fluor to Construct Pemex Offshore Production Platform in Gulf of Mexico

that John M. Stropki, Jr., 61, who has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since 2004, will become Executive Chairman of the Board, and Christopher

ICA Fluor, the industrial construction joint venture of

L. Mapes, 50, will be named President and Chief Executive

Empresas ICA, S.A. B de C.V. and Fluor Corporation

Officer of the Company, both effective December 31,

has announced the signing of a contract with Pemex

2012. As Executive Chairman, Mr. Stropki will work

Exploration and Production for the construction of an

closely with Mr. Mapes to ensure a seamless transition

offshore production platform for the Ku-Maloob-Zaap

for Lincoln Electric’s shareholders, global employee base,

field in the Gulf of Mexico with a total contract value of

key customers, industry associations, and community

$95 million. Fluors share of the contract, $47.5 million,

and government relationships, including Lincoln’s global

will be booked in the second quarter. ICA Fluor and its

headquarters’ community in Cleveland.

subsidiary Industria del Hierro will be responsible for the

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procurement, construction, testing, and load out of the

Mr. Mapes has been serving as Chief Operating Officer

Ayatsil-C platform. Weighing 11,832 tons and reaching

of the Company since September 1, 2011, and has been

132 meters deep, Ayatsil-C the first structure of this size

a member of the Board of Directors since February 2010.

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During Mr. Stropki’s tenure as

the new contract Petrofac’s scope will also include topside

CEO, the company embarked on

brownfield and greenfield activity in addition to interfacing

the largest expansion of its global

with subsea contractors.

manufacturing footprint in its history, successfully integrated earnings in 2011, and consistently

Petrofac Awarded Refurbishment Project in Malaysia

increased its quarterly dividend.

Petrofac Facilities Management Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd

Mr. Mapes started his career

(Petrofac), part of the Petrofac Group, has been awarded

key acquisitions, achieved record

with General Motors and has more than 25 years of

a US$220 million contract by PETRONAS Carigali Sdn

progressive executive experience with global industrial

Bhd, a subsidiary of PETRONAS, the Malaysian national

manufacturing and distribution companies. During

oil company, for the refurbishment of the Bekok-C

this period, he provided leadership to international

platform, located in Block PM9 in the south-eastern part

operations and gained extensive experience managing

of the Malay basin. The project will be executed on an

global businesses. Prior to joining Lincoln Electric, he was

engineering, procurement, construction, installation and

Executive Vice President for the A.O. Smith Corporation

commissioning (EPCIC) alliance basis and is valued at

and President of its Electrical Products unit. While at A.O.

USD220 million.

Smith, Mr. Mapes led the expansion and execution of the global strategy for Electrical Products and had full global manufacturing operations and more than 7,000

SNC-Lavalin Awarded Third District Cooling Project in Saudi Arabia

employees worldwide.

SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has been awarded

profit and loss responsibilities for the business, with

a contract by the Central District Cooling Company, a Mr. Stropki joined Lincoln full-time

subsidiary of Saudi Tabreed District Cooling Company,

in 1972 after working summers in the

to provide district cooling facilities to the Jebel Omar

factory while he was an engineering

Development in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

student at Purdue University. He was

(KSA). As part of the contract, estimated at $92 million,

named Executive Vice President and

SNC-Lavalin will be responsible for the design,

President, North America in 1996,

procurement, construction and commissioning of a

was elected to the Company’s Board

district cooling plant, with an ultimate capacity of 55,000

of Directors in 1998, was named

Refrigeration Tonnes (RT), 1.5 km of dual underground

Executive Vice President and Chief

chilled water distribution pipeline and 10 energy transfer

Operating Officer in 2003, and was elected Chairman,

stations with a total capacity of 36,000 RT. Engineering work

President and Chief Executive Officer in 2004.

on the project is underway, and construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2012. The first phase of the

Petrofac Extends North Sea Contract with Apache Petrofac, the international oil & gas service provider, has

facility, a chilled water production plant with a capacity of 25,000 RT, is planned for December 2013.

onshore and offshore construction services. The three-year

STROYGAZMONTAZH to Start Construction of CS Russkaya, the Largest Compressor Station in the World

contract, which was awarded following a competitive

LLC STROYGAZMONTAZH has won the open bidding

tender process, has two optional one-year extensions and

query of JSC Gazprom for construction of the most

is worth approximately £100 million per annum. Petrofac

high-power compressor station in the world, CS Russkaya

will provide onshore engineering and both onshore and

as well as CS Korenovskaya. The compressor stations are

offshore construction services to all of the Apache North

constructed as part of the construction project “Extension

Sea assets including the Beryl Alpha and Bravo platforms

of Unified Gas Supply System to Provide Gas Supply

in the northern North Sea and the Scottish Area Gas

to South Stream Gas Pipeline”. CS Russkaya will be

Evacuation (SAGE) gas processing plant at St Fergus,

constructed in the Krasnodar Region nearby Anapa. The

Aberdeenshire. The contract represents an extension to, and

compressor shop at CS Russkaya will be equipped with 7

continuation of, the current service contract which Petrofac

GPU (gas pumping units), 32 MW each. Construction of the

holds for Apache’s Forties platforms. Under the terms of

second shop is planned at CS Russkaya in the future which

been awarded a contract by Apache North Sea Limited (Apache) for the provision of onshore engineering and both

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will allow increasing the capacity of the station two-fold.

which is scheduled to be completed in the second half of

So, the total capacity of the CS Russkaya shall be 448

2013. Genesis, Technip’s consultancy subsea and offshore

MW, while the planned capacity of the largest compressor

engineering company, will complete the detailed design

station at the moment – CS Portovaya (Gryazovets –

work scope and flexible flowlines will be manufactured at

Vyborg Gas Pipeline) – is 366 MW. Compressor station

Technip’s flexible pipe plant in Le Trait, France. Meanwhile,

Korenovskaya (Stage I) will be equipped with 5 GPUs,

Technip’s Evanton Spoolbase, near Inverness, Scotland

25 MW each. Construction will start in Q4 2012 and it will

will fabricate the line pipe and DUCO, the Group’s

be completed in the Q2 2016.

umbilical manufacturer in Newcastle, England will provide the umbilicals. Vessels from the Technip fleet will be used

Technip Awarded Substantial UK North Sea Contract Technip was awarded by Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd an

for the offshore campaign, including the Skandi Arctic and the Wellservicer.

EPIC subsea contract for the Greater Stella Area (GSA)

Technip Awarded EPIC Contract by Marathon Oil

development, located 280 kilometers East-Southeast of

Technip has been awarded a contract by Marathon Oil

Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of approximately

Norge AS for on-going expansion of the subsea drill

90 meters. Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd is developing the GSA,

centres at Kneler B and Volund located in the Alvheim

centred on the Stella and Harrier fields as a stand-alone

area in the North Sea. The water depth in the area

development utilizing its own floating production vessel.

is around 120 meters, and the subsea work will be

The contract covers: Detailed design and pipelay of a 33

performed by use of remotely-operated vehicles as

kilometre 10” oil export and 63 kilometer 10” gas export

well as by divers.The contract includes engineering,

pipeline to the production platform. Various subsea

fabrication, installation and diving tie-ins of pipeline

works to the Stella main drill center and North drill center

spools, including protection covers and installation of a

including installation of manifolds, tee structures, flexible

manifold. Technip’s operating center in Stavanger, Norway

pipelay and spool piece components and installation of

will execute the contract. The offshore construction work

the mooring system to the production platform and design

will take place in 2012 and 2013. The Skandi Arctic, a

and installation of five-slot mid water arch. Technip’s

diving support vessel from Technip’s fleet, will be used for

operating center in Aberdeen will execute the contract,

the offshore campaigns.

Elections to the Board of Directors

directors will take office immediately for 2012-2013. The regions affected – i.e. those which currently have only one director – are Europe Central, America North, Latin America and Europe North-West. There is currently one Associate

Elections to the IPLOCA Board take place every year at the

Member director seat becoming vacant at Istanbul. If the

annual convention.

AGM approves an additional Associate Member director, then two vacant seats will be available to be filled.

Opposite is a list of board seats becoming vacant in September 2012, to be filled during the elections in Istanbul:

Election Process

1 Europe Eastern (outgoing President Osman Birgili)

Once the elections for the open seats have been held in

1 Europe North-West (outgoing Director Adam Wynne Hughes)

the normal way, a second vote for the possible additional

1 Middle East & Africa (outgoing Director Nasser Issa)

directors (one each for Europe Central, America North,

1 Director for Associate Members (outgoing Director

Latin America and Europe North-West and one Associate

Gerry Grothe)

Member director) will take place. This will be done with

the understanding that if the increase in the number of

Voting on By-Law Changes

next day, anyone “elected” in the second vote will not

Board of Directors will ask the Regular Members to approve

become a director even if s/he receives the same number

a By-Law change to allow each Geographical Area to elect

of votes as the director elected to fill a currently vacant seat.

two directors, and the Associate Members to elect three

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directors is subsequently not approved by the AGM the

At the Annual General Meeting on 14 September 2012, the

representatives. If the increase in the number of directors

Voting

representing the regions is approved at the AGM the new

Voting takes place at the Convention on Thursday, as follows:

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Election Meetings/Vacant Seats in Istanbul Time

Location

Regions & Director(s)

Members in Region

Board Reps

Board Reps *

16:30 – 17:00

Saturn

Europe Eastern

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2

2

Iosif Panchak Osman Birgili

Second year confirmation

Incoming Immediate Past President

Director 16:30 – 17:00

16:30 – 17:00

Neptune

Jupiter

Middle East & Africa

Vacant seat 16

2

2

Nasser Issa

Vacant seat

Najib Khoury

Incoming 1st Vice President

Europe Central

7

1

2*

Harald Dresp

Treasurer, second year confirmation

Director 16:30 – 17:00

16:30 – 17:00

17:00 – 17:30

Sadirvan A

Sadirvan B

Neptune

America North

Vacant seat TBC by AGM 14

1

2*

Douglas Evans

Incoming President

Director

Vacant seat TBC by AGM

Latin America

7

1

2*

Daniel Fernandez

Second year confirmation

Director

Vacant seat TBC by AGM

Europe North-West

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1

2*

Adam Wynne Hughes

Vacant seat

Director 17:00 – 17:30

Jupiter

Europe Mediterranean

Vacant seat TBC by AGM 20

2

2

Bruno Maerten

Second year confirmation

Leonardo Gravina 17:00 – 17:30

Sadirvan A

East & Far East

Second year confirmation 20

2

2

Rajen Kilachand

Second year confirmation

Andy Lukas 17:00 – 17:30

Sadirvan B

Status at Istanbul

Associate Members

Second year confirmation 131

2

3*

Gerry Grothe

Vacant seat

Pierluigi Zanin

Second year confirmation

Director

Vacant seat TBC by AGM

* if approved by AGM on 14/09/12

Those member companies unable to send a representative

the names of the incumbent directors are available at

to Istanbul may submit a proxy vote. This must be made on

the IPLOCA website:

the designated Associate Member Proxy Form or Regular

East & Far East: www.iploca.com/eastandfareast

Member Proxy Form found at www.iploca.com/elections

Europe Central: www.iploca.com/europecentral

and must be received by the Executive Secretary in the

Europe Eastern: www.iploca.com/europeeastern

IPLOCA office at the Hilton Istanbul Turkey no later than

Europe Mediterranean: www.iploca.com/europemediterranean

Tuesday, 11 September 2012 in order to be counted.

Europe North-West: www.iploca.com/europenorthwest

Middle East & Africa: www.iploca.com/middleeastandafrica

Geographical Areas A list of member companies in each Geographical Area and

America North: www.iploca.com/americanorth Latin America: www.iploca.com/latinamerica

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Istanbul Convention Update Getting to and from the Hotel A ‘Meet & Greet’ service is available for delegates on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September.

hall of Atatuk International Airport and will accompany them to the buses for complimentary transfer to the Hilton Istanbul. If you plan to take advantage of the Meet & Greet service you must provide your detailed flight arrival time in advance via the online registration system so that we can ensure you and your luggage have a place on the bus.

Return Transfers to the Airport Return transfers are arranged for Saturday 15 and Sunday

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Between the hours of 08:00 and 22:00 hosts holding IPLOCA

16 September. Transfer times will be available onsite at the

logo signage will meet convention participants in the arrivals

Convention Registration Desk.

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Final Banquet

Lottery

Osman and Nurgul Birgili have selected “Send me to school, Dad” (“Baba Beni Okula Gonder”) to receive the lottery funds this year.

In 2005 a newspaper group began this initiative in support of the Turkish national education campaign to encourage girls to continue their education.

As usual, tickets will be on sale at the Convention Registration Desk all week at EUR 50. Although you must be present at the Final Banquet to win the car, if you are not able to stay until Friday night you might still consider buying a “gift ticket” in the name of a colleague or friend who will attend; you would increase their chance of winning and still make a donation to a very worthy cause.

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The Grand Bazaar Istanbul If you enjoy shopping and a bit of good-natured haggling over prices, no visit to Istanbul would be complete without one or more visits to the huge and sprawling Kapalıçarsı – the Grand Bazaar. Carpets, jewellery, clothing, fabrics, leather goods…they are all here.

But get prepared. You’ll need considerable stamina, your most comfortable shoes and a credit card with a high limit.

And unless you have an amazing sense of direction, you’ll

“Make sure you’re in a good mood and ready to swap friendly banter with the hundreds of shopkeepers who will attempt to lure you into their establishments. There’s no use getting tetchy with the touts here – this is their turf and it would be delusional of you to think that you’re anything more than putty in their hands (and liras in their cash registers).” – Lonely Planet

also need to be prepared to get lost in the maze of alleys and shopping streets.

under the Bazaar’s roof you will find banks, police stations, post offices and mosques, along with a large number of

Located in the district of Fatih, the Bazaar stretches roughly

cafes and restaurants. When you run out of strength, take a

from west to east between the mosques of Beyazit and

break for a “simit” (sesame-studded bagel/pretzel). For the

Nuruosmaniye. It is one of the oldest souks in the world, with

adventurous, or those who want to visit outside the running

construction of its core having started in 1455. It really is

times of the sponsored IPLOCA shuttle (see below), the

huge, with 4,399 shops, 21 entrance gates, 20,000 employees

Bazaar can be reached from Sultanahmet and Sirkeci by tram,

and up to 400,000 visitors per day in high season. Housed

Line “T1”. The tram stop is “Beyazıt-Kapalıçarsı”.

Grand Bazaar Shopping Shuttle courtesy of Max Streicher Hilton Istanbul to the Grand Bazaar (Nuruosmaniye Gate) & back: Tuesday 13:00 to 18:30 Wednesday 13:00 to 18:30 Friday 13:00 to 18:30 Grand Bazaar Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 09:00 to 19:00

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Thanks to our Sponsors Our sincere thanks to all our sponsors for their generosity and support of our 46th annual convention.

Special Functions:

Tour 2 - In the Footsteps of the Sultans

Band at Final Banquet

The First Time Attendees Cocktails

Lincoln Electric

HABAU and PPS and PSE

Pipeline & Gas Journal and Vacuworx

Tour 3 - Pera: The Bohemian Istanbul

Entertainment at Final Banquet

Global

Wasco Energy

HABAU and PPS and PSE

The Welcome Party

Tour 4 - City of Harmony

Audio Visual at Final Banquet

Dodsal Group

Stroygazmontazh LLC

TECHNIP

President’s Dinner

Tour 5 - Scent of Byzantium

Car for Lottery

Tekfen Construction and Installation Co.,

Erciyas Steel Pipe

Volvo Construction Equipment

Inc.

Tour 6 - Treasures of Istanbul

and Renault Trucks

Directors & Wives Dinner

Jindal Saw Ltd.

Photographers at the Convention

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and

Tour 7 - Highlights of Istanbul

CPP China Peroleum Pipeline Bureau

Bonatti S.p.A.

Spiecapag

and Kingland Group Co. Ltd

Former Presidents’ Cocktails

Tour 8 - Palaces of Istanbul

Convention Photo CD

Techint Engineering & Construction

Attila Dogan Construction &

PTPS

The CRC-Evans Luncheon

Installation Co. Inc.

Printing of Pocket Programme

CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc.

Tour 9 - In the Footsteps of the Sultans

Goriziane Group S.p.A.

The Caterpillar Evening

Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA

Printing of Final Banquet Menu

Caterpillar

Tour 10 - Turkish Bath Experience

Goriziane Group S.p.A.

Fireworks

World Pipelines

Printing of Attendance List

Laurini Officine Meccaniche The Spy Ladies Brunch

Convention / IPLOCA Functions:

Pipeline & Gas Journal Russian Simultaneous Translation

Pipeline Inspection

Registration Desk

Argus Limited

IPLOCA Membership Cocktails

Herrenknecht

Shopping Shuttle to Grand Bazaar

Zakhem International Construction Ltd.

Welcome Drinks at Registration

Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA

IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Menu

ROSEN Group

Meet & Greet at the Airport

Fluor

Internet Centre

Borusan Mannesmann Boru

IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Wine

Consolidated Contractors Company

Transfer Back to the Airport

Magnatech International BV

(CCC)

LIPSA

The John Fabick Cocktail Party

Audio Visual for Thursday OGM

Convention Fund Contributions

PipeLine Machinery International

Fernas Construction Company

Goriziane Group S.p.A.

DJ & Lights for Dancing ‘til Dawn

Audio Visual for Friday OGM

American Augers

UniversalPegasus International, Inc

Gifts:

Open Bar for Dancing ‘til Dawn

Coffee breaks at OGMs

Maats Pipeline Equipment

Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc.

The C.A.T. Group

Liebherr

Decoration for Dancing ‘til Dawn

Registration Bags for the Gentlemen

DENSO

Worldwide Machinery

ShawCor

PWT / ITW

Maats/Liebherr Golf Tournament

Registration Bags for the Ladies

Tesi Srl SICIM S.p.A.

Maats Pipeline Equipment

DSMU Gazstroy LLC

and Liebherr

Bottled mineral water for all tours

Tour Programme:

Wine at Final Banquet

Tour 1 - Highlights of Istanbul

Willbros Group, Inc.

Salzgitter Mannesmann International

Flowers at Final Banquet

GmbH and Serimax

Ledcor Pipeline Limited

Erciyas Steel Pipe

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2012 IPLOCA Environmental Award Sponsored by Shell The 2012 IPLOCA Environmental Award sponsored by Shell will be presented at the Istanbul Convention.

Elimination of VOC Emissions from an Internal Pipe Coating Process -- Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. (Offshore) (CCC), Greece Creativity in Waste Management -- Nippon Steel Engineering Co. Ltd, Republic of Singapore Waste Management and Reduction -- SICIM S.p.A., Italy Sustainable Pipeline: Preservation of Biodiversity, Wetland and Water Management

The Award recognises an identifiable step forward in pipeline construction that reduces the impact on the environment.

Entries were received from the following companies: -- Bredero Shaw, Indonesia, Business Unit of ShawCor Ltd.

2012 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award Sponsored by Chevron The 2012 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award sponsored by Chevron will be presented at the Istanbul Convention.

-- Techint Engineering & Construction, Brazil Clean-up Material on Slopes -- McConnell Dowell Corporation Ltd, Australia Narrowing the Gap of Environmental Challenges

Entries were received from the following companies: -- Attila Dogan & SAS (subsidiary of AD), Sultanate of Oman: Load Restraining Checklist -- Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. (Offshore) (CCC), Greece: Innovation in Health & Safety Awareness and Communication -- GDK S.A., Brazil: Equipment for Rotating and Positioning of Curves -- HABAU Austria/PPS, Germany: Building Today for Tomorrow – with Safety

The Award recognises 2011 initiatives aimed at improving the health and safety of the pipeline industry, including

-- Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA, Germany: Pocket Alarm

submissions such as:

-- Techint Engineering & Construction, Argentina:

-- a unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents.

-- Valentine Maritime (Gulf) LLC, UAE:

Leadership in Action -- a new and well-defined system, procedure or practice enhancing safety.

-- implementation of lessons learned.

Top Management Commitment to Safety -- Willbros, USA: Investing in Safety: The Willbros Safety Talisman Program

New Technologies

company can access the extensive information in this

A Novel Construction Initiative meeting will be held in the

Collaboration Agreement with PRCI, EPRG and APIA will

afternoon of Thursday 13 September in Istanbul.

also be given.

publication. A report about the research projects under the

With the 2011 Second Edition of Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success now available online and in wiki

Details regarding the next Novel Construction Initiative

format, additional material is under development via the

meeting (to be held in London on 23-24 October 2012)

wiki collaboration to create an ongoing live document.

will be discussed at the Istanbul Convention, and an

Additional chapters include information on welding and the

agenda and registration information posted online.

environment, and further material is being added to many of the existing chapters.

More information will be available in mid-September.

In the meantime please consult the wiki, or contact

Join the leaders of the Novel Construction Initiative and learn more about the wiki initiative and how you or your

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philippe.villard@iploca.com for more information.

Road Traffic Accidents

Group A -- Drug and alcohol testing

On Tuesday 26 June, IPLOCA hosted a special workshop

-- Road Conditions

in Geneva aimed at reducing pipeline project related road

Group B

traffic accidents (RTAs).

-- In-vehicle Monitoring System -- Innovative Technologies

Since 1999 we have been collecting annual health & safety

Group C

statistics from the IPLOCA membership and during that

-- Vehicle Integrity & Maintenance

time, have identified that the frequency of Road Traffic

-- Recordkeeping, Reporting & Analysis

Accidents (RTA) is the most serious cause for concern,

-- Journey Management

with most of these accidents having very negative

Group D

consequences. With the ultimate goal of reducing the

-- Driver Pre-Employment Screening

frequency of these accidents, the IPLOCA HSE Committee

-- Skills & Behavioural Training

invited HSE specialists to Geneva to share experiences and

-- Ongoing Driver Oversight and Assessment

collect information regarding the different initiatives being put in place by their companies to reduce RTAs. Following

Results from these discussions are posted at the IPLOCA

presentations by guest speakers, the attendees broke up

website, www.iploca.com along with some other useful

into groups for the following discussions:

links on the subject of driver safety.

Training in Safety Training DVD for the IPLOCA Membership “Pipeline Construction Safety Instructors Tool”

end operational hazards, rigging and hoisting, pipe hazards, pipe assembly and coatings hazards, specialised work hazards, environmental hazards, back end operational hazards, as well as vehicle operation, equipment operation

IPLOCA has prepared and licensed a safety DVD in collaboration with the Construction Sector Council of Canada and the support of PLCAC, to assist the membership in training its pipeline workers.

and emergency response. The content is presented in lesson format, with supporting videos and audio to illustrate safe – and unsafe – practices. Each section includes a multiple choice review quiz to reinforce learning.The DVD is being offered

The range of topics on the DVD is extensive and includes

free of charge to the IPLOCA membership. First copies will

the entire pipeline construction process, including work

be distributed to attendees of the IPLOCA Convention in

preparation, personal protective equipment and workplace

Istanbul, with a subsequent mailing in October to those

hazardous materials, hazard recognition and control, front

companies unable to attend.

In Memoriam

project engineer. During a brilliant career that spanned 30

Hasan Tahsin Gürtay (1960-2012)

years at Tekfen Construction he worked on a number of projects in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Germany and Morocco as

We are deeply saddened to

assistant project engineer, assistant project manager, site

annouce that Hasan Tahsin Gürtay

manager, project coordinator, technical office manager,

passed away suddenly on Monday,

engineering manager, project procurement coordinator

16 July, 2012 from complications

and project manager. He was also an active member of

related to a brain hemorrhage.

IPLOCA’s Novel Construction Initiative.

Hasan graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a

Hasan was a remarkable man – always smiling, so

master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. His thesis was

intelligent, understanding, helpful, dynamic and

entitled “Transient Flow Analysis in Liquid Transmission

motivated. Alas, words cannot praise him enough! He will

Pipeline Systems by Characteristics Method”. He started

be greatly missed by all who knew him. He is survived by

working for Tekfen Construction in 1983 as an assistant

his parents, his beloved wife, Ferda, and daughter Ezgi.

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Procedures Safe Driving Procedure Safe driving can only be achieved by having an established strong set of driving / road safety rules. During driver training the instructor places a strong emphasis on compliance with the company driving rules. The procedure includes the requirement to carry out a pre-use inspection of the vehicle and also a leadership commitment that all reported defects will be promptly repaired.

Journey Management Procedure What is the best method of risk management? Don’t do the task. For effective journey management the three important

Our Journey Towards Safer Road Travel

by Gordon Wyse, Health & Safety Manager, SCP Expansion Project, BP

questions that must be asked before the journey takes place are: -- Is the journey necessary?

-- Is there a better route to reach your destination?

-- How many vehicles do you need to make the journey?

-- If the journey has to happen, control and contingencies are then put in place to reduce risk.

BP and our pipeline construction contractors have now travelled over 250 million vehicle kilometres in the Caspian Region since the early 1990s. Our first project was the replacement and refurbishment of the Western Route Export pipeline (WREP) in Azerbaijan and Georgia in the 1990s and immediately followed by the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline (BTC) and South Caucasus projects.

In 2008 we expanded the BTC oil system using dragreducing agents. Looking forward, next year we will plan

“During recruitment, aim to recruit drivers based on demonstrated driver behaviours during initial training and assessment. Select the drivers who are best able to identify and deal with driving hazards. Select compliant drivers who will drive to the company rules.”

to expand the SCP gas system by looping in Azerbaijan and compressing the gas in Georgia. We estimate that this new project will add another 50 to 80 million kilometres to

Equipment

the previous total. We have experienced driving on paved

Vehicles

and unpaved roads, off-road driving and mountain driving

When we first started the WREP project in the early 1990s

in winter.

the project team were using Lada Riva 4x4 vehicles; 10 years later when BTC and SCP were in construction

Since our arrival in the region we have had a number of driving accidents and we have been constantly evolving our driver training, driving procedures and equipment specification to reduce our accident severity and numbers.

We may have some of the answers but, not all of them, but I’m happy to share our journey.

People In road safety having the best drivers is the best control measure you could possibly have. The driver can be the biggest contribution to a good safety performance and reduced accident numbers. During recruitment, aim to recruit drivers based on demonstrated driver behaviours during initial training and assessment. Select the drivers who are best able to identify and deal with driving hazards. Select compliant drivers who will drive to the company rules.

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these had been upgraded to Toyota Landcruisers with

The Landcruiser rollover protection intrudes significantly into

Today, for our new projects our vehicle standard specification is for

the cabin area and even with foam protection introduced a

pick-up trucks with an external rollover protection hoop, manufacturer

number of hard and sharp edges into the interior. A solution

or dealer fitted (not a cosmetic ‘sports bar’). This provides rollover

required a different approach.

protection but does not interfere with the cab internals.

FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) -approved

requires much less effort to monitor driver performance

rollover protection. A review of more than 90 accident

and prepare management reports.

reports where vehicles had rolled over demonstrated that rollover protection combined with the wearing of seatbelts can save lives.

Driver Behaviour Monitoring Systems

“The new system requires much less effort to monitor driver performance and prepare management reports.”

Initial driver behaviour monitoring was carried out using a tool that suffered from tampering, disconnection and time

Assurance Processes

delay in finding out any issues. It only collected a limited

The assurance process starts with the front seat passenger

amount of data: speed alarms (one speed setting), harsh

who plays the important role of driving supervisor

acceleration, harsh deceleration and seat belt use in the

throughout the journey. We use the driver behaviour

front seats. The system required a considerable effort to

monitors to provide a further level of supervision of the

collect data across our remote sites, to download the data

driver and live monitoring of driver performance is carried

weekly and then to analyse the data and report findings to

out back in the office. We have driver trainers that audit

management. The system we now use provides ‘live’ data

driver understanding and compliance with procedures.

sent by GSM every 3 minutes and now covers more than

Equipment checks on vehicle condition play a vital part in

20 vehicle parameters. We now have better monitoring of

ensuring the drivers are not exposed to dangerous tyres,

vehicle performance and driver behaviour. The new system

brakes or other equipment.

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In the Headlines Algeria sees decision on Italy pipeline in November

Ali Rashid Al Jarwan, chief executive of Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co., or Adma-Opco, said earlier this month.

The 400-kilometer link, which cost about $4 billion to build, will enable Abu Dhabi, the largest United Arab Emirates sheikdom, to export as much as 70% of its crude from

Algeria’s state oil firm said a final decision on the fate of a

Fujairah, located outside the Persian Gulf on the Gulf of

planned gas pipeline linking the North African country to Italy

Oman, where tankers will be able to pick up the oil instead

would be made in November, after economic and technical

of sailing into the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, the

problems had threatened to delay the project. The 8 billion

narrow waterway watched over by Iran.

cubic metre pipeline had been scheduled to start up in 2014,

Wall Street Journal, 19 July 2012

but since it was given the go-ahead, European demand for natural gas has slumped, changing the economics of the project. A Libyan official said in newspaper comments in

Peru Gas Pipeline Work Complicated by Rebels

April that the project had not been cancelled but was being

A remnant band of Shining Path rebels in Peru’s

revised in light of those market changes. The project had

southeastern jungle has stalled expansion work on the

already faced delays because of concerns about the route and

country’s main natural gas pipeline, a company employee

hold-ups in obtaining approvals from the Italian government

told Reuters on Thursday. The company is a consortium

and local authorities. “The final decision has been postponed

known as the Transportadora de Gas del Peru (TGP), which

to November. Talks on technical issues are underway. Algeria

operates the pipeline that moves natural gas from the

will defend long-term contracts,” Sonatrach Chief Executive

Camisea gas fields to the coast. The employee said the

Abdelhamid Zerguine told a news conference.

threat of the rebels has also delayed TGP’s maintenance

Reuters.com, 11 July 2012

work and a “good part” of current operations. The employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said gas

Gazprom Neft to Start Building Serbian Gas Pipeline by December OAO Gazprom Neft, the majority owner of Serbia’s

flows have not been affected.

Reuters.com, 2 August 2012

dominant oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije AD (NIIS),

Peru to Tender New Gas Line by Year’s End

will start building the Serbian section of its South Stream

The government plans to boost the reliability of natural gas

gas pipeline by December. The construction of the

flowing from the country’s jungle interior to its coast with a

411-kilometer (255 miles) pipeline will cost 1.9 billion euros

207-kilometer pipeline “loop” to run parallel to one already

($2.32 billion), Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic’s press

operating. A separate pipeline will pump ethane from Pisco

office said in an e-mail today after a meeting with a Russian

on Peru’s central coast to Matarani near its southern shores

business delegation led by Dmitry Malyshev, an adviser

to feed a planned petrochemical center. A cluster of planned

to GazpromNeft’s general manager. Serbia is seeking

petrochemical plants on Peru’s Pacific Coast require billions

to diversify its gas imports which currently come from

in investment. The plants would turn natural gas into

Russia through Hungary and Ukraine to be less vulnerable

explosives and fertilizer.

to delivery disruptions. Last October, state-owned gas

Reuters.com, 1 August 2012

company Srbijagas said the cost to build the Serbian section would be 1.38 billion euros, with an annual transit capacity of 34 billion square meters.

Bloomberg.com, 19 July 2012

Companies to Weigh Interest in Alaska Gas Pipeline The Alaska Pipeline Project being developed by

Abu Dhabi Oil Pipeline Opens

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TransCanada Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. will judge interest in shipping natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope

A new oil pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz

to a terminal in southern Alaska or Canada. The companies

has opened, and the first cargo is heading to a refinery in

have said they will conduct a nonbinding solicitation from

Pakistan, officials and industry sources said. News that

Aug. 31 to Sept. 14 to identify shippers who might want

the route is beginning operations will provide some relief

capacity on the pipeline. The pipeline system would end

to oil markets rattled by Iranian threats to block the strait,

at a gas liquefaction terminal in Alaska or to a connection

through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is shipped. The

near the border of British Columbia and Alberta in Canada,

pipeline, which can transport 1.5 million barrels a day of

where the liquefied gas could be exported.

crude, is expected to have a regular flow of oil by August,

Businessweek.com, 30 July 2012

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IPLOCA Yearbook new edition

In October/November five thousand copies of the

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Yearbook will be distributed globally to the desks and in the field offices of pipeline companies. So you can be

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sure that information about your company is known where it helps you, namely with your clients and

Hannover Messe 8 - 12 April 2013 - Hannover, Germany www.hannovermesse.de/

prospective clients.

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 11th edition of the IPLOCA Yearbook: listing@iploca-yearbook.

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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 Engineering & Construction),

Osman Birgili (Tekfen Construction), President; Director,

Director, Latin America

Europe Eastern

Nasser Issa (The C.A.T. Group), Director, Middle East & Africa

Doug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), 1 Vice President;

Andy Lukas (Lucas Engineering and Construction Pty. Ltd.),

Director, America North; Chairman, New Technologies

Director, East & Far East

Committee

Rajen Kilachand (Dodsal Group), Director, East & Far East

Najib Khoury (CCC), 2nd Vice President; Director, Middle East

Gerry Grothe (PipeLine Machinery Intl.), Director, Associate

& Africa

Members

Harald Dresp (Max Streicher GmbH & Co. Kg aA), Treasurer;

Pierluigi Zanin (Goriziane Group S.p.A.), Director, Associate

Director, Europe Central

MembersÂ

st

Karl Trauner (HABAU), Immediate Past President; Chairman, Training Committee

Directors

Directors at Large Roberto Castelli (Bonatti S.p.A.) Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)

Iosif Panchak (Stroygazmontazh LLC), Director, Europe Eastern John Tikkanen (Bredero Shaw) Bruno Maerten (GEOCEAN), Director, Europe Mediterranean

Jerrit Coward (Willbros Group Inc.)

Leonardo Gravina (Sicim S.p.A.), Director, Europe

Wilhelm Maats (Maats Pipeline Equipment)

Mediterranean

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Adam Wynne Hughes (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director,

Executive Secretary

Europe North-West; Chairman, HSE Committee

Juan Arzuaga

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