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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 7 Membership Centre 11 Health, Safety & the Environment 12 Washington, D.C. Convention Update 15 Elections to the IPLOCA Board of Directors 19 New Technologies 20 Regional Meetings 23
In the Headlines 23 Upcoming Conferences
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Letter from the President It’s hard to believe that the Washington, D.C. Convention is only weeks away. We are expecting a full complement of 700 attendees; indeed, even by the end of July more than 600 people had already registered. This will be the first time IPLOCA delegates have gathered in the US capital and we have some outstanding speakers, events and tours arranged for you. This past year we held two Regional Meetings (see page 23), organised a workshop on the Prevention of Catastrophic Losses, and issued important updates to Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success as well as continuing to support research through our relationship with the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI). In Washington we will be presenting awards in New Technologies, Health & Safety, and Corporate Social Responsibility. More information about entries for these awards can be found on page 13. As we prepare to elect new directors for 2013-2014, I urge you to give them your support and involve yourselves in the elections that will take place on Thursday, 26 September. It has been a great pleasure and honor to serve IPLOCA in the last year, and I look forward to continuing to do so as Immediate Past President.
Sincerely,
Doug Evans
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News from Geneva Final arrangements are under way in Geneva as we prepare to ship our mobile office and convention supplies to Washington, with our fingers crossed that everything arrives in good time and in good shape. Accompanying us this year will be Emma Hachfeld from the Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne who has just one more year to go before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in International Hospitality Management. She replaces Philippe Villard who has headed south to Brazil to the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro to learn Portuguese. Born in Abu Dhabi, of Italian and German heritage, Emma has also lived in Saudi Arabia, the UK, the Philippines and Bahrain. She is a keen soccer player and formerly coached 6th-8th grade boys in soccer at the International School of Geneva. She speaks English and Italian fluently, plus some French. She is now deep into the details of the convention and says she is looking forward very much to her first visit to the United States and seeing everything come to fruition on site.
Board Meeting Update
during his presidential year. It was further noted that this
The IPLOCA Board of Directors met at the end of May
IPLOCA Anniversary
in Stockholm.
Founded in 1966, IPLOCA will celebrate its 50th anniversary
location need not be in that (future) president’s region.
year from September 2015 through September 2016. Following are highlights from that meeting.
Health, Safety & Environment Committee Report
Client Engagement Committee
The HSE Committee is developing an H&S Guiding
IPLOCA is committed to closer engagement with the clients
Philosophy to which we will ask all our members to
and has established a committee to work toward this goal.
subscribe.
New IPLOCA Brochure
Fifteen entries had been received to date, along with
A new printed brochure for IPLOCA is under development.
five entries for the IPLOCA Health and Safety Award,
Convention Location Committee
also governed by this committee.
The Board discussed the past history and potential
New Technologies Report
future convention locations in the context of the IPLOCA
New material for Onshore Pipelines:The Road to Success
geographical areas, noting the importance of planning well
is being finalised and will be printed for distribution to
ahead to secure appropriate hotel meeting space and large
interested attendees in Washington, D.C. The table of
room blocks in popular locations.
contents will be modified to reflect the changes.
The Board recognises that in order for IPLOCA to plan
Research
appropriately, the 2 Vice President should have a
IPLOCA is providing PRCI with some research ideas. These
significant say in where the convention will take place
were gathered in Rome and submitted to PRCI for their
nd
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Nurgul Birgili, Alejandra Arzuaga, Margherita Jannuzzi, Mireille Marten, Angela Berti and Christine Trauner prepare to visit the Nobel Museum in Stockholm.
consideration in their Joint Technical meeting in Sydney in June. At the meeting PRCI discusses progress and future research ideas. The topic of interaction between pipe and soil has been submitted for consideration.
New Technologies Award Volunteers to serve on the Adjudication Committee were Adam Wynne Hughes, Pierluigi Zanin, Jan Koop, Marco
The Netherlands
Resignations -- CB&I UK Limited, UK -- Evraz Inc., USA -- GCC-GULF Consolidated Contractors Co. Ltd., Saudi Arabia
Jannuzzi and Doug Evans. Seventeen entries had been
-- Julius Berger International GmbH, Germany
received to date.
-- NOV Tuboscope, Germany
Minutes of Marrakech Meeting
Elections
The minutes of the meeting held in Marrakech were
In the current absence of a 2nd Vice President, Jean-Claude
reviewed and approved.
Van de Wiele agreed to serve as Acting 2nd Vice President.
Treasurer’s Report
He will be appointed 1st Vice President in September if he is elected by his region to fill one of the vacant seats
Harald Dresp showed the Audit Report from 2012 and
in Europe Mediterranean.The list of other open seats
requested formal approval of the financial statement.
for September was reviewed. Harald Dresp’s seat for
Karl Trauner asked that copies be made available to board
Europe Central may not be open since he expressed his
members and access was provided. Motion to approve the
willingness to continue as Treasurer.
audit results was accepted.
Responsibilities of Directors
New Regular Members
It was noted that several directors had been absent from
-- Oz Directional Drilling, Inc., USA
recent board meetings. In the context of the upcoming
-- Precision Pipeline LLC, USA
elections, the responsibilities of elected directors will be
-- Laney Directional Drilling Co., USA
clearly stated and communicated in election materials and
-- LLC Transneftstroy, Russia
at the Annual General Meeting. An absence from any two
-- Subsea7*, UK
consecutive meetings, or a total of three meetings during
(*approved 6 August 2013)
New Associate Member -- Bauhuis B.V.*, The Netherlands (*approved 6 August 2013)
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-- Magnatech International BV to Magnatech Group BV,
the two-year term will result in automatic dismissal from the Board of Directors. Members in the region will be informed such that an alternative candidate can be appointed, if appropriate. Representation of each region by one or more directors is not an absolute requirement in the By-Laws.
Name Changes
Washington D.C. Convention
-- VOPAK-AMT to Necotrans Projets, France
Up to 700 people are expected to attend the Washington,
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D.C. Convention and commitments have been received
Mediterranean Bruno Maerten, Director-at-Large
for almost all sponsorship items. There will be a schedule
Jean-Claude Van de Wiele, Past President Bruno de La
change this year, in that the Former President’s Cocktail
Roussière and Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga were
event has been eliminated. The former IPLOCA presidents
in attendance.
in attendance will be recognised by the current president at the Tuesday evening President’s Dinner.
French Regional Meeting (Cassis)
The meeting took place on the 25th of April 2013 in Cassis in the Oustau Calendal conference center. The programme included presentations in French on different aspects of the
A record number of delegates (72) attended the French
French pipeline industry and materials are available on the
Regional Meeting in Cassis. Director for Europe
IPLOCA website.
Member News
projects in the oil and gas field. He joined CRC-Evans in January 2011, and, since then, has held a number
Bechtel to Provide Project Management Services for Design and Construction of Petrochemical Complex in Qatar
of roles showcasing the immense scope of his leadership capabilities.
Bechtel has announced that the company was selected in
Wynne Hughes served on the
April by the Qatar Petroleum – Qatar Petrochemical Company
supervisory board for the Milford
partnership (QP-QAPCO) to provide project management
Haven pipeline – the largest pipeline
services for construction of the Al Sejeel mega-petrochemical
built in the U.K. to-date. He has held
complex in Ras Laffan, Qatar. Bechtel will provide project
the position of President of the International Pipe Line &
management services over the course of the project starting
Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA), and continues
with the front-end engineering design phase to ensure the
to serve on its board of directors.
quality, safe, and timely construction of the project. Scott Black – Managing Director, Offshore Channel
Bilfinger Extends Service Agreements with Statoil and Marathon Oil
Black has over 25 years of welding, fabrication and materials management experience, and has held various commercial and technical roles with Acergy, Technip,
The engineering and services group Bilfinger has extended
Coflexip Stena Offshore and Brown & Root. He joined the
comprehensive framework agreements for the maintenance of
CRC-Evans team in 2009 as Projects Director, and was later
oil and gas production facilities in the North Sea. The agreements
promoted to Global Operations Director, before assuming
with energy companies Statoil and Marathon Oil run for periods
his new role as Managing Director.
of three years and have a total value of €130 million. John Watson – Global Operations Director,
CRC-Evans Pipeline International, Inc. Introduces New Offshore Channel Leadership Team
Offshore Channel Watson has been in the welding fabrication industry for over 29 years, holding critical roles with UMax Pipeline
CRC-Evans Pipeline International, Inc. has announced
Contractors, before joining CRC-Evans in 2007 as
the appointments of Adam Wynne Hughes to President,
Production Manager and later promoted to Operations
Offshore Channel; Scott Black to Managing Director,
Manager. He has worked in a number of spoolbase
Offshore Channel; and John Watson to Global Operations
facilities around the world, holding positions as a welding
Director, Offshore Channel. Each is an industry expert and a
supervisor and superintendent.
CRC-Evans’ veteran, with a combined 80 years of technical and leadership experience in the offshore, welding, coating,
Wynne Hughes, Black and Watson will join the rest of the
inspection, and fabrication fields.
members of the CRC-Evans Offshore Channel leadership team, including: Gareth Forbes, continuing his role as
Adam Wynne Hughes – President, Offshore Channel
Finance Director, Offshore Channel; Anthony Pontefract,
With over 28 years of experience in construction and
continuing his role as Regional Director – Americas; and
engineering, Wynne Hughes has an established record
Paul McShane, continuing his role as Operations Director
of involvement and leading complex, multi-disciplinary
for PIH, Burnley.
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Fluor Awarded PMC Contract for Sharq Crossing in Qatar
at Energía Mayakan’s Compressor Station #1 in the
Fluor Corporation has announced that the company
The project also includes an interconnection facility,
executed a contract with Qatar’s Public Works Authority
delivery and receipt meter stations.
Municipality of Macuspana, State of Tabasco, Mexico.
(Ashghal) to provide program management and construction supervision services for the approximately USD 5 billion
received in January and the contract was recently signed by
New Chief Executive Officer at Heerema Fabrication Group
both parties. The approximately USD 185 million contract will
The Board of Heerema Fabrication
be booked in Fluor’s second quarter of 2013.
Group (HFG) is pleased to announce
Sharq Crossing program – previously referred to as the Doha Bay Crossing program. A formal notice of award was
the appointment of Koos-Jan van
Reorganisation at Gulf Interstate Engineering Company Gulf Interstate Engineering Company, a leading provider of
Brouwershaven in the position of Chief Executive Officer as per 1 June 2013. Koos-Jan has gained broad international experience at leading
quality project management and engineering services for
providers of industrial services. He served at Harsco Metals
the worldwide oil and gas industry, has announced that after
and Minerals (a worldwide industrial company based in the
a strategic five year business review, a decision has been
United States) for more than 24 years in various managerial
reached to undergo a reorganisation.The goal is to expand
positions in the Netherlands, Serbia, Germany, Thailand
international and domestic lines of service, while continuing
and South Africa. In the latter position he was Managing
to provide quality engineering services to their valued
Director and responsible for several sites in South Africa.
clients. In an effort to accomplish this goal, the company has
With his engineering background and wide international
reorganized into the four business units, as listed below.
business experience he will bring the skills needed to further strengthen the organization. He graduated with
-- Criss Shipman will serve as Senior Vice President, International Division -- Rick Barnard will serve as Senior Vice President,
a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Haarlem Technical College, and an master’s degree in Business Administration from Kingston University.
Americas Division and lead the Americas business initiatives. This division includes Canada and Mexico. -- Bob Sprick will serve as Vice President of Gulf Interstate
Deutscher Grunderpreis for Martin Herrenknecht
Field Services and assume leadership of the field services division. -- Spike Jones will continue to act as the Director of Post Oak Graphics, Inc., and lead the Reprographic Division. This is an exciting time for the company given the new business opportunities this reorganization facilitates.
Gulf Interstate Engineering Company Awarded Energía Mayakan Pipeline Expansion Project Gulf Interstate Engineering Company, in association with Arendal, has been selected by GDF Suez to provide project management, engineering, design, procurement support, construction support and commissioning services
Dr. Martin Herrenknecht (right) receives the Deutscher Grunderpreis
for the Energía Mayakan Pipeline Expansion Project. The
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Energía Mayakan Pipeline Expansion Project consists of
The Baden company founder and Chairman of the
a 30-inch pipeline capable of transporting natural gas
Management Board Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht has been
using API-5L line pipe, approximately 75.9-km in length,
awarded the Deutscher Gründerpreis 2013 in the category of
from the Centro Procesador de Gas Nuevo PEMEX in
Life’s Work. He received the award – one of the most important
the Municipality of Centro, State of Tabasco, Mexico to
award for outstanding entrepreneurs in Germany – on Tuesday
interconnect with Mayakan’s existing pipeline system
25 June at the ZDF television studios in Berlin.
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During the award ceremony, in the presence of important
in major project leadership and business management
guests from the world of business and politics, the expert jury
positions for 20 years. With a career focused on the
acknowledged Martin Herrenknecht as a “true entrepreneurial
delivery of large Design & Construction and ECI projects
personality who has accomplished a pioneering
Jim’s appointment as the leader for the Pipelines Business
achievement.” The Deutscher Gründerpreis is awarded by the
Unit will further enhance the outstanding team currently
partners stern, Sparkassen, ZDF and Porsche.
constructing pipeline projects for McConnell Dowell. Jim has been instrumental to McConnell Dowell’s success
Initially, Martin Herrenknecht set out on his own with his
in securing major contracts throughout the geographic
engineering firm in 1975 and developed the first machine
operations of Australia, Asia, New Zealand/Pacific, because
types MH 1 to 3 for mechanized pipe jacking. Two years later
he understands design to construct delivery from first-
he founded Herrenknecht GmbH in nearby Schwanau, with
hand experience.
a start-up capital of DM 25,000 which he borrowed from his mother. In 1998, Herrenknecht GmbH was converted into a stock corporation, and Martin Herrenknecht has been the Chairman of the Board of Management since then.
Technip Awarded Major Flexible Pipe Supply Contract for the Pre-Salt Iracema Sul Field in Brazil Technip has been awarded by Petrobras a major contract
AJ Lucas Executes Cooperation & Partnership Agreement with China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau
for the supply of flexible pipes for the Iracema Sul (former Cernambi Sul) field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, Brazil at a water depth of up to 2,500 meters. The
AJ Lucas Group Ltd has announced that it has entered into a
contract covers the qualification and supply of up to 250
five-year Strategic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement
kilometers of flexible pipes for oil production, gas lift, water
with China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, a wholly-owned
and gas injection as well as related equipment for the pre-
subsidiary of the giant Chinese petroleum company CNPC.
salt area to be installed on the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Mangaratiba.
CPP specializes in pipeline engineering and construction, including horizontal directional drilling. It is one of the
The highly technological flexible pipes are designed to
largest general contractors in the oil and gas industry
meet Petrobras’ requested service life. Gas injection pipes
worldwide and enages in the full spectrum of R&D, survey,
are designed for high internal pressure, using the Teta
consulting, design procurement, construction, coating,
profile developed by Technip’s R&D team in its Flexi France
fabrication, intelligent pigging, maintenance and repair of
plant in Le Trait, France. Technip’s operating center in Rio
pipelines and storage operations.
de Janeiro, Brazil, will perform the engineering and project management. The flexible pipes will mainly be fabricated
Lucas and CPP have maintained a relationship for 10 years,
at Technip’s existing manufacturing plant in Vitória, with
which both parties have now formalized to take advantage
some specifications also being produced at the new
of mutual potential oil and gas opportunities in China and
manufacturing plant at Açu(3), Brazil. The first delivery is
the rest of Asia.
scheduled for the first half of 2014.
The agreement provides for cooperation and working gas and shale gas; drilling well completions; work overs;
Technip Awarded Substantial Subsea Contract for the Julia project in the Gulf of Mexico
new pipeline technologies and strategic cooperation.
Technip was awarded a substantial lump-sum contract
together in the following areas: HDD crossings; coal seam
by Exxon Mobil Corporation for the development of the
Jim Frith Appointed Pipelines General Manager of McConnell Dowell.
Julia field. This field is located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of approximately 2,100 meters (7,200 feet). The contract covers the project management, engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-
McConnell Dowell is proud to
commissioning of more than 48 kilometers of 10.75-inch
welcome Jim Frith as the General
outer diameter insulated flowlines, steel catenary risers and
Manager, Pipelines. This role
flowline end terminations.
continues his profitable and successful development of the
Technip’s operating center in Houston, Texas will perform
McConnell Dowell group of
the overall project management, with detailed flowline
companies through his experience
design being completed by Genesis, Technip’s wholly-
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owned subsidiary. The flowlines and risers will be welded
management of the EPC and construction business for all
at the Group’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. The offshore
energy and chemicals projects servicing the upstream,
installation is expected to be completed in 2015 by the Deep
midstream and downstream markets. He has also held
Blue, one of Technip’s deepwater pipelay vessels.
positions with Peter Kiewit Construction. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering from Iowa
Death of Berthold Beitz
State University.
With great sadness the Supervisory Board, Executive
Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG and Chairman of
Willbros Promotes Futch to Senior Vice President, Regional and Integrity Construction
the Board of Trustees of the non-profit Alfried Krupp von
Willbros Group, Inc. has announced
Bohlen und Halbach Foundation died on July 30, 2013 at the
the promotion of Mike Futch
age of 99.
from Vice President and General
Board, employees and Group Works Council of ThyssenKrupp AG have learned of the death of Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Berthold Beitz. The Honorary Chairman of the
Manager of Willbros Construction Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
to Senior Vice President, Regional
of ThyssenKrupp AG, said: “In Berthold Beitz we have lost
and Integrity Construction.
an outstanding figure who played a major role in shaping the company in the spirit of Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und
Futch will be responsible for providing leadership and
Halbach. He personally oversaw and supported momentous
direction to the Northeast and Southeast Regional
changes in the Group. Berthold Beitz experienced the highs
business units coupled with strategic planning and
and lows of Germany’s recent history. During World War 2,
execution of a fully integrated service line targeting
together with his wife, he set an impressive example of
Integrity Construction. Integrity Construction efforts will
courage and humanity by saving hundreds of persecuted
be broadcast across North America and geared primarily
Jews from the SS, risking his own life in the process. He
toward assisting customers in the pipeline industry as
played a key role in the post-war reconstruction of Germany.
they develop compliance solutions for the Pipeline Safety,
He is held in high esteem both in Germany and abroad.”
Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011.
Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger, Chairman of the Executive Board of
Futch has more than 16 years of experience in the
ThyssenKrupp AG, said: “He was an outstanding role model
pipeline industry. He joined Willbros in August 2012
for our employees, whose welfare was always of central
as Director of Engineering and was promoted to Vice
importance to him. We will honor his memory always.”
President and General Manager in November 2012. Prior to his promotion, he was responsible for the
Willbros Names Collins as President – Oil and Gas Willbros Group, Inc. has announced
successful execution of two major projects in the Utica Shale formation. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering Technology from Louisiana Tech University.
today that Earl Collins has been named President of its Oil and Gas segment. As President, Collins will
Van Oord Involved in Gemini Offshore Wind Park
be responsible for the development
Van Oord has announced its intention to acquire an equity
and implementation of Willbros
stake of 10 percent in the Gemini offshore wind park.
strategy for the oil and gas markets
Northland Power Inc., the Canadian producer of sustainable
as well as day-to-day operations
energy, announced that together with Siemens Project
of the Company’s oil and gas product and service lines
Ventures GmbH (Siemens), HVC N.V., Typhoon Offshore
which include: construction, maintenance, turnaround and
B.V. and Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors B.V., it
fabrication for projects from the wellhead to small capital
will be developing, constructing and operating the Gemini
projects inside refinery limits.
offshore wind park. The share distribution is as follows: NPI 55 percent, Siemens 20 percent, Van Oord 10 percent, HVC
10
Collins joins Willbros from CH2M HILL where he served
N.V. 10 percent percent, Typhoon Offshore B.V. 5 percent.
as President & Global Director of EPC & Construction
The total equity capital contributed by the parties amounts
Operations. In that role he was responsible for the overall
close to EUR 500 million.
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Membership Centre
The company has the capability to perform directional
The following companies were recently accepted by
sensitive areas, environmental areas, city streets, cross
the IPLOCA Board of Directors as new members of the
country pipelines, major river crossings, railroads, and
association:
railways. They also have experience in drilling all types
New Regular Members
drills under many different circumstances such as highly
of soils, including solid rock and glacier till formations, frozen tundra, running sand and gravel, having worked throughout North America from the east coast to the west coast and from the northern slopes of Alaska down to the southern tip of Mexico.
Laney Directional Drilling Co. 2031 Humble Place Drive, #100 Humble, TX 77338, U.S.A. T +1 281 540 6615, F +1 281 540 6724
Precision Pipeline, LLC
E gbell@laneydrilling.com
3314 56th Street
I www.laneydrilling.com
Eau Claire, WI 54703, U.S.A. T +1 715 874 4510, F +1 715 874 0810
With more than 24 years of experience as a full-service
E info@precisionpipelinellc.com
directional drilling company around the world, Laney is
I www.precisionpipelinellc.com
presently operating 16 HDD rigs capable of completing projects both large and small with pipe sizes ranging from 3 inches to 60
Precision Pipeline, LLC was formed in 2004 to service the
inches in diameter and HDD lengths up to 15,000 ft.
oil and gas pipeline owner companies which own and operate pipeline systems throughout the United States. Our
With several PE engineers on staff they can also provide
management team has more than 50 years of combined
HDD engineering services and analysis on constructability
pipeline experience while our project superintendents have
issues that may influence a pipeline crossing design.
over twenty years’ experience each. Precision has rapidly
The company added its first Direct Pipe® system in 2013.
become one of the premier pipeline contractors in the industry.
The Laney motto is: “There is no substitute for experience”.
Precision Pipeline, LLC specializes in the construction of pipeline infrastructure for the energy transportation industry serving the oil, gas, refined products and petrochemical industries. Our services include mainline cross country pipeline projects, pipeline looping, laterals, rehabilitation, hydrostatic testing, drying and station construction.
Oz Directional Drilling, Inc. 38220 N. 103 Place Scottsdale, AZ 85262, U.S.A. T +1 480 306 6570, F +1 480 306 6504 E dwayne@ozdirectionaldrilling.com
LLC Transneftstroy
I www.ozdirectionaldrilling.com
Dobrolubova Street 16 127254 Moscow, Russian Federation
Formed in 2008, Oz Directional Drilling is one of the many
T +7 499 799 86 77, F +7 499 799 86 87
pipeline companies owned by the Osadchuk family over the
E info@tns.transneft.ru
last 50 years. The management team at OZ has been in the
I www.transneftstroy.ru
pipeline industry since 1950 and the horizontal directional drilling industry since 1994. OZ has completed several
LLC Transneftstroy is the subsidiary company of OJSC “AK
hundred directional bores in North America, including
“Transneft” and was established in September 16, 2009 via
world record bores of 6,380 feet in length and the deepest
the incorporation of construction assets to undertake parent
bore of 860 feet.
company construction programs. LLC Transneftstroy has
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branches in Tyumen, Tomsk, Omsk, Bryansk. The structural
be found onboard pipe laying vessels and barges. Over the
subdivisions of the company are experienced in facilities
past 40 years, Bauhuis has supplied high quality equipment
construction and maintenance of pipelines. Their human,
all over the world. Many of the world’s largest pipelines in
engineering and material resources allow them to perform
operation today have been successfully coated in coating
the most difficult technical projects on time including in
plants equipped by Bauhuis.
severe climatic conditions.
New Associate Member
Turnkey solutions for coating challenges which are built by Bauhuis include: -- Internal flow and anti-corrosion coating plants -- External coating plants
BAUHUIS
-- Concrete weight coating plants -- Field joint coating equipment for pipelaying vessels -- Asphalt & enamel plants.
Bauhuis BV Goor, The Netherlands T +31 547281000, F +31 547272699
Turnkey solutions by Bauhuis are modular designed and
E sales@bauhuis.com
configured from standardised equipment, with proven
I www.bauhuis.com
functionality.
Bauhuis B.V. is specialised in the design and supply of turnkey
All expertise (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic engineering)
installations for handling, blasting, and coating of steel pipes.
required to design and fabricate a solution for any pipe
Eventually, these pipes are used in the oil & gas industry,
coating challenge is available in house. Bauhuis also has
as well as for the transportation of water. Onshore, Bauhuis
the capability to produce specific process equipment, as
equipment is used mainly in the pipe manufacturing, pipe
well as pipe handling & transportation equipment, such as
spooling and coating industry. Off- shore, their equipment can
pipe-lift buggies, or chain conveyors.
Health, Safety & Environment Committee New to the Committee The IPLOCA HSE Committee welcomes Richard van Sonsbeek to its ranks. Richard is Global HSEQ Manager at Applus RTD, the NDT and Inspection division of Applus. He studied Applied Physics at Delft University of Technology and Business Administration at the
Members of the HSE Committee and their spouses enjoy a dinner
Open University of the Netherlands
on the lakeshore.
and Erasmus University Rotterdam. He is also a qualified
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and experienced radiation protection expert. Supporting
Workshop on Preventing Catastrophic Losses
the Applus RTD Division Worldwide with the continuous
Twenty-two HSE experts and executives from 18 different
improvement of their organisational culture with
companies gathered in Geneva on Thursday, 11 July
respect to HSE management is currently one of his main
2013 for a productive session to discuss ways to continue
responsibilities.
reducing the catastrophic losses in our industry.
According to Richard IPLOCA is an excellent platform
After a short introduction on IPLOCA initiatives from
to share best practices and lessons learned on HSE
Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA Executive Secretary, Alan Quilley,
management in our industry.
president of Safety Results in Canada spoke about
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The workshop ended with the watching of the video Remembering Piper – The Night that Changed our World, about the Piper Alpha catastrophe that happened on 6 July 1988. The video is available on www.youtube.com. Feedback from participants was extremely positive and many expressed their desire for further such workshops. They also expressed their great expectations from IPLOCA in leading its members to best practices. Our thanks to all those who contributed in so many different ways to the success of this important workshop. According to the participants: “Debunking” the traditional “Injury Pyramid” and provided
“The workshop reviewing the three accidents was
participants a lot of food for thought. He was followed by
enlightening as all three incidents involved different
Filip Coumans, BST Solutions who presented “Integrating
locations, different cultures, but all appeared to have
Culture and Leadership into Catastrophic Event
similar issues.”
Prevention.”The presentations made are all available at the IPLOCA website: www.iploca.com/hseworkshop.
“This workshop was very fruitful and gave us new ideas on what could be done to improve the HSE culture and prevent
Later in the morning three incidents and their resulting
catastrophic accidents.”
lessons were analysed and discussed in small working groups. The topics were:
“Within IPLOCA we need to work more closely together on
-- Fire at an accommodation camp
HSE challenges by sharing best practices and developing
-- A severe injury at a pipeline construction site
industry standards and guidelines.”
-- Debris flow. During the workshop, other lessons learned were shared
IPLOCA Health and Safety Philosophy
including from the following incidents: a cut cable
The HSE Committee is developing a short Health &
incident; a confined space incident; excavator damage;
Safety philosophy. This will be presented to the IPLOCA
an oxyacetylene torch incident; a pipe fall from rollers;
Board of Directors in September for their approval.
a sledgehammer incident; and a truck loading incident.
2013 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award
Entries were received from the following companies: Consolidated Contractors Group (CCC), Greece Training Differently – Learning Definitely
Sponsored by Chevron
China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, China
The 2013 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award
Anti-Slide Protection Installed on Mechanical Chassis
sponsored by Chevron will be presented at
Welding Engineering Vehicles
the Washington, D.C. Convention. Dodsal Engineering & Construction Pte., Ltd, UAE The Award recognises initiatives aimed at improving
HSE Surveillance
the health and safety of the pipeline industry, including submissions such as:
GOM Resources, Malaysia
-- a unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents.
Stop Work for Safety
-- a new and well-defined system, procedure or practice enhancing safety. -- implementation of lessons learned.
HABAU, Austria/PPS, Germany Pipe Trench Fall Protection
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JSW Steel (USA) Inc., USA
National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC),
Safety Training: A New Approach
Abu Dhabi, UAE Behavior-Based Safety
Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA, Germany Safety Matters to Everyone!
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering, Co., Ltd., Singapore Safety Leadership to Strive for World Class Safety
McConnell Dowell (APLNG) JV, Australia
Performance
Have You Got Your Game On? The Use of Key Performance Indicators in a Construction Environment for Improved Project Results
Punj Lloyd Limited, India Safety: A Parameter of Our Success in Achieving Project
Nacap Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
and Safety Milestones Hand in Hand at Dabhol Bangalore
Nacap Australia Code Safe Video
Pipeline Project in India
Nacap Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
Bredero Shaw, A ShawCor Company, Indonesia & Malaysia
Onsite Training
Impinged Concrete Product Safety Improvement
Nacap Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
SPIECAPAG, France
Pig Catcher
Engaging Everybody
2013 IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award Sponsored by Total The winner of the CSR Award will also be announced in Washington, D.C. This will the second time this award has been
-- Does the project demonstrate a continuing commitment by the company to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving quality of life for the local community and society at large? -- Does it show continued management commitment to the objectives of reaching out to the community? -- Is the project initiated and fully funded by the company, or is it reimbursed by the client? -- Is there a plan in place to monitor outcomes, quantify effectiveness and adjust the project for the long-term?
presented. Our sincere thanks to Total for agreeing to sponsor the award.
For the 2013 award, the following entries were received:
The award was inaugurated at the 2011 convention held in
HABAU, Austria
Beijing, China and is offered in recognition of initiatives aimed
School Bus for Awgu Diocese, Enugu, Nigeria
at improving the living conditions of the people in communities local to and impacted by pipeline industry work such as:
Heerema Porto Amboim Ltd, Angola REMAR, Boys’ Shelter for Young Addicts
-- an initiative to address a specific need identified in the local community -- a program or practice demonstrating the corporate social
JSW Steel (USA) Inc., USA JSW Steel Walking for a Cure
responsibility of your company -- a creative initiative in which a large impact is made with a small investment
SPIECAPAG, Papua New Guinea Capabilities School
-- a long term project, intended to be continuously
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supported by your company or another, once the
Wasco Energy Ltd, Malaysia
pipeline activity is complete.
Wasco “Feeding the Homeless” CSR Campaign
The Adjudication Committee reviewed all entries submitted
Welspun Corp. Ltd, India
on the following basis:
Corporate Social Responsibility – A Welspun Commitment
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Washington, D.C. Convention Update Getting To and From the Hotel Meet & Greet Service at Dulles International Airport (IAD) If you are arriving at Dulles on Saturday or Sunday, 21 or 22 September, look for the IPLOCA logo signage in the arrivals hall where hosts will greet you and accompany you to buses for complimentary transfer to the Omni Shoreham Hotel. If you plan to take advantage of the Meet & Greet service you must, of course, provide your detailed flight arrival time in advance via the online registration system so that we can ensure that you – and your luggage – both have a place on the bus. Return Transfers to Dulles International Airport (IAD) Complimentary return transfers to Dulles have been arranged for Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 September, courtesy of a sponsor (see page 18). Bus transfer times will be listed in the back of the pocket programme that you will receive in your registration packet. Again, you must let us know via the online registration system if you plan to use the return bus transfer so that we can ensure that the appropriate number of vehicles is available.
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school setting. These students are often filled with self-doubt and fear, which leads to significant underachievement.
a car courtesy of Volvo Construction As a result, the mission of Crossroads School is
Equipment and Renault Trucks!
to prepare students with learning differences to Crossroads School, located in Houston,
return to a conventional school by facilitating their
Texas, USA, has been selected to receive
maximum academic and social potential in an
the IPLOCA lottery funds this year. It is a
emotionally safe and supportive manner. Widely
not-for-profit, innovative school committed
recognized as a leader in specialized education,
to serving students with a variety of learning
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Table reservations for Friday’s Final Banquet
on display on easels during the Gulf Interstate Cocktail Party.
open on Wednesday morning at the Registration Desk and will close on Thursday at 16:00.
A limited number of tables will be available with free
Entire tables can be booked only by giving the names of all
seating for registered delegates who do not make a table
the people to be seated at the table (10 persons per table).
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Thanks to our Convention Sponsors! The First Time Attendees Cocktails Pipeline & Gas Journal and Vacuworx Global
Tuesday, 24 September: Tour 5 – National Mall Shuttle Stroygazmontazh LLC
Welcome Cocktails Vermeer and Midwestern
Tour 6 – The United States Capitol Erciyas Steel Pipe
Worldwide Machinery Welcome Dinner Worldwide Machinery
Tour 10 D – Segways in the City ITW Welding
Directors & Wives Dinner Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc
Tour 10 E – Segways in the City PWT
The CRC-Evans Luncheon CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc. The Caterpillar Party Caterpillar and Pipeline Machinery International, Mantrac/Unatrac Group, Zeppelin Russia, Compagnia Generale Trattori
Band at Final Banquet HABAU and PPS and PSE Entertainment at Final Banquet HABAU and PPS and PSE Audio Visual at Final Banquet Nuova Patavium Srl
Tour 7 – Show me the Money! Jindal Saw Ltd.
Car for Lottery Volvo Construction Equipment and Renault Trucks
Tour 8 – Holocaust Museum Magnatech Group BV
Photographers at the Convention TECHNIP
Wednesday, 25 September:
Convention Photo CD PTPS
Tour 9 – Mount Vernon Garden & Estate Spiecapag and Geocean
Printing of Pocket Programme Goriziane Group S.p.A.
Tour 10 A & B – Segways in the City Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA
Printing of Final Banquet Menu Goriziane Group S.p.A.
Tour 10 C – Segways in the City CJSC Stroytransgaz
Printing of Attendance List Pipeline & Gas Journal
Tour 11 – The United States Capitol (repeat) ARB Inc.
Russian Simultaneous Translation Argus Limited
IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Wine Magnatech Group BV
Tour 12 – Udvar Hazy Center (repeat) Zhejiang Kingland Pipeline & Technologies Co., Ltd.
Shopping Shuttle Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA
Gulf Interstate Cocktail Party Gulf Interstate
Registration Desk Herrenknecht
DJ & Lights for Dancing ‘til Dawn American Augers
Welcome Drinks at Registration (Sat/Sun) ROSEN Group
Open Bar for Dancing ‘til Dawn Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc.
Internet Centre Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)
Decoration for Dancing ‘til Dawn Spiecapag and Geocean
Audio Visual for Thursday’s Open General Meeting Argus Limited
Entertainment at Caterpillar Party Laurini Officine Meccaniche The Spy Ladies Brunch Pipeline Inspection IPLOCA Membership Cocktails Zakhem International Construction Ltd. IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Buffet Fluor
Maats Golf Tournament Maats Pipeline Equipment
Monday, 23 September: Tour 1 – Historic Annapolis Serimax and Co-sponsorship available Tour 2 – Special Look at Washington Techint Engineering & Construction Tour 3 – Newseum Lincoln Electric Tour 4 – Udvar Hazy Center World Pipelines
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Audio Visual for Friday’s Open General Meeting Argus Limited Coffee breaks at Open General Meetings The C.A.T. Group Registration Bags for the Gentlemen ShawCor Registration Bags for the Ladies Wasco Energy
Meet & Greet at the Airport Applus RTD Transfer Back to the Airport UniversalPegasus International, Inc. Convention Fund Contributions Available ITW Welding/ PWT CJSC Stroytransgaz
Gifts: Travel Guide Maats Pipeline Equipment Liebherr Model Liebherr Gift DENSO GmbH Gift SICIM S.p.A.
Bottled Water for Tours Erciyas Steel Pipe
Just two sponsorship items remain.
Wine at Final Banquet Willbros Group, Inc.
as soon as possible if you are
Contact caroline.green@iploca.com interested.
Elections to the Board of Directors
and active participation in meetings and events, including four board meetings a year that require international travel. Please note that an absence from any two consecutive meetings, or a total of three meetings during
Listed below are the vacant seats for next year’s Board of Directors. Election meetings will be held during the convention on Thursday afternoon, 26 September, at the
the two-year term will result in automatic dismissal from the Board of Directors.
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Proxies
Responsibilities of Board Membership
carrying a proxy vote, a copy must be delivered to the
If you are a Regular Member or Associate Member
By running for election to the IPLOCA Board of Directors
Executive Secretary three days in advance of the Annual
candidates agree to fully support the organisation and its
General Meeting (AGM) – by Tuesday, 24 September – in
mission through regular attendance at board meetings
order to be valid.
Election Meeting/Voting Schedule (Washington, D.C.) Thursday, 26 September Meeting Time
Location
Geographical Area / Associate Members
Director
Status at Washington
15:30 - 16:00
Forum Room
Europe Central
Harald Dresp Jan Koop
Officer 2nd year conf.
15:30 - 16:00
Council Room
Europe Eastern
Kaan Dogan
2nd year conf.
Iosif Panchak
Vacant seat
Leonardo Gravina
Vacant seat
Bruno Maerten
Vacant seat
Andy Ball
Vacant seat
Adam Wynne Hughes
2nd year conf.
Greg Miller
2nd year conf.
Pierluigi Zanin Michael Rae
Vacant seat 2nd year conf.
Jésus Garcia Pons
2nd year conf.
Raúl Vilugrón
Vacant seat
15:30 - 16:00
15:30 - 16:00
15:30 - 16:00
16:15 - 16:45
16:15 - 16:45
Senate Room
Cabinet Room
Congressional Room
Council Room
Senate Room
Europe Mediterranean
Europe Northwest
Associate Members
Latin America
Middle East & Africa
Najib Khoury
Officer
Ibrahim Zakhem
2nd year conf.
16:15 - 16:45
Cabinet Room
East & Far East
Andy Lukas Sandip Sharma
Vacant seat Vacant seat
16:15 - 16:45
Forum Room
America North
Doug Evans Scott Summers
Vacant seat 2nd year conf.
The slate of nominations to the Board of Directors will be
East & Far East: www.iploca.com/eastandfareast
presented to the membership for ratification on Friday
Europe Central: www.iploca.com/europecentral
morning, at the Annual General Meeting.
Europe Eastern: www.iploca.com/europeeastern
Geographical Areas
Europe Mediterranean: www.iploca.com/europemediterranean Europe Northwest: www.iploca.com/europenorthwest
A list of member companies in each Geographical Area
Middle East & Africa: www.iploca.com/middleeastandafrica
and the names of the incumbent or outgoing directors are
America North: www.iploca.com/americanorth
available at the links below:
Latin America: www.iploca.com/latinamerica
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New Technologies Committee Novel Construction Initiative
carry out the survey and to post process the result into a
The article below continues our coverage of the Novel
bathymetric model (DTM) of the riverbed.
Construction meeting that was held in March at the Hilton Fiumicino Airport Hotel (Rome).
Based on hydrographic survey results a trench design is created that is best suited for the riverbed and the landfall
Our thanks to Nico Van Woerkom of Teledyne Reson,
locations. This trench design will then be used by the
headquartered in Denmark, for his presentation on
dredgers, such as excavators or wirecranes, to create
dredging surveying for river crossings. At the upcoming
the trench.
meeting in October, techniques for river crossing ditching surveying using this technology will also be discussed.
RESON PDS2000 Dredge and Construction
It is crucial that the actual trench dredged is as close as possible to the trench design. This is to ensure both sufficient protection for the pipeline and to maintain a
When a pipeline crosses a river it has to be positioned and protected in such a way that it cannot be damaged by passing vessels or by nature. This is often accomplished by placing the pipe into a trench in the riverbed that is deeper than the maximum historic
Novel Construction Meeting 17-18 October, 2013, London
excavation of the river bed and covering it with gravel
Mark your calendars for the next Novel Construction
and/or sediment.
Meeting, to be held at the London Heathrow Sofitel Hotel on 17 and 18 October.
To design the trench’s shape, size and final position on the riverbed a hydrographic survey has to be carried out to
The agenda is still to be finalised and will be
determine the riverbed depth and topography. Additionally
communicated on the website and to potential
measurements of riverbed sediment type might be needed.
participants as soon as possible.
Teledyne RESON supplies the hard- and software tools to
Figure 1: Real time update shown in PDS2000 during excavation
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safe navigation depth for passing vessels. This means
to dredge with an accuracy of less than 5 cm. GPS RTK
the dredger must dredge as accurately as possible, while
positioning, accurate sensors on boom, stick and bucket
fighting the water current and soil deposits of loose
are necessary tools, all provided by Teledyne-RESON.
material. Once the section of pipe is positioned in the
The data from all the sensors is used by PDS2000 to
ditch there are no further actions possible, other than
visualize the real time bucket or grab with respect to
covering the pipe. Therefore it is essential to know the
the actual riverbed DTM and the trench design. Dredge
profile of the ditch in real time and launch or lower-in the
progress is shown by real-time DTM updates.
pipe as quickly as possible. Once the trench is finished the pipelaying activity can Using PDS2000-Dredge monitoring system it is possible
start. Again PDS2000 is able to assist during this activity
Figure 2: Pipe route detection
Figure 3: Real time top view of 2 pipe routes and KPs
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to ensure correct pipe placement inside the trench. With
can be exported for use in other software programs.
the use of acoustic sensors, such as scanning profilers or multibeam echosounders and pipe tension input,
Teledyne-RESON supplies tools to assist before, during
PDS2000 is able to indicate not only pipeline touchdown,
and after any dredge or construction project and
but also where the pipeline is placed inside the trench. It
provides solutions for hydrographic surveys trench/
will allow for a detailed profile view of the pipeline with
dredge monitoring, pipe – and cable laying and trench
respect to the seabed (image on the right) and a broader
covering. The solution consists of a combination of
view that shows the user the pipeline as a whole with
hard- and software to measure and visualize whatever is
respect to the 3D riverbed model. The actual as-laid route
needed at that stage of the project.
2013 IPLOCA New Technologies Award
Securing Top Layer of Pipes During Transportation
Sponsored by BP
Dhatec, The Netherlands
Herrenknecht, Germany Pipe Express New Method for Environmentally-Friendly and Economic Pipeline Installation
The 2013 IPLOCA New Technologies Award sponsored by BP will be presented at the
JSW Steel (USA) Inc., U.S.A.
Washington, D.C. Convention.
Pipe Yield Strength Verification
This award is given in recognition of a significant
Laurini Officine Meccaniche, Italy
contribution to innovation in the engineering of, the
Pipe Lifting Kit
provision of equipment for, and the construction of crosscountry pipelines by virtue of:
Laurini Officine Meccaniche, Italy
-- a technological or engineering breakthrough
Hammer
-- a new piece of equipment, tool or construction supply -- a new or revised construction practice
Laurini Officine Meccaniche, Italy
-- a new type of permanent material
Muletrax
-- other relevant initiatives Seal for Life Industries, The Netherlands Entries have been received as follows:
Mobile Pipe Cleaning & Coating Plant
Applus RTD, The Netherlands
Bredero Shaw, U.S.A.
Novel 3D Ultrasonic Inspection Methodology for
Mobile Robotic Cutback System
Pipeline Girth Welds Shengli Engineering & Consulting Co. Ltd., China Western Specialties, LLC/ARB Inc., U.S.A.
CO2 Capture System & Cow Flooding for IOR Project
Composi-Sleeve SPIECAPAG, France MCJV (McConnell Dowell and CCC), Australia
White Box – Containerised Mobile IT Rooms
Pipeline Pull Across the Narrows Volvo Construction Equipment, Germany China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, China
The Volvo PL3005D Rotating Pipelayer – A New Viable
Heat Shrinkable Pressure-sensitive Tape
Pipelayer Alternative in the 20”-36” Pipe Size Class, with the Focus on Safety
China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, China Key Technology for HDD crossing
Wasco Energy Ltd, Malaysia Dow Neptune™ Advanced Subsea Flow Assurance
China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, China Strain Based Design Method Used in Myanmar to China Oil & Gas Pipeline
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Insulation System
Regional Meeting
Goriziane Group SPA (Italy), Caterpillar (USA), Habau (Austria), Olajterv Group (Hungary), Spiecapag (France) as well as the Russian Oil and Gas Contractors Union. Mornings were dedicated to business-related presentations in Russian and in English on different aspects of the Russian pipeline industry and on new technologies. During the afternoons attendees had the opportunity to discover the Kremlin and to enjoy a Moscow River sightseeing tour. IPLOCA Director for Europe Eastern, Iosif Panchak, explained that “the main objective of the Regional Meeting is to share experiences with regard to international level project execution for the construction of major infrastructure facilities”.
IPLOCA Regular Member LLC Stroygazmontazh organised
The Plenary Session was opened by IPLOCA Executive
a Regional Meeting in Moscow for members and potential
Secretary, Juan Arzuaga, who highlighted the importance
members from Europe Eastern.
of such meetings being held on a regular basis.
More than 50 directors and top managers from Russian and
Issues concerning the construction of gas production,
international companies took part in the meeting, including
transmission and processing facilities were discussed at
OAO Gazprom, OAO NOVATEK, OOO Stroygazconsulting,
the meeting, as well as innovative engineering solutions
PJSC Stroytransgaz, MAX STREICHER (Germany),
that are implemented during project execution.
In The Headlines
stretch 92.8 kilometers (58 miles), linking gas production
Shell to Invest in Two Nigerian Oil Projects
cubic meters/day. It will carry gas produced from the
Oil major, Shell, is to invest $3.9billion (about N612.3
Changning-Weiyuan shale gas demonstration zone in
billion) in two major gas projects in Nigeria, the company
the province, CNPC said. It did not say when the pipeline
wells in the Changning block to the Shuanghe gas processing station. It will have a capacity of 4.5 million
has announced. Shell Petroleum Development Company
is due for completion. China is looking to accelerate
of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC), an operator of a joint venture with
development of shale gas resources, which are believed to
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said
rival those of the US.
final investment decisions have been reached for the Trans
www.platts.com, 24 June 2013
Niger Pipeline loop-line (TNPL) and the Gbaran-Ubie Phase 2 projects, both located in Nigeria’s eastern Niger Delta. The total capital investment for the TNPL project bundle is
International Energy Agency (IEA) Report
expected to be $1.5 billion, while total investment for the
The IEA has released its second annual Medium-Term
Gbaran-Ubie Phase 2 bundle is $2.4 billion. The expected
Energy Market Report, according to which renewable
peak production from these projects is 215,000 barrels of
sources will exceed natural gas as a power source
oil per day equivalent.
and will be twice the contribution from nuclear energy
www.premiumtimesng.com, 23 June 2013
globally by 2016, being second only to coal. The report says renewable power is expected to increase 40 percent in the next five years and is expected to represent
CNPC Starts Construction of China’s First Shale Gas Pipeline
almost 25 percent of the global energy in the next five
State-owned China National Petroleum Corp said that it
renewable power sources such as wind and solar PV, are
has started building the country’s first dedicated shale
likely to increase considerably, doubling from 4 percent
gas pipeline in central Sichuan province. The pipeline will
of all power production in 2011 to 8 percent in 2018.
years to come. IEA’s report affirms also that non-hydro
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China and other emerging countries are building more
state-owned Sinopec, and Brazil’s Norberto Odebrecht,
wind, solar and hydro-electric power plants aiming to
have submitted bids for a tender to build a 46,000 barrels
meet growing power demand and to fight with pollution
per day multipurpose oil pipeline project in Ecuador,
problems. In some regions the costs of renewables
state-run company Petroecuador said. Petroecuador
are diminishing below the cost of conventional power
said Consorcio International PPC and ICC Conkor also
sources such as coal, natural gas and oil.
submitted offers. The new Pascuales-Cuenca 210
IEA.org, 26 June 2013
kilometers pipeline will be located in the southern Ecuador. It will run from the port city of Guayaquil to Cuenca. It
Shah Deniz Members, Fluxys join Trans Adriatic Pipeline
will supply diesel, gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas to six provinces in Ecuador. Petroecuador will make the technical and economic evaluation of the proposal public
BP PLC, State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR),
at the end of August.
and Total SA—members of the international consortium
Online.wsj.com, 5 August 2013
developing Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan—have exercised their option to join Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG. BP and acquired 10 percent. Fluxys, a major gas transit operator
Contract for Construction of Iasi-Ungheni Gas Pipeline
in Europe, also joined TAP, taking a 16 percent stake in
The contract for the construction of a gas pipeline that will
SOCAR each have taken a 20 percent share, while Total has
the project. TAP’s shareholders now are BP 20 percent,
connect Romania and the Republic of Moldova, between
SOCAR 20 percent, Statoil 20 percent, Fluxys 16 percent,
Iasi - Ungheni, has been signed, according to a press
Total 10 percent, E.On 9 percent, and Axpo 5 percent.
release from the Ministry of Regional Development and
Axpo and Statoil previously held 42.5 percent each, with
Public Administration. The project is part of the Joint
E.On holding the remaining 15 percent share.TAP said its
Operational Programme ‘Romania - Ukraine - Republic
shareholders remain open to further strategic partners
of Moldova 2007-2013’ and will be implemented by the
joining the project in the future.
National Agency for Mineral Resources of Romania,
Oil & Gas Journal, 2 August 2013
as project leader, in partnership with the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova. The project has an
Sinopec and Odebrecht Interested in Ecuador’s Pipeline Project
implementation period of 17 months and aims at ensuring a high level of energy security to the Republic of Moldova and to the eastern part of Romania, through diversification
Four companies, including Sinopec International
of gas supply sources.
Petroleum Service Ecuador S.A., the local unit of China
www.actmedia.eu, 15 August 2013
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In Memoriam Edward (Eddy) Rees Powell Edward (Eddy) Rees Powell passed away suddenly on 6 July 2013, aged 52. A very much loved husband, father, “Bumper” and friend, he will be so greatly missed. Eddy had been working for Sany, Germany since 2013 and was previously employed at Volvo Construction
Upcoming Conferences Creating Engagement at the Frontline: Leveraging 5 Supervisor Safety Activities Webinar: 3 September 2013, 2 pm CET (duration: 1 hour) www.bstsolutions.com Offshore Europe 2013 3-6 September 2013 – Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K. www.offshore-europe.co.uk 7th European Gas Summit 19-20 September 2013 – Vienna, Austria
Equipment. He was a familiar face at the IPLOCA Convention, representing Volvo as the sponsor of
47th Annual IPLOCA Convention
the Final Banquet lottery. The family has asked that
23-27 September 2013 – Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
donations be made to the Special Baby Care unit at
www.iploca.com
the Royal Gwent Hospital, Wales, UK. (Contact: janina.weigel@sany-germany.de)
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IPLOCA Yearbook
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new edition
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the desks and in the
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field offices of pipeline companies. So you can be
IBC’s 37th Annual Offshore Pipeline Technology Conference
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your company is known
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where it helps you, namely 12TH EDITION
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with your clients and
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IPLOCA Yearbook: listing@iploca-yearbook.
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IPLOCA Board of Directors
2012-2013
Left to right, front row: Najib Khoury, Doug Evans, Osman Birgili, Harald Dresp, Juan Arzuaga (IPLOCA Executive Secretary). Second row: Raúl Vilugrón, Greg Miller. Third row: Iosif Panchak, Karl Trauner, Kaan Dogan, Leonardo Gravina. Fourth row: Jésus Garcia Pons, Jan Koop, Bruno Maerten, Ibrahim Zakhem, Marco Jannuzzi, Jean-Claude Van de Wiele. Fifth row: Adam Wynne Hughes, Andy Ball, Pierluigi Zanin, Jerrit Coward. Sixth row: Michael Rae, Sandip Sharma, Scott Summers, Wilhelm Maats. Inset: Andy Lukas
Officers Doug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), President; Director, America
Jésus Garcia-Pons (Arendal), Director, Latin America
North; Chairman of the New Technologies Committee
Raúl Vilugrón (Montec), Director, Latin America
Najib Khoury (CCC), 1 Vice President; Director, Middle East
Ibrahim Zakhem (Zakhem), Director, Middle East & Africa
& Africa
Andy Lukas (A.J. Lucas), Director, East & Far East
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher), Treasurer; Director, Europe Central
Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission), Director,
Osman Birgili (Tekfen), Immediate Past President; Director, Europe
East & Far East
Eastern
Greg Miller (Pipeline Inspection), Director, Associate Members
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Directors Iosif Panchak (Stroygazmontazh), Director, Europe Eastern
Pierluigi Zanin (Goriziane Group S.p.A.), Director, Associate Members
Kaan Dogan (Attila Dogan), Director, Europe Eastern
Directors at Large
Jan Koop (Bohlen & Doyen), Director, Europe Central
Jerrit Coward (Willbros Group, Inc)
Bruno Maerten (GEOCEAN), Director, Europe Mediterranean,
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Chairman of the HSE Committee
Wilhelm Maats (Maats Pipeline Equipment)
Leonardo Gravina (Sicim S.p.A.), Director, Europe Mediterranean
Karl Trauner (HABAU), Chairman of the Training Committee
Andy Ball (Land & Marine), Director, Europe North-West
Jean-Claude Van de Wiele (Spiecapag)
Adam Wynne Hughes (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director, Europe
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Michael Rae (Argus Limited), Director, Associate Members
North-West
Executive Secretary
Scott Summers (ARB), Director, America North
Juan Arzuaga
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