IPLOCA Newsletter 56

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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2013

Washington, D.C. Convention Update page 15

Contents: Letter from the President page 4 News from Geneva page 5 Member News page 7 New Technologies page 20 WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS

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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

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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

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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

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The resulting table seating plans and alphabetical lists will be

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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Rod Hardy Director E rod.hardy@worldpipelines.com Chris Lethbridge Advertisement Manager E chris.lethbridge@worldpipelines.com

PENNWELL PETROLEUM GROUP Offshore Magazine

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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)

Pipeline Technology 2013 7-9 October 2013 – Ostend, Belgium www.pipelinetechnology2013.com APIA Convention 12-15 October 2013 – Brisbane, Australia www.apia.net.au/events/2013-convention-adelaide OTC Brazil 2013 29-31 October 2013 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil www.otcbrasil.org/2013 4 Elements of Effective Corrosion Management Seminar

IPLOCA Yearbook

13-14 November 2013 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

new edition

www.globaleventsmgnt.com In November 5,000 copies

THE IPLOCA YEARBOOK

™

THE OFFICIAL PIPE LINE & OFFSHORE CONTRACTORS YEARBOOK

of the Yearbook will be

Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Summit

distributed globally to

27-28 November 2013 – Düsseldorf, Germany

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

sure that information about

26 - 27 February 2014 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

your company is known

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where it helps you, namely 12TH EDITION

2013-2014

with your clients and

Hannover Messe

prospective clients.

7-11 April 2014 – Hannover, Germany

We hope this new edition

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will again meet your expectations but we always appreciate your comments and suggestions. Please

Pipelines 2014 Conference

make sure to send us the addresses of the persons

3-6 August 2014 – Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

to whom you wish us to send this 12th edition of the

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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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