Committees & Projects 2022-2023

Executive Committee

Kelly Osborn (U.S. Pipeline, Inc.)

Roberto Castelli (Bonatti S.p.A.)

Leon Richards (McConnell Dowell Corporation Ltd.)

Adam Wynne Hughes (CRC Evans)

Gonzalo Montenegro (SEPCON)

HSE & CSR Committee

Leadership:

Bruno Pomaré (Spiecapag) - Chair

Andrew Ball (J. Murphy & Sons Limited)

Wilko Koop (A.Hak Groep B.V.)

Robert Linder (Liebherr-Werk Telfs GmbH)

Roger Spee (CRC Evans)

Steering Group:

Jean-Michel Baelen (SERIMAX)

Patrick Berré (DENYS)

Katrina Cooper (RSK Group)

Filippo Levati (SICIM S.p.A.)

Kevin T. Parker (Mears Group, Inc.)

Giovanni Rivas (Bonatti S.p.A.)

Mustafa Aslan (Tekfen Insaat Ve Tesisat)

Perry Redman (Caterpillar Global Pipeline)

Terri Steeves (TC Energy)

Marie-Laure Suprin (Spiecapag)

Amir Tajik (MAX STREICHER GmbH & Co. KG aA)

Loek Vreenegoor (Shell Projects & Technology)

Actions:

During the 2022-2023 term, three committee meetings were held. The annual HSE & CSR workshop held in conjunction with the Novel Construction Fall Session was focused on corporate safety memory and safety performance and was hosted by Caterpillar, the Construction Safety Research Alliance (CSRA) and the University of Nebraska. The submission rate for the annual health, safety & environment statistics was sixty-seven per cent: fifty Regular Members and five Associate Members. The latest aggregate health, safety and environmental statistics are available on this page: www.iploca.com/news-media/hsestatistics/ Twelve entries were submitted for the IPLOCA Health & Safety Award sponsored by TC Energy. Eight entries were received for the Corporate Social Responsibility Award sponsored by TotalEnergies, eight entries for the Quality Award sponsored by TC Energy and six entries for the New Technologies Award sponsored by BP. The 2023 IPLOCA Awards were presented at the 55th Annual Convention in Vancouver.

Over three hundred documents have been uploaded to the Health, Safety and Environment Shared Experiences Platform. This databank aims to build and share an inventory of lessons learned and safety. The committee is currently working on a Tie-ins procedure.

Innovation Committee

Leadership:

Gerben Wansink (Maats Pipeline Professionals) - Chair

Doug Bailey (CATERPILLAR Inc.)

Roberto Castelli (Bonatti S.p.A.)

Leonardo Gravina (SICIM S.p.A.)

Tim Zboya (BECHTEL Pipeline)

Member Representatives:

We thank all the working group participants appointed by major clients and our member companies - too numerous to mention - who continue to participate and provide leadership for the Novel Construction work groups throughout the year.

Actions:

The Novel Construction Initiative Spring Session 2023 was held in Rome, Italy. Over 80 participants attended in person during the two-day event. The Novel Construction Fall

Session 2023 was held in Munich, Germany at the Holiday Inn Westpark Hotel and over 70 participants joined the session. These meetings offer a forum for members and non-member companies to present their new developments and stimulate innovation in the technology and processes required for the execution of onshore and -recently included- offshore pipeline projects by engaging all contributors to the pipeline construction supply chain.

Energy Transition Committee

Leadership:

Andrew Ball (J. Murphy & Sons Limited) - Chair

Doug Bailey (CATERPILLAR Inc.)

Giacomo Bonfanti (GDI - Grupo Desarrollo

Infraestructura S.A. de C.V.)

Gian Marco Dondi (SCAIP S.p.A.)

Saji Khoury (Consolidated Contractors Company - CCC)

Mustafa Kopuz (TEKFEN Insaat Ve Tesisat)

Bruno Pomaré (Spiecapag)

Leon Richards (McConnell Dowell Corp. Ltd.)

The purpose of the Energy Transition Committee is to develop and share best practices in the safe use and deployment of hydrogen and associated technologies for the benefit of IPLOCA’s members. Additionally its goal is to provide a centre of excellence that is focused on hydrogen and associated technologies.

Membership Committee

Leadership:

Bill Solomon (Vacuworx Global, LLC) - Chair

Giacomo Bonfanti (GDI – Grupo Desarrollo

Infraestructura S.A. de C.V.)

Adel Botros ( Al-Qahtani Pipe Coating Industries)

Yasar Giregiz (Fernas Construction Company)

Andrew Stuart (Winn & Coales International Ltd.)

Actions: The objective of the Membership Committee is to encourage members to actively participate in IPLOCA‘s initiatives. The committee has invited many clients to become members and as a result, a total of 30 Corresponding Members have joined IPLOCA.

Convention & Board Meeting Location

Project Lead: Roger Spee (CRC Evans)

Actions:

The Convention & Board Meeting Location’s main task is to assist the Board and the Secretariat with the advance selection (two years ahead) of convention locations, proposing locations for board meetings and assisting with the selection of speakers for the conventions. It also has an advisory role in the convention location rotation scheme.

The Scholarship Programme

Project Lead: Kelly Osborn (U.S. Pipeline, Inc.)

Actions:

Ten students, who are children or grandchildren of IPLOCA member companies, were selected as recipients of the 2023 IPLOCA scholarships. Six scholarships were given to students linked to Regular Members, spread across all the regions that applied. Since there were no applications received from Europe Northwest and Latin America, the next highest scoring applicants were selected. Two scholarships were also awarded to students of Associate Members. Applications for the 2024 programme will open on 1 January and will also be available to students from trade schools.