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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER 39
NUMBER
Letter from the President page 3
News from Geneva page 4
Member News page 5
Lookin’ for a screamin’ deal page 14
CONTENTS:
WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS
JUNE 2009
San Francisco page 10Convention update
2 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
CONTENTSLetter from the President 3
News from Geneva 4
Board Meeting Update 4
Membership News 5
New Technologies Award 6
Novel Construction 7
Health, Safety & Environmental Awareness 8
Health & Safety Award 9
Convention Update 10
“Lookin’ for a Screamin’ Deal” 14
Upcoming Conferences 15
Engineers Without Borders - International 16
IPLOCA Yearbook 18
IPLOCA Board of Directors 19
The following is the IPLOCA Mission for 2009 and beyond:To provide value to members through a forum for sharing ideas, engaging the industry and its stakeholders, facilitating business opportunities and promoting the highest standards in the pipeline industry.
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Letter from the President
Time has passed quickly since last October in Athens when
we were singing
If you’re going to San Francisco
Be sure to come to IPLOCA’s great fair
If you’re going to San Francisco
You’re gonna meet good pipeline people there…
Now it’s time to register online to ensure you will be able to attend the Convention.
Two hundred and fifty people out of a possible 600 have already registered, so don’t
delay in finalising your own arrangements.
We are immensely grateful to our loyal sponsors who continue to support the
Convention in these challenging times. We are proud to note that at press time there
were only seven sponsorship opportunities remaining and we hope, like last year, to fill
all of these with your help. Please contact [email protected] for
more information.
On other topics, significant progress has been made in preparing the Onshore Pipelines
Road to Success document, which will be the end-product of Phase 1 of our Novel
Construction Initiative.
During March IPLOCA organised a very well attended Spring Plenary Session of Novel
Construction in Geneva, followed by a number of smaller group meetings. There is still
a lot of work ahead but the full Novel Construction Initiative team is committed to
delivering our IPLOCA document at the San Francisco Convention.
Two more IPLOCA Regional Meetings have also taken place recently. The first was for the
area covering Germany, Austria and neighbouring countries, organised by our 2nd VP Karl
Trauner, of HABAU. The second, for China, was organised by IPLOCA director Liu Weimin
and held just prior to our Board of Directors Meeting in Beijing.
A lot of action is taking place to strengthen IPLOCA and I look forward to seeing you all
in San Francisco as you show your support for these initiatives.
I wish all of you an excellent summer before we meet again in San Francisco.
Bruno de La RoussièreBruno.delaroussiè[email protected]
NUMBER 39 JUNE 2009 3
4 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
NEWS FROM GENEVASubmissions for this year’s IPLOCA awards (New
Technologies Award, sponsored by BP and Health &
Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron) are due. Please note
that submissions for the Health & Safety Award will be
accepted only after receipt of the required 2008 Safety
Statistics. (See pages 6 and 8.)
Hans & Marjan Ringers at IPLOCA 2008 Athens convention.
IPLOCA is pleased to welcome to IPLOCA a new part-time
consultant for Training. Hans Ringers began work in April
and will be collaborating with the Training Committee to
assist members with training opportunities specifically
focused on the pipeline industry.
Brand New to the Pipeline BusinessTwo well known IPLOCA personalities welcomed new
additions to their families recently:
Luc Henriod and Michèle became
grandparents for the second time in
mid-March. Born to their daughter
Catherine and her husband David
Boudreau, little Kara Michèle made her
appearance on 18 March in Twentynine
Palms, California. She weighed 2.7
kg (6 lbs 3 oz), length 48 cm (18.9 in). Along, with big brother
Tyler, Kara Michèle is keeping everyone very very busy.
Miss Jip Schoonenberg arrived on
27 April, weighing in at 3.4 kg
(7 lbs 8oz). Be sure to send your
congratulations to new parents Peter
and Micha and proud grandparents
Pieter and Ditta. Thanks to new
father Peter for getting the layout
for this newsletter done on schedule among his many
new responsibilities...
BOARD MEETING UPDATE Versailles, February 2009The Board of Directors met in Versailles during February
with 14 members of the Board in attendance.
Committees
The New Technologies, Training, Health, Safety &
Environment and Strategic Development committees each
met and later reported to the full board. More information
about the committees is on page 5.
Finances
Phil Bond, IPLOCA Treasurer, reported on the year 2008.
Increase in membership fees and excellent sponsorship
results from the convention resulted in increased revenue
in 2008, however our investments suffered because of
the economic crisis and there were additional valuation
reductions outside of the Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch
portfolio because of currency fluctuations. The board
approved the 2009 budget. Subsequent audit of the 2008
accounts was completed successfully by mid-March.
Membership
Name change requests were approved as presented:
- NOVA JSC to Nova Limited Liability Company
- Ardee Offshore & Shipping Service Pvt Limited to Ardee
Resources Pvt Limited, India
Resignations were noted from the following companies:
- Boskalis Offshore BV (M)
- Flexifloat Systems BV, NL (AM)
- Harbert Int’l Establishment, USA (M)
- KBR Inc., USA (M)
- Pietro Fiorentini, Italy (AM)
- Solar Turbines, Inc., USA (AM)
- STP Limited, India (AM):
Strategic Development
The association’s Bylaws are being reviewed in depth
by the Strategic Development Committee for discussion
and finalisation of recommendations by the full board in
Beijing, such that the changes can be communicated to the
membership at large and presented for vote at the Annual
General Meeting in San Francisco.
Current Membership status is therefore as follows:
Members 108
Associate Members 119
Honorary Members 2
Academic Members 3
NUMBER 39 JUNE 2009 5
TRAINING COMMITTEE MEETING Versailles, February 2009The IPLOCA Training Committee is relatively new and has
come a long way with its initial work.
Training committee members continue to be active and
there was consensus that the committee needs to focus
and prioritise on selected objectives.
Discussions were held regarding a questionnaire to be
sent to the IPLOCA membership and the state of readiness,
timing and issue of such a document. It was felt that
we were not in a position to move forward with such a
document until re-evaluation of the objectives.
Given the success achieved with Novel Construction and
the appointment of qualified consultants, it was agreed
that IPLOCA approach Hans Ringers (who had expressed
interest in an involvement with IPLOCA’s Training initiative)
with a view to taking the objectives to the next stage and
preparing a programme of deliverables to be discussed
with the Training Committee.
MEMBER NEWSSaipem Awarded New EUR 200 Million Onshore Contract in AlgeriaSaipem has been awarded a new onshore contract in
Algeria worth approximately EUR 200 million. The Algerian
oil company Sonatrach awarded Saipem the contract for
the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) of
a marine export terminal for the future urea/ammonia
plant to be built near the Algerian city of Arzew, about 400
kilometres west of Algiers.
The overall work on the project will be completed within
23 months.
Dutch Students Visit OvergasDuring April a group of 32 students from the Faculty
of Economics and Business Administration of the Free
University in Amsterdam visited the Overgas head office in
Sofia, Bulgaria as part of the European Study Trip initiative
of the biggest study association in Amsterdam - Aureus.
The bachelors degree students were in the country to
get an insight into emerging markets in Eastern Europe
and the crucial role of major private companies in the
integration of these markets in the global economy.
Alexander Levashki, Deputy Executive Director in charge
of Business Development of Overgas, presented the
history and mission of Bulgaria’s biggest private gas
distribution company. The students were given in-depth
information on the marketing, investment and business
strategies of the company as well as on its numerous
CSR initiatives.
Lincoln Electric Introduces New Auto-Darkening Welding HelmetLincoln Electric introduced Vista(R) Hemisfear(TM), an
auto-darkening welding helmet. The Vista Hemisfear
is the company’s first using a new lightweight shell
design, bringing the total helmet weight to 20 oz. or less
depending on configuration.
All Vista helmets feature:
- Solar powered auto-darkening, eliminating operator
error and alkaline corrosion
- Grind and TIG modes, as well as variable delay settings
for greater operator control
- Four independent arc sensors to ensure reliability
- Different view sizes for user preferences, including the
3000 series, with one of the largest views in the
industry
MAN Industries Secures Large Middle East Order MAN Industries (India) Limited has announced a major
order worth Rs.1340 crores from the Middle East during
the current year, amid stiff international bidding.
Commenting on the orders Mr. R. C. Mansukhani,
Chairman, MAN Industries (India) Ltd said, “Securing
such a large order is a momentous achievement for
the company especially during economic slowdown in
many parts of the world and when the global economy is
showing signs of recovery. With the stabilization of our
new production facility, we are confident that the company
will be able to execute the order on schedule”.
The company is also in the bidding stage for many projects
both in international and domestic markets for supplying
pipes worth Rs 5000 crores.
6 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
NEW TECHNOLOGIES Still Time to Submit an Entry - But HurryWe have been approached by some
companies for a little extra time in
preparing their entries for the New
Technologies Award.
Sponsored by BP, the award is presented every alternate
year during the annual Convention to an IPLOCA
Member or Associate Member who, in the opinion of
the adjudication committee, has made a significant
contribution to innovation in cross-country pipeline
construction.
Award CriteriaThe award is given in recognition of a significant
contribution to innovation in the engineering of, the
provision of equipment for, and the construction of cross-
country pipelines by virtue of:
- A technological or engineering breakthrough
- A new piece of equipment, tool or construction supply
- A new or revised construction practice
- A new type of permanent material.
Supporting documentation is required describing the entry
and showing proof that it has been successfully used on a
major project, in the field or is of such significant merit in
its development stage to warrant an award.
JudgingThe Adjudication Committee includes members of the
IPLOCA Board of Directors and the Chairman of the New
Technologies Committee whose task will be to screen the
applications and determine the winner using a neutral
voting process. The Committee will review each entry
submitted on the following basis:
- Does it meet the basic criteria set forth in establishing
the award?
- Does it provide the onshore pipeline construction
industry with something it did not have before?
- Does it constitute an identifiable step forward in
technology/ construction process?
- Does it improve safety and/or environmental
protection?
- Does it overcome a current problem area in pipeline
construction?
- Does it provide a reason for the industry to change
the manner in which onshore cross-country pipelines
are laid?
2007 Award winners Marco Laurini (Laurini Officine Meccaniche)
(left) and Jean-Claude Van de Wiele (Spiecapag), receiving the
award from BP’s Mike Sweeney.
[email protected] some information about IPLOCA? As always, our
website is the first place to go when seeking key pieces of
information concerning or published by the Association.
Among a lot of other valuable information, the following
are readily available at www.iploca.com:
- Online Convention Registration for San Francisco
Convention (opened 29 April)
- A downloadable pdf of the Convention Brochure
- List of remaining Sponsorship Opportunities
- Submission form for the IPLOCA New Technology
Award, sponsored by BP
- Submission form for the IPLOCA Health & Safety
Award, sponsored by Chevron
Password Protected Areas
Please note that the login/password is only relevant
to those members of IPLOCA who serve on various
committees, the Board of Directors, or who are part of
the Novel Construction Initiative and have signed the
required Memorandum of Understanding.
If you fall into this category use the login and password
link at the top right hand side of the website to access
specific password-protected information.
Please note that the vast majority of information on the
IPLOCA website is public.
NUMBER 39 JUNE 2009 7
ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS New Technologies and the Novel Construction Initiative
Daniel Gasquet, Novel Construction Initiative consultant,
was introduced by Bruno de La Roussière as a guest at the
February Board Meeting in Versailles.
Daniel provided the Executive Summary of a document
entitled Onshore Pipelines Road to Success. This is an
IPLOCA document being prepared by the Novel Construction
groups towards better identifying the key drivers in a
pipeline project from development to commissioning.
This better knowledge should in turn:
- improve the preparation process of pipeline projects for
mitigation of risks towards a more certain delivery date
and budget
- improve the relationship between investors/owners and
construction contractors for the success of the projects
- improve the competitiveness of the pipeline industry
through sound engineering and construction practices
and innovative solutions.
Daniel explained that this will be an evolving document,
with issues still to be discussed and that the emphasis
will be on a joint approach by operators, contractors,
manufacturers and suppliers together. It was noted that
the operators were interested in a document like this and
they are keen to contribute and use such a document.
Further, it was felt that it would be a highly effective
tool for internal use within member companies and as a
reference document for education of people coming to the
Pipeline Industry. On 4 May, a writing and editing group
was defined. The group will meet with the leaders of the six
working groups on 11 June in Geneva to ensure that the
final draft is ready by 30 June 2009.
Ed Merrow, president of Independent Project Analysis
Inc. made a presentation during the Novel Construction
Initiative Spring Sessions in Geneva entitled In Search
of Excellence in Pipeline Projects. Most of the topics
covered in his presentation are being addressed in the
Road to Success document. A similar presentation will
be made at the San Francisco Convention in preparation
for the Novel Construction Initiative session where the
Road to Success document will be presented. The draft
document is currently available on the password protected
part of the IPLOCA website to those who have signed the
Memorandum of Understanding.
The Spring Plenary Session of Novel Construction took place in
Geneva in March.
Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA Executive Secretary, and Karl Trauner,
IPLOCA 2nd Vice President, enjoyed a productive Regional Meeting
in Hannover sponsored by Habau, PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH
and Kuhn.
17Th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline ResearchJuan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary, attended a
technical meeting in Milan organised by EPRG, PRCI
and APIA which included three days of independent
and simultaneous workshops on the following topics:
Advanced design methods, Corrosion prevention and
management, Pipe materials and properties, Welding
and construction, Mechanical damage, Stress corrosion
cracking. The progremme finished with a full day visit to
Tenaris Dalmine in Bergamo on Friday, 15 May 2009.
IPLOCA and these other associations are working to seek
possible areas of collaboration similar to those covered
by the Novel Construction Initiative.
8 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
By Paul Conway, QHSE Manager
The C.A.T. Group
As a member of the IPLOCA HSE Committee I would like to
enlighten readers on some ideas currently being discussed
and implemented by the committee.
The primary objectives of the HSE Committee are to
provide members a forum for communication and
exchange of information on HSE issues, compile accurate
industry HSE data in order that members may have
a reference to which they are able to compare their
performance and to gather data on incidents, sharing
such data with all IPLOCA members in order to prevent
reoccurrence of similar incidents industry-wide.
The HSE committee currently has 10 members
representing Owners, Operators or various IPLOCA
member companies worldwide.
Some current initiatives for improvement include:
- Revision of Safety Statistic Submission Form (introduced
in 2009 for submission of 2008 statistics)
- Revision of IPLOCA Health and Safety Policy
- Formulation and publication of Guidelines for Health
and Safety Structure
- Continual improvement and updating of the HSE Section
of the IPLOCA website (www.iploca.com) in order that
pertinent and useful information is communicated to
members
- Initiation of Safety Alerts to further improve
communication of industry related risks, hazards and
incidents.
My knowledge of IPLOCA upon joining C.A.T. more than
10 years ago was very limited. Of course I was aware of
IPLOCA, but I did not have a great deal of insight into what
were its functions. I later became involved in gathering
and compiling the Safety Statistics for submission on an
annual basis, however even then I was not aware of what
was being done with them.
In 2007 I was invited to become a member of the IPLOCA
HSE Committee and attended my first meeting in Istanbul
at the offices of Tekfen whereupon my eyes were opened
to the dedication, commitment and hard work that is
prevalent throughout the organization in the overall quest
to assist members in improving methods, performance
and efficiency throughout the industry.
The pipeline industry, like many others, is very competitive.
Methods that improve efficiency reduce re-work and
result in cost savings are in many cases closely guarded.
But where Health, Safety and Environmental issues are
concerned this is not and should never be the case.
We are all responsible in ensuring that where possible,
the protection of personnel, property and the environment
is placed in a position of paramount importance.
Open communication and the sharing of information on
these issues will surely result in a decreased number of
incidents and improvements throughout our industry.
We all I am sure place a very high level of importance
on Health, Safety and Environmental issues and should
encourage all of our employees to visit the IPLOCA
website and where possible participate in submitting
ideas, feedback and highlights in an effort towards overall
improvement.
My involvement on the HSE Committee has added
considerably to my knowledge and insight into new
ideas within the wide subject of Health, Safety and
Environmental issues pertaining to our industry. Sharing
ideas and knowledge is a two-way street where everyone
comes out a winner.
Once again I encourage you all to be involved, to
communicate and innovate in an effort to improve HSE
performance industry-wide, protect our employees,
other persons and property.
ADVANCING HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
NUMBER 39 JUNE 2009 9
IPLOCA HEALTH & SAFETY AWARD Sponsored by Chevron
Recognizing exemplary success in improving safety
regulation and decreasing the number of accidents IPLOCA
is pleased to announce that the annual IPLOCA Health
and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron will be presented
at the 2009 Convention in San Francisco from 14th to 18th
September 2009.
All Members and Associate Members are encouraged to
apply for the award. Submissions from Associate Members
should be limited to the pipeline industry and related work.
In order to qualify for the nomination, all participants must
have previously submitted their 2008 Health and Safety
Statistics.
The award is not based solely on safety statistics.
These are gathered as a constant monitoring and
improvement tool. IPLOCA encourages all Members to
take a pro-active role in the prevention of accidents.
The award is given in recognition of your 2008
achievements, aimed at improving the health and safety
of the pipeline industry such as:
- A unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents.
- A new and well-defined system, procedure or practice
enhancing safety.
- Implementation of lessons learned.
The winning company will be recognised during the
Open General Meetings in San Francisco, and will receive
a trophy presented by award sponsor, Chevron.
Paolo Ghirelli, President, Oliviero Corvi, B.U. Pipelines Director,
and Roberto Castelli, Commerical Director, Bonatti S.p.A., receive
the 2007 Health & Safety Award from John Truhe of Chevron and
Max Hofmann, Chairman of the 2008 Health & Safety Committee.
Safety Statistics are (over)-due! As a condition of membership, companies are required
to submit their annual safety statistics to IPLOCA,
such that aggregate statistics for the industry can
be monitored.
To date only 73% of statistics for 2008 have been
received and members are reminded that it is incumbent
upon them to do so in order to be eligible for continued
membership.
If you have questions about the submission, or any
difficulties in submitting the return, please contact us
immediately. The submission form and instructions are
available on the IPLOCA website.
Members of the HSE Committee met in Geneva during March. Left to right: Dinç Senlier, Knud Petersen, Amir Tajik, Adam Wynne Hughes
(Chairman), Frank Green, Juan Arzuaga, Paul Conway and Martin Coleman
10 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
“CALIFORNIA, HO!”Some 15,000 years ago the Ohlone Indians were the early
settlers of the area that is now San Francisco. Sir Francis
Drake arrived in the Golden Hind in 1579, and then in the
late 18th century the area was colonised by the Spanish.
It was the Gold Rush of 1849 that caused the huge influx
of people, many of whom settled there after the rush
was over. Mercantile establishments, small industries,
and shipping to the Orient brought prosperity to the
newcomers. San Francisco grew and attracted a colourful
array of characters. Famous writers such as Jack London,
Ambrose Bierce, and Mark Twain congregated here.
And John Muir began the Sierra Club here in 1892.
By 1870, when the railroads were opening up accessibility
to the west, San Francisco had become the tenth largest
city in the United States. A large Chinese population of
labourers recruited in the 1840s and 1850s remained there.
Irish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Australian, Jewish
and many other nationalities contributed to the city’s
international flair.
The devastating 1906 Earthquake and subsequent fire led
to a rebuilding in which the city became even grander than
before. The Golden Gate Bridge was built by 10 different
prime contractors and their subcontractors and completed
after more than four years of construction at a cost of
USD 35 million. It opened to pedestrians on 27 May 1937
and to vehicular traffic at noon on May 28. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in the
White House to announce the event to the world.
The towers that support the Golden Gate Bridge’s
suspension cables are smaller at the top than at the
base, emphasising the tower height of 500 feet above the
roadway. Irving Morrow—an architect hired by Strauss to
design an architectural treatment for the bridge—chose the
‘international orange’ paint colour to blend with the setting
while still being very visible to ships.
Online registration for the Convention opened on
29 April at www.iploca.com. At press time 250 people
had already registered.
If you did not receive a printed brochure or would
like to send information about the convention to a
colleague, please refer to the link to the downloadable
1 MB file under the Convention menu link.
NUMBER 39 JUNE 2009 11
The Mighty Task is DoneBy Joseph P. Strauss, Chief Engineer Golden Gate Bridge
and Highway District. Written upon completion of the
building of the Golden Gate Bridge in May 1937
At last the mighty task is done;
Resplendent in the western sun
The Bridge looms mountain high;
Its titan piers grip ocean floor,
Its great steel arms link shore with shore,
Its towers pierce the sky.
On its broad decks in rightful pride,
The world in swift parade shall ride,
Throughout all time to be;
Beneath, fleet ships from every port,
Vast landlocked bay, historic fort,
And dwarfing all--the sea.
To north, the Redwood Empire’s gates;
‘To south, a happy playground waits,
in Rapturous appeal;
Here nature, free since time began,
Yields to the restless moods of man,
Accepts his bonds of steel.
Launched midst a thousand hopes and fears,
Damned by a thousand hostile sneers,
Yet ne’er its course was stayed,
But ask of those who met the foe
Who stood alone when faith was low,
Ask them the price they paid.
Ask of the steel, each strut and wire,
Ask of the searching, purging fire,
That marked their natal hour;
Ask of the mind, the hand, the heart,
Ask of each single, stalwart part,
What gave it force and power.
An Honored cause and nobly fought
And that which they so bravely wrought,
Now glorifies their deed,
No selfish urge shall stain its life,
Nor envy, greed, intrigue, nor strife,
Nor false, ignoble creed.
High overhead its lights shall gleam,
Far, far below life’s restless stream,
Unceasingly shall flow;
For this was spun its lithe fine form,
To fear not war, nor time, nor storm,
For Fate had meant it so.
Travelling to the US? New Requirements for Visa Waiver Program Countries
Beginning January 12, 2009, all nationals and citizens
of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries will be
required by law to obtain a travel authorization prior to
initiating travel to the United States under the VWP.
This authorization is similar to the programme
established by the Australian government. Visas may
be obtained online through the Electronic System
for Travel Authorization (ESTA™), a free Internet
application administered by the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) through a U.S. government
Web site. DHS does not charge VWP travelers a fee
for completion of an ESTA™ application. Eligible
visitors seeking to travel to the United States under
the VWP may apply for travel authorization via the
ESTA™ Web site at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov. VWP
travelers should be aware that unauthorized third-
parties have established Web sites, which charge
visitors seeking to travel to the United States under the
VWP, for information about ESTA™ and for submitting
ESTA™ applications to DHS on behalf of the traveler.
These businesses and Web sites are not endorsed by,
associated with, or affiliated in any way with DHS or
the United States Government.
The ESTA™ application Web site is available in 16
languages and includes a help section that provides
additional information for VWP travelers to guide them
through the application process. Additional information
about ESTA™ may be found at http://www.cbp.gov/esta.
12 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
Special Thanks to New Major Sponsors
LotteryWe are delighted to announce that our
customary lottery for a car will continue
this year, with a purchasing certificate
for USD 35,000 towards a BMW kindly provided by one of
our newer members, Ledcor Pipeline Limited, based
in Edmonton, Canada. Ledcor Pipelines President Tom
Lassu will be invited to draw the winning name from the
tombola drum at the Final Banquet
in San Francisco.
FireworksThis year the fireworks at the end
of the Caterpillar evening will be
sponsored by Marco Laurini of Laurini Officine Meccaniche
so the evening can end in true IPLOCA style.
Thanks, Marco!
NUMBER 39 JUNE 2009 13
Special Functions:
The First Time Attendees Cocktails
Pipeline & Gas Journal and Ozzie’s
Pipeline Padder, Inc. (co-sponsorship)
The Welcome Party
Dodsal Group
President’s Dinner
Entrepose Contracting
Directors & Wives Dinner
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
The CRC-Evans Luncheon
CRC-Evans Pipeline International and
co-sponsored by Applus RTD Group
The Caterpillar Evening
Caterpillar
Fireworks
Laurini Officine Meccaniche
The Spy Ladies Brunch
Pipeline Inspection
Members & Associate Members
Cocktails
Volvo Construction Equipment
The John Fabick Cocktail Party
Pipeline Machinery Int’l
Music for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”
Trencor/Astec Underground and
American Augers
Open Bar for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”
Jindal Saw Ltd.
PIH Golf Tournament
Pipeline Induction Heat
WWM Tennis Tournament
Worldwide Machinery
Tour Programme:
2. Alcatraz
Lincoln Electric
3. San Francisco by Motorized Cable Car
Spiecapag
5. Alcatraz
ShawCor
6. Museums of San Francisco
Serimax
8. Alcatraz
Borusan Mannesmann
9. San Francisco by Motorized
Cable Car (for latecomers)
Salzgitter Mannesmann International
Convention / IPLOCA Functions:
Registration Desk
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Welcome Drinks at Registration
J. Ray McDermott, Inc.
Internet Centre
Consolidated Contractors Company (C.C.C.)
Coffee breaks at Open General Meetings
C.A.T. International Ltd.
Audio Visual at Open General Meetings
Land and Marine Project Engineering
Registration Bags for the Gentlemen
ShawCor Ltd.
Registration Bags for the Ladies
Spiecapag
Wine at Final Banquet
Willbros Group, Inc.
Flowers at Final Banquet
Fluor
Band at Final Banquet
Koop Holding Europe b.v.
Entertainment at Final Banquet
HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft and
PPS Pipeline Systems (co-sponsorship)
Car for Lottery
Ledcor Pipeline Limited
Photographers at the Convention
PTPS
Convention Photo CD
ROSEN Group
Printing of Pocket Programme
Goriziane
Printing of Final Banquet Menu
Goriziane
Printing of Attendance List
Pipeline & Gas Journal
Russian Simultaneous Translation
Argus Limited
Coaches to the Airport
Max Streicher & Co, Argus Limited
Convention Fund Contributions
Fluor
Gifts:
Insight Guide to San Francisco
Maats Pipeline Equipment
Liebherr model
Liebherr
Sponsor opportunities available:
Former Presidents’ Cocktails
Members & Associate Members Lunch
Tour 1. Journey through Wine Country
(incl. lunch & wine tasting)
Tour 4. Journey through Wine Country
(incl. lunch & wine tasting)
Tour 7. Muir Woods & Sausalito
(incl. lunch)
Audio Visual at Final Banquet
Photographers at the Convention
co-sponsorship available
Convention Fund Contributions
Contact Caroline Green:
We are very fortunate that the majority of our regular
sponsors have again stepped forward to support this year’s
convention and we are happy to say that the list of other
sponsorship opportunities has diminished considerably
since the registration brochure was mailed out. A current
list is shown and is also kept up to date on the website
at: www.iploca.com/sponsorship. Caroline Green,
Membership and Convention Manager, can answer any
questions you may have about sponsorship. Contact her at
[email protected] or by phone at +41 22 3060230
to take advantage of some significant visibility in
San Francisco.
Sponsorship Opportunities Disappearing Fast
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial
auctioneer, attracted more than 4,400 bidders to the
record-breaking USD 66 million Grand Opening auction at
its new permanent auction site in Houston, Texas from
25 to 27 March 2009.
The unreserved public auction broke every Houston
auction record for Ritchie Bros., including total sales, online
sales, number of lots sold, number of bidders and number
of online bidders, as well as being the largest three-day
auction in company history. Ritchie Bros. conducted seven
other auctions around the world last week, including a
USD 28 million auction in Atlanta, Georgia that set site
records for on-site and online bidder registrations.
Caterpillar dealer Pipeline Machinery International has sold
equipment in Ritchie Bros. auctions in Fort Worth, Houston,
Edmonton and Dubai as part of their plan to keep their
equipment current and up-to-date. They had millions of
dollars worth of crawler tractors, hydraulic excavators and
pipe layers in the Houston auction.
“Traditionally we haven’t sold too much equipment in the
Ritchie Bros. Houston location, but now with a state-of-the-
art new auction facility we see Houston as being a great
place to do business,” said Tony Fernandez, vice president
of Pipeline Machinery. “With the ports of Galveston and
Houston located so close to the yard and the easy access
from the airports, it’s obvious that the new site is helping to
attract more buyers and consignors. A great crowd was at
the auction and our equipment prices were very good.”
The Auctioneering Butch Graham (How DOES he DO that?)
“LOOKIN’ FOR A SCREAMIN’ DEAL”
More than 4,400 on-site and online bidders from 49 countries, including 48 U.S. states took part in the huge auction at the new site and
buyers from outside Texas purchased USD 34 million of equipment (52 percent of the total), including USD 17 million purchased by
customers from outside the U.S. (25 percent).
Houston March Auction Results
Total gross auction proceeds: USD 66 million
Amount sold online: USD 12 million
Lots sold: 4,300+
Bidders (total): 4,400+
Bidders (online): 1,410+
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
10th Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition
and 7th Russian Petroleum & Gas Congress
23-26 June 2009
Moscow, Russia
www.mioge.com/2009
www.russianpetroleumcongress.com/2009/home.html
Pipe Tech World Summit 2009
15-17 June 2009
The Grand Resort, Limassol, Cyprus
www.pipetechsummit.com
Energy Pipeline Asia 2009
25-26 June, 2009
Beijing, China
http://events.cbichina.com
16th India Oil & Gas Review Submit
10-11 September 2009
Mumbai, India
www.oilasia.com/IORS/about_IORS.html
43rd Annual IPLOCA Convention
14-18 September 2009
San Francisco, USA
www.iploca.com
Pipeline Integrity Management
27-28 September 2009
Doha, Qatar
24th World Gas Conference (WGC2009)
5-9 October 2009
Buenos Aires, Argentina
www.wgc2009.com
Pipeline Technology 2009
12-15 October 2009
Ostend, Belgium
www.ti.kviv.be/conf/pipeline2009
Australian Pipeline Industry Association
(APIA) Convention
17-20 October 2009
Cairns, Australia
Oil and Gas Transportation in the CIS and
Caspian Region 2009
11th annual meeting
20-22 October 2009
Moscow, Russia
www.theenergyexchange.co.uk
North African Oil and Gas Submit 2009
27-29 October 2009
Tunis, Tunisia
5th Asian Pipeline Conference & Exhibition
28-29 October 2009
Sabah, Malaysia
PLCA 62nd Annual Conference
17-21 February 2010
Scottsdale AZ, USA
DCA 49th Annual Convention
23-28 February 2010
Los Cabos, Mexico
OCEANTEX 2010 including:
Offshore Technology 2010
Gastech 2010
Refining 2010
Transport & Logistics 2010
3-6 March 2010
Mumbai, India
www.chemtech-online.com/oceantex
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Partnering with Disadvantaged Communities
Engineers Without Borders - International (EWB-I)
facilitates links and collaboration among its member
groups toward improving the quality of life of
disadvantaged communities worldwide through education
and implementation of sustainable engineering projects,
while promoting new dimensions of experience for
engineers, engineering students and similarly motivated
non-engineers.
The organisation helps its member groups develop their
capacity to assist poor communities in their respective
countries and around the world from a main office in
the USA and regional offices in Mexico, India, Belgium
and Egypt. Creating links between like-minded
organizations and cutting across national borders, it
works in collaboration with various partner organisations
affiliated with its member organisations.
Projects conducted by individual EWB/ISF member groups
are grassroots and small and are not usually addressed by
in-country consulting firms. In fact, it is a matter of policy
that prior to taking on projects, EWB-I member groups
make sure that they are not competing with private
engineering firms.
Contributing to the UN Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) through capacity building in their projects,
the member groups function autonomously and have
endorsed the Earth Charter and the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights. Membership requires that all members
“Poverty relates primarily to the limited access of poor
people to the knowledge and resources with which
to address their basic human needs and promote
sustainable development in such areas as water supply
and sanitation, food production and processing,
housing and construction, energy, transportation and
communication, income generation, and employment
creation.”
UNESCO, 2003
Values of Engineers Without Borders
- Change that can contribute positively to communities;
change that started now will provide new solutions
over time; and change that can interrupt the cycle of
poverty.
- People in host communities who define the
development projects and contribute to ensuring
ownership, appropriateness, and long-term
effectiveness; people who can solve their own
problems.
- Partnerships with a broad cadre of institutional,
academic, development and engineering
organisations that are willing to assist in building
toward a more equitable and sustainable world.
- Sustainable projects that are symbiotic with the
environment, society and culture and build capacity
for people to solve their own problems.
- Education that develops a new generation of
engineers, who will benefit from seeing the many
facets of engineering solutions to problems in
developing communities, beyond the technical skills
obtained in their basic education and in the education
of host-community partners.
- Ethics that require the highest level of integrity;
ethics that promote honesty, communication and
forthright disclosure; ethics that promote human
dignity, value and respect of diversity; ethics that
promote social responsibility and appropriate action;
ethics that promote fairness and equitable distribution
of time, effort and resources; ethics that promote
responsibility to share skills and resources; and ethics
that recognize that people should not be exploited in
any form whatsoever.
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS - INTERNATIONAL
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adhere to high professional and ethical standards as stated
in the EWB-I By-Laws. EWB-I provides a unique platform
for the different organizations to:
- Contribute to meeting the MDGs through capacity
building in local projects
- Collaborate on projects and studies worldwide
- Share ideas, experiences, technical knowledge and
documentation
- Develop partnerships on community projects
- Address more global issues and projects
- Coordinate student exchanges, internships and
professional volunteers
- Advertise meetings and events
- Train and connect engineering professionals and
students around the world
- Create synergy between their members.
EWB-I is host of the Humanitarian Engineers’ Registry
and EWB-I Database. This register of skills links those in
needs with those who can provide services, technologies
and solutions to eradicate poverty in communities around
the world.
Executive Director of Engineers without Borders
Prof. Bernard Amadei will be a featured speaker at
the upcoming San Francisco Convention. He founded
Engineers Without Borders (USA) and co-founded
Engineers Without Borders – International.
“Sustainable development will be impossible without
the full input by the engineering profession.”
Maurice Strong, Secretary General, 1992 UN Conference
on Environment and Development.
IN THE HEADLINESKazakhstan-to-China Crude Oil Pipeline to OK in Q3 09PetroChina Co., Ltd. (NYSE: PTR), the listed flagship of
China’s largest oil and gas producer, forecasts that the crude
oil pipeline from Kazakhstan to China would go through
at the end of the third quarter of 2009 and would start
operation in 2010. Jiang Jiemin, chairman of PetroChina,
said on May 12 at the annual meeting of shareholders, that
the pipeline above mentioned would transport 20 million
tons of crude to China per year. China National Petroleum
Corporation, the holding company of PetroChina, is the
Chinese investor in the pipeline.
www.tradingmarkets.com, 14 May 2009
EU seeks to enroll Caucasus neighbors, Egypt and Iraq into energy deal bypassing RussiaThe European Union will press eight southern neighbors
on Friday to join a long-term partnership that would give
them a sustained income from their natural gas in the
years ahead and provide Western Europe with stable gas
deliveries that bypass Russia. At a meeting in Prague
with leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Iraq, the EU will push for
a broad commitment on the expansion of a web of half a
dozen east-west gas pipelines spanning thousands of miles
(kilometers). The United States, Russia and Ukraine will
attend the event as observers.
Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2009
Breakthrough in Nabucco pipeline The Nabucco pipeline project has been boosted thanks
to a new deal struck between the European Union and
Turkey, reports the British daily Guardian. According to
one EU official, the deal is a breakthrough because the
Turkish government has accepted all the terms. The
agreement is expected to be signed in Ankara on June 25.
www.hurriyet.com, 14 May 2009
Abu Dhabi’s Strategic Pipeline Venture to Begin Operations in 2011The Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP) project initiated
by International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC)
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) in 2006 is set to begin
operations in 2011. Upon completion the 220-mile pipeline
will transport about 1.5 million barrels per day (BBL/d) of
crude oil from the Habshan oilfields in Abu Dhabi to the
port of Fujairah on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, totally
bypassing the Hormuz Strait, the lifeline of the oil and gas
sector in the region.
www.industrialinfo.com, 12 May 2009
Indian Steel Forges in USWith U.S. steel mills operating at their lowest levels since
the Depression, India’s Welspun-Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd.
last week opened a USD 150 million plant here to make
steel pipe. The Welspun Pipes Inc. plant was conceived
during a steel boom, when energy companies were
struggling to get enough conduit to deliver oil and gas. But
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with the plant nearing completion at the end of last year,
buyers vanished. “I was biting my nails,” recalls Rajesh
Chokhani, head of business development at the plant. Then
an encouraging email arrived from his boss in Mumbai.
B.K. Goenka, chairman and managing director of Welspun-
Gujarat, told Mr. Chokhani that layoffs elsewhere made it a
good time to find talented workers.
Online.wsj.com, 5 May 2009
Energy industry sues Colorado over new oil and gas rulesCalling Colorado’s sweeping new rules governing oil and
gas operations “the most costly and burdensome” in the
nation, the Colorado Oil & Gas Association has sued state
regulators, asking a judge to invalidate the rules that Gov.
Bill Ritter signed into law April 22.The rules took effect April
1 across much of the state; the deadline to challenge them
in court was Friday, the day the suit was filed in Denver
District Court.On April 22, Ritter signed House Bill 1292,
which officially approved all new rules put forward by
state agencies in the previous year, including the oil and
gas regulations
Denver Business Journal, 5 May 2009
IPLOCA YEARBOOKFollowing a decision by the
IPLOCA Board of Directors
in Versailles the 2009-2010
edition of the IPLOCA
Yearbook will be published
just a little later this year
and distributed to members
by mail during the month
of October.
This will allow the
incorporation in the
Yearbook of information
on the newly-elected 2009-2010 Board of Directors. It will
also mean less weight in your suitcase for your return
home from the Convention!
As always, advertising deadlines and rates are posted at
www.iploca-yearbook.com.
Don’t forget to submit your project photographs for
inclusion in the picture spread. Please send photographic
materials to [email protected].
IN MEMORIAMConal Daniel
We are deeply saddened
to have to announce the
death of our Chief Executive
Officer, Conal Daniel, who died at home on 14 May
2009 following a short illness.
Conal founded Daniel Contractors Limited in 1994,
along with his brother George. The two brothers
continued to grow the business to a turnover of around
GBP 200 million and more than over 1200 employees.
The group now includes a number of companies
including Land and Marine Project Engineering Limited.
We have not only lost a great Leader, but also a
good friend and mentor. Conal was an inspirational
entrepreneur who will be sorely missed. An online Book
of Remembrance has been created and any messages
can be emailed to [email protected].
The Board of Directors
Daniel Contractors Ltd
IN MEMORIAMMartin Kepplinger
1976-2009
We are very sad to report
that Martin Kepplinger of
CRC-Evans, well known to participants of IPLOCA’s Novel
Construction Initiative, was involved in a traffic accident
in Houston while riding his motorcycle. Although airlifted
to a local hospital he sadly did not survive.
An Austrian National who held the European Welding
engineer certificate and a degree in electronics (Ing.),
Martin joined CRC-Evans from the Austrian company,
Fronius, a supplier of digital welding power sources
and technology to the pipeline industry, where he
worked for 18 years rising to the position of Manager
for Pipelines (on and offshore). In September 2007
Martin joined CRC-Evans as Senior Manager of
Welding Solutions and Innovations, responsible for
implementing new welding technology worldwide.
We will remember Martin as a kind and professional
man and we offer our sincere sympathies to his family,
friends and colleagues.
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Left to right, front row: Karl Trauner, John Reed, Adam Wynne Hughes, Bruno de La Roussière, George Demetriou, Phil Bond, Juan Arzuaga
Middle row: Greg Miller, Weimin Liu, Marco Jannuzzi, Doug Evans, Kaan Dogan, Roberto Castelli Back row: Luc Henriod, Andy Lukas,
Jesus Garcia Pons, Najib Khoury, Bob Deason, Leonid Bokhanovskiy Inset Nasser Issa
IPLOCA 2008-2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OfficersBruno de La Roussière (Entrepose Contracting)
President
Adam Wynne Hughes (Land & Marine)
1st Vice President
Karl Trauner (HABAU)
2nd Vice President
Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)
Treasurer
John Reed (Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland BV)
Immediate Past President
DirectorsLeonid Bokhanovskiy (Stroytransgaz)
Director, Europe Eastern
George Demetriou (J&P)
Director, Europe Mediterranean
Kaan Dogan (Attila Dogan Construction & Inst. Co. Inc)
Director, Europe Eastern
H. Douglas Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering)
Director, The Americas
Jesus Garcia Pons (ARB Arendal)
Director, The Americas
Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd)
Director, Middle East & Africa
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Director, Associate Members
Najib Khoury (CCC)
Director, Middle East & Africa
Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)
Director, East & Far East
Weimin Liu (China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau)
Director East & Far East
Greg Miller (Pipeline Inspection Company Ltd)
Director, Associate Members
Directors at LargePhil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)
Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)
Bob Deason (J.Ray McDermott)
Executive SecretaryJuan Arzuaga