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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER 46
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Letter from the President page 4
News from Geneva page 5
Member News page 7
Health, Safety & Environment page 14
Contents:
WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS
MARCH 2011
Beijing page 19Convention update
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ContentsLetter from the President 4
News from Geneva 5
Board Meeting Update 5
Membership Centre 6
Member News 7
Bacteria Added to Gravel? 12
Training 13
Regional Meetings 14
Health, Safety & Environment 14
New Technologies 17
IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award 18
Beijing Convention Update 19
In the Headlines 20
Yearbook Listings & Media Partners 22
IPLOCA MissionTo 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.
IPLOCA Secretariat
International Pipeline & Offshore
Contractors Association
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1216 Cointrin / Geneva
Switzerland
Telephone +41 22 306 02 30
Fax +41 22 306 02 39
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.iploca.com
IPLOCA Newsletter
Editor
Elizabeth Spalding
Lay-out
Peter Schoonenberg
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Cover Photo
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4 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
Letter from the President
By the time this newsletter is in your hands we will be
well into 2011 and moving ahead with our objectives
for the year.
Coming up right away is the deadline for submission of
the Health and Safety Statistics. The deadline date is
11 March 2011. The statistics submission form is
available at www.iploca.com.
From the standpoint of New Technologies, we have set aside funding to
cooperate on research with APIA, PRCI and EPRG. The nature of the research is
being discussed and IPLOCA is seeking to fund projects that are most relevant to
its members and whose results offer the greatest benefits.
After two successful communications seminars last year in Training, and an
informational session on Operator Training provided by Caterpillar, Maats and
Liebherr, and Volvo, we are now investigating the existing possibilities for
pipeliner-specific education and how best to provide that to the membership.
Our HSE Committee continues to develop, and we welcome additional
participation from our members. As usual, awards will be presented this year at
the upcoming Convention in Beijing; The New Technologies Award, sponsored
by BP and the Health & Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron. We may be
adding a new award this year - detailed information about these awards will be
communicated via email and in future newsletters. We are grateful to our award
sponsors for their continuing support.
The 2011 Convention (12-16 September in Beijing) is well under development
and you will find some initial information on page 19. Immediately following
the Convention, on Saturday and Sunday, 17 and 18 September, there is a major
pipeline exhibition taking place in Beijing, hosted by China Petroleum Pipeline
Bureau, a Regular Member company represented on our Board of Directors
by Yujian Zhao. The event is supported by IPLOCA. Be sure to consider your
attendance at this event as you plan your travel to the Far East.
I look forward to your questions, comments and ideas regarding IPLOCA.
Please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Karl Trauner
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News from Geneva It’s hard to believe that the Secretariat has now been
installed in its “new” offices for a full year. Landscaping
is being put in place and only one office in the Geneva
Airpark building still remains unoccupied. We are gradually
meeting our neighbours and continue to enjoy the
seasonally changing views of Mont Blanc.
The HSE Committee regularly holds meetings in our
conference room and we are now preparing to welcome
the Lowering and Laying Group of Novel Construction for
their meeting on 15 March.
Membership certificates for 2011 have now been mailed out
to those Regular and Associate Members who have already
paid their fees. If you are the designated representative
for your company and have not received your certificate,
please contact [email protected].
Occasionally we are still receiving mail that has been
redirected from our previous location. Please make sure
your records correctly reflect our address:
IPLOCA
Chemin des Papillons 4
1216 Cointrin/Geneva
Switzerland
T +41 22 306 02 30
New Media Partners We would like to formally welcome our new IPLOCA Media
Partners, already well known to you, no doubt, from their
ongoing support of IPLOCA in general, and their frequent
presence and support of the Convention. Benjamin Media,
Oildom, Palladian Publications and Pennwell are listed
on page 22 of this newsletter. We have an agreement in
place with each partner for the three-year period beginning
October last year.
Board Meeting UpdateThe following are the key outcomes of the IPLOCA Board of
Directors meeting held in Rio de Janeiro in early December.
HSE - The HSE Committee, under the leadership of Immediate
Past President Adam Wynne Hughes has selected carbon
footprint as the main theme for the previously discussed
environmental indicators. A submission form will be
developed in order to collect this data from the membership.
- The Committee will develop a white paper on Road Traffic
Accidents (RTAs), covering IPLOCA statistics, methods
utilised by other organisations in the reduction of RTAs
and testimonials from IPLOCA members.
- It was agreed that next year’s Health and Safety Award,
to be given in Beijing, should be termed the 2011 Health
and Safety Award. Previously the Award had referred to
data gathered during the previous calendar year but the
award parameters have now changed.
- A Corporate Social Responsibility Award has been suggested
and the Committee will develop a detailed proposal.
Training - A second Communications Seminar was successfully
completed at Schiphol Airport. Twenty people attended
the event (employees from A. Hak, CCC, Denys, Dhatec,
Habau, PPS, Rosen, Techint, Sicim, Max Streicher and
Visser & Smit Hanab).
- The committee is investigating a DVD on pipeline
construction safety training used by PLCAC members.
- The possibility of customised training for Operators was
offered by CAT, Maats & Liebherr, and Volvo. Vacuworx
and Worldwide Machinery have also expressed interest.
The informational meeting held in Geneva was attended
by representatives from Bonatti, HABAU, Nacap, PPS,
Spiecapag, Techint and Tekfen. A train the trainer course
is being investigated to ensure that information is always
available within a company.
- Caterpillar has offered an Operator Certification Program.
- A site visit in Canada is under discussion for 2011, with
clients being invited.
- A master’s degree in Pipelines has been suggested.
Content of the course, its length, specific focus and
audience are being discussed and investigated.
The weather did not cooperate very well to allow for the famous views
of Rio from Sugar Loaf or Corcovado, but it was beautifully warm.
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New Technologies - The development of a Second Edition of Onshore
Pipelines: The Road to Success is in preparation.
- The individual work group leaders have presented
their road map with specific action items and dates.
This is an opportunity to reshape the format of the
book and to divide it into two parts, making it easier to
insert additional chapters, thus creating more of a live
document than a rigid document.
- IPLOCA has suggested a workshop with the EPRG,
PRCI, and APIA in the USA before the end of January to
develop and co-fund a common research project using
the Road to Success as a basic tool.
Treasurer’s Report - Harald Dresp, Treasurer, provided IPLOCA’s Annual
Forecast for the Board’s review, pointing out total
costs from operations and breakdown of costs and the
excellent sponsorship of the Venice Convention. The 2011
budget was presented and approved.
Presidential Rotation - Latin America has five paid members and thus requested
that a new area be incorporated. This was agreed and
Latin America will be added as an eighth geographical
area and part of the rotation scheme for the presidency.
Membership - BASF, Germany, Challenger Services, USA and Koop
Bronbemaling B.V. were approved by the Board as
Associate Members.
- Resignations were received from Jotun Powder Coatings,
Associate Member, Dubai, and from Regular Member,
LMR Drilling, Germany.
Convention - In order to increase the response rate to the Convention
Questionnaire it will be made available for completion
towards the end of convention week via various
methods. The results of the survey will be posted online.
- Potential speakers for the Beijing convention were
discussed. Suggestions from the membership are most
welcome and should be received by mid-February.
Novel Construction - A Novel Construction meeting will be scheduled for
March, date to be agreed.
Regional Meetings - A regional meeting for Middle East and Africa was
confirmed for Beirut, Lebanon, 17-18 February.
- More information about the Regional Meetings is at
www.iploca.com.
Spotlight Electing and Appointing our IPLOCA LeadersThose who regularly attend the IPLOCA Convention each
year may already be familiar with the election meetings
and the subsequent Annual General Meeting, where the
Regular Members are asked to approve the nominations for
the new Board of Directors.
However, with an increasing number of new companies
joining the Association each year, it would perhaps serve us
well to summarise here the election requirements, process
and presidency rotation in simple terms. Should you wish to
review detailed information, this can be found in IPLOCA’s
By-Laws, published both in the Yearbook, and online at
www.iploca.com under About IPLOCA.
The IPLOCA Board of Directors consists of a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 25 directors.1. Two directors, who have full voting rights on the Board,
are elected by and represent the Associate Members of the
association.
2. The directors representing Regular Members are
the Geographical Area Representatives, elected by the
Regular Members according to the number of member
companies in each area. (Areas with 5-14 members may
elect one director; areas with 15 or more members may
elect a second director.) The eight Geographical Areas are
the following:
- East & Far East
www.iploca.com/eastandfareast
- Europe Central
www.iploca.com/europecentral
- Europe Eastern
www.iploca.com/europeeastern
- Europe Mediterranean
www.iploca.com/europemediterranean
- Europe Northwest
www.iploca.com/europenorthwest
- Middle East & Africa
www.iploca.com/middleeastandafrica
- North America*
www.iploca.com/northamerica
- Latin America*
www.iploca.com/latinamerica
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*” The Americas” region was split into North America (13 Regular
Members) and Latin America (5 Regular Members) following a
decision at the December 2011 Board of Directors meeting.
3. The five Officers of the Board, appointed by the full
Board, form the Executive Committee: They are the
President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Treasurer
and Immediate Past President. The President’s term of
office is one year.
4. Up to five Directors at Large, appointed by the Board
of Directors, make up the remainder of the Board.
The Directors at Large are nominated by the Executive
Committee and appointed following the approval of the full
Board. They are selected based on their active involvement
and engagement in the work of the Association, including
in committee work, to capitalise on their knowledge and
ensure continuity of leadership in certain areas.
Planning Ahead: Interested in Serving on the Board of Directors?Below is a list of board seats becoming vacant in
September 2011.
1 - Europe Eastern (outgoing Director Vladilen Ermolin)
1 - Europe Central (outgoing President Karl Trauner)
1 - Latin America (outgoing Director Ebbo Laenge)
2 - Europe Mediterranean (outgoing Directors Jacquelin de
La Porte and Zeno Soave)
1 - East & Far East (outgoing Director Sandip Sharma)
1 - Director for Associate Members (outgoing Director
Michael Rae)
If you are a Regular Member or an Associate Member and you
would like to run for one of these vacant seats, please go to
www.iploca.com/elections where you will find all the information
necessary to put your name forward as a candidate for election.
On the website you will find a document entitled Responsibilities
of Board Membership, an application form and instructions
on sending your brief résumé, all items to be received by the
IPLOCA Executive Secretary no later than Friday 15 July 2011.
Board Members commit to attend four meetings a year
(including the one scheduled for the weekend just prior to the
Convention). The format for the other three meetings generally
includes a welcome dinner, 1.5 days of formal meetings, a
dinner hosted by the President and an opportunity to relax
with other board members and their spouses during a one
day cultural tour of the area. In general the locations chosen
are those being considered for a future IPLOCA Convention,
so that the Board can make an informed decision for this
all-important event.
Election Note Voting for Board elections takes place at the Convention –
but if no-one from your company will be able to attend the
Convention, a proxy vote may be cast. All proxy votes must be
received by the Executive Secretary in the IPLOCA office at the
convention hotel no later than Tuesday, 13 September 2011 in
order to be counted.
Rotation of the Presidency by Geographical AreaIf you are not already familiar with the Geographical Areas,
and the countries included within these areas, please
take a moment to go to the Membership Centre at
www.iploca.com. Here you have access to the Geographical
Areas, and a list of the Regular Member companies included in
each. The current rotation scheme for the presidency of IPLOCA
by area is shown on the chart below.
The President of IPLOCAThe incoming President serves a term of one year. Unless
agreed otherwise by the majority of the Board, s/he must first
serve at least two years on the Board, attend at least six
Board Meetings and serve one year as First Vice President.
The Deadline for the Call for Nominations is Friday 15 July 2011
The incoming President is the figurehead representing IPLOCA to the membership and to the industry at large. As such s/he must be a
strong communicator and must demonstrate active and ongoing support of IPLOCA and its goals. Each region should identify a suitable
director well in advance of the projected presidential tenure, such that the director can serve the required number of years on the Board
and be appointed as an Officer serving on the Executive Committee.
Presidency rotation table since 2008-09
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Latin America
East & Far East
Middle East & Africa
North America
Europe Eastern
Europe central
Europe Northwest
Europe Mediterranean
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Membership Centre New Associate Members
BASF Polyurethanes GmbH Elastogranstrasse 60
49448 Lemförde
Germany
T +49 5443 12 4233
F +49 5443 12 2936
I www.polyurethanes.basf.de
BASF is a leading supplier of Polyurethane Solutions
and has a comprehensive product and service portfolio.
Through its global system house network, BASF provides
fast local support, from technical service and sales to
production and marketing during the development
of customized solutions. Over the past years, BASF
Polyurethane has been consistently expanding its expertise
by developing customized polyurethane systems for
offshore applications. The development has been focused
not only on resistance to high temperatures and seawater
but also on the use of environmentally friendly catalysts.
Moreover, the products are extremely tough.
Challenger Services 4530 S. Jackson Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74107
U.S.A.
T +1 918 447 0055
F +1 918 447 0067
I www.challengerservices.com
Challenger Services offers a complete line of pipeline
equipment and construction equipment to contractors
throughout the world, focusing on both equipment and
support items. Using experience gained from Sabre
International, Challenger Services offers hydraulic
pipelayer attachments, complete pipelayers, excavators,
earthmoving machines, vacuumlifts, pipecarriers, welder
tractors, pipe benders and many other specialized
machines. Support items include welding machines,
holiday detectors, slings, spreader bars, external clamps
and accessories. Several designs of welder tractors
and tack rigs have been refined into improved models
of the Auto-400, Quad-400, Dual-300 and Combo Units
on D6, D7, TD-15 and Challenger Tractors. Challenger
Services has improved the designs perfected from more
than 55 years in welder tractor design and fabrication.
In addition to the welder tractors, Challenger Services
also offers heavy-duty designed fill pumps, test pumps,
combination pumps and ditch pumps. The company’s
mission is to offer the best equipment possible to help
make the pipeliner’s job more profitable. Along with
improvements, Challenger Services will also be a full
line sales and service company for the vast population
of existing and future machines around the world built
and sold by Caterpillar, Grove, Sabre International,
Wheatley, Peerless, Goulds and Quincy. The goal at
Challenger Services is to offer complete product support
for all models of welder tractors, pumps and many other
products of different manufacturers.
Koop Bronbemaling B.V. P.O. Box 447
7570 AK Oldenzaal
The Netherlands
T +31 (0)541 51 80 98
F +31 (0)541 52 19 25
I www.koopdewatering.com
With more than 40 years of experience, today Koop
Bronbemaling B.V. is a worldwide player and market leader
in the Benelux countries for dewatering activities. With a
staff of 150 employees over 6 subsidiaries, Koop provides
dewatering services for large pipeline projects as well as for
the civil and building sector. Koop Bronbemaling provides
dewatering services in a range from soil boring and deep
drainage to well-point dewatering and purification of
groundwater for more than 2000 km, up to 48” pipeline
worldwide. Its core activities include:
- design and installation of all sorts of dewatering systems
- dewatering of large building pits for the construction of
underground facilities
- dewatering of large scale pipeline routes > 100 km,
utilizing more than 300 pumps per project
- construction of horizontal drainage systems up to 8
metres deep
- milling of deep walls and foil screens up to 7 metres deep
- purification of groundwater by mobile installation plants
up to 500 m3/h.
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Member NewsProviding Upstream Services for Unique Coal Seam Liquefied Natural Gas ProjectFluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has announced that it was
awarded an engineering, procurement and construction
(EPC) contract by Santos Ltd. (STO AU) for its Gladstone
Liquefied Natural Gas (GLNG) project in Queensland,
Australia. Fluor’s EPC contract includes upstream facilities
associated with the 7.8 million tonne-per-year liquefied
natural gas (LNG) project that will extract and liquefy gas
from coal deposits for eventual export to Asia and other
global markets. Fluor booked USD 3.5 billion in its fourth
quarter of 2010 for this new contract.
Leighton India secures US$17m ONGC shallow water project Leighton India has been awarded a USD17 million contract
for work on the G1-GS15 Shallow Water Project, an offshore
field development by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC). Located at Krishna-Godavari Basin, 20 kilometres
off Amalapuram coast in the Andhra Pradesh state of India,
the G-1 field’s water depth is approximately 250 to 450
metres. The field operates through a sub-sea production
system consisting of sub-sea production wells and
production manifold. The wells are connected by dual sub-
sea pipelines rising to the processing facilities on-shore.
GS15 is a shallow water field lying six kilometres off-shore
which includes two platforms GS15-4 (existing) and GS15-1
(new) and is integrated in the overall field development
project. Leighton’s scope includes:
- Installation of Wye piece and 10-inch piggable full bore
subsea valve.
- Installation of topside extensions on GS15-4 topside (existing).
- Install and tie in riser on GS15-4 and GS15-1 topsides.
- Hook-up and pre-commissioning of topsides.
- De-watering, pigging, hydro testing and onshore tie-in of
subsea pipelines.
- Testing of umbilical.
- Post trenching and backfilling in near shore area.
Leighton’s own purpose-built pipe-lay barge, Leighton Stealth,
will deliver the project. Work commenced in December 2010
and is due to be completed in March 2011.
Lincoln Electric to Hold Free Pipeline Welding Seminar in MarchSessions to Address Safety, Quality and Productivity
Lincoln Electric is offering a free Pipeline Welding Seminar
intended for contractors and professionals in the pipeline
industry. The three-day, in-depth session will take place
on 29-31 March, 2011, at Lincoln Electric’s corporate
headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.With the growing demand
in energy markets, rehabilitation of existing infrastructure
and construction of new cross-country and subsea pipelines
will continue to increase. The seminar will focus on these
topics, as well as new solutions for overall improved safety,
productivity and quality. Topics will include:
- Solutions to common pipeline welding challenges
- Understanding hydrogen cracking and how to minimize it
- Effects of welding essential variables, including heat
input, on weld metal properties
For more information on this free informational seminar
or to reserve a spot, contact Lincoln Electric at +1 216
383 8355. Space is limited, and the deadline to register is
Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
Lincoln Electric Welding Equipment Gets Screen Time in The Green HornetLincoln Electric has once again gone Hollywood, making
another big screen appearance in the latest superhero
film – The Green Hornet. The company’s POWER MIG® 140C,
Precision TIG® 225 welders, assorted welding helmets, gloves
and accessories are featured on the set of the lab run by
the Green Hornet’s clever sidekick, Kato, who invents the
superhero’s automobile and his trademark sleeping gas gun.
Numerous Lincoln products also were featured in both Iron
Man, released in 2008, and Iron Man II, released in 2010.
Commencement of Consideration of Business Integration of Nippon Steel Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.Nippon Steel Corporation (President: Shoji Muneoka)
and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (President: Hiroshi
Tomono) have jointly announced that they have agreed
to commence consideration of the integration of their
entire businesses (the “Business Integration”), targeted for
October 1, 2012. The Companies will, with the spirit of their
relationship being based on equality, proceed to consider
the Business Integration.
SNC-Lavalin Acquires Engineering Firm in ColombiaSNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce its acquisition of
Itansuca Proyectos de Ingenieria S.A., an engineering firm
of 1,000 professionals and administrative staff in the energy
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sector based in Bogota, Colombia. Since 1989, Itansuca
has been offering energy consulting, project management,
electromechanical installation, design and supervision
services from its Bogota head office and 21 other locations
around the country to clients in Colombia and in a number
of other countries around the world. The word itansuca
comes from the indigenous Chibcha language meaning to
make a path. With the addition of Itansuca, SNC-Lavalin
now numbers approximately 1,150 employees in Colombia,
including over 150 working in the infrastructure sector from
its current office in Bogota. It has over 4,000 employees in
Latin America and nearly 24,000 worldwide.
Petrofac Awarded USD 1.2 Billion Project in AlgeriaPetrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service
provider, has been awarded a USD1.2 billion lump-sum
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
contract by In Salah Gas (ISG), an association between
Sonatrach, BP and Statoil, to develop southern fields in
the In Salah development. The fields to be developed
are Garet el Befinat, Hassi Moumene, In Salah and Gour
Mohmoud. Petrofac’s scope of work includes a new
central production and gas gathering facility at In Salah
comprising two dehydration trains, with the capacity to
produce approximately 16.8 million cubic metres of gas
per day, associated permanent camps, and approximately
300km of pipelines for gas collection from the in-field wells
and export to the existing Krechba facility. Brownfield
modifications will also be undertaken at the existing
Reg facilities with an additional dehydration train plus
modifications for future operation of the compression
facilities. The existing Teg and Krechba compression
facilities will also be upgraded for future operations. The
50-month project, to be completed in phases, will support
the maintenance of plateau gas production rates of 9 billion
cubic metres per annum beyond 2013.
New Pipelayer Being built in China Beijing, China – PipeLine Machinery (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (PLM-
Cat) recently participated in the launch of the new VP72Gs2
pipelayer in China. Partnering with China Petroleum Pipeline
Bureau (CPP), Vanguard Equipment Inc. and under license
from Caterpillar, this new 40-ton pipelayer is built in China
for the China and Asia markets. The VP72Gs2 pipelayer is
designed to meet most of the specifications of the Cat 572R-II
pipelayer. The new pipelayer is built on the Cat D7G2 chassis.
The D7G2 tractor has been manufactured in China for several
years. PLM-Cat President Mel Ternan attended the ceremony
with officials from CPP, Vanguard Equipment Inc. and
Caterpillar. The manufacturing facility selected for the project
is CPP’s Huabei Petroleum Engineering construction (HPEC)
facility at Renqiu in Huabei province, near Beijing. The Huabei
factory has extensive experience in building pipelayers in
China. Through concerted effort and cooperation from all
of the partners in this project over the past 13 months, the
Huabei factory proudly presented three VP72Gs2 pipelayers
for the ceremony on October 27, 2010. The new pipelayer will
be distributed exclusively by PLM-Cat.
Ternan to retire from PLM The Board of Managers of PipeLine
Machinery International (PLM-Cat)
announced in December that
President Mel Ternan would be retiring
effective December 31, 2010. The
Board offered their sincere thanks
and congratulations to Ternan as
he begins the next facet of his life.
“Mel was instrumental in getting this PLM concept off the
ground in 2005 and we will all miss his leadership and
patient diplomacy,” said PLM-Cat Board Chair Brad Tucker.
“His ability to form a dynamic team that has succeeded
in the unprecedented concept of an industry-focused,
non-geographic Cat dealership is respected throughout
the industry and within the Caterpillar community. We are
happy that Mel is heading into retirement with his health
and plans for further adventures in his and his wife Shirle’s
lives.” Leading the PLM-Cat team in January will be Senior
Vice President Tony Fernandez who will take on the new
role of Executive Vice President and General Manager.
Fernandez was also part of the four-dealer founding group
that helped put the PLM-Cat dealership together. He
has been instrumental in leading PLM operations in the
Americas since the company’s inception in May of 2005. He
will continue to expand his role, leading PLM-Cat towards
increased international growth. Assisting in this transition
will be PLM-Cat Board Chair Brad Tucker who will take
on the additional role of President of PipeLine Machinery
International.
Technip Awarded Major Subsea Contract for the Jack & St-Malo Fields in the Gulf of MexicoTechnip has been awarded a contract by Chevron North
America Exploration and Production for the development of
the Jack & St-Malo fields, located in the Walker Ridge area of
the Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of approximately 7,000
feet (2,100 meters). The contract covers the engineering,
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fabrication and subsea installation of more than 53 miles
(85 kilometers) of 10.75” outer diameter flowlines(1), steel
catenary risers(2), pipeline end terminations, manifolds,
pump stations and tie-in skids. Technip’s operating center in
Houston, Texas will perform the overall project management.
The flowlines and risers will be welded at the Group’s
spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. Offshore installation is
scheduled to be completed by the Deep Blue, Technip’s
deepwater pipelay vessel, in 2013.
Technip awarded a key engineering contract for a FLNG in MalaysiaTechnip, in a consortium with Daewoo Shipbuilding
& Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., has been awarded by
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) and MISC Berhad
a front-end engineering and design contract for a floating
liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit. The FLNG, which will have
a capacity of one million-tonnes per annum, will be located
in Malaysia. Technip’s operating centers in Paris, France and
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will execute the contract, which is
scheduled to be completed by the second half of 2011. This
strategic project combines technologies and know-how
from Technip’s three business segments: Onshore process
of natural gas liquefaction, Offshore floating facilities and
Subsea infrastructures.
Tekfen Construction to build 230 km pipeline for Morocco’s OCPOn January 20th, Tekfen Construction and OCP (Office
Chérifien des Phosphates) top executives met to sign a
contract following Tekfen’s successful tender bid for OCP’s
new Phosphate Slurry Pipeline worth USD 450 million.
The project will be implemented within the scope of OCP’s
USD 5 billion investment wave aiming to increase the
mining and export capacity of the country’s most abundant
natural resource and the largest example of export goods:
phosphate. Among the parties present at the signing
ceremony in OCP headquarters were Erhan Öner, Tekfen
Holding CEO, Osman Birgili, Tekfen Construction Senior Vice
President as well as Mostafa Terrab, OCP CEO, Mohamed
Benabdeljalil OCP Executive Vice President and both
companies large group of executives. The 230 km pipeline
will carry phosphate in the form of slurry from the mining
area of Khourighba to Jorf Lasfar Terminal on the Atlantic
Coast. The project, which consists of a segment of 187 km
of 36” pipeline, the largest diameter to be ever built for
slurry, and a segment of 39 km of 12”-20” pipeline, together
with pump stations and storage facilities, is scheduled for
completion in 28 months.
Willbros to Build a Segment of the Acadian Haynesville extension Project in LouisianaWillbros Group, Inc. has announced that a unit of its Upstream
Oil & Gas segment has been awarded the construction
contract for a portion of the Acadian Haynesville Extension
Project, a natural gas pipeline being developed by Acadian Gas
LLC, a jointly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners
L.P. and Duncan Energy Partners L.P. The 270-mile project,
which expands the existing Acadian Gas Pipeline System,
will originate in Red River Parish, Louisianna, southeast of
Shreveport, and will terminate near Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
The Acadian Haynesville Extension Project has been divided
into three major segments. Willbros has been awarded the
construction of Segment 1 which includes approximately
106 miles of 42-inch pipeline, 2.5 miles of 36-inch pipeline
and 2.5 miles of 20-inch pipeline. Segment 1 will originate in
the northwest portion of Red River Parish, traverse through
DeSoto and Natchitoches Parishes and terminate near Boyce,
Louisianna. Construction on Segment 1 is expected to begin
in February 2011 with completion in August 2011. Randy Harl,
President and Chief Executive Officer, remarked, “We are
very pleased to have the opportunity to work with Enterprise
as they expand their midstream energy assets. This award is
significant for Willbros as it not only improves visibility for
our U.S. Construction business unit, but it also reinforces our
strategy to leverage our core competencies to perform large
capital projects while expanding our regional capabilities.
We believe the improvements we have made to our systems
and processes over the past few years enable us to deliver
superior execution for our customers at competitive pricing.”
In MemoriamMario Gualandri
Submitted by Matteo Bertolini
on behalf of Sime
On 1 December 2010, our colleague
and friend Mr. Mario Gualandri
passed away at the age of 75.
Mario had more than 40 years of experience in the design,
construction, planning and cost control of chemical and
petrochemical plants, pipelines and related facilities. He
worked for many important companies including Bechtel,
Techint, Saipem, Fluor and ABB Lummus, and in the last
two years worked for Sime as General Superintendent
and support to the business development and commercial
activities. Mario was endowed with a great sense of humor
and both his enthusiasm and his serenity were infectious.
He was a guide and a model for younger colleagues. His
sudden passing shocked everyone and his bright intelligence
and his cheerfulness will be greatly missed by all.
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Changes at CRC-Evans IPLOCA Associate MemberDouglas McIntyre, the new CEO of CRC-Evans, took up his
position on 1st January 2011, when Tim Carey, a long-time
friend and supporter of IPLOCA, stepped down. That is not
the only change within the organisation. Past President of
IPLOCA, Adam Wynne Hughes, has also joined the company
as Managing Director of CRC-Evans Inspection Group.
Adam, well known to many following his 2009-2010
Presidency of IPLOCA, joins CRC-Evans at a time when the
PIH Field Joint Coating Division and Inspection Group form
one of the business units within CRC under the leadership
of Phil Bond, the current IPLOCA Director for North West
Europe. Adam will work closely with Carl Vincent, the
Senior Vice President at Pipeline Induction Heat Ltd, to
develop the wider range of services offered to clients whilst
maintaining the individual market area disciplines.
After almost 8 years at the helm, Alan Everett will retire
from the post of Managing Director later on in the year, and
will work closely with Adam over the next few months to
effect a smooth transition. Phil Bond, Managing Director
of PIH and President of the FJC and Inspection Group said
that he was delighted to be able to welcome someone of
Adam’s calibre to the Company. “I am looking forward to the
challenges of leading the Inspection group, particularly the
existing business in South Africa and the Middle East and the
development of UK-based UNISPEC which is supporting CRC-
Evans Offshore in some very exciting projects”, said Adam.
Bacteria Added to Gravel? Visser & Smit Hanab’s BioGrout Aids Stability
Gravel treated with BioGrout
The gas transporting pipeline network in the Netherlands
is currently expanding, strengthening the supply of natural
gas in Europe.
The crossing of the river Waal is a part of this network,
accomplished by means of two horizontal directional
drillings executed by Visser & Smit Hanab’s new 450 ton
drilling rig. This specific project was exceptional because of
the large amount of gravel in the subsurface near the river
to be crossed.
When drilling in loose gravel it often proves difficult to
create a stable borehole, and so Visser & Smit Hanab,
together with Volker Staal & Funderingen (a sister company
of Visser & Smit Hanab within the Volker Wessels Group),
Deltares and Delft University of Technology investigated
means to stabilize such large gravel layers for HDD.
Alternative methods, such as steel casing or concrete
jet grouting are expensive and not always successful.
Therefore it was decided to stabilize the gravel layer with a
sustainable ground improvement method called BioGrout.
BioGrout is an in-situ ground improvement in which a
cementation process is stimulated by injecting a liquid
containing special bacteria. This cementation is a natural
process which normally takes several hundreds of years.
However, by injecting the appropriate bacteria, this process
can be accelerated into a period of several days. The first
Gus Meijer (left) and Tim Carey (right) present Adam Wynne
Hughes with the traditional “presidential painting” at the CRC-
Evans Luncheon during the 2010 IPLOCA Convention in Venice. The
gift was made in recognition of the completion of Adam’s year as
IPLOCA President.
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application of BioGrout for an HDD in gravel was in June
2010 in The Netherlands. This concerned a 48 inch steel gas
pipeline with a length of 600 meters, underneath a dyke
near the river Waal. The second application of BioGrout,
in July 2010, concerned a 48 inch steel gas pipeline with a
length of 900 meters, underneath the river Waal itself. The
maximum thickness of the gravel layer was 13m, containing
coarse gravel.
The special bacteria used in this process produce Calcium
Carbonate, which cements the grains together until a
strength is obtained between 0.2 to 30 MPa (Unconfined
Compressive Strength). Using only a low injection pressure
(1 to 2 bar), a very large injection distance can be obtained
(up to 10 m). The fluid has a water-like viscosity and can be
injected in both sand and gravel. The speed of the process
is controllable, it does not cause any ground disturbance
and the permeability of the ground does not alter. Having
finished the cementation process and the HDD, both 48
inch steel gas pipelines were successfully installed with no
problems during the pull-in. This was a challenging project
in the Dutch gas transporting pipeline network and with this
project Visser & Smit Hanab provided innovation in an ever
technically-growing market.
Visser & Smit Hanab is active in the field of cable and
pipeline infrastructures, developing, building and
maintaining connections, networks and installations for
water and energy. The company’s goal is to be the best in
its professional field of HDD, land and outfalls for cable and
pipeline systems and offshore cable installations.
Visser & Smit Hanab is part of the VolkerWessels Group:
an international construction group.
Training CommitteeTraining Seminar to be offered in DubaiFollowing another highly successful training seminar held
at Schiphol Airport during November, we again propose
to offer Pipeline Project Manager Training: Communication
Skills in an Intercultural Environment in the coming
months. The tentative date is the middle of May, in Dubai.
A major challenge for a group of professionals from an
extremely technical background is their lack of opportunity
in their normal work experience to take time to reflect on
their communications and the impact of their behaviour
on others. Add to that the international and multicultural
aspects, and the challenges are multiplied many times
over. “These days a mono-cultural group on a technical
project is a rare thing,” said S&N International instructor,
Sylla Pahladsingh, who along with her colleague Steffi
Wiesmann led the two day seminar. “One of the major
advantages of a training session like this is the chance
to spend time away from usual work-day pressures to
understand and analyse our interactions. How do we
perceive each other?”
Cementation process in sand and gravel Stable borehole
In order to maximize the benefit for all participants, we
hope to register a wide range of participants to ensure
the broadest range of cultural backgrounds. We were
fortunate that participants came from all around the world
to the seminars held in Amsterdam. We hope to see the
same in Dubai. For more information on past seminars,
please visit the Training section at www.iploca.com.
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Regional MeetingsOur schedule of Regional Meetings continues to provide
an opportunity for members and potential members
around the world to meet face to face to gain a better
understanding of the work of the Association and to
discuss topics of local concern and interest.
Byblos, Lebanon
Beirut, LebanonOur Member C.A.T. International Ltd. generously offered to
organise the first Middle East and Africa Regional Meeting
which was held on 17 and 18 February, 2011 at the Hotel
Al Bustan, a mountainous resort with a rich heritage of
Phoenician and Roman ruins in Beirut, Lebanon. Nasser
Issa, IPLOCA Director for Middle East and Africa, Najib
Khoury, IPLOCA Director-at-Large, and Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA
Executive Secretary, were on hand to greet attendees and to
answer their questions. Several potential member companies
attended, in addition to existing members. A roundtable
discussion was moderated by Nasser Issa, IPLOCA Board
Member and CEO of C.A.T. International Ltd.The formal
schedule of the meeting was followed the next day by
excursions to the Jeita Grotto and a visit to Byblos.
Saint Denis (Paris), FranceJacquelin de La Porte, IPLOCA Regional Director for Europe
Mediterranean, Pascal Guillemain, Bergerat Monnoyeur
CAT General Manager, and Bruno de La Roussière, 2008-
2009 IPLOCA President, are hosting an IPLOCA Regional
Meeting to be held on 16 March, 2011 in the Bergerat
Monnoyeur CAT offices in Saint-Denis.
Questions regarding this meeting should be addressed to
Other Upcoming MeetingsThe following are also scheduled. Additional information
will be posted at www.iploca.com as soon as it is available.
- Central Europe, April 2011
- New Dehli, India, 5-6 April 2011
- Istanbul, Turkey, 24 May 2011
- London, U.K., Spring 2011
HSE Committee Please note that your annual HSE Statistics are now due!
Please complete and submit the 2010 Health & Safety
Statistics Return and return no later than 11 March 2011,
to the attention of Juan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary. The
form and Guidelines are available at www.iploca.com.
As a condition of membership, Regular Members are
required to submit their annual safety statistics to IPLOCA,
such that aggregate statistics for the industry can be
monitored. The returns should cover pipeline construction
sites or offshore operations and all infrastructure related
projects. Please note that Main Construction and EPC
Contractors and EPCM Contractors should report all
incidents, including those related to their subcontractors. In
case of integrated JVs, the Technical Leader should report
the totality of the JV incidents. The accidents, incidents
and near misses taken into account are those that happen
within the jobsite perimeter, or when travelling from
camp to jobsite or during any other transportation. Travel
accidents, incidents and near misses from home or from
any other private location to the worksite must be included.
If you already have ISO, OHSAS or any other accreditations,
please advise us when you submit your return. Your return
is a confidential document and is not shown or passed to
any third party, other than the HSE Committee working
within the IPLOCA office. Submitting your Health and Safety
Statistics return will also entitle your company to submit
an entry for the annual Health and Safety Award sponsored
by Chevron.
Submissions for this award will be requested by the end
of May 2011.
Our continuing thanks to the HSE Committee members.
We especially welcome our newest committee members
Loek Vreenegoor of Shell and Mark Rand of Chevron Pipe
Line Company.
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HSE Committee Members
CRC-Evans Inspection Group
Adam Wynne Hughes (Chairman of the Committee)
Managing Director
IPLOCA
Juan Arzuaga
Executive Secretary
SPIECAPAG
Martin Coleman
Corporate Environmental Manager
C.A.T. Group
Paul Conway
Q.H.S.E. Manager
Pipeline Induction Heat
Frank Green
Health, Safety & Environmental Manager
Willbros USA, Inc.
Brad MacLean
VP, Health, Safety and Environment
Chevron Pipe Line Co.
Mark Rand
Business Development & Strategy - International
Projects Manager
Tekfen Insaat Ve Tesisat
Dinç Senlier
Total Quality and HSE Management Representative
Max Streicher GmbH & Co KG aA
Amir Tajik
Senior Safety Engineer
Shell Projects & Technology
Loek Vreenegoor
Manager PFAS EMEA
Technip Group
Peter Watton
Senior Vice President, Health Safety & Environment
2011 HSE Committee Theme
Vehicle Fleet Safety Best PracticesFew events are more violent than a vehicle accident. They
rend flesh and lives alike. Routinely, vehicle accidents are
cited as the number one occupational safety risk facing
our member companies. Your IPLOCA HSE Committee
is making the distribution of fleet vehicle safety Best
Practices to the IPLOCA member companies a key theme
in 2011.
This is a world-wide challenge. Looking back to 2002, the
World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank
jointly developed the World report on road traffic injury
prevention as a guidance document on how countries
can implement a comprehensive approach to road safety
improvement and reduce the death toll. The UN General
Assembly, recognizing the need for a UN system support
to address the global road safety crisis, invited the WHO
to act as coordinator on road safety issues with the UN.
The WHO recognized that road traffic injuries are a “global
health and developmental problem” causing 50 million
injuries and 1.2 million deaths each year. The WHO predicts
that road traffic injuries will become the leading cause of
death by 2030 – with an estimated 2.4 million deaths per
year. On March 3, 2010, in an effort to stop the increasing
trends in road traffic deaths and injuries around the globe,
the UN General Assembly announced its adoption of a new
resolution on road safety – it proclaimed the first “Decade
of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020”.
Your IPLOCA HSE Committee would like your testimonials
on best practices for fleet safety in the following areas:
- Driver pre-employment screening
The next HSE Committee meeting will be in Geneva, at
the IPLOCA Secretariat offices, on Thursday 17 March 2011.
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- Skills and behavioral training
- Ongoing driver oversight and assessment
- Vehicle integrity and maintenance
- Drug and alcohol testing
- In-Vehicle Monitoring Systems (IVMS) or innovative
technologies
- Recordkeeping, reporting, and analysis
Of particular interest to your HSE Committee are best
practices around avoiding and minimizing sources of
distracted driving. There are countless articles on the
hazards of driving while distracted – especially due to using
cell phones while driving. America’s National Safety Council
has published a Fact Sheet on cell phone use while driving
and states that:
- There is no difference in the cognitive distraction
between hand-held and hands-free devices
- Drivers who use cell phones are 4 times more likely to
be in a crash
- Because cell phone use occurs more frequently and
for longer durations than other risky behaviors, the
number-1 source of driver inattention is cell phones
- According the NSC member survey, 45% said that their
companies had cell phone policies with 85% stating that
the policy did not affect productivity
Here is an example of the kinds of testimonials we’re
looking for: “Willbros has had remarkable results using
in-vehicle monitoring systems (IVMS). This technology
has made great strides from its early days. IVMS is now
relatively inexpensive, reliable, user-friendly, flexible and
customizable to a long list of different applications.
In addition to greatly reducing safety incidents (e.g.
speeding, seatbelt violations, etc…), the systems have even
led to reduced costs in fuel usage! Willbros uses IVMS in
Oman, Canada and the USA.” – Brad MacLean, Willbros VP
HSE&S
Please send your testimonials to [email protected].
We intend to collect, summarize, and synthesize the
testimonials into an IPLOCA White Paper on Vehicle Fleet
Safety the HSE Committee is producing for the membership
later in the year.
Kind Regards,
Brad MacLean, Member-at-Large, IPLOCA HSE Committee
IPLOCA Annual HSE Awardsponsored by Chevron
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 Regular Members
must have previously submitted their 2010 Health and
Safety Statistics which are being gathered as a constant
monitoring and improvement tool. IPLOCA is focusing on
encouraging all Members to take a pro-active role in the
prevention of accidents.
The Award is in recognition of your 2010 initiatives, all of
which are 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.
- Entry materials will be available at www.iploca.com and
should be returned by the end of May 2011.
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New TechnologiesThe next Plenary Session of the Novel Construction
Initiative is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday,
16 and 17 March at Geneva’s Ramada Park Hotel.
The Agenda is focused on the second edition of “Onshore
Pipelines: The Road to Success”. The individual work groups
that make up the Initiative will meet both separately and
together with the other groups over one and a half days.
The six working groups are shown below: Planning &
Design, Monitoring & Control, Pipeline Earthworks, External
Corrosion Protection System (ECPS), Pipe Facing, Lining Up
& Welding (FLUW), and Lowering & Laying.
Companies wishing to send additional or new participants to
the meeting are asked to contact [email protected].
IPLOCA Novel Construction InitiativeImproving the Pipeline Construction Process
2011 IPLOCA New Technologies Award
Sponsored by BP This award, sponsored by BP, is presented every alternate
year during the annual Convention to an IPLOCA Regular
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 CriteriaThis award is 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
- other relevant initiatives
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 a joint industry award.
JudgingThe Adjudication Committee includes members of the
IPLOCA Board of Directors including the Chairman of the
Steering Group Leaders
Monitoring & Control
Zuhair Haddad (CCC)
Earthworks
Paul Andrews (Fluor)
Bruno Pomare (Spiecapag)
External Corrosion Protection System (ECPS)
Sean Haberer (ShawCor Ltd)
Pipe Facing, Lining Up & Welding (FLUW)
Bernard Quereillahc (Volvo Construction
Equipment)
Lowering & Laying
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Planning & Design
Criss Shipman (Gulf Interstate Engineering)
Initiative supported by Engineers & Contractors / Clients / Manufacturers
Improved Processes
(Guidelines & Best Practices)
Improved Products(Functional
Specifications)
Analysis of construction Process
IPLOCA Umbella OrganisationNon Competative Discussion Forum
Planning & Design
Monitoring & Control
Pipeline & Earthworks ECPS FLUW
Lowering & Laying
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New Technologies Committee whose task will be to screen
the applications and determine the winner using a neutral
voting process. The Adjudication 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?
Description of EntrySubmissions consist of an Entry Form and a maximum of
two A4 pages attached to this form, plus one A4 drawing
and/or photographs if required. If additional information is
required from you, it will be requested. Submissions will be
invited by the end of March, with a closing date of the end
of May. The entry form and further information will be made
available at www.iploca.com.
A New Award for 2011 IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Recognizing exemplary success in voluntarily improving the
quality of life of the local community and society at large.
IPLOCA is pleased to announce that a new IPLOCA Corporate
Social Responsibility Award, will be inaugurated at the 2011
Convention to be held in Beijing, China in September 2011.
The intention is to present this Award every two years. A
sponsor for the award will be confirmed shortly.
All Regular Members and Associate Members of IPLOCA
are encouraged to submit entries. Submissions should
be limited to activities directly connected to the pipeline
industry and related work. In order to qualify for the
nomination, all Regular Members must previously have
submitted their 2010 Health and Safety Statistics, gathered
as a constant monitoring and improvement tool. IPLOCA
encourages all Members to take a pro-active role in the
prevention of accidents.
The new Award is offered in recognition of your 2010
initiatives aimed at improving the living conditions of the
people in communities local to and impacted by pipeline
industry work. The Award covers initiatives such as:
- An initiative to address a specific need identified in the
local community.
- A program or practice demonstrating the corporate
social responsibility of your company.
- A creative initiative in which a large impact is made with
a small investment.
- A long term initiative, intended to be continuously
supported by your company or another, once the
pipeline activity is complete.
The winning entry will be profiled on the IPLOCA website
and in communications materials. The Company winning
the Award will be presented with an engraved trophy and
will be given the opportunity to make a short presentation
describing the initiative at the IPLOCA Convention. In
addition, the winner and runners up will receive certificates
in recognition of their commitment to Corporate Social
Responsibility. An Entry Form will be made available on the
IPLOCA Website. If additional information is required from
you, it will be requested. The closing date for entries will be
the beginning of June 2011.
The IPLOCA Adjudication Committee will review all entries
submitted on the following basis:
- 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 it is reimbursed by the client?
- Is there a plan in place to monitor outcomes, quantify
effectiveness and adjust the project for the long-term?
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Planning Your Travel to BeijingPlease be aware when planning your travel to Beijing,
that a major pipeline exhibition, the 7th China
International Pipeline Exhibition 2011, takes place
immediately following the IPLOCA Convention, from
Saturday 17 to Monday 19 September at the Beijing
Exhibition Centre.
The event is supported by IPLOCA, the China National
Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China National Offshore
Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and China Petroleum &
Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC). The sponsor is China
Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP), a Regular Member
of IPLOCA.
More information is available at www.pipechina.com.cn
Convention Update So where will the next Convention be held, after Beijing this year?
The public announcement of the following year’s location is
typically made at the end of Friday evening’s Final Banquet
each year and although it may come as a complete surprise
to most of the attendees, there is, in fact, a method behind
the selection which aims to allow all the areas represented
by our membership to host the Convention.
Based on the distribution of our members worldwide, with
close to 50 percent based in Europe, every other year we
offer the Convention in a location in Europe and for the
other years, alternate between the Americas and the rest of
the world. So you may expect the 2012 Convention to again
be held in a European city...
For the moment, however, we are focused squarely on
Beijing. Executive Secretary, Juan Arzuaga and Convention
Manager, Caroline Green, spent a week there in late
January, meeting with the ground agent and visiting
potential tour and event locations. A few photos on the
side give an idea of what you might anticipate for 12-16
September. Once all the tours and other events are
finalised, Caroline will be putting out a call for sponsorship.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you already know you
would like to commit to the same sponsorship opportunity
again this year. We offer prior year sponsors the right of
first refusal, and hope to hear positively from you!
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In the HeadlinesEnergy OK after MubarakConditions at an oil pipeline stretching from the Red Sea to
the Mediterranean are normal despite the political uncertainty
in Egypt, an energy company said. The Egyptian military
suspended Parliament and the country’s constitution following
Hosni Mubarak’s resignation last week after 30 years as
president. Energy prices increased as concerns circulated over
shipping lanes in the Suez Canal and key transit networks. Arab
Petroleum Pipelines Co., owner of the Suez-Mediterranean
pipeline, or Sumed, said the 200-mile oil pipeline was operating
as expected. “In fact, Sumed’s throughput level during January
and February 2011 is expected to be considerably higher than
(during the) same period in 2010,” the company was quoted by
the Platts news service as saying. Operations through the Suez
Canal, meanwhile, are “normal,” the company said, noting that,
while the situation in Egypt has changed politically, the military
has pledged to keep the affairs of the state in order.
UPI.com, 15 February 2011
Ghana Reduces Electricity, Water Rates as Natural Gas Pipeline Cuts CostsGhana will lower the price consumers pay for electricity
starting next month as power-generation costs declined with
availability of natural gas from a regional pipeline that started
last year. Residential electricity users will see their rates fall as
much as 6.2 percent depending on consumption and industrial
consumers get reductions of between 11.8 and 15.9 percent,
Emmanuel Annan, chairman of the Public Utilities Regulatory
Commission, told reporters in Accra, the capital, today. The West
Africa Gas Pipeline brings natural gas from fields in Nigeria,
Africa’s biggest oil producer, to neighboring Benin, Togo and
Ghana. The Ghanaian commission will now start reviewing
tariffs each quarter, Annan said.
Bloomberg.com, 15 February 2011
South Stream pipeline study under wayGazprom and Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD have awarded a
feasibility study for the Bulgarian stretch of the South Stream
gas pipeline in southeast Europe. The contract was issued to the
YUZHNIIGIPROGAZ/GASTEK BG AD consortium. South Stream
will take gas from the Russkaya compressor station on the
Russian Black Sea coast under the Black Sea to the Bulgarian
coast.The offshore section of the 63 bcm (2.2 tcf) pipeline will
stretch around 900 km (559 mi), with a maximum dept of over
2,000 m (6,561 ft). South Stream will then take supplies to other
countries in southern Europe, following either a northwesterly
or southwesterly route from Bulgaria.
Offshore Magazine, 14 February 2011
New Sino-Russian pipeline delivers 1.3 m tonnes of crude oil in 1st monthSome 1.318 million tonnes of crude oil had flowed through
an oil pipeline from Russia’s far-east to China by Jan. 31, a
month after the pipeline began operating, an officer of the
Chinese operator of the pipeline said. The pipeline, which
originates in the Russian town of Skovorodino in the far-
eastern Amur region, enters China at Mohe and terminates
at Daqing City of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.
The facility withstood the test of the severe cold since it was
put into operation on Jan. 1 and no production accident
has been reported so far, said Gou Hanghai, director of the
Mohe administration station of the pipeline. The pipeline
remains a daily oil delivering capacity of 42,000 tonnes, he
said. The 1,000-km-long pipeline will transport 15 million
tonnes of crude oil from Russia to China per year from 2011
to 2030, according to an agreement signed between the two
countries. Some 72 kilometers of the pipeline is in Russia and
927 kilometers of it is in China.
Xinhua News Agency, 3 February 2011
Uganda says it will build pipeline carrying oil through Congo to Kenya’s coastA Ugandan minister says the East African nation plans to build
an oil pipeline that will take the country’s oil to the coast of
Kenya. Minister of State for Energy Simon D’ujang said that
Kenya and neighbouring Congo will help build the 750-mile
(1,200-kilometre) pipeline from Uganda’s Albertine oil field to
the Kenyan port of Mombasa. He said the three countries will
jointly own the pipeline which will have a capacity to deliver
100,000 barrels of refined oil per day. D’ujang says construction
will start as soon as feasibility studies are completed.
Associated Press, 1 February 2011
New Onshore Gas FieldIran, OPEC’s second largest oil exporter, has discovered a
new gas field onshore with reserves valued at 50 billion
dollars, Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi said. The Khayam
onshore, located in the east of Assaluyeh, on the Gulf, has
260 billion cubic meters of gas, which represents about 24
million cubic meters per day if extracting from 18 rigs, the
minister told reporters. The estimated reserves of the field
are evaluated at 220 million barrels of gas condensates, Oil
Minister further explained. According to the report published
by Iran’s Oil Ministry in August 2010, beginning from August
2009 till August 2010 in Iran were found 13 new oil and gas
onshore. The in-place reserves consisted of 14 billion barrels
of oil and 45 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. In the report, the
total amount of revenues from oil exports during 2009 was
evaluated at $69.1 billion.
Energymarketprice.com, 17 January 2011
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Circle Oil, Morocco to start work on gas pipelineBritain’s Circle Oil and Morocco’s state-run mining and
hydrocarbon board ONHYM will start building a gas pipeline
this year to supply the domestic market, the official MAP news
agency said on Wednesday. Quoting an ONHYM statement,
MAP said the pipeline would have an 8-inch (20 cm) diameter
and stretch from Rharb basin to industrial firms in nearby
Kenitra, 40 km (25 miles) north of Rabat. It did not give more
details on the pipeline’s capacity. Oil and gas explorer Circle Oil,
listed on London’s junior market AIM, said on Monday it made
another gas discovery in its Sebou Permit, its second successive
discovery in Morocco in January.
Reuters, 26 January 2011
Iran to boost energy exports to ArmeniaIran and Armenia plan to construct a new oil pipeline to increase
energy supply to the Caucasian state, Iranian Oil Minister
Massoud Mirkazemi announced. Speaking on the sidelines
of a meeting with visiting Armenian Minister of Energy and
Natural Resources Armen Movsisian here in Tehran on Saturday
evening Mirkazemi said that the pipeline will begin from Iran’s
Northwestern city of Tabriz and stretch toward the Armenian
border. The minister added that the pipeline can help Armenia
meet parts of its needs for oil products from the Islamic Republic.
Tehran Times, 1 February 2011
Strong fall in crude prices during the first week of 2011Crude oil closed the first week of the year with the biggest weekly
percentage loss in seven weeks as the dollar rose and equities
weakened. U.S. equities fell as bank shares came under pressure from
a court ruling that could invalidate recent mortgage foreclosures. For
the week, NYMEX crude fell USD 3.35, or 3.7 percent, the biggest
weekly percentage loss since the week to November 19, when prices
fell USD 3.37, or 3.97 percent. Compared to the 2011 average (89.7
USD/bbl) the current price is 1.4 percent lower.
Energymarketprice.com, 7 January 2011
Pakistan Seeks U.S. Security for Gas PipelinePakistan has sought U.S. help to ensure security for a proposed
1,680 kilometer-long pipeline that will transport natural gas from
Central Asia to South Asia through war-ravaged Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s finance ministry said in a statement it informed a U.S.
delegation led by David Lipton, senior adviser on economy to the
U.S. president, of its concerns about the security of the proposed
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline. About 735
kilometers of the pipeline will pass through Afghanistan, including
the violent Kandahar province that has high Taliban presence,
and 800 kilometers will pass through Pakistan, including its tribal
areas, posing a big security challenge to the project.
wsjonline, 28 January 2011
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9TH EDITION
2010-2011
NUMBER 46 MARCH 2011 23
OfficersKarl Trauner (HABAU), President, Director for Europe
Central, Chairman of the Training Committee
Osman Birgili (Tekfen), 1st Vice President, Director
for Europe Eastern, Chairman of the New Technologies
Committee
Doug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), 2nd Vice
President, Director, North America
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher), Treasurer, Director at Large
Adam Wynne Hughes Immediate Past President, Chairman
of the HSE Committee
DirectorsVladilen Ermolin (PTPS JSC), Director, Europe Eastern
Jacquelin de La Porte (Spiecapag), Director, Europe
Mediterranean
Zeno Soave (Socotherm), Director, Europe Mediterranean
Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director,
Europe North-West
Ebbo Länge (Conduto), Director, Latin America
Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd), Director,
Middle East & Africa
Zhao Yujian (CPP), Director, East & Far East
Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd),
Director, East & Far East
Gerry Grothe (Pipeline Machinery Intl.), Director,
Associate Members
Michael Rae (Argus Ltd), Director, Associate Members
Directors at LargeRoberto Castelli (Bonatti)
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher)
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Najib Khoury (CCC)
Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)
Executive SecretaryJuan Arzuaga
Front row (left to right): Harald Dresp (Treasurer), Osman Birgili (1st Vice President), Karl Trauner (President), Doug Evans (2nd Vice President),
Adam Wynne Hughes (Immediate Past President), Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary). 2nd row from front: Marco Jannuzzi, Phil Bond,
Gerry Grothe. 2nd row from back: Vladilen Ermolin, Ebbo Laenge, Najib Khoury, Zeno Soave, Nasser Issa. Back row: Sandip Sharma,
Andy Lukas, Michael Rae, Jacquelin de La Porte, Roberto Castelli. Inset picture: Zhao Yujian
IPLOCA Board of Directors2010-2011
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