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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
Contents:Letter from the President page 4
News from Geneva page 5
Member News page 9
IPLOCA Awards page 16
Washington, D.C. Conventionpage 12 - with 6 photo pages
DECEMBER 2013
WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS
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ContentsLetter from the President 4
News from Geneva 5
Board Meeting Update 5
New Faces on the IPLOCA Board of Directors 7
Member News 8
World Federation Meeting 11
Washington, D.C. Convention Retrospective 12
Presentation of Awards in Washington, D.C. 16
Health, Safety and the Environment 17
New Technologies 18
In the Headlines 23
Upcoming Conferences 23
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Letter from the President
It was with great pleasure that I accepted the role of IPLOCA
president for the coming year. It is an honour to work
alongside my colleagues on the board of directors in leading
the work of the association.
Following the elections in Washington we welcome some
directors who are now joining us for the first time on the
board. You will find their profiles in this newsletter as we
introduce them to the membership. Others are more familiar
faces, returning after serving the association in the past and bringing with them the
knowledge and experience they have acquired.
I would particularly like to recognise outgoing directors – and former presidents – Osman
Birgili, Andy Lukas and Karl Trauner, each of whom served IPLOCA for many years. We will
miss seeing them at future board meetings.
Our committees continue their work. The recent plenary session of Novel Construction,
held in London under the umbrella of the New Technologies Committee, was attended by
38 delegates from 31 companies, with some excellent presentations. More information is
on page 18 of this newsletter.
We anticipate a number of regional meetings in 2014 and to continue to further engage
members, potential members and clients around the world. We will post information on
our website as this becomes available.
I look forward to the next year and to meeting as many of our members as possible during
our various IPLOCA meetings, and of course, at our next convention, in Abu Dhabi in
October 2014.
Warm regards,
Najib Khoury
IPLOCA President 2013-2014
NUMBER 57 DECEMBER 2013 5
News from GenevaWith the convention now past, and follow-up completed,
Emma Hachfeld, whom many of you met in Washington,
D.C. has now finished her five-month internship with us
and has re-commenced classes at the Ecole Hotelière de
Lausanne. Emma will graduate in July 2014 with a degree
in International Hospitality Management. We wish her
every success in the future.
IPLOCA’s Board of Directors and the staff of the Secretariat
would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the
success of the association during the past year.
We appreciate the friendship, the generous sharing of
your time and expertise during meetings held around the
world and, of course, the generous commitments made in
sponsorship of the annual convention.
We look forward to welcoming new members and sharing
new achievements and collaborations to benefit the
pipeline industry in 2014. Our very best wishes to all for a
safe and prosperous 2014.
Board Meeting Update Washington, D.C. The final meeting of the 2012-2013 Board of Directors and
the first meeting of the 2013-2014 Board were held in
Washington, D.C. during convention week. The following
were the key outcomes from the meetings:
Minutes of the Stockholm MeetingThe action items from Stockholm were reviewed and were
complete. The minutes were formally approved.
Treasurer’s ReportHarald Dresp provided the Half Year Forecast to Complete
2013, noting that he expected a positive result at 31
December 2013 of approximately CHF 20,000, similar to
the association’s financial position at this time last year. He
confirmed that a reserve of CHF 1.8 million is still set aside
in case of unexpected convention cancellation, association
closure, or other event.
Regular MembersSubsea 7, UK, was confirmed by the Board as a new
Regular Member, following an email vote in August.
Associate MembersBauhuis B.V., The Netherlands and Porta-Kamp
Manufacturing, Inc., USA were confirmed as new Associate
Members, following an email vote in August.
Name Changes - Stroytransgaz JSC, Russia to CJSC Stroytransgaz
- Sievert, India to SIEVERT - A Bureau Veritas Group Company
- Land & Marine Project Engineering Ltd., UK to Land &
Marine Engineering Ltd.
ResignationsResignations have been received from the following:
- Jaihind Projects India Ltd., India – no reason given
- PJSC Stroytransgaz, Russia – a purely technical step,
since the STG Group will continue to be active in IPLOCA
via CJSC Stroytransgaz.
Considered as resigned because of non-payment of 2013
membership fees:
- ChTZ-Uraltrac, Russia
Incoming president, Najib Khoury presented Doug Evans with his
presidential pin.
Season’s Greetings
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- Galfar Engineering & Contracting, U.A.E.
- Gammon India Limited, India
- PBG Technologies, Poland
- T.D. Williamson, Inc., U.S.A.
Health & Safety Statistics SubmissionsFive Regular Members have still not submitted their Health
& Safety statistics for 2012.
Washington, D.C.Caroline Green provided an update on arrangements for
Washington, noting some changes in the programme this
year, including the cancellation of the Wednesday evening
Presidents’ Cocktails in order to allow for a completely free
evening. She informed the directors that USD 544,000 had
been received in sponsorship and that the Welcome Dinner
would be arranged by Worldwide Machinery this year.
An increasing number of children and other relatives of
delegates are now registering for the convention. The Board
confirmed that these attendees must be charged to attend.
Honorary Members of IPLOCAMarco Jannuzzi and Michael Rae had each sent information
to the Board regarding suggested criteria for appointing
Honorary Members. It was determined that the following
rules should apply:
- A maximum of one person per year (Regular or Associate
Member) may be appointed an Honorary Member.
- Anyone in the association may recommend a candidate.
- A total of five letters of recommendation must be
received from companies (Regular or Associate
Members) who have been members of IPLOCA for at
least ten years.
- Once letters are received, the board will vote
anonymously. The vote must be unanimous in order for
a candidate to be appointed an Honorary Member.
IPLOCA Scholarship Committee ReportDoug Evans provided an update on the ideas of the
Scholarship Committee, the goals being to provide
an educational scholarship to family members of IPLOCA
members, without bias. He suggested providing
CHF 100,000 to 300,000 as seed money and adding to it
in the future, perhaps via an auction or lottery.
Organisations such as the Institute of International
Education (www.iie.org) and Scholarship America exist
and could be engaged to manage the selection and
disbursement of funds. Scott Summers, Jean-Claude Van
de Wiele and Ibrahim Zakhem volunteered to participate
with Doug in this committee.
Convening of the 2013-2014 Board of DirectorsRetiring President Doug Evans thanked his board for their
support over the past year. He then tabled the proposed
names for the 2013-2014 officers and the board voted to
appoint Najib Khoury as president, Jean-Claude Van de
Wiele as 1st vice president, Atul Punj as 2nd vice president
and Harald Dresp as treasurer.
Appointment of the Directors-at-LargeThe retiring directors and directors-at-large left the room
and the names of the proposed new directors-at-large
were tabled by President Najib Khoury. The board voted
to appoint Larry Bolander (Fluor), Georges Hage (C.A.T.
Group), Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar), Wilhelm Maats (Maats
Pipeline Equipment) and Bruno Maerten (Geocean) as
directors-at-large.
Nominations to the CommitteesCommittee leadership was then discussed and the
following were appointed:
HSE Committee
Bruno Maerten (Chairman), Juan Arzuaga, Kaan Dogan,
Georges Hage, Jean-Claude Van de Wiele, Adam Wynne Hughes
New Technologies Committee
Jean-Claude Van de Wiele (Chairman), Roberto Castelli,
Doug Evans, Jesus Garcia Pons, Marco Jannuzzi, Michael Rae
Client Engagement Committee
Scott Summers (Chairman), Doug Evans, Gerry Grothe,
Andrei Klepach, Greg Miller, John Tikkanen, Jean-Claude
Van de Wiele
Scholarship Committee
Doug Evans (Chairman), Greg Miller, Scott Summers,
Jean-Claude Van de Wiele, Ibrahim Zakhem
Convention Location Committee
Marco Jannuzzi (Chairman), Kaan Dogan, Jesus Garcia Pons,
Bruno Maerten, Adam Wynne Hughes
Training Committee
Jan Koop (Chairman), Harald Dresp, Gerry Grothe, Georges
Hage, Marco Jannuzzi, Najib Khoury, Wilhelm Maats
Next Board Meeting 10-14 December, Bangkok, Thailand
Regional MeetingsPresident Najib Khoury asked for volunteers to host
regional meetings in 2014 and the following were
suggested: Central Europe (Jan Koop), Latin America (Jesus
Garcia Pons), Middle East & Africa (Ibrahim Zakhem)
Europe Eastern (Kaan Dogan).
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New Faces on the IPLOCA Board of DirectorsFollowing the 2013-2014 elections for directors in
Washington, D.C. we now welcome the following to the
IPLOCA leadership:
Larry Bolander, Director-at-LargeLarry currently serves
as vice president of
sales and marketing
for Fluor’s Global
Pipeline Business Line.
Larry has spent 40 years with Fluor in the engineering,
procurement, and construction industry. He is currently
based in Houston, Texas, but has had the opportunity to
work and live throughout the Americas and Asia in his
tenure with Fluor. After graduating from University of
Illinois in Civil engineering, he began his career in field
engineering. He spent 12 years in field operations and
project management. From field operations, Larry returned
to school to become an instructor for Effective Leadership
Behaviors in Decision Making and Problem Solving where
he taught week-long seminars to executive management
teams. Following this assignment he moved into Fluor’s
sales and marketing organisation where he has spent the
last 18 years in assignments in Asia and North America.
Larry has had a focus on many industries over his span
with Fluor, including pipelines, oil & gas, petrochemicals,
industrial, and mining. He has been a board member of the
U.S. ASEAN Business Council for the last five years and a
leader in a number of Fluor initiatives. Larry and his wife
Amy have four children and three young grandsons. In his
spare time, he enjoys golf, boating, specialised autos and
keeping up with the grandsons.
Jim Frith, Director for East & Far EastJim is general manager
of Pipelines Business
Unit of McConnell Dowell,
is a director of McConnell
Dowell Corporation
and also a member of the Australian Pipeline Industry
Association Board. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer
and a member of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors. Jim commenced working with McConnell Dowell
in 1989 and has been fortunate to have worked on many
large resources and infrastructure projects throughout
Australia and South East Asia in a variety of roles. He has
been instrumental in McConnell Dowell’s success over
that period. Throughout his career, he has proven his
abilities in working with his clients to understand their
unique project drivers, including engineering concepts,
trading environment, contractual elements and negotiation,
people, budget, quality, safety and environment. He is
well respected throughout McConnell Dowell Group and
the industry for his abilities in maritime engineering and
construction. Jim is married to Hilda and they have two
daughters – Catherine (17 years) and Isabelle (10 years).
His hobbies include family, keeping fit, Australian Rules
football and cricket.
Georges Hage, Director-at-LargeGeorges is a dual French
and Lebanese citizen and
CEO of The Contracting
and Trading Group of
Companies “C.A.T.”.
He started his career in France in 1984 and has held senior
management and board positions with international
groups in Europe and the Middle East. During his
professional career, he has acquired a wide and solid
experience in engineering, design, management,
development, project finance, construction and operations
in several construction sectors. He holds a master’s
degree in Civil Engineering, a post-graduate specialization
in pre-stressed and reinforced concrete and an MBA in
management and finance. He is married to Myrna and
has two children, Alexandre and Cecilia. Georges enjoys
travelling, skiing, classical music and spending as much
time as possible with his family and friends.
Andrei Klepach, Director for Europe EasternAndrei is a vice-president
of Stroygazconsulting
(SGC). He graduated as a
specialist in international
relations from Moscow State Institute of International
Relations (MGIMO University) and Thunderbird School
of Global Management and devoted his life to oil and
gas construction. He started his career in the pipeline
industry 15 years ago as a pump station construction
project manager. He joined SGC in 2008 and has led
many important pipeline projects in Russia, such as
Bovanenkovo-Ukhta, Ukhta-Torzhok, East Siberia-Pacific
Ocean, Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok, Zapoliarnoe-
Purpe, and the landfall section of the Nord Stream project.
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He is married to Inna and has three children – Sofia, Ivan
and Elizabeth. His interests include yoga, theater and
travelling with his family.
Atul Punj, Director for East & Far EastAn Indian citizen, Atul Punj is the
Chairman and Promoter of Punj
Lloyd, a diversified conglomerate
providing engineering and
construction services in Energy
and Infrastructure. Starting young,
Atul initially focused on pipelines
but his global vision and foresight led him to establish
Punj Lloyd in 22 countries, catering to every aspect of the
energy chain – upstream, midstream and downstream.
Today Punj Lloyd, headquartered in India, is a USD 2.13
billion organisation with operations spread across the
Middle East, the Caspian, Asia Pacific, Africa, South Asia,
China and Europe. Atul has extensive knowledge of
the business, coupled with his understanding of global
frameworks. Actively involved with many trade bodies,
he represents India at various international forums. He
enjoys swimming, skiing and spending time with his son
who has recently returned to India after completing his
graduation from the US. A voracious reader, Atul enjoys
non-fiction.
We also welcome back to the board Roberto Castelli
(Director for Europe Mediterranean), Gerry Grothe, Director
for Associate Members, and John Tikkanen, Director for
America North. A photograph of the full 2013-2014 Board of
Directors can be found on page 24 of this newsletter and on
our website at www.iploca.com.
Member NewsBonatti/Petrofac Awarded USD 650 Million EPC Project in Algeria Bonatti and Petrofac will execute a 32-month Engineering,
Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for
Sonatrach to extend the life of the Alrar gas field in south
east Algeria. The contract value is more than USD 650
million. The scope of work encompasses engineering,
procurement, construction, and commissioning services
for the development of new separation and booster
compression facilities at the well-established Alrar field
which has been in operation since 1987. Paolo Ghirelli,
president and CEO of Bonatti commented: “Petrofac
and Bonatti combined to provide a competitive proposal
for this project, which is Bonatti’s second EPC contract
at Alrar. With Petrofac we share a long experience of
operating in Algeria, where we started working in 1998,
and also a focus on local capability which demonstrates
our combined commitment to develop the local energy
sector. We look forward to working closely with Petrofac on
this important project.”
ICA Fluor Awarded Pemex Contract for Miguel Hidalgo Refinery in MexicoFluor Corporation has announced that its ICA Fluor
industrial engineering-construction joint venture with
Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. was awarded an additional
new USD 95 million contract by Pemex to develop the
first phase of the overall project to reconfigure the Miguel
Hidalgo Refinery, located in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico. Fluor
will book its USD 48 million share of the contract in the
third quarter of 2013. ICA Fluor will be responsible for
the basic and detailed engineering for the process plants,
auxiliary services and integration works required to
increase the refinery’s distillate production capacity from
63 to 80 percent. This is the first phase of a mega-project
announced by Pemex to increase national production
of higher value distillates through the reprocessing of
products such as gasoil (diesel). Pemex expects its total
investment to be approximately USD 3.5 billion.
Former Head of NNSA, Thomas D’Agostino, Joins Fluor’s Government Group Fluor Corporation has announced that Thomas P.
D’Agostino has joined the company’s Government
Group (FGG) as the senior vice president of Strategic
Planning and Development. He will be based in the
company’s Greenville, S.C., office. Prior to joining Fluor,
D’Agostino spent more than 36 years in government
service in a variety of leadership positions. In 2007,
he was sworn in as the Under Secretary for Nuclear
Security and Administrator of the U.S. National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA), and remained in that
position until retiring in January 2013. Prior to the lead
administrator role, he served as the Deputy Administrator
for Defense Programs and directed the Stockpile
Stewardship Program and major elements of the NNSA’s
Nuclear Security Enterprise, including three national
research laboratories, four production plants, and the
Nevada National Security Site.
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Price Gregory Selected for Houston Lateral Pipeline ProjectPrice Gregory International, a Quanta Services company,
has been selected to install pipeline infrastructure for
TransCanada Corp.’s lateral pipeline project in Houston,
Texas. Price Gregory will construct and install approximately
48 miles of 36-inch-diameter steel pipe to interconnect
TransCanada’s Gulf Coast pipeline to refineries in the
Houston marketplace. The Houston lateral pipeline should
increase Houston refiners’ access to US and Canadian oil for
refining once the project is complete. Price Gregory expects
the project to be completed in the spring of 2014.
Techint to Construct New Pipeline System in MexicoAfter seven months of Basic Engineering work, and with
an open-book process, an EPC contract has been signed in
Mexico with Gasoductos del Sudeste for the performance of
an Ethanol Pipeline System for the Project Etileno XXI. The
scope encompasses the obtaining of the Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA), the acquisition of the land-use rights, the
engineering, procurement (including the main pipeline),
construction and commissioning of 225 km of 24”, 20” and
16” diameter ducts for transportation of liquid ethanol (C2+)
and Ethane Gas (C2 Gas), including the corresponding surface
stations. The project faces important challenges: the pipeline
routing takes place in low lands, with high impact in the rainy
seasons. There are over 270 special intersections and 27 ways
to be performed through horizontal excavation.
Technip Awarded Major Contracts for the TEN project in GhanaTechnip, leader of a consortium with Subsea7, has been
awarded by Tullow Ghana Limited two contracts for the
TEN Project, located offshore Ghana, at a water depth
reaching up to 2,000 meters. Together, those two contracts
have a combined value of approximately USD 1.23 billion,
with a Technip share of about USD 730 million. Technip’s
scope of work includes the engineering, fabrication and
installation of 9 flexible risers, 3 flexible flowlines and
12 flexible spools totaling 48 kilometers; engineering,
fabrication and installation of 33 kilometers of water
injection and gas injection rigid flowlines; installation
of about 63 kilometers of static and dynamic umbilicals;
engineering, pre-fabrication, final assembly and
installation of 10 well rigid jumpers and delivery of further
6 prefabricated rigid jumpers. Technip’s operating center
in Paris, France, will execute this project with the support
of the Group’s offices in Accra, Ghana. The flexible pipes
will be fabricated at Technip’s Flexi France facility in Le Trait,
France and the rigid flowlines at the Group’s spoolbase in
Evanton, UK. The offshore installation is scheduled to be
completed in the second half of 2016.
Technip and HQC create Two Joint Ventures to Improve Access to the European and Chinese Procurement MarketsTechnip has announced that its operating center in Rome,
Italy, has signed an agreement with China Huanqiu
Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQC) to set up two
joint-venture companies. Headquartered in Rome, Italy and
Beijing, China, they will be responsible for procurement
activities, respectively on the European and Chinese
markets. These companies will perform procurement
activities for worldwide onshore and offshore projects.
By establishing a local presence, and thus eliminating the
cultural and language barriers, these new companies will
allow an immediate knowledge and access to the local
suppliers market, based on Technip and HQC’s experience.
Technip and Sasol Form Front-end Engineering Alliance for GTL FacilitiesTechnip and Sasol, the owner of the world’s leading Gas to
Liquids (GTL) technology, have established an alliance for
front-end engineering services for future Sasol GTL projects.
The alliance also allows for Technip’s participation during
the execution stage of future GTL projects. Officials said
the alliance, which builds on existing relationships, aims
to achieve strong capital productivity through the highest
standards of HSE, operability, accelerated innovation and
reduced project cycle times. GTL technology is becoming
increasingly important not only for the environmental
advantages of its products, but also because it provides an
efficient and safe solution for the transportation of natural gas.
Transneft and Rosneft Agree on China Pipeline ExpansionRussian oil majors Transneft and Rosneft have agreed to
increase Russian oil supplies to China. This marks a relaxing
of tensions between the two countries over pipeline
network expansion costs. Rosneft President Igor Sechin and
Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev, have signed a number
of agreements based “on principles of co-financing” to
increase oil supplies volumes to China and to the Rosneft’s
Tuapse refinery in the Krasnodar region, Russia. Under
the agreement, Transneft will finance the expansion of the
Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (EPSO) oil pipeline, which
runs from Skovordino, Russia, to the Chinese border. This
will support Rosneft’s growing oil supplies to China. Rosneft
will pay back the investment through a special long-term
tariff to be determined by the Federal Tariff Service.
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Van Oord Orders DP2 Cable-Laying Vessel for Wind Park Construction Van Oord has ordered a new cable-laying vessel. The ship
will be built at Damen Shipyards wharf in Romania and
will be completed at the end of 2014. The ship is intended
for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind
parks. Van Oord is making preparations for the Gemini wind
park project which will be constructed 60 km to the north
of Schiermonnikoog, one of the Dutch Wadden Islands. The
cable-laying vessel will be deployed at that site, among
many others.
Van Oord BAM Consortium to Build APM Terminals Moin Container Terminal in Costa RicaA consortium consisting of Van Oord and BAM International,
has been awarded the contract for the design and
construction of Phase 2A of the new container terminal
for APM Terminals in Moín, Costa Rica. The total contract
value amounts to USD 460 million which is split between
Van Oord and BAM International on an almost equal basis.
It will take the consortium approximately three years to
complete the project. The consortium will be responsible
for the construction of the new terminal and marine access.
The scope of work for Van Oord consists of the construction
of a 1.5-km rock breakwater, reclamation of an area of
40 hectares, including soil improvement works, and the
dredging of the access channel and turning basin. Van
Oord will deploy a trailing suction hopper dredger, a cutter
suction dredger and rock installation equipment. BAM
International will construct the 650-metre quay wall, as well
as the pavement, associated buildings and all utilities.
Willbros Names Young as Director of Integrity ConstructionWillbros Group, Inc. has announced
that Brian Young has been named
director of Integrity Construction.
Based in Houston, Young will
be responsible for working with
Willbros regional construction and
the professional services’ integrity group to increase Willbros’
share of the U.S. integrity construction market. He will
focus on identifying opportunities where the company
can assist clients with full-service integrity management
program offerings, including program development, GIS/
data services, risk analysis, corrosion evaluation, integrity
engineering and integrity construction services. He has more
than 15 years of experience in the pipeline construction
industry. He joins Willbros from Sunland Construction where
he served as assistant operations manager. In that role he
was responsible for business development, daily operations,
and implementing an employee development and training
program. Young earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental
Science from Auburn University. He is a member of the
Houston Pipeliners Association and has completed Project
Management Institute certification through ABC Mechanical
at Purdue University.
[email protected] Help us Keep our Database CurrentWe have developed a new tool to help us keep our
database current and to make sure we reach the most
appropriate contacts in your organisation. We thank all
those who responded to a beta release of this tool in May
this year and helped us improve it.
Once a year the IPLOCA Secretariat will ask IPLOCA’s “key
representatives” and their assistants in each organisation
to verify or update the contact information you have
provided to us. Those of you who are in this “key
representative” group should have received this email
during November. We appreciate your responses!
During the year, in the late spring, and prior to the release
of the new IPLOCA Yearbook, you will also receive a
different - and completely separate - request from the
Yearbook publishers, Pedemex. Please respond to both
requests, as their purposes are completely different and
the two databases are not in any way linked. Please click
on your unique link provided in the email you receive from
IPLOCA. This link will allow only one person from your
company to submit modifications, and to do so only once,
so there should be no duplication of effort possible.
Some tips:
- Mailing lists: key representatives and key
representative assistants are our primary contacts at
your organization. For each individual listed, please
select the appropriate “mailing list” (or category) from
the list shown.
- When you click submit, you will not see the changes
immediately online.
- An e-mail will be sent to us and we will make the
updates to the database.
- To confirm existing information (when no change is
necessary), just click submit.
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World Federation Meeting
The World Federation of Pipeline Industry Associations
(WFPIA) met in Washington, D.C during the convention.
Incoming IPLOCA president, Najib Khoury, stressed the
value of having all of the representatives meeting regularly
to discuss best practices and industry goals and objectives.
The sister associations share topics of common interest
and further interaction amongst the members would
be beneficial, in particular for their secretariats. It was
determined that an updated document indicating aims and
objectives will be created for the group’s approval. The
aim is to update the number of members and invite other
Associations to join.
Safety is one of the most important topics to be discussed,
along with new technologies and training opportunities,
and while it was recognised that most of the associations
produce their own materials, in many cases these can be
shared with the World Federation. IPLOCA has included on
its website the calendar of each member of the Federation,
to facilitate inclusivity when planning events.
IPLOCA Yearbook 12th edition 2013-2014
The Yearbook has been
distributed worldwide
to the desks and in
the field of pipeline
companies.
We hope this edition
will again meet your
expectations but we
always appreciate
your comments and
suggestions.
Do not hesitate to send
us the addresses of the
persons to whom you wish us to send the IPLOCA Yearbook.
Please send any updates to [email protected]
and be sure to also send a copy to [email protected].
In this way we will update our newsletter mailing lists and
membership database.
Additional printed copies can be obtained on request:
www.iploca-yearbook.com
(Clockwise from left foreground): Najib Khoury, Juan Arzuaga (IPLOCA), Peter Cox (APIA), Andy Lukas (IPLOCA), Kevin Barrett, John Allen
(PLCA), Neil Lane (PLCAC), Timothy Bell (DCA), David Johnstone (PLCAC).
IPLOCA 2014 Membership Fees
Membership fee invoices were
emailed and sent by postal mail at
the end of November. The payment
due date is 2 January. Membership certificates will be
mailed in January.
If you have any questions please contact IPLOCA’s
Accounting Manager at [email protected]
12TH EDITION
THE IPLOCA YEARBOOK™
THE OFFICIAL PIPE LINE & OFFSHORE CONTRACTORS YEARBOOK
2013-2014
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More than 625 people enjoyed warm and sunny weather
and a wonderful week at the convention in Washington,
D.C. thanks to terrific support, once again, from our many
generous sponsors.
Yet hardly had the event ended when a 16-day government
shut-down left thousands of less fortunate travellers
wondering what to do in Washington, without their expected
access to its most famous monuments and tourist locations.
Indeed, had the convention been scheduled for the following
week, it could have been a very different event!
On the evening of the President’s Dinner, held in the
magnificent Library of Congress, an unfortunate fire alarm
right at the beginning of the event - and the subsequent
triggering of the sprinkler system that flooded the kitchen -
resulted in an almost 90-minute wait outside in the chilly air
for our remarkably patient guests.
Dinner was eventually served, albeit rather late, but
the evening was nevertheless highly appreciated, with
a wonderful atmosphere, great entertainment and
excellent food.
Washington, D.C. Convention Retrospective
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Guest Speakers at the Washington, D.C. Convention
Richard Norton Smith
Presidential Historian
Presidents, not Pipelines
Alan D. Quilley
President, Safety Results Ltd.
Leading and Lagging Indicators - Evolution
of Health & Safety Measurement
Willie Watt
General Manager for Pipeline
Bundles, Subsea 7
Pipe Bundling
Suzanne Minter
Manager Crude and Natural Gas
Analysis, Bentek Energy
The Butterfly Effect of North American
Shale Development
Stephen Moore
Wall Street Journal
Is America on the Comeback?
John Attrill
Project General Manager, BP
Southern Corridor
Loek Vreenegoor
General Manager Pipelines, Flow
Assurance & Subsea, Shell
Are our Pipelines Smart Enough?
The following presentations were made during the Open General Meetings in
Washington. We thank all our guest speakers for their support. Most of these
presentations are available at www.iploca.com.
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Maats Pipeline Equipment
Golf Tournament Wilhelm Maats and Boris Boehm
would like to thank everyone
who played in the second Maats
Pipeline Equipment sponsored
golf tournament which was held at
Whiskey Creek Golf Club, Ijamsville,
Maryland.
Despite a rather early start and a one-hour bus journey
to the venue the tournament was a great success and
your support was very much appreciated. The course was
excellent, as was the weather and the day couldn’t have
been more perfect.
Congratulations to all trophy winners, namely:First Place: Team 8 - Rick Barnard, Nicola Calvo,
William Corbett and Bill Buckley
Second Place: Team 11 - John Leask, Brent Sherfey
and Yury Yurkevich
Third Place: Team 16 - Thomas Schooley, Liz Evans,
Peter Nicholson and Chris Lethbridge
Nearest the Pin Ladies: Marja Maats
Nearest the Pin Men: Heinz Schwarte
Longest Drive Ladies: Charlotte Hardy
Longest Drive Mens: Rick Barnard
Wilhelm and Boris very much look forward to seeing you
at the 2014 IPLOCA Convention in Abu Dhabi and hope you
will join them for another great day on the golf course.
And the Winner is…Longstanding board member and current associate
member and director, Greg Miller (Pipeline Inspection)
was the lucky winner of USD 32,500 for a new Volvo
or Renault, generously provided by Volvo Construction
Equipment and Renault Trucks.
Crossroads School in Houston, Texas, was chosen by
Doug and Liz Evans to receive the funds. The school also
received the banner IPLOCA created, for use in their
capital campaign (see photo). Doug Evans presented the
Director of Crossroads School, Gila Arnoni, with lottery
funds of USD 22,873 in support of this special not-for-
profit school committed to serving students with a variety
of learning differences.
Thanks to all who supported the school by purchasing a
ticket, and to Volvo Construction and Renault Trucks for their
continued generosity.
An incredulous Butch Graham congratulates a delighted Greg
Miller, on having bought the winning ticket.
Doug Evans presented the Director of Crossroads School, Gila
Arnoni, with lottery funds of USD 22,873.
Left to right: Kevin and Monica Wenger, Marja and Wilhelm Maats
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Post-Convention
Questionnaire We would like to thank all of the attendees who
responded to our post-event questionnaire. While the
overall results are remarkably consistent year to year, we
pay special attention to your concerns and suggestions for
improvement, to identify any clear patterns or concerns.
This year questionable service in the hotel was the most
often cited concern, though its location was appreciated.
As always, the challenge is to find a single hotel that
can accommodate our large group, while providing the
necessary amount of meeting space and ballroom space.
The tours, in particular the Segway experience, were clearly
highlights for quite a few people.
We look forward to seeing everyone next year in Abu Dhabi
for what will doubtless be a completely different, and for
many, a unique experience.
Thanks to our Washington D.C. Convention Sponsors!
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The IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award sponsored by TOTAL
The IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award was given
in recognition of an initiative aimed at improving the living
conditions of the people in communities local to and impacted
by pipeline industry work.
Heerema Port Amboin, represented by Bruce
Gresham, received the award in recognition of their
work to support to REMAR, a global organization helping
orphans, the homeless and addicted young people in
Porto Amboim, Angola.
The runners-up were:
- SPIECAPAG, represented by Bruno Guy de Chamisso, for
their Employment and Site Work Skills Management.
- Welspun Corp. Ltd, represented by Vikas Gupta, for their
Global Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility.
2013 IPLOCA Health and Safety Award sponsored by Chevron
Nacap Australia, represented by Tony Vervest and
Mark Bumpstead, received the Health and Safety
award in recognition of their Code Safe Video.
Nacap commissioned CodeSafe to establish a visual
communication presence within the pipeline division.
CodeSafe brought in visual support to existing operational
procedures. CodeSafe’s digital platform develops,
stores and delivers visual communication messages to
employees on demand using QR Code technology to
deliver visual support to employees when they need it. By
scanning a CodeSafe QR code employees can view safety,
environment and quality communication messages in
an interactive way. This ensures that every employee can
access the visual support necessary to bring engagement
and better comprehension to health and safety processes.
IPLOCA also named three runners-up:
- Max Streicher GmbH & Co. KG aA, represented
by Maximilian Hofmann and Harald Dresp, for
their Safety Matters to Everyone initiative.
- McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd and
Consolidated Contracting Company Australia Pty
Ltd (CCC) JV, represented by Rashid Shuhaiber, for
their Game On programme.
- SPIECAPAG, represented by Bruno Guy de Chamisso,
for their Engaging Everybody Programme.
We congratulate all those who participated in the 2013
awards and encourage all members to prepare and
submit entries for 2014. Further information on the
entries is available on our website, along with the list of
submission received. Questions may be addressed to
Presentation of Awards in Washington, D.C. Three awards were presented in Washington, D.C.
Doug Evans, Bruce Gresham
Tony Vervest, Mark Rand, Mark Bumpstead, Bruno Maerten
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2013 IPLOCA New Technologies Awardsponsored by BP
This award was given in recognition of a significant
achievement in the development of new pipeline
technologies. John Attrill of BP and Doug Evans,
Chairman of the IPLOCA New Technologies Committee,
made the presentation.
Herrenknecht won with their Pipe Express, a new method
for environmentally-friendly and economic pipeline
installation. Information was also presented at the Novel
Construction Meeting in October (see page xx).
Runners-up for the award were:
- Laurini Officine Meccaniche, represented by Paolo Garbi
and Marco Laurini, for their three innovative products:
Pipe lifting kit, hammer and muletrax.
- Applus RTD, represented by Martin Pot, for
their ultrasonic testing method IWEX 3D.
Health, Safety and the Environment
Thwarted from attending the meeting in October 2012 by
Hurricane Sandy, Kevin Parker was similarly grounded just
prior to this meeting by the St. Jude storm, also known as
Cyclone Christian, which affected northwestern Europe on
27 and 28 October 2013. We’re hoping for better weather
before the next meeting.
New HSE Committee MemberThe HSE Committee welcomes Brian Tanner from CRC-
Evans as its newest member. Brian has more than 16 years
of experience in pipelines, and a total of 34 years in the oil,
gas, ship building, drilling and power generation industries,
both on- and offshore. He is currently the HSE manager for
CRC-Evans Offshore worldwide.
HSE ReportsRecipients of the print version of the IPLOCA newsletter
received two inserts with the September edition. The 2012
IPLOCA Health & Safety Statistics Report and the 2012
IPLOCA Environmental Statistics Report both presented
aggregate data from our members. Additional copies are
available from the Secretariat and the documents are also
available at www.iploca.com.
Review and Completion of IPLOCA Safety PhilosophyThe committee suggested a member Safety Philosophy
(previously referred to as “Golden Rules”) with some
adjustments to the original text and now reading as follows:
- As an IPLOCA member, we are committed to the
Occupational Health and Safety of our people
- We believe all incidents and accidents are avoidable
- We believe leadership is key for successful Occupational
Health and Safety
- We believe that everyone is responsible for Occupational
Health and Safety.
When approved, this will be communicated to all members
and potential members.
IPLOCA Safety GuidelinesThe committee discussed safety guidelines produced by
Doug Evans, Ulrich Schaffhauser (Herrenknecht), John Attrill (BP)
(Clockwise, from foreground) Sarah Junod (IPLOCA), Bruno Maerten
(Committee Chairman), Alain Gauthiez, Richard van Sonsbeek, Brian
Tanner and Juan Arzuaga meet in the IPLOCA headquarters in Geneva.
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INGAA Foundation and it was agreed that these similar
IPLOCA guidelines should be part of Onshore Pipelines:
The Road to Success.
New Health and Safety WorkshopA workshop on the analysis of incidents with high potential
for safety consequences was suggested by the group, in
line with the presentation made in Washington, D.C. by
Alan Quilley. July 2014 has been suggested and once the
date is finalised HSE Managers and key representatives of
IPLOCA members will be informed.
Cooperation with Sister AssociationsThe World Federation of Pipe Line Industry Association
(WFPIA) consists of IPLOCA and the following associations:
- Australian Pipeline Industry Association LTD (APIA)
- Distribution Contractors Association (DCA-USA)
- Drilling Contractors Association (DCA-Europe)
- Pipeline Contractors Association (PLCA-USA)
- Pipeline Contractors Association of Canada (PLCAC)
- Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG)
- Russian Oil & Gas Union
Safety is a common subject of interest and further
interaction amongst these entities is planned.
New Technologies Committee Novel Construction October Plenary Session
On 17-18, October 2013, 38 delegates from all over the
world participated in a Novel Construction meeting in the
U.K. at the Sofitel Hotel, Heathrow Airport. Delegates flew
in from Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Switzerland, France and
many other countries.
The seven working groups and their leaders are as follows:
- Planning & Design directed by Criss Shipman (Gulf
Interstate Engineering)
- New Trends directed by Zuhair Haddad (CCC)
- Coatings directed by Vlad Popovici (Shawcor)
- Earthworks & Crossings directed by Paul Andrews (Fluor)
- Welding & NDT directed by Jan van der Ent (Applus RTD)
- Logistics directed by Bruno Pomaré (Spiecapag)
- Pre-commissioning (Hydraulic Testing and other tasks)
directed by Vincenzo Calabria (SICIM).
A list of all participants in the meeting can be found on
the IPLOCA website. The Novel Construction Initiative is
looking for new topics and participants. A recent decision
was made to allow presentations at the meetings from
non-IPLOCA members. In this case prior approval of both
topic and participation must be secured from Juan Arzuaga,
IPLOCA’s Executive Secretary.
The group has recently completed the third edition of
Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success, which is now
available publicly on the IPLOCA wiki (wiki.iploca.com).The
wiki allows continued collaboration on this live version
of the document, while, at the same time, participants
are beginning to turn their attention to additional new
technological developments in the pipeline construction field.
At the Sofitel meeting, to stimulate brainstorming and
additional new ideas, we welcomed a number of guest
speakers; a synopsis of the information they presented
on new technologies is below. We thank them all for their
participation in the meeting.
Upcoming IPLOCA Meetings26 March 2014
HSE Committee Meeting
27-28 March 2014
Spring Novel Construction Meeting
30 June - 1 July 2014
HSE Adjudication Committee
July 2014
“High Potential Incidents” HSE Workshop
4 November 2014
HSE Committee Meeting
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PIPE EXPRESS® An Innovative Method for Environmentally Friendly and Economical Pipeline Installationby Dipl.-Ing. Diana Pfeff, Herrenknecht AG
With the Pipe Express® System, pipelines with a diameter
between 36” and 60” can be installed in a semi-trenchless
process. During the installation of the pipeline the soil is
excavated by a tunneling machine and transported to the
surface by chain trencher and conveyor belt. The tunneling
machine is accompanied on the surface by a buggy and
the operator’s control vehicle. The Pipe Thruster installed
in the launch pit pushes the machine and the pipeline
with lengths of up to 2,000 m into the simultaneously
drilled bore hole.
Pipe Express is used near to the surface, where the open-cut
installation of pipelines with overburden of up to 2.5 m would
cause increased cost due to special requirements. The System
has many advantages in unstable soil or where the open-cut
installation of pipelines would require costly measures such
as groundwater lowering. A smaller strip is required for the
pipeline corridor when using Pipe Express technology, this
reduces land disturbance and rehabilitation which is very
important, especially in environmentally sensitive areas. With
daily installation rates of up to 1,000 m it is very competitive
with the conventional open-cut method. In November 2012, the
new technology has shown its usefulness already in the first
real scale project. As first reference the method demonstrated
its efficiency in the construction of the “North-South Gas
Pipeline” in the Netherlands, where performance rates of up to
1.2 meters per minute were reached. The 48” gas pipeline had
a total length of about 500 m and was laid in two pipe sections.
Currently, the machine is in operation near Bangkok in
Thailand for the “Fourth Transmission Pipeline”. Despite the
monsoon season, the 42’’ gas pipeline is to be installed in
several sections with an overburden between 1.2 m and
2.3 m. The first 703 m long crossing has already been finished
with advance rates of up to 0.9 m/min. The restricted space
conditions between two streets and the surface power line
required a space-saving technology. The pipeline is installed
under the existing street while just cutting a small section
of the asphalt. With the heavy rainfalls during the monsoon
season, using conventional construction methods with long
and wide open construction pits meant the tight time schedule
could not have been maintained.
The Pipe Express Equipment in operation on the first project in
the Netherlands.
The Pipe Express Equipment reaches the Target shaft on the first
project in the Netherlands.
Schematic illustration of the Pipe Express method.
The Mission of the Novel Construction Initiative To collect and present state of the art technology in
pipeline construction, with the purpose of fostering
a collaborative and innovative discussion between
all industry players to achieve safer, faster, and cost-
effective pipeline construction through physically and
environmentally sound practices.
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On September 27, 2013 Herrenknecht received the “IPLOCA
New Technologies Award” for the newly developed semi-
trenchless Pipe Express® method in Washington (DC). Doug
Evans, President of the IPLOCA and CEO of Gulf Interstate
Engineering, emphasized in his speech that Pipe Express
can make a key contribution to environmental protection
in pipeline projects. This aspect was decisive for the jury
as protection of the environment is of major importance
in the development of large scale projects. (See page 17.)
Six months ago, the technology was awarded the “bauma
Innovation Award” during the bauma 2013 in Munich. The
development of Pipe Express was funded by the Federal
Ministry of Environment with the aim of developing a
particularly environmentally-friendly and cost-efficient
method for pipeline installation.
Hercules RedRamClamp Hydraulic Internal Line up Clamp by Laurens van der Heijden, Lastechniek Europa BV
This innovation from Hercules Piping Tools Engineering BV
is specially designed for large bore diameter pipes.
The clamping force is hydraulic and adjustable up to
400 tons for each expander row, which allows a precise
alignment. It eliminates any miss-match and forces oval
pipes back to round. The gap between the two pipes is
adjustable by a hydraulic cylinder up to 6mm. Batteries and
hydraulic power pack are built in. The wireless remote and
horizontal attitude Indicator with steering correction system
make it possible to drive long distances through a pipeline
and use the internal lineup clamp for Ti-in welds.
- J-bevel root welding without copper shoes.
- Clamping force 800 ton (2 x 400ton)
- Eliminates Hi Lo mismatch
- Pipe range 36’’– 42’’ or 48’’– 56’’
- Working environment temp -40° / 50°C
- Self-propelled and horizontal attitude correction
- Wireless remote control
- Hydraulic gap adjustment, open and close 6 mm
- Increases productivity and improves quality and safety
A demonstration video is available at www.redramclamp.nl
and more information is available from Lastechniek Europa BV -
CostOS Software by Alan Windley, Nomitech
Nomitech was invited to present new innovations with
regards to cost estimating, highlighting the ease of
estimate production, from the early concept stage through
to detailed pricing.
It was explained that all AACE classes of estimates, 1-5, could
be achieved within the same estimating platform.
The presentation highlighted the use of both internal cost data
and the use of commercially available cost data.
Two example projects were used for the purpose of the
presentation, highlighting the use of innovative parametric
smart cost assemblies, enabling rapid production of cost
estimates and the ease by which estimates could be modified
and value engineered. Starting off with detailed estimating,
the presentation showed rates being built up from component
parts such as labour, productivities, materials, equipment
and subcontractor rates from both existing company cost
knowledge and from commercially available external sources.
The ability to send out ‘requests for quotes’ for components
was explained as was the ability to predict rates from trends,
Restricted space conditions on the second project in Thailand.
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build in future price escalations and build in location factors
for resources and local productivity. Once an estimate had
been produced, it was explained how this information could
be classified by multiple work breakdown and cost breakdown
structures and explained how this could then be synchronised
with both the project plan and risk analysis. Then followed the
concept of parametric smart assemblies, incorporating data
and information derived from the P & ID (Process Flow).
During the presentation, the first example showed the
production of an estimate, using a parametric assembly, to
fully price a complete gas compression station by simply
choosing pre-set parameters. This covered engineering costs,
procurement costs, installation costs and commercial terms.
The second example showed the estimation of sub-sea piping
but also incorporating the use of quantity take-off of pipeline
lengths using GIS maps. This showed quantities such as
the depth of the sea along the whole pipeline length being
calculated, visually, directly from the GIS map. The final part
of the presentation then showed how accurate quantities
could be abstracted from 3D models and costs associated to it,
using a model of a Wellhead Jacket as the example.
In summary, the presentation highlighted how cost estimates
could be produced, business cost knowledge data retained
and shared, for any required degree of accuracy. This would
alleviate the need for vast complicated and uncontrolled
spreadsheets, whilst still integrating with existing core
business processes, using the very latest software
technologies available.
PipePillo® Structured Pipeline Pillow 1 A New Method for Pipeline Support by Geoff W. Connors, P.Eng., PipeSak® Incorporated
Protection of the pipe during and after pipeline
construction is of paramount importance for safety
and pipeline integrity. Areas of rock and stone are often
encountered during construction of new pipelines.
Even with modern pipeline coatings, additional protection
for the pipe is necessary where rock or stone exposure
is significant.
Historically, additional pipe protection used in these
types of situations is achieved through adding either a
significant layer of sand or select backfill above and below
the pipeline (sand padding) and/or by attaching a high-
impact resistant, poly-type rock shield around the pipeline
during the pipeline installation process. To accommodate
sand padding, some form of intermittent support of the
pipeline is generally required to elevate the pipeline off
the trench bottom. Similar intermittent support is also
recommended practice when using poly-type rock shields
to keep the pipeline from fully resting on trench rocks.
Current methods of in-trench support involve sand piles,
sand bags, spray foam and individually formed foam
pillows – each with drawbacks:
Continuous sand bedding – although often considered the
‘ideal’, is not only expensive but is often difficult and unsafe
to install - particularly in deep trenches.
Individual sand piles can be difficult to install over a welded
pipe and are often the source of ovality and/or denting.
Sand bags require hand placement for proper support. In
open trenches, this can be time consuming and unsafe.
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Improper placement will cause the pipe to oval or dent.
Spray-in foam is difficult to ‘engineer’ properly – with long
term strength a real concern (newly constructed pipelines
full of hydrostatic test water and one metre cover often
causes foam to compress excessively.) Cathodic protection
shielding is also of concern. Foam pillows are light and
easily placed – but can float out of position and compress
or crack under heavy loading. As with all foam, cathodic
shielding is always a concern.
A new, engineered method of in-trench pipeline support
is now available - the Structured Pipeline Pillow (SPP).
SPPs are injection molded and made from high strength,
environmentally inert polypropylene or polyethylene resins.
Designed to support any size pipeline, SPPs are most
effective with larger diameter, heavier pipelines. One SPP is
engineered to carry a single 40’ joint of heavy wall pipeline
filled with hydrostatic test water. Compared with current
methods, SPPs:
- Stack tightly for transport.
- Are light enough for installation from outside the trench
and resist floatation when ground water is present.
- Help ensure the pipeline is centered in the trench during
the pipeline installation.
- Maintain long-term pipe clearance above rocky trench
bottoms.
- Ovality and denting concerns are reduced.
- Allow cathodic protection an easy path to the pipeline.
- Will never biodegrade.
In their extended stacking mode, SPPs tested well
as an effective alternative to wooden skids for many
situations such as pipe stockpiling; stringing along the
rights-of-way.
BENJAMIN MEDIATrenchless Technology
North American Oil & GAs Pipelines
10050 Brecksville RoadBRECKSVILLE, OHIO 44141U.S.A.T +1 330 467 7588 F +1 330 468 2289 E [email protected] I www.trenchlessonline.com www.napipelines.com Rob Krzys President & Publisher E [email protected] Bernard P. Krzys Chief Executive Officer & Publisher E [email protected]
OILDOM PUBLISHING COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC.Pipeline & Gas Journal
Underground Construction
P.O. Box 941669HOUSTON, TEXAS 77094-8669U.S.A.T +1 281 558 6930 #212 F +1 281 558 7029 E [email protected] I www.pgjonline.com Oliver KlingerPresident & PublisherE [email protected]
PALLADIAN PUBLICATIONSWorld Pipelines
15 South StreetFARNHAM, GU9 7QU SURREYU.K.T +44 1252 718 999 F +44 1252 718 992 E [email protected] I www.worldpipelines.com
Rod HardyDirectorE [email protected]
Chris LethbridgeAdvertisement ManagerE [email protected]
PENNWELL PETROLEUM GROUPOffshore Magazine
1455 West Loop South, Suite 400HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027U.S.A.T +1 713 963 6270 F +1 713 963 6228 I www.offshore-mag.com
Mark PetersVice-President/Group PublisherE [email protected]
IPLOCA Media Partners (September 2010 to August 2013)
In MemoriamEginhard Vietz1941 - 2013
Eginhard Vietz, entrepreneur and
founder of Vietz GmbH in Hannover,
Germany, passed away on 15
September 2013.
Born in Pomerzin (now Poland) in January 1941, he grew
up in Saxony and East Berlin, and was an apprentice
welder. He escaped to the then West Germany just days
before the Berlin wall was completed. He later formed
a welding equipment company and produced pipeline
construction equipment, including automatic welding
equipment for exportation, even to new markets in Asia,
Eastern Europe, Sudan and Australia.
He was well known as a lecturer in Hannover, Munich and
Oldenburg, and as a speaker for the Welding Association
in Germany.
We extend our sympathy to his widow Waltraud Vietz who
continues his work, and to the rest of his family and friends.
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IN THE HEADLINESPipeline Technology Conference, ptc Moves to BerlinHaving grown up as part of HANNOVER MESSE, Europe’s
leading pipeline conference and trade show, Pipeline Tech-
nology Conference (ptc), will move to the capital, Berlin,
next year. The ptc has grown steadily over the years and,
in addition to the conference itself and the accompanying
exhibition, it is now also directly followed by several special
workshops and in-depth seminars. International partici-
pants from over 30 different countries use the opportunity
to come to Europe and obtain information about cutting-
edge technologies and new pipeline projects.The Chairman
of the ptc Advisory Committee, Dr. Klaus Ritter comments:
“In recent years the Advisory Committee has repeatedly
talked about a possible relocation of the event. The move
to the capital makes the event even more attractive for our
many international visitors from North and South America,
Asia and Africa.”
The ptc 2014 will take place from May 12-14, 2014 in the
Convention Center of the Estrel Berlin and, in addition
to the usual topics, will focus specifically on the areas of
onshore and offshore construction and pipeline safety.
More information on participating in the event as a speaker,
visitor or exhibitor, can be found at www.pipeline-conferen-
ce.com or by contacting [email protected]
Norwegian Oil Giant Statoil Saw Profits Slip in Third Quarter of 2013Norwegian oil giant Statoil announced a decrease of about
6 percent in its net income in the third quarter of this year.
The company’s net profit was 13.7 billion Norwegian kroner
(USD 2.4 billion), compared to the same period of a year
before, when it registered with NOK 14.5 billion. Statoil
explained that the decrease is due to expected, lower
production and reduced prices. Statoil also attributed this
fall to non-recurring items, associated tax effects and a
higher gain from the sale of assets last year. The company
added that this year it expects to complete about 60
exploration wells, from previously 50, to spend about USD
3.75 billion in exploration this year, up from USD 3.5 billion.
Statoil’s oil and gas production increased 2 percent on the
year, to 1.852 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in the
period from July to September. The boost in total output
was for the most part attributed to the start-up and ramp-up
of production mainly in Angola, Brazil and onshore US, and
minor maintenance effects.
www.energymarketplace.com, 30 October 2013
Upcoming ConferencesHeavy Oil 2014
27-29 January 2014 – Cancun, Mexico
www.hciex.com
DCA 53rd Convention
4-9 February 2014 - Cancun, Mexico
www.dcaweb.org
PLCA 66th Annual Conference
18-22 February 2014 - Bonita Spring, FL, USA
www.plca.org
Offshore Pipeline Technology Conference
26-27 February 2014 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
www.ibcenergy.com/event/opt
PIG - Pipeline Industries Guild Dinner
11 March 2014 - London, U.K.
www.pipeguild.com
Conexpo - CON/AGG
18-22 March 2014 - Las Vegas, USA
www.conexpoconagg.com
Pipeline Opportunities Conference
25 March 2014 - Houston, TX, USA
pipelineopportunities.com/node/2
Hannover Messe
7-11 April 2014 - Hannover, Germany
www.hannovermesse.de
FABTECH Mexico
6-8 May 2014 - Mexico City, Mexico
fabtechmexico.com
PLCAC 60th Annual Convention
11-15 May 2014 - Vancouver, Canada
www.pipeline.ca
Pipeline Technology Conference
12-14 May 2014 - Berlin, Germany
www.pipeline.ca
48th IPLOCA Annual Convention13-17 October 2014 - Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
www.iploca.com
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OfficersNajib Khoury (CCC) President; Director, Middle East & Africa
Jean-Claude Van de Wiele (Spiecapag) 1st Vice President; Director,
Europe Mediterranean; Chairman of the New Technologies Committee
Atul Punj (Punj Lloyd) 2nd Vice President; Director, East & Far East
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher) Treasurer; Director, Europe Central
Doug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering) Immediate Past President;
Chairman of the Scholarship Committee
DirectorsGerry Grothe (Pipeline Machinery), Director, Associate Members
Greg Miller (Pipeline Inspection), Director, Associate Members
Michael Rae (Argus Limited), Director, Associate Members
Scott Summers (ARB), Director, America North; Chairman of the
Client Engagement Committee
John Tikkanen (Shawcor), Director, America North
Jim Frith (McConnell Dowell), Director, East & Far East
Jan Koop (Bohlen & Doyen), Director, Europe Central; Chairman of
the Training Committee
Kaan Dogan (Attila Dogan), Director, Europe Eastern
Andrei Klepach (Stroygazconsulting), Director, Europe Eastern
Roberto Castelli (Bonatti), Director, Europe Mediterranean
Adam Wynne Hughes (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director, Europe
North-West
Jésus Garcia Pons (Arendal), Director, Latin America
Ibrahim Zakhem (Zakhem), Director, Middle East & Africa
Directors at LargeLarry Bolander (Fluor)
Georges Hage (C.A.T. Group)
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar), Chairman of the Convention
Location Committee
Wilhelm Maats (Maats Pipeline Equipment)
Bruno Maerten (GEOCEAN), Chairman of the HSE Committee
Executive SecretaryJuan Arzuaga
Left to right, front row: Doug Evans (Immediate Past President), Jean-Claude Van de Wiele (1st Vice President), Najib Khoury (President),
Atul Punj (2nd Vice President), Harald Dresp (Treasurer), Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary). Second row: Larry Bolander, John Tikkanen,
Jésus Garcia Pons, Ibrahim Zakhem, Greg Miller. Third row: Georges Hage, Adam Wynne Hughes, Gerry Grothe, Kaan Dogan, Jan Koop, Bruno
Maerten. Back row: Marco Jannuzzi, Scott Summers, Michael Rae, Andrei Klepach, Wilhelm Maats. Inset: Roberto Castelli, Jim Frith.
IPLOCA Board of Directors 2013-2014
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