IPLOCA Newsletter 44

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Letter from the President page 4

News from Geneva page 5

Member News page 11

Regional Meetings page 13

CONTENTS:

WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS

SEPTEMBER 2010

Venice page 14Convention update

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ContentsLetter from the President 4

News from Geneva 5

Board Meeting Update 5

Health & Safety Committee 6

IPLOCA Health & Safety Award 7

Training Committee 7

New Technologies Committee 8

IPLOCA Environmental Award 8

Membership Centre 9

Proposed Changes to IPLOCA By-Laws 10

Member News 11

Regional Meetings 13

Venice Convention Update 14

In the Headlines 16

Upcoming Conferences 17

The following is the new IPLOCA Mission for 2010 and beyond:To provide value to members through a forum for sharing ideas, engaging the industry and its stakeholders, facilitating business opportunities and promoting the highest standards in the pipeline industry.

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4 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

Letter from the President

We are fast approaching the highlight of

IPLOCA’s year, our annual convention, to be

held this year in Venice. I hope that those of

you who wished to attend did indeed sign up

early enough to secure your place – we were

sold out by the beginning of August, due both

to the consistent quality of the event year

after year and, undoubtedly, to the popularity

of Venice as a location.

The convention is a great opportunity to meet face to face with peers,

competitors and suppliers and to do so in a relaxed and social environment.

We have engaged some excellent speakers for the Open General Meetings

which, along with the Annual General Meeting, will take place just a

short boat ride from the hotel at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on Thursday

and Friday.

At the end of May we held a Board Meeting in St. Petersburg, kindly

sponsored in part by our directors Vladilen Ermolin (PTPS) and Michael Rae

(Argus Ltd). More details regarding the outcomes from this meeting are on

page 5 and 6 of this newsletter. We also held Regional Meetings in Paris,

Rio de Janeiro and in Moscow.

Following the call for submissions for the IPLOCA Health & Safety Award,

sponsored by Chevron and the IPLOCA Environmental Award sponsored by

Shell, we received multiple high quality submissions. More information on

the awards is on page 7 and 8.

It has been a busy and fulfilling year and an honour and a privilege to serve

as your President. On behalf of the 2009-2010 Board of Directors I thank you

all for your support and involvement in IPLOCA and look forward to seeing

you in Venice.

Adam Wynne Hughes


News from Geneva Unwelcome Visitors at the Secretariat

Arriving in the office at 8 am one Monday morning in late

May, Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga was surprised to

find a large hole low in the wall of our conference room.

Momentarily baffled, he quickly realised it was a man-sized

hole, perfectly sized, relatively neat – and deliberately and

carefully cut.

Sadly, we weren’t the only office in the building that was

burgled that weekend. Tenants on the 1st and 4th floors of

the Geneva Airpark also received some unexpected visitors

who gained access in the same way, via the neighbouring –

as yet unoccupied – offices on their floors.

A similar incident occurred in another building under

construction in the same area near the airport. Oddly, all

electronic equipment was left untouched, including a new

projector. Locked cupboards were forced, but there was

little damage done and apparently nothing missing. If the

thieves were looking for money, as the police assumed,

they must have been quite disappointed.

In more positive news, at the Secretariat the final

Convention details are now almost completed and we

are preparing for yet another world-class, sold-out event,

preparing to pack the inevitable trunks for shipment of

materials to Venice and brushing up our Italian skills.

St. Petersburg May Board Meeting Update The 2009-2010 IPLOCA Board of Directors met in May in

St. Petersburg, Russia, with 16 board members in

attendance. Our thanks to Michael Rae of Argus Ltd and

Vladilen Ermolin of PTPS for their generous support of the

meeting and for their language help provided as needed!

Some highlights from that meeting: - Health & Safety Statistics for 2009 have been submitted.

The Board of Directors has directed the Secretariat to

contact those companies which did not submit their

Health & Safety Statistics. Regional Directors will be

asked for their support as appropriate.

- HSE content on the website is being reviewed and

additional information will be added.

- An article on the aggregate statistics was published in

the June issue of the IPLOCA Newsletter.

- Minor adjustments were made to the Shell-sponsored

Environmental Award and the Chevron-sponsored

Health & Safety Award Balanced Score Cards.

- A successful communications seminar for Project

Managers was held at Schiphol Airport during March.

A newsletter article was published regarding the

seminar and plans are in place to offer a slightly

modified version of the seminar again in October or

November.

- Caterpillar is prepared to make its training available to

IPLOCA members. Typical topics are safety, machine

application and earthmoving fundamentals and also

some certifications.

- Training for Sideboom and Bending Machine operators

by Liebherr (Maats) is also being discussed.

- Juan Arzuaga explained that Adam Wynne Hughes

and he had held a meeting with BP in which they

communicated the make-up and goals of the groups

from the Novel Construction Initiative. Petrobras


explained why they are very committed to the initiative

moving forward. ENI and TransCanada had also

confirmed their participation.

- Feedback received on Onshore Pipelines: The Road

to Success was discussed and work items were

redefined. A group work update will be provided

in Venice.

- It was reported that feedback had been given by the

Novel Construction participants to the questionnaire

from EPRG (the European Pipeline Research Group).

Research topics proposed by EPRG need to be evaluated

for possible IPLOCA participation.

- The IPLOCA accounts had been audited and approved

for 2009.

- The Bylaws are being reviewed and amended for

presentation to the Regular Members at the AGM

in Venice.

- The Board noted the increase in new memberships and

thanked the Secretariat for its efforts.

- Plans for the Venice Convention are proceeding

smoothly, with excellent sponsorship commitments to

date. The event is proving to be very popular.

- Convention speakers were reviewed and approved.

A successful Regional Meeting was held on 17 March

2010 in Paris. A full report of the meeting is available

at the IPLOCA website. Forty-seven people from 26

companies attended.

- The Rio de Janeiro meeting scheduled for 6 April

had to be cancelled at very short notice because of

severe flooding in the region. The meeting would be

rescheduled for 5, 6 or 7 July.

- A U.S.A. teleconference meeting had been held in May

during the Offshore Technology Conference.

- A Regional Meeting would be held late July in Moscow.

- It was anticipated that no additional Regional Meetings

would be held during 2010.

HSE CommitteeHealth & Safety StatisticsResponse to the call for annual

Health & Safety Statistics resulted in submissions from all

but 10 Regular Member companies who have been sent

several reminder letters. This is a significant improvement

over previous years, but we are still looking for

100% compliance.

HSE Website Content ReviewThe committee indicated it wanted to further promote the

use of Environmental Indicators and to add statistics on

severity and road accidents to the web site. The revised

Mission and Guidelines should be posted on the website

once available.

We extend our thanks to those listed below for their

service on the committee this last year. A number of Board

Members were also involved in various HSE discussions at

the Board of Directors level.

Adam Wynne Hughes (Chairman of the Committee)

Land & Marine Project Engineering Ltd

Managing Director

Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA

Executive Secretary

Martin Coleman, SPIECAPAG

Corporate Environmental Manager

Dinç Senlier, Tekfen Insaat Ve Tesisat

Total Quality and HSE Management Representative

Paul Conway, C.A.T. Group

Q.H.S.E. Manager

Amir Tajik, Max Streicher GmbH & Co KG aA

Senior Safety Engineer

Frank Green, Pipeline Induction Heat

Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

John Truhe, Chevron Pipe Line Co.

Manager of Construction, Environmental &

Technical Services

Brad MacLean, Willbros USA, Inc.

VP, Health, Safety and Environment

Peter Watton, Technip Group

Senior Vice President, Health Safety & Environment

Knud Petersen, Shell Global Solutions International BV,

Global Manager Pipelines & Offshore Technology


IPLOCA Health & Safety Awardto be Presented in Venice

Sponsored by Chevron, the IPLOCA Health & Safety Award

will be presented at the Convention, and is scheduled for

the 2nd Open General Meeting on Friday, 1st of October.

Many thanks to the following companies for their

submissions in support of Health & Safety:

- A. Hak Beheer: Direct Pipe Method

- C.C.C.: Learn, Educate and Make a Difference Awareness

Campaign – Pipeline Projects

- Caterpillar: Safety.CAT.com

- GDK: Anchoring System for Hydraulic Excavators

- GEOCEAN: Employees HSE Personnel Project

- Ghizzoni SpA: Mind Your Safety: The Importance of

Knowledge in Building a Culture of Prevention

- HABAU: Building Today for Tomorrow

- J. Ray McDermott: HSES Intranet

- Larsen & Toubro: Barmer-Salaya Pipeline Project

- Max Streicher: Focussing on Our Employees

- Nacap: Working in Partnership

- PLM CAT: Pipelayer System by Cranesmart

- SNC-Lavalin: HSE Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan:

3 Month Look Ahead Tool

- SPAC: SPAC Safety Management

- Willbros: A Values-Driven Safety Performance Model

Once the winner and the three runners-up are announced

all applications submitted will be available on our website

at www.iploca.com. Thanks to all the participants for their

efforts toward helping protect the health and safety of our

pipeline employees.

Training Committee Communication Skills Our first custom-designed training seminar for pipeline

project managers was held at the Sheraton Hotel at

Schiphol Airport in March.

The seminar received such positive feedback from the

18 participants that plans are now in place for a second

offering. Cross-cultural interpersonal communication can

be extremely difficult, and nowhere more so than in the

technical context of pipeline construction.

“There is no such thing as one reality. We all have our

own realities. One of the things we see in the western

world of communication is that we tend to be very direct.

In other cultures people have been programmed to

communicate differently – relying strongly on context and

being much more indirect. Put cultures like this together

in a work environment and you’re bound to have some

communication challenges.”

S&N International instructor, Sylla Pahladsingh

Caterpillar and Liebherr Training for Sideboom and Machine OperatorsOn Tuesday, 26 October, in Geneva – the day prior to

the next Novel Construction meeting – an informational

meeting on training for machine operators will explain the

modules that Caterpillar and Liebherr have available and

are willing to offer to IPLOCA members. CAT University,

based in Geneva, offers both classroom and e-learning

based training. There are trainings for operators, with

simulators, and also use of the training areas, such as that

located in Malaga, Spain. Typical topics are safety, machine

application and earthmoving fundamentals and also some

certifications. Similarly, training on Liebherr machines

will be made available through Maats Pipeline to IPLOCA

members. Come to the informational meeting to find out

more about how these training modules can be customised

for your machine operators.

Site Visit InitiativeDuring the Regional Meetings a number of our members

expressed interest in participating in pipeline construction

site visits to exchange information about construction

processes and new techniques being applied to improve

productivity either in summer or winter work. The Training

Committee is committed to organising these type of

visits with the collaboration of IPLOCA members. More

information will be available soon at www.iploca.com.

SEMINARCommunication Skills in an Intercultural Technical Environment in cooperation with SNR Schouten International B.V. Thursday-Friday, 4-5 November 2010 Sheraton Airport Amsterdam Hotel

More information and registration details are

available from [email protected].


New Technologies CommitteeCollaboration with EPRG Research topics proposed by EPRG earlier in the year have

been evaluated for possible IPLOCA participation and

co-funding. Discussions are ongoing.

Novel Construction: The Road to SuccessWith the first edition of Onshore Pipelines: The Road to

Success now completed and all hard copies exhausted, it

is clear that the document has been well received. You can

also find it online at www.iploca.com/roadtosuccess.

Various ideas are being discussed about the next phase

and a Second Edition of the book and we welcome your

participation and feedback at a discussion session during

the Venice Convention. Thanks to the New Technologies

Committee for their contributions to the First Edition

and especially to the technical group leaders and their

companies, for their excellent ongoing work on this

initiative.

- Consultant:

Daniel Gasquet

- Planning & Design:

Criss Shipman, GIE; Michael King, BP

- Control:

Zuhair Haddad, CCC; Mike Gloven, PetroIT

- Pipe Facing, Lining Up & Welding (FLUW):

Frédéric Burgy, Serimax; Bernard Quereillahc, Volvo

- External Corrosion Protection System (ECPS):

Sean Haberer, Bredero Shaw; Vlad Popovici, Shawcor

- Pipeline Earthworks:

Paul Andrews, Fluor; Bruno Pomaré, Spiecapag

- Lowering and Laying:

- Marco Jannuzzi, Caterpillar; Bernard Quereillahc, Volvo

New Technologies Committee 2009-2010 - Bruno de La Roussière (Chairman), Entrepose Contracting

- Roberto Castelli, Bonatti S.p.A.

- Doug Evans, Gulf Interstate Engineering Company

- Marco Jannuzzi, Caterpillar

- Osman Birgili, Tekfen Construction

IPLOCA Environmental Award

to be Presented in Venice

The IPLOCA Environmental Award, sponsored by Shell,

is presented every two years at the IPLOCA Convention,

and is scheduled for the Open General Meeting on

Thursday, 30 September.

We are pleased to have received submissions from

the following companies:

- Caterpillar: Caterpillar’s Eco Operator Training

- Dodsal: Dodsal’s Fujairah Phase 2 Water Transmission

System for Transco in UAE

- Hölscher Wasserbau: Groundwater Preservation

Using DSI Infiltration

- J. Ray McDermott: Commitment to Environmental

Stewardship

- Larsen & Toubro: Barmer-Salaya Pipeline Project

- Ledcor: Environmental Success on the TransCanada

Keystone Pipeline Project

- Maats: Green Pipeline Equipment

- Max Streicher: In Cooperation with Nature

- McConnell Dowell: Western Pipeline Alliance:

Western Corridor Recycled Water Project

- NACAP: Carbon Footprint of Pipeline Projects

- Nippon Steel Engineering: Impact Assessment

and Public Consultation

- NPCC: Enclosed Blasting and Painting Facility

- Stopaq: Non-Aging Corrosion Prevention Solution

- Techint: Solid Waste Management

Thanks to all the participants for their efforts toward

helping the environment.

New PresidentPipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI)

The Board of Directors of Pipeline

Research Council International,

Inc., (PRCI), has selected Clifford M.

Johnson to be its next president. To learn more about

PRCI, visit www.prci.org.


Membership CentreNew Members

Petrofac, UAE

Established in

Tyler, Texas, in 1981, today Petrofac

is a leading international provider

of facilities solutions to the oil & gas

production and processing industry,

with a diverse customer portfolio

including many of the world’s

leading integrated, independent

and national oil & gas companies.

Petrofac is quoted on the London

Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC) and is

a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

The group delivers services through

seven business units: Engineering

& Construction, Engineering &

Construction Ventures, Engineering

Services, Offshore Engineering

& Operations, Training Services,

Production Solutions and Energy

Developments.Through these

businesses Petrofac designs and

builds oil & gas facilities; operates,

maintains and manages facilities

and trains personnel; enhances

production; and, where it can leverage

its service capability, develops and co-

invests in upstream and infrastructure

projects. Petrofac’s range of services

meets it customers’ needs across the

full life cycle of oil & gas assets. With

more than 12,000 employees, Petrofac

operates out of five strategically

located operational centres, in

Aberdeen, Sharjah, Woking, Chennai

and Mumbai and a further 19 offices

worldwide.

Petrofac

Petrofac House, Al-Khan Road

P.O. Box 23467

Sharjah

United Arab Emirates

T +971 6 574 0999

F +971 6 574 0099

E [email protected]

I www.petrofac.com

Stroygazconsulting LLC,

Russian Federation

Stroygazconsulting LLC

(SGC) is one of the largest industrial

holdings in the Russian Federation.

The company was founded in 1996

and today comprises more than 30

enterprises with more than 25,000

employees. SGC is involved in

pipeline construction, construction

of field facilities and roads, industrial

and civil buildings, manufacture of

construction materials and equipment.

The company’s projects - successfully

completed or underway - include more

than 2400 km of trunk pipelines with

pipe diameter from 40 to 56 inches.

In the building sector SGC has one

of the best fleet of vehicles (cars,

heavy machinery & equipment, and

welding equipment) which comprises

over 7,000 vehicles and mechanisms

by world-famous manufacturers.

Stroygazconsulting LLC owns 12

CRC-Evans and Serimax automatic

welding systems, and during the

construction of pipelines the company

regularly uses state-of-the-art

technologies, significantly raising

labour productivity and weld quality.

Stroygazconsulting LLC

Taras Shevchenko nab., 23A

Moscow 121151

Russian Federation

T +7 495 645 72 09

F +7 495 280 06 06

E [email protected]

I www.sgc.ru

Stroygazmontazh LLC,

Russian Federation

Stroygazmontazh is

one of the leading companies in

Russia engaged in oil and gas

construction. The primary directions

of the company’s work are project

management for construction of

industrial objects and main pipelines,

development of oil and gas fields,

building of gas processing and oil

refining facilities, and extension

of gas delivery systems for

regions of the Russian Federation.

Stroygazmontazh is the leader of

SGM Group - an amalgamation of

enterprises that build facilities for

the energy sector and manufacture

related equipment. SGM Group

includes Krasnodargazstroy, Volgogaz,

Lengazspetsstroy, Spetsgazremstroy,

Volgogradneftemash, and others.

Stroygazmontazh LLC

Prospect Vernadskovo 53

119415 Moscow

Russian Federation

T +7 495 782 0606

F +7 495 782 0606

E [email protected]

I www.ooosgm.ru

U.S. Pipeline Inc, USA

Since its inception,

USPL has constructed

over 2,000 miles of

pipelines in the United States and

managed significant construction

activities throughout the world. The

company’s management team has

more than 200 years of combined

experience in energy and related

industries working on projects that

include the construction of large

diameter pipelines in virtually every

kind of terrain and climate, services

on pipelines of all sizes including

rehabilitation and testing, and the

construction of compressor stations,

plant facilities and other energy

related infrastructure. USPL’s project

management team possesses the

skills, resources, innovation and

commitment to support clients

through every state of planning,

development, construction, testing

and operations.

U.S. Pipeline, Inc.

950 Echo Lane, Suite 100

Houston, TX 77024

U.S.A.

T +1 281 531 6100

F +1 281 531 6711

E [email protected]

I www.uspipeline.com


The IPLOCA Board of Directors has identified a number of

areas in the current By-Laws of IPLOCA that it suggests

need to be changed. In particular, there has been concern

about inconsistencies in language and definitions, and the

flow from one subject to the next.

Also there is need for clarification of the rules for election

to the Board of Directors. Since there are many small text

changes and re-ordering, it is not practical to highlight each

change. The proposed version would replace the Athens

version printed in the 2009-2010 IPLOCA Yearbook and

posted on the web site at www.iploca.com/bylaws.

A copy of the proposed version is available at www.iploca.

com/bylaws. Hard copies were sent by postal mail to each

designated Member Representative the week of 2 August

and an email with link was sent the week of 16 August.

Following the vote recommendation by your Board and if

approved at the AGM in Venice, the new version will take

effect on 1 October 2010.

Regular MembersPlease review the proposed By-Laws such that you are well

informed about them and ready to vote at the AGM.

Associate MembersWhile Associate Members are not entitled to vote at the

AGM, we cordially invite you to review these By-Laws

such that you are fully informed and we also invite you to

attend the meeting. The 2nd OGM will follow immediately

thereafter.

New Associate Member

Ratnamani Metals &

Tubes Ltd., India

Since its inception in

1985 Ratnamani has grown to become

a multi-product, multi location

public limited company providing

total piping solutions to a diverse

range of industries. Ratnamani’s

manufacturing facilities employ

state-of-the-art technology to produce

a wide range of stainless steel welded

and seamless tubes & pipes and

carbon steel welded pipes.

The company caters to the niche

markets of almost all the emerging

sectors such as cross country

pipelines for the oil & gas and water

sectors, petrochemicals, fertilizers,

refinery, chemicals, power plants,

sugar, pumps, automobiles, food

& dairy, paper, pharmaceuticals,

nuclear, aeronautics & space, atomic

energy, shipbuilding, railway coaches,

etc. At Ratnamani tubes and pipes

are supplied according to appropriate

standards as well as customer

specification in a large variety of steel

grade and dimensions. Ratnamani

ensures a high degree of flexibility

in production and planning, making

possible economical manufacture

especially of small and medium

sized production lots. In this manner

our customers enjoy appreciable

economic advantages at an

unchanged level of quality. Ratnamani

manufactures carbon steel pipes as

follows:

- High frequency induction welded

(HFIW) Pipes

- Submerged arc welded (SAW)

pipes [H-SAW & L-SAW]

- External 3-layer polyethylene

coating & internal liquid epoxy

coating

Ratnamani manufactures stainless

steel tubes and pipes as follows:

- Stainless steel seamless tubes

and pipes

- Stainless steel welded tubes

and pipes

Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.

404-B Sukh Sagar Building

N.S. Patkar Marg

Chowpaty

Mumbai 400007

India

T +91 79 2741 551/2/3/4

F +91 79 2748 0999

E [email protected]

I www.ratnamani.com

Name Change RequestsARB ARENDAL to ARENDAL

ResignationsNone to report

Proposed Changes to the IPLOCA By-Laws


Member News Stanley Black & Decker Acquires CRC-EvansStanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) has announced it

has acquired CRC-Evans International (“CRC-Evans”),

a leading global supplier of specialized tools, equipment

and services for the construction of oil and natural gas

transmission pipelines, for USD 445 million in cash from

a group of investors led by private equity firm, Natural Gas

Partners. CRC-Evans represents a significant step in the

expansion of the Company’s Infrastructure Solutions

strategic growth platform. With fiscal 2010 (3/31) revenues

of approximately USD 250 million, CRC-Evans immediately

establishes a scalable, global growth vehicle for Stanley

Black & Decker to capitalize on favorable end-market trends

in the oil and gas infrastructure area. The acquisition

continues the Company’s long-stated goal of diversifying

its revenue base by developing its five strategic growth

platforms by leveraging its proven ability to drive

operational efficiencies, innovation and profitable growth.

CRC-Evans is notable for its comprehensive product

offerings and proprietary technologies as well as its strong

and established management team. President and CEO

of Stanley Black & Decker John F. Lundgren commented,

“This is a financially and strategically compelling

transaction for Stanley Black & Decker. CRC-Evans is a

highly profitable growth-oriented company with

outstanding value propositions and strong customer

relationships. As we continue our strategy to diversify

outside of CDIY and Industrial tools, we see this acquisition

as an important step in building our Infrastructure

Solutions business through acquisitions. We have been

impressed with this business since our initial discussions

began over a year ago and are very pleased that

CRC-Evans’ experienced and well-respected management

team will play a significant ongoing role as we bring to

bear the Company’s resources to support its future

growth.” Founded in 1933, CRC-Evans is a Houston, TX

based full-line supplier of specialized tools, equipment and

services used in the construction of large diameter oil and

natural gas transmission pipelines. The company sells and

rents custom pipe handling and joint welding and coating

equipment used in the construction of large and small

diameter pipelines. CRC-Evans has a strong position in

onshore natural gas pipeline equipment and services,

which accounts for approximately 80% of revenues. Over

65% of CRC-Evans’ 2009 revenues were international in

nature with a strong presence in the emerging markets.

Fiscal 2009 was the company’s peak year for revenues

(USD 353 million) and EBITDA (USD 102 million). More

information can be found at www.crc-evans.com.

Bilfinger Berger wins major orderFramework agreements worth over EUR 250 million

strengthen leading market position in the North Sea oil

and gas business.

Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services has concluded new

framework agreements worth a total of EUR 250 million

with the Norwegian energy group Statoil. The agreements

cover service packages comprising insulation, corrosion

protection and scaffolding work to be carried out for

the maintenance of offshore production platforms and

processing ships in the North Sea and of onshore plants in

Norway and Denmark. The contracts will run for four years

with renewal options for a further four years.

Bilfinger Berger is responsible for the maintenance of

numerous offshore production and processing plants as

well as refineries and gas liquefaction plants in Europe

and North America. The Group is a market leader in the

provision of industrial services for the North Sea oil and

gas sector with an annual output volume of around

EUR 250 million and clients including the major

international oil and gas companies.

Gulf Interstate Engineering Welcomes Roy Meredith as Director of Business DevelopmentRoy Meredith has joined Gulf Interstate Engineering (Gulf)

as Director of Business Development. In this capacity,

Roy will assist and oversee the efforts of Gulf’s Account

Managers, initiate and cultivate relationships with key

clients and prospects to identify potential long-term

business opportunities, and increase visibility in the market

place. He has more than 30 years of experience in the oil

and gas industry, holding various senior level sales and

marketing positions. An active member in the pipeline

industry, Mr. Meredith has served as the Chairman of the

Associate Members Committee and served on the board

of the Southern Gas Association (SGA), has served on

the board of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of

America Foundation, and has participated in the Pipeliners

Association of Houston.

J. Ray McDermott Awarded Construction Contract by PEMEX for Wellhead PlatformHouston-based J. Ray McDermott (J. Ray), a subsidiary of

McDermott International, Inc., has announced the award

of a contract by PEMEX Exploración y Producción for

completion engineering, procurement, construction, load-


out and sea fastening of the Kuil-A wellhead platform.

The platform is located in the Kuil field in the Bay of

Campeche, within the PEMEX Southwest Marine Region.

J. Ray’s fabrication facility in Altamira, Mexico will

undertake the construction of the approximately

4,000-tonne four-leg jacket, piles, and two-level deck,

including heli-deck. The project is expected to be completed

during the second quarter of 2011.

J. Ray McDermott is Awarded Single Point Mooring System Upgrade Work in HaziraJ. Ray McDermott has announced it was recently awarded

a contract to upgrade a Single Point Mooring system for

Reliance Industries Limited off the coast of Hazira, India.

The project involves replacing an existing mooring system

to provide mooring facilities for product tankers up to

100,000 deadweight tonnes. Work is scheduled to start in

the first quarter of 2011.

Petrofac Limited Awarded Pipeline Project with Kuwait Oil CompanyPetrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service

provider, has announced its award of a KD116.39 million

(approximately USD 400 million) contract by Kuwait Oil

Company (KOC). The project, with an anticipated duration

of 23.5 months, is for engineering, procurement and

construction services for the installation of fuel gas and

gas oil pipelines.

The development will include a fuel oil pumping station,

metering systems, utilities systems and associated

electrical, instrumentation and telecommunication works,

for the pipelines from Mina Al Ahmadi to the Azzour and

Shuaiba Power Stations in Kuwait.

PipeLine Machinery International Offers New Pipe Handling SystemPipeLine Machinery International (PLM), Caterpillar’s

global pipeline equipment dealer, has recently teamed with

LaValley Industries and is the exclusive distributor of the

DECKHAND™ Pipe Handling System, for use in pipeline

and directional drilling construction.

The DECKHAND system accomplishes precise pipe

handling and placement without requiring ground crew to

work in the vicinity of moving pipe. The system can also

safely handle pipe in inclement weather and snow and ice

conditions. More information is available through PLM

account managers or at www.plmcat.com.

ShawCor Announces Share Capital Investment in Socotherm, S.p.A.ShawCor Ltd. has announced that the Board of Directors of

Socotherm S.p.A. has accepted an offer for a share capital

investment from an investor group consisting of ShawCor

Ltd of Toronto, Canada and two private equity firms,

4D Global Energy Advisors of Paris, France and Sophia

Capital of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Completion of the

share capital investment will result in the investor group

attaining a 95% ownership interest in Socotherm S.p.A.,

with ShawCor Ltd holding a 40% interest in the investor

group. ShawCor’s investment will be approximately EUR

30 million. The completion of the investment is subject to

a number of conditions, including approval of the Italian

court supervising Socotherm S.p.A.’s restructuring process

as well as the approval of Socotherm’s creditors.

Headquartered in Vicenza, Italy, Socotherm S.p.A. is a global

pipe-coating contractor primarily serving the oil and gas

industry. Socotherm S.p.A. is a public company listed on the

Italian Stock Exchange (SCTM.MI) with revenue of EUR 137.2

million during its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

ShawCor Ltd. is an energy services company specializing

in products and services for the pipeline and pipe services

and the petrochemical and industrial segments of the oil

and gas industry. The company operates through seven

divisions with over seventy manufacturing and service

facilities located around the world.

Technip Awarded Subsea Contract in the Mediterranean SeaTechnip has been awarded a lump sum engineering,

procurement, installation and construction (EPIC) contract

by Burullus Gas Company SAE for the West Delta Deep

Marine (WDDM) Phase VIII development project. The

contract value is in excess of USD 300 million. The project

consists in the expansion of the WDDM facilities, located

95 km offshore Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea.

Technip’s scope covers design, supply and installation of

three production manifolds and three subsea distribution

assemblies (SDAs); engineering, welding and installation

of approximately 67 km of rigid production flowlines;

engineering, fabrication and installation of approximately


88 km of umbilicals, 12 kilometers of flexible flowlines

and three flexible jumpers; connection of the flowlines

and umbilicals to the wellheads and subsea manifolds;

pre-commissioning of the entire system and support

to the client for commissioning and start-up activities.

Technip’s operating center in Paris, France, will execute

this contract with assistance from Genesis in London, UK,

and the Group’s team in Cairo, Egypt. The umbilicals will

be fabricated by Duco, Technip’s subsidiary in Newcastle,

UK, and the flexible pipes will be manufactured at the

Group’s plant in Le Trait, France. The offshore campaign is

scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2011.

Regional MeetingsMoscowOur Member Stroytransgaz kindly offered to host the first

Russian Regional Meeting in Moscow on 28 July 2010.

The meeting was organised by IPLOCA Director for

Europe Eastern, Vladilen Ermolin from PTPS, and IPLOCA

Executive Secretary, Juan Arzuaga, was also on hand to

greet attendees and answer their questions. The Executive

Director of the Russian Oil and Gas Contractors Union

(ROGCU) Vasily G. Nagaev presented IPLOCA with a plaque

in recognition of the work done in their Association by

IPLOCA Past President Alex Kudryavtsev. The meeting

was conducted partially in Russian and in English, with

approximately 30 attendees representing the Regular

Members, the Associate Members and the Academic

Members of IPLOCA.

Rio de JaneiroThe South American Regional Meeting scheduled for

6 April unfortunately had to be cancelled at very short

notice because of severe flooding in the area.

The meeting was subsequently rescheduled and took place

on 5 July, 2010, in Rio de Janeiro, kindly hosted by Ebbo

Laenge of Conduto and conducted partly in Portuguese and

partly in English. The meeting received strong support from

Petrobras senior management who provided an update

on their offshore and onshore pipeline projects currently

under development. Many local representatives of IPLOCA

Regular Members and Associate Members attended

this important meeting along with invited Brazilian non-

member construction and operation companies who

expressed their strong interest in the IPLOCA initiatives.

At the end of the meeting all attendees were invited by

IPLOCA to share lunch and continue the discussion topics

of the meeting in a more relaxed atmosphere.


Convention Update Meet and Greet: Special Request to all Venice Attendees At press time, the Venice Convention was completely

sold out with more than 600 persons registered. For the

organisers of such an event the logistical challenges are, of

course, a little different from those in any “normal” city.

Thus we want to make sure that your journey from the

airport to the hotel and back is as easy as possible.

If you have not yet informed us of your flight arrival

and departure information, PLEASE do so immediately,

by emailing [email protected].

Why?This year we will be offering a sponsored “meet and greet”

service at Marco Polo airport that includes complimentary

transportation by water taxi to the hotel. In order to have a

sufficient number of taxis available for all our guests, and

to have them available at the right times, we must have

your flight information in advance. Please note that we

will be able to provide this service only during core travel

hours on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 , and that should you

arrive outside this period, the service may not be available.

In order to establish those core hours in advance, we

need to hear from you! At this late stage, the best way to

communicate this information is by email or fax, rather

than by amending your registration online. Thank you in

advance for sending this information.

Please send your information via email to [email protected] no

later than Monday, 20 September, or complete and fax the form above to

+41 22 306 02 39. Thanks!

Last Sponsorship Item Available Don’t miss the (shuttle) boat!That’s right – don’t miss the boat. We have one last

sponsorship item remaining for the Convention – frequent

shuttle boats between the Molino Stucky and

St. Mark’s Square.

These (hopefully) sponsored boats are in addition to the

hourly shuttles provided by the hotel and are reserved

for our delegates only, on the days/times when there are

no tours or other organised activities. These additional

shuttle boats are essential in Venice and will make a huge

difference for our 600 attendees who want to come and go

from the hotel at their convenience. If we are able to

secure a sponsor for this item, we will provide visibility

on the Registration Desk (with timetable), on the boats

themselves (three boats) and in the Final Banquet video.

If your company would like to sponsor this important –

and last remaining - item, please contact Caroline Green

([email protected]) immediately.

There is no time to lose.

Restricted Space in the Ballroom

Venice and the Molino Stucky hotel are such unique

locations that we had to modify our space requirements

and layout for the Ballroom in order to accommodate

all our guests at the Dodsal Welcome Dinner, the CRC

Luncheon and the Final Banquet.

We kindly ask for your understanding if, due to these space

restrictions, you are not able to be seated where you would

wish at any of the above mentioned events. The Secretariat

will make every effort to accommodate delegates’ needs

but we may all need to be a little flexible in order to ensure

that everyone can be accommodated.

Arrival and Departure Information for Venice

Last Name

First Name

Number in Party

Arrival Date

Arrival Time

Airline/Flight Number

Departure Date

Departure Time

Airline/Flight Number


PIH Golf Tournament

Who won a prize at the PLCAC Golf Tour-

nament? IPLOCA President Adam Wynne

Hughes and Doug Evans, among others.

Obviously they were getting in practice for

the PIH Tournament in Venice…

The PIH Golf Tournament this year will be held at Circolo

Golf Club Venezia, with transportation from the hotel to the

golf club by water taxi. The logistics are a little complex

because each water taxi can only accommodate 12

passengers and only two water taxis can enter the narrow

channel to the golf club at any one time. Transferring of

players will therefore have to happen in stages and could

take a little longer than usual!

Big smiles from some of last year’s PIH Golf Tournament winners

Worldwide Machinery Tennis Tournament

The tennis tournament will be held on the Lido in Venice,

with lunch afterwards at the famous Harry’s Dolce, just a

few hundred metres from the hotel. All levels of player will

be accommodated and you can be prepared for a great day.

Thanks to all our Sponsors!

anos

Pantone colour: 534C/541U

AATS


IN THE HEADLINESEnbridge acquires natural gas assets On top of posting a $138-million second-quarter profit,

Enbridge Inc. has announced one of its U.S. subsidiaries

is set to acquire a natural gas gathering and processing

system in Texas and Oklahoma from Atlas Pipeline Partners

for $682-million (U.S.). Enbridge Energy Partners L.P., 27 per

cent owned by Enbridge Inc., transports oil and gas around

the U.S. and the acquisition adds 800 miles of natural gas

pipeline and three plants to its portfolio. Enbridge has been

trying to expand its pipeline business with projects like the

Southern Access Program that transports oil from the oil

sands south of the border.

Globe and Mail, 28 July 2010

CNPC’s oil and gas pipeline length to reach 100,000 km by 2015 BEIJING – The length of China’s top oil producer CNPC’s oil

and gas pipelines would reach 100,000 kilometers by 2015,

said Yu Baocai, vice general manager of CNPC. The target is

almost a double of CNPC’s current pipeline length of about

50,000 kilometers. By the year end of 2009, PetroChina

ran 70 per cent of crude oil pipelines, 90 percent of natural

gas pipelines and 50 percent of oil products pipelines in

China. According to Yu, CNPC will further improve affiliated

facilities for its pipelines, such as 100 million metric tons

(tonnes) of crude oil and oil products storage capacity and

30 billion cubic meters of natural gas storage tanks.

Xinhua News Agency, 4 August, 2010

Coming soon: Dar-Mombasa gas pipeline Canada’s Orca Exploration Group is planning to construct

a natural gas pipeline from Dar es Salaam to Mombasa

— a project that should significantly reduce the cost of

energy, and hence the cost of doing business, in Kenya.

The 600-kilometre pipeline from Dar es Salaam through

Tanga to Mombasa will carry natural gas from the Songo

Songo island and from the Mnazi Bay gas fields in

southern Tanzania near the border with Mozambique.

Orca Exploration chairman and chief executive officer

David Lyons said last week that the group is currently

carrying out a feasibility study at its own cost.

The East African, 2 August, 2010

Natural gas pipeline project moves forward: TRANSCANADA: Company says multiple shippers met deadlineThe proposed multibillion-dollar TransCanada gas pipeline

from the North Slope took a step forward with the

announcement that potential shippers appear willing to

pay to move gas to markets. “The Alaska Pipeline Project

can report that we’ve received multiple bids from major

industry players and others for significant volumes,” said

Tony Palmer, a TransCanada Corp. vice president.

Anchorage Daily News, 1 August 2010

Work on Sonora’s US$290mn Independencia pipeline to begin in OctoberMexico’s Sonora state water commission CEA has

scheduled the start of work on its 3.68 billion peso (USD

290 million) Independencia potable water pipeline for

October 28. A tender to build the pipeline was launched

July 29. Bidders have until September 9 to register their

interest via government procurement website Compranet,

and a site visit will take place on August 9. Interested firms

will present their offers on September 15, the official said.

The Independencia pipeline will transport water over

150km from the El Novillo reservoir to state capital

Hermosillo. Construction will take an estimated 20 months

to complete.

BNAmericas, 28 July 2010

In MemoriamJoseph G. Fabick 1927-2010

Joseph G. Fabick, of Elm Grove,

Wisconsin, died at his home on

22 July 2010. He was 82.

Joe was the founder of FABCO Equipment Inc., the

Caterpillar dealer for Wisconsin and Upper Michigan,

and served as its president and chief executive

officer from the company’s inception in 1982 until his

retirement in 2002 when principal ownership of the

business was acquired by his son Jeré C. Fabick.

He married Gloria Hanke in 1949 and raised eight

children. He was the brother of John Fabick II, Loretta

McNeill, Francis Fabick, Maurice Fabick, Agnes Fabick

and Catherine Dinkins. Over the years Joe took an

interest in countless humanitarian and community

causes and was recognised with many awards.

He will be greatly missed.

Upcoming Industry Conferences


2010 APIA Annual Convention & Exhibition

11-14 September 2010

Darwin, Australia

www.apia.net.au/events/2010-convention-darwin

World Energy Congress


Montréal, Canada

www.wecmontreal2010.ca

Gas Infrastructure Caspian 2010


Baku, Azerbaijan

www.terrapinn.com/2010/gascaspian

44th IPLOCA Annual Convention

27 September - 1 October 2010

Venice, Italy

www.iploca.com

Kuwait Pipetech

6-7 October 2010

Kuwait

www.kuwaitpipetech.com

DCA-Europe 15th Annual Congress

13-15 October 2010

The Hague, The Netherlands

www.dca-europe.de

3rd China - Russia - Central Asia oil and Gas Summit

20-21 October 2010

Beijing, China

www.argusasiafsu.com

The 2nd South-East European IIW International Congress

Welding – High-Tech Technology in the 21st century

21-24 October, 2010

Sofia, Bulgaria 21st-24th 2010

http://iiwcongress2010.com

ADIPEC 2010 - The Total Oil & Gas Show

1-4 November 2010

Abu Dhabi, UAE

www.adipec.com

Oil and Gas Outlook - LatAm 2010

3-5 November 2010

Houston, TX, USA

www.terrapinn.com/2010/latoil/index.stm

2nd Asia Pipeline Summit

18-19 November 2010

Beijing, China

www.asiapipelinesummit.com

Delivering Value in Marine Operations

23-24 November 2010

Dubai, UAE

www.imca-int.com/events/seminar

DCA 50th Annual Convention

1-6 March 2011

Fajardo, Puerto Rico

www.dca-online.org

Conexpo - CON/AGG

22-26 March 2011

Las Vegas, USA

www.conexpoconagg.com

Hannover Messe

4-8 April 2011

Hannover, Germany

www.hannovermesse.de

6th Pipeline Technology Conference

4-5 April 2011

Hannover, Germany

www.pipeline-conference.com

Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada

57th Annual Convention

11-15 April 2011

Maui, Hawaiï

www.pipeline.ca

Iran PipeTech 2011

3rd Iranian Pipe & Pipeline Conference

24-25 May 2011

Tehran, Iran

www.iranpipetech.com/pipe2010

Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition

21-23 June 2011

Moscow, Russia

www.mioge.com/2011


Front row: Bruno de La Roussière (Immediate Past President); Karl Trauner (1st Vice President); Adam Wynne Hughes (President);

Osman Birgili (2nd Vice President); Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary); Middle row: Harald Dresp, Marco Jannuzzi, Najib Khoury,

H. Douglas Evans, Robert Deason, Sandip Sharma; Back row: Jacquelin de La Porte, Ebbo Laenge, Michael Rae, Vladilen Ermolin,

Roberto Castelli, Andy Lukas; Not in photo: Phil Bond, Nasser Issa, Zeno Soave

OfficersAdam Wynne Hughes (Land & Marine)

President

Karl Trauner (HABAU)

1st Vice President

Osman Birgili (Tekfen)

2nd Vice President

Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)

Treasurer

Bruno de La Roussière (Entrepose Contracting)

Immediate Past President

DirectorsVladilen Ermolin (PTPS JSC)

Director, Europe Eastern

Jacquelin de La Porte (Spiecapag)

Director, Europe Mediterranean

Zeno Soave (Socotherm)

Director, Europe Mediterranean

Ebbo Laenge (Conduto)

Director, The Americas

Robert Deason (J.Ray McDermott)

Director, The Americas

Najib Khoury (CCC)

Director, Middle East & Africa

Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)

Director, East & Far East

Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited)

Director, East & Far East

Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)

Director, Associate Members

Michael Rae (Argus Ltd)

Director, Associate Members

Directors at LargePhil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)

Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)

Harald Dresp (Max Streicher)

H. Douglas Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering)

Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd)

Executive SecretaryJuan Arzuaga

IPLOCA 2009-2010 Board of Directors

Firm Begins Building Ruby Pipeline

The El Paso Corporation says it’s started building a controversial

natural gas pipeline. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

approved El Paso’s request to proceed with construction of the

Ruby Pipeline late last week.

The El Paso Corporation is spending $3 billion to build the 680 mile

pipeline to connect natural gas fields in Wyoming to a preexisting

hub Malin, Oregon. The goal is to give producers access to markets

in California, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest.

El Paso reached a deal last week with two environmental groups

that had opposed the pipeline.

opbnews.com, 3 August 2010

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