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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

Letter from the President page 4

News from Geneva page 5

Member News page 8

Regional Meetings page 17

Singapore Convention Newspage 14

MARCH 2015

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

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ContentsLetter from the President 4

News from Geneva 5

Sister Associations 5

Board Meeting Update 6

Member News 8

Health, Safety and the Environment 12

Singapore Convention News 14

Membership Centre 16

Safety Workshop 16

Regional Meetings 17

Novel Construction 18

Upcoming Conferences 19

IPLOCA Awards 20

IPLOCA 50th Anniversary 21

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IPLOCA Mission 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.

4 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

Letter from the President

Oil Price is down. We start 2015 with the oil barrel around USD 50, our clients

reducing their investments, and seeing projects being delayed if not cancelled,

large groups also reducing their workforce. Where are we going?

It is not the first time this happens. Remember July 2008 when the barrel was

at more than USD 140 and then the fall started, “reinforced” by the Lehman

Brothers turmoil, plummeting to a December 2008 barrel at USD 44. It took 16

months to get a barrel back to USD 90 and another 10 months to be over USD 115. If we believe the

economists, it could take up to one or one and half years to see a barrel between USD 80 to 100. What

can we do? Cuts in our costs and margin will put our companies in danger and will no longer serve

our industry, but we should have a different approach. Our industry has also been going through a

high increase in construction/development costs, which has deteriorated the relationship between

clients and EPC contractors, EPC contractor and sub-contractors, and EPC contractors and suppliers.

But in these difficult times, all parties should be working in closer relationships, which has proven to

be the key to success; recent achievements are good examples of that. How to reduce the total cost of

the project? We face a lack of talent and productivity. Our experts are retiring and those who replace

them are not able to ‘challenge’ specifications. Clients are ready to review their specifications, they

are waiting for us. “How can I make it cheaper?” Innovation – new techniques, new processes, new

developments, and new products – will be the way to progress, and continue building and preserving

a close relationship with clients is essential. ECI (Early Contractor Involvement) at conceptual or FEED

stages is needed to promote a fit-for-purpose installation. And, of course, standardisations; hence, not

reinventing the wheel on each project. The above concepts are no more than what IPLOCA has been

promoting for many years.

All this doesn’t change our association’s life. We had a full Board at our Munich meeting in December

last year and we are progressing with the different committee initiatives. We remind our members of

the deadline to return the Health and Safety Statistics and also the Environmental Statistics due on 6

March 2015. We are pleased to see the preparation of regional meetings: Mexico on 5 February, Abu

Dhabi on 21 April, Dunkirk on 28 May and Kuala Lumpur early June. For those Member representatives

in these areas, we invite you to participate actively in your regional meeting. On 24 March, we will

hold our HSE Committee meeting. This will be followed by the Novel Construction meeting to be held

on 25 and 26 March in Geneva, to which everyone is welcome. Juan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary,

and Caroline Green, Membership & Convention Manager are working hard on preparations for our

Singapore Convention which will take place from 5 to 9 October 2015. They reserve us some wonderful,

surprising venues for the start of the year in which we celebrate our 50th Anniversary.

I remain available to discuss topics related to our association. Feel free to contact me by email at

[email protected] with any feedback and suggestions.

Sincerely

Jean-Claude Van de Wiele

IPLOCA President 2014-2015


Sister AssociationsFebruary was a busy month for our sister associations

in the USA:

DCA 54th Annual Convention

The Distribution Contractors Association (DCA)’s Annual

Convention took place from 7 to 12 February 2015 in

New Orleans, Louisiana, just before the Mardi Gras

celebrations. IPLOCA’s 2014-2015 President, Jean-Claude

Van de Wiele and Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA’s Executive

Secretary were in attendance, accompanied by their

wives, Martine and Alejandra.

Carnival was very much in the air during the President’s

dinner, to which guests arrived mysteriously masked.

PLCA’s 67th Annual ConventionKeeping on the move, Jean-Claude Van de Wiele and

Juan Arzuaga also attended the Pipe Line Contractors

Association (PLCA)’s 67th Annual Convention from 24 to 28

February 2015 in Carlsbad, California.

The members of the World Federation of Pipe Line Industry

Associations met to discuss subjects of common interest on

25 February.

PLCAC’s 61st Annual Convention, will be taking place from 13 to 17 April in Maui, Hawaii.

News from Geneva Membership CertificatesMembership certificates were mailed out in January. If you

are the designated IPLOCA Key Representative for your

company and you have not yet received your certificate

please email [email protected].

Health & Safety StatisticsThe deadline for submission of statistics is 6 March 2015 and

it is a requirement of regular membership in the

association, so if you have not yet submitted them,

please do so right away.

In order to improve accuracy and reliability of the data submitted,

we have created an online fillable form which now contains

certain data restrictions. The number of questions has also been

slightly reduced. Refer to our website www.iploca.com.

Please note that, as determined by the Board of Directors,

Regular Members whose companies do not submit the

Health & Safety Statistics will not be allowed to attend the

upcoming Convention.

New Business AdministratorThe new year brought a change in

the IPLOCA Secretariat - in January

we welcomed Caroline Caravellas

as the new Business Administrator,

replacing Ira Hajdamacha. Caroline

is of Irish origin and has lived most

of her life in the Geneva region, with 10 years spent in the

UK. She is bilingual in English and French and speaks a little

German. Much of her career has been spent in marketing

communications in industry associations, in an NGO and

in a private bank. She recently worked as an independent

consultant, organising major bi-annual forums and advising

on communication strategies. She looks forward to meeting

board members in New Delhi and all other members’

representatives during the course of the year.


Board Meeting UpdateThe full 2014-2015 IPLOCA Board of Directors attended

the December meeting in Munich, Germany.

The following are highlights from that meeting.

Client Engagement CommitteeThe Board agreed to create a new membership category for

clients defined as Corresponding Members. A presentation

plus a membership application form have been developed

and a “Client Engagement Committee” page will be added to

the IPLOCA website.

The goal for 2015 is to recruit a minimum of 5 Corresponding

Members.

HSE CommitteeThe following objectives for 2015 were defined as follows:

- Zero fatality

- TRIR < 3

- Implement lessons learned

- Hold a safety workshop in July

- Include a safety chapter in “The Road to Success”

The statistics return forms for 2014 will be done through

an online fillable form. The Secretariat will send out a

questionnaire on the use of the Safety DVD to evaluate the

interest in producing an update of this training tool.

Two new members have joined from Stroygazmontazh and

Technip Germany (see HSE Committee update on page 13

of this Newsletter) and the next HSE Committee meeting

will be held in Geneva on 24 March 2015.

New Technologies CommitteeAn update of the ten working groups and their leaders was

presented to the Board. It was stressed that the activities

of those 10 groups tend to be mostly led by only a small

number of members. The Board therefore urged all new

members to actively participate in the initiative. The next

meeting is scheduled for 25 to 26 March 2015 in Geneva.

Also mentioned were the soon to be released reports

coming from the following Research Studies: Mitigative

Strategies for Lowering-in Stresses and Pipeline Route

Selection Guidance. The next phase of research on

Management of Construction Stresses starts in 2015.

New chapters to produce an updated version of the Road to

Success will be printed and presented at the 50th Anniversary

Convention in Paris in 2016.

The IPLOCA Excellence in Project Execution Award will be

launched in 2016 and will be awarded every two years.

Scholarship CommitteeThe first version of the electronic application is under

development. The goal is to distribute the first scholarships

in the third trimester of 2015.

Adam Wynne Hughes reminded the Board that the

scholarship programme that was presented at the AGM was

a “pilot programme” to be tested in the coming three years.

Convention Location CommitteeThe findings from the Convention questionnaire regarding

future locations for this event were presented. The

following is the order of preference for where to hold the

IPLOCA Convention in Latin America: 1. Rio de Janeiro,

2. Buenos Aires and 3. Mexico City. Detailed charts and

feedback from the Abu Dhabi Convention can be found on

page 15 of this Newsletter.

The decision on the convention location for 2017 will be

made at the June Board Meeting in Cartagena.

Treasurer’s ReportIn reviewing the forecast to complete 2014, Treasurer

Harald Dresp noted a projected operational result of

approximately CHF 85,000.

The budget for 2015 was presented and unanimously

approved by the Board. It has been based on having the same

number of members and keeping expected sponsorship at

the same level. However the proposal is to spend some of the

savings on such projects as the Scholarship Programme and

the Research & Development co-funding.

Associate MemberJiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Limited was approved by the

board as an Associate Member.


Name Changes - KVV Pipeline Construction Company to OT Industries-

KVV Contractor Co. Ltd., Hungary.

- E.ON New Build & Technology GmbH to E.ON

Technologies GmbH, Germany.

ResignationsA resignation has been received from Fronius International

GmbH, Austria.

Temporary By-Laws CommitteeThe Aide Memoire is being replaced by four manuals, one

specifically describing the functioning of the secretariat, one

on the convention, a board meetings manual and one on the

regional meetings.

The Board agreed to have a detailed discussion on changes

to some of the By-Law articles during the next Board Meeting.

ConventionJuan Arzuaga updated the Board of Directors on the actions

undertaken so far with regard to the Singapore Convention.

Juan Arzuaga and Caroline Green, Membership &

Convention Manager, held a site inspection visit in January

and met with different DMCs / ground agents.

A convention app will be in use in Singapore and will

provide, amongst others, a personalised schedule

with real-time updates and time-based reminders, an

interactive convention brochure, maps, speakers’

information and biographies.

The 50th Anniversary Convention is confirmed to take place

in Paris from 12 to 16 September 2016.

Regional Meetings

Mexico

The regional meeting in Mexico will be held on 5 February

2015 at the InterContinental Presidente in Mexico City,

organised by Rubén Kuri and will be open to all members,

non-members and clients. The two invited speakers from

Pemex and CFE (Federal Electricity Commission) presented

in Spanish with an English interpreter.

London

Tuesday, 10 March 2015 is confirmed as the date for the

regional meeting in London, the day of the annual PIG

(Pipeline Industries Guild) dinner. The organisers are

Andy Ball and Adam Wynne Hughes.

Middle East & Africa

The regional meeting to be organised by Georges Hage,

Aqeel Madhi and Ibrahim Zakhem will take place in Abu

Dhabi on 21 April 2015.

Dunkirk

The meeting will be held on 28 May 2015 and is organised

by Jean-Claude Van de Wiele with the collaboration of

Dunkerque Promotion and Pôle Mécanov.

Information regarding the organisation of regional

meetings is available at the Secretariat, and the organisers

can be provided with a list of companies to invite.

Sister AssociationsIPLOCA will attend the DCA Convention in New Orleans,

LA (USA) from 6 to 13 February 2015, the PLCA Conference

in Carlsbad, CA (USA) from 24 to 28 February 2015 and the

PLCAC Convention from 14 to 18 April in Maui, HI (USA).

Membership BenefitsAfter a discussion on how to improve the presentation

and promotion of the benefits of IPLOCA membership

to potential members, all Board Members were asked

to send their ideas/proposals on membership benefits

to the Secretariat and to share their experiences of other

associations.

The cultural programme during the Board Meeting had

a Christmas theme, and included a visit to the nearby

Bavarian town of Bad Tölz. In addition, the spouses had the

opportunity to tour the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich,

with a guided visit of a porcelain manufactory.

Next Board meeting The dates for the March Board of Directors meeting in

New Delhi are 3 to 6 March.

Dinner venue overlooking the Christmas market in the interior

courtyard of the Munich Residenz


Member NewsAllseas Giant « Pieter Schelte » Arrives in Rotterdam for Completion

“Pieter Schelte” arrived in Rotterdam from Korea on 8th

January 2015, where her topsides lifting system beams

are being installed. Pieter Schelte is the world’s largest

platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel

built for the Swiss company, Allseas. The ship is also by

far the world’s largest vessel overall ever constructed in

terms of its gross tonnage of 403,342 gt, as well as its

breadth (123.75 m/406 ft), length (382 metres/1,253ft) and

displacement (972,000 metric tons). The main construction

was done at Daewoo shipyard, Korea, starting from 2010

(although the ordering of long-lead items even began

as far back as 2007), and the concept dates back to 1987

when it was first designed by Allseas founder and chief

executive Edward Heerema. Final completion is taking

place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with an inauguration

ceremony on 1 March.

Main diesel power comprises eight MAN 11.5 MW engines

and one 4 MW harbour engine, with two engines each in

four separate engine rooms,[3] which drive 12 Rolls Royce

5.5 MW thrusters. The vessel and its novel equipment was

conceptually entirely designed by Allseas, as well as the

basic design; the detail design was done by the Finnish

engineering company Deltamarin. With help from a slot at

the bow and a 48,000 tonne lifting capacity, the catamaran-

like ship will be used to install and remove decommissioned

topsides and jackets of large offshore oil and gas platforms

in the North Sea with a single lift. The vessel is also

equipped for laying large pipelines with a capacity that

will also make her the largest pipelay vessel. According to

Allseas, offshore operations are expected to commence on

the removal of the Talisman Yme platform this summer.

Technip awarded two subsea contracts in the Gulf of Mexico by Stone Energy CorporationTechnip has been awarded by Stone Energy Corporation

both a flexible pipe supply contract and an installation

contract for the Amethyst field, located on Mississippi

Canyon 26, in the Gulf of Mexico.

The first contract includes the detailed engineering,

procurement, fabrication, assembly and testing of a 5-inch

production static riser (almost 9 kilometers long) as well

as all associated hardware. The second award covers the

installation of the pipe as a tieback to the Pompano fixed

platform, in approximately 395 meters of water depth.

Technip’s operating centre in Houston, Texas, USA, will

manage the project which is scheduled to be completed

during the second half of 2015.

The Group will leverage its unique vertical position in the

subsea business. The flexible pipe will be manufactured

at the Group’s Asiaflex Products plant located in Tanjung

Langsat, Malaysia. It will be installed using the Deep Blue,

Technip’s deepwater pipelay vessel. Deanna Goodwin,

President of Technip in North America, stated: “Technip is

proud to bring its experience and to leverage its vertical

integration of product design and manufacture and

installation vessel fleet to support our customer’s needs”.

ShawCor Announces Second Contract to Provide Pipe Coating Services for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 ProjectShawCor Ltd, announced that its Bredero Shaw pipe

coating division has received a contract with a value of

approximately USD 200 million from BP Exploration (Shah

Deniz) Limited for pipeline coating for the Shah Deniz Stage

2 development project.

The contract is scheduled to be executed at the Caspian

Pipe Coatings (CPC) plant in Baku. The contract awarded

involves the application of anti-corrosion and concrete

weight coatings, and upgrades to the CPC plant in Baku

to enable the facility to meet the project’s requirements

for anti-corrosion and concrete weight coating. Coating of

pipe is expected to start in 2015 with completion planned

for October 2015. Together with the previously awarded

contracts relating to the Shah Deniz Stage 2 and the

related South Caucasus Pipeline projects, Bredero Shaw

has now secured contracts totaling over USD 500 million

on these projects.

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

Aerial view of Pieter Schelte with second PLS bean installed


and gas industry. The Company operates through nine

divisions with over ninety manufacturing and service

facilities located around the world.

EPCC-contract for Nawara Development Project in Tunisia

Within the scope of the Nawara Development Project

of OMV Tunisia, MAX STREICHER GmbH & Co. KG aA

has been awarded 2 contracts. The Tunisian company

Bouchamaoui A&R Industries is the joint venture partner.

The EPCC contract comprises the construction of a Central

Gas Processing Facility (CPF) in the NAWARA gasfield,

as well as the construction of gas pipelines and the

development of drilling sites.

Furthermore, STREICHER carries out the laying of a 24“

pipeline with a length of 380 km, which connects the

CPF with the city Gabes on the Tunisian east coast. The

construction of the pipeline will be executed by the Italian

subsidiary MAX STREICHER S.p.A. The Nawara gas field

is located in the desert in the South of Tunisia.The gas

exploration is carried out by nine wells. The gas will be

transported to the CPF via a 100 km 6“ flowline. There, the

gas will be collected and processed for transportation by

a 380 km 24“ pipeline to Gabes, where further processing

and distribution takes place.

ARENDAL and Foster Wheeler association awarded contractsThe association between ARENDAL-Foster Wheeler was

recently assigned a contract to design and build an Ultra

Low Sulphur Diesel plant for PEMEX Refining. As part

of an effort to lower emissions by producing cleaner

fuels, PEMEX will invest 5 billion dollars in three types of

projects. 2.8 billion will be destined to build 19 new plants

and modernizing 14 others in five refineries: Madero,

Salina Cruz, Minatitlan, Tula and Salamanca. ARENDAL

and Foster Wheeler were awarded a 700 million dollar

project for the Salina Cruz Refinery that will generate

2,000 direct jobs.

The project completion is scheduled for the end of 2017.

This association will look for future projects that will be

part of the Salina Cruz expansion, being one of the main

locations where PEMEX will invest on infrastructure for gas

and fuel production and export.

Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) in consortium with Petrofac on Pipeline in KuwaitThe consortium Petrofac and Consolidated Contractors

Company (CCC), has received an award notification for

the first phase of Kuwait Oil Company’s (KOC) Lower Fars

heavy oil development programme, which is located in the

north of the country.

With a total project value of about USD 4.2 billion, the

scope of work covers greenfield and brownfield facilities

and includes engineering, procurement, construction,

pre-commissioning, commissioning (EPC), start-up and

operations and maintenance work for the main central

processing facility (CPF) and associated infrastructure as

well as the production support complex. It also includes

a pipeline of almost 162 kms to transport heavy crude oil

from the CPF to South Tank Farm located in Ahmadi. The

EPC element of the project, is anticipated to be completed

in approximately 52 months.

Once the project is turned over to KOC, Petrofac and CCC

will continue to provide an integrated team at the site

for a further eight months to undertake operations and

maintenance alongside KOC.When fully operational it is

expected that the initial phase of the Lower Fars heavy crude

oil project will produce around 60,000 barrels of oil a day.

Lincoln Electric Announces Promotion of Steven Hedlund to President of Global Automation.On January 22, 2015, the Lincoln Electric Company, a

subsidiary of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., announced the

promotion of Steven B. Hedlund to Senior Vice President

and President, Global Automation, effective immediately.

Mr. Hedlund previously served the Company as Senior

Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. The

new role expands executive leadership of Lincoln Electric’s

global automation initiative, which is a key growth

programme in the Company’s ‘2020 Vision and Strategy’

targeting accelerated growth in sales, profitability and

returns by 2020.


Today, Lincoln Electric’s global automation offering

represents the industry’s broadest portfolio of automated

arc welding and cutting solutions. The initiative is

focused on achieving $500 million in revenue by 2020. As

President, Mr. Hedlund will oversee the implementation

of all strategic, operational and commercial aspects of the

global automation organization.

Van Oord and Boskalis to Construct Artificial Island off the Coast of Jakarta, Indonesia Van Oord and joint venture

partner Boskalis have been

awarded a contract by PT Muara

Wisesa Samudra to design and

construct the artificial island for

the Dredging and Land Development Works for Pluit City

off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia. The contract carries a

value of approximately EUR 350 million (Van Oord share

50%). The project involves reclaiming approximately 160

hectares of new land requiring in excess of 20 million

cubic meters of dredged sand. Two jumbo trailing suction

hopper dredgers will be deployed for the dredging and

reclamation activities sourcing sand from local borrow

areas. Soil improvement and rock revetment works also

form part of the project. Work will commence immediately

and the project is expected to be completed in 2018. When

constructed the new island will be used for both residential

and commercial purposes.

McConnell Dowell and Consolidated Contracting Company Australia Joint Venture (MCJV) Makes ACA Award Shortlist for Work on Australia Pacific LNG PipelineAustralia Pacific LNG’s high pressure gas transmission

pipeline, constructed by the MCJV, has been announced

as one of six finalists for the 2015 Australian Contractors

Association Australian Construction Achievement Award

(ACAA). The award is run by the Australian Contractors

Association and is the Australian construction industry’s

most prestigious annual accolade, which recognises

and rewards innovation and the highest standard of

work on major projects. MCJV was engaged by Origin

on behalf of Australia Pacific LNG to undertake an Early

Works Contract through the Front End Engineering and

Design stage of the Australia Pacific LNG pipeline project.

MCJV was subsequently engaged as the Engineering,

Procurement and Construction contractor, responsible

for approximately 720km of large diameter high pressure

gas transmission pipelines – up to 1,066mm (42 inch) in

diameter – and associated pipeline facilities connecting

the coal seam gas fields in the Surat and Bowen basins to

Curtis Island, off Gladstone, Queensland.

Mark Barrows, the MCJV Project Director, said that

McConnell Dowell and its partners are very excited to be

short listed for the 2015 ACA award. “It is an honour to be

recognised as one of the top six construction projects in

Australia amongst such tough competition. With the added

complexity of stakeholder and environmental constraints,

the project has raised the bar in industry standards in a

number of key areas. Using a collaborative and creative

management strategy, impacts and delays were mitigated

and innovative construction methodology was developed

to ensure a high standard of project delivery”. The winner of

the award will be announced in May this year, following an

on-site visit from judges in March.

NPCC Nasr Full Field Development Project Package 1 (Adma-Opco)

The Contract for the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and

Construction) Work of Nasr Full Field Development Project

Package 1 between Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company

(Adma-Opco) and National Petroleum Construction

Company (NPCC) for a value of USD 792 million was

signed on 11th November 2014. The work of Nasr Package

1 entails EPC of seven wellhead towers, laying of infield

pipelines of a combined length of 110 km, an excess gas

pipeline of 32 km and an export oil line of 70 km. The

Start-Up of the project is scheduled to be achieved by end

of 2018 and final commissioning by second quarter of

2019. The Nasr Field Development is a strategic initiative

of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and part

of ADMA-OPCO’s plans to add 270 mbpd of additional

production from its new fields Umm Lulu, Nasr and Satah

Al-Razboot (SARB), as part of its overall scheme to raise

oil production.


Odebrecht Awarded $ 5000 MM Contract for the Construction of Gasoducto Sur PeruanoThe Government of Peru signed a contract with

consortium Gasoducto Sur Peruano, comprised of

Infrastructure Investments of Transportation by Ducts

(IITD) of Odebrecht Latinvest Peru Ductos S.A. (75 %)

and Spanish company Enagás Internacional SLU (25 %)

for the construction of a gas pipeline in the south of the

country, with an investment of an estimated 5000 million

dollars. The EPC Lump Sum Turn Key phase of the project

was awarded by Gasoducto Sur Peruano to Construtora

Norberto Odebrecht SA.

The Project contemplates the construction and subsequent

operation and maintenance of the over 600-mile-long

gas pipeline, which stretches from the jungle area to the

Peruvian coastline, and involves the reinforcing of the

current natural gas and liquids transportation system,

impacting directly on the development of the regions of

Cusco, Arequipa, Moquegua, Puno, Apurímac and Tacna.

The project includes pipelines for 828 km of 32”, 204 km

of 24” and 102 km of 14”. It also includes a Compression

Plant of 92.000 hp, 3 city gates and 7 control stations. The

execution term is 45 months, with the project expected to

finish on March, 2018.

Tekfen Construction Signed $564 mio Contract in Trans Anatolian Pipeline ProjectTekfen Construction signed a USD 564 mio contract

for Lot 3 (56” x 509 km) of the Trans Anatolian Pipeline

(TANAP) Project that will be completed in 36 months.

The project scope includes detail engineering, partial

procurement, construction, installation, testing, pre-

commissioning, providing commissioning assistance

and training the Client’s personnel. The TANAP will carry

the natural gas from Shah Deniz - Stage 2 in Azerbaijan

to Turkey and then onto the Greek border. All the

companies to carry out the pipeline construction works

for TANAP have been selected. The other two lots also

went to IPLOCA members: Lot 1 to Fernas Construction

and Lot 2 to a consortium led by Sicim.

Herrenknecht High-tech Boring Machine Sets New World Records

In the U.S. state of Nevada, a machine from Herrenknecht

has bored a tunnel for the Las Vegas water supply. In the

process, new world records were set: the high-tech boring

machine (Ø 7.2 meter) had to withstand water pressure of

15 bar. The city draws its water from Lake Mead, the largest

reservoir in the country. But its water level is dropping, the

existing water intakes are at risk. In order to tap the water

deep down in the lake in future, for three years the tunnel

boring machine bored its way through extremely adverse

ground conditions.

Quanta Expands Canadian Mainline Pipeline ServicesQuanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) has acquired the

business of Banister Pipelines Corp. (Banister), a leading

Canadian mainline pipeline construction and maintenance

services contractor based in Nisku, Alberta. The acquisition

strategically expands Quanta’s Canadian mainline pipeline

services offering across Canada and provides Banister’s

customer base with access to Quanta’s extensive energy

infrastructure resources.

“We anticipate unprecedented levels of investment in

pipeline and related infrastructure to occur in Canada over

the next several years, driven by the development of the

Canadian oil sands and unconventional shale formations.

Banister’s operations significantly enhance our ability to

provide pipeline infrastructure solutions to our customers,”

said Jim O’Neil, president and chief executive officer of

Quanta Services.


Stroygazmontazh’s Role in the South Corridor Trunk Gas Pipeline SystemThe South Corridor trunk gas pipeline system is being

constructed for the purpose of exporting Russian gas for

LLC «Gazprom Invest». The pipeline diameter is 1400 mm

and the construction team is around 4000 people. The South

Corridor project involves expansion of the gas transportation

system within Russia LLC «Stroygazmontazh» is responsible

for the construction of a 1577-km linear section within the

Western and the Eastern routes, 65 km of which run across

paddy-fields, thus involving rehabilitation of the melioration

systems. There are many wide water obstacles to be crossed

along the gas pipeline route – notably the crossing over

the Kuban River exceeding 1500 m. This crossing has been

constructed by means of microtunneling. In the Black

Sea area the gas pipeline runs across mountains with an

elevation difference reaching 200 m, thus considerably

complicating the construction process. Also the SGM Group

of companies has been charged with the task of constructing

Russkaya, Korenovskaya, Shakhtinskaya and Kubanskaya

compressor stations. Once constructed, Russkaya CS will be

the largest station in the world with a total capacity reaching

448 MW (shops Nos. 1 and 2). The station will be equipped

with 14 pieces of Ladoga gas pumping units, 32 MW each,

ensuring gas pipeline downstream pressure of up to 28.45

MPa, such gas being further transported under the Black Sea.

NPCC Awarded Additional Gas Supply to Onshore & Flexibility Assurance at USSC Project (Adma-Opco)The Contract for the EPC Work for Additional Gas Supply

to Onshore & Flexibility Assurance at Umm Shaif Super

Complex Project was awarded to National Petroleum

Construction Company (NPCC) at an approximate value of

USD 494 million. Under the EPC Contract, the scope involves

Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning

of new TAE Platform, brownfield works, topsides

modifications, facilities upgrade, and other associated works.

The start-up of the project is scheduled to be achieved by

June 2016 and commissioning by November 2016.

The deadline to submit your 2014 Health & Safety

Statistics Return is 6 March 2015. The form, along with

guidelines to help you complete it, are available at

www.iploca.com.

NOTE: Submission of the Health & Safety Statistics

Return is a prerequisite for representatives of

Regular Member companies to be accepted to attend

the Convention. Submission of Environmental Statistics

(see below) is also very strongly encouraged.

Health & Safety Statistics Required of all Regular MembersAs a condition of membership, Regular Members

are required to submit their annual health & safety

statistics to IPLOCA, such that aggregate statistics

for the industry can be collected and monitored. We

welcome this information also from our Associate

Members who have field construction activities.

The returns should cover pipeline construction sites

or offshore operations and all infrastructure-related

projects. In order to improve the quality of the data

received the HSE Committee has decided to create

an online fillable form which contains certain data

restrictions. The number of questions has also been

slightly reduced. Please complete and submit the

2014 Health & Safety Statistics Return online no later

than 6th March 2015. Guidelines and translations in

French, Russian and Spanish are available to help

you complete the form. Your return is a confidential

document and is not shown or passed to any third

party, other than the HSE Committee working within

the IPLOCA Office.

Environmental Statistics: Strongly EncouragedIPLOCA also established an Environmental Statistics

online form which we highly encourage you to submit.

The deadline for receipt is also 6 March 2015.The goal

of this form is to respond to growing worldwide trends

in environmental accountability. IPLOCA’s hope is that

this form will serve members who are already active

in the environmental assessment domain, and serve

as an example to those who have yet to undertake any

such action.

We strongly encourage all Regular Members to provide

this information and we welcome this information

also from our Associate Members who have field

construction activities. The returns should cover

pipeline construction sites or offshore operations and

all infrastructure-related projects. Again, your return is

Health, Safety & the Environment


Stroygazmontazh LLC’s role in the Bovanenkovo – Ukhta trunk gas pipeline SystemStroygazmontazh LLC is responsible for the construction

of 197-km linear section and Intinskaya and Baidaratskaya

compressor stations of the Bovanenkovo-Ukhta trunk gas

pipeline system in Russia, commissioned by Yamalgazinvest

JSC. This trunk gas pipeline, the next generation of a gas

transportation system (GTS), is being constructed to transport

natural gas from Bovanenkovo field to the central regions of

Russia and then to European customers

During the construction of this route, which crosses

the peninsula and runs to the Baydaratskaya bay,

a crossing was made underneath the Mordy-Yaha River. The

main and the reserve strings of the gas pipeline, with the

length of 400 m each, were laid by the pull-in method.

Construction is carried out in the severe climatic conditions

of the Far North with almost complete lack of infrastructure

and a significant distance from procurement bases. Sections

of the trunk gas pipeline constructed by Stroygazmontazh

LLC cross the permafrost zone. The ambient temperature

occasionally dropping below 50 degrees C, combined with

squally winds and heavy snowfalls, makes the construction

process very challenging. The pipeline diameter is 1400 mm

and the construction work is carried out by 720 people.

Zora Gas Field Development Project – EPC for Pipelines and Offshore Installation of Platform (Dana Gas Sharjah)The offshore installation of the Wellhead Platform and laying

of offshore pipelines is scheduled for completion by January

2015 and end of February 2015 respectively. This EPC

contract was awarded by Dana Gas Sharjah Offshore Limited

to National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) in

March 2014 for a contract value of around USD 40 million.

The contract covers Engineering Procurement, Coating,

Laying and Pre-commissioning of Offshore Pipelines and

Offshore Installation of the Wellhead Platform at Zora Gas

Field, located in 24 meters water depth, approximately 35

Km from the Sharjah and Ajman coast line.

a confidential document and is not shown or passed to

any third party, other than the HSE Committee working

within the IPLOCA office. Submissions will be used to

determine IPLOCA’s environmental aggregate statistics

related to onshore and offshore construction.

Newly elected Board Members have nominated HSE

specialists from their own companies to join the HSE

Committee where they have been warmly welcomed

as new members. They are:

Liliya Limanskaya, Director

for Human Resources,

Stroygazmontazh LLC, Russia.

Liliya is an expert in the field of

occupational safety. Trained in

law and strategic management,

while working in the State

Labour Inspection of the Russian

Federation, she was in charge

of controlling the adherence of employers to the labour

legislation and participated in investigating workplace

accidents. She has been with Stroygazmontazh

since April 2012 where she is responsible for the

maintenance and enforcement of correct labour relations

for the personnel, including initiatives to increase

their awareness in the field of health, security and

environment protection.

Leo Maas, Vice President

(reporting directly to the CEO)

and Head of Quality Control and

HSE-S and Risk Management

at Technip, Germany. Leo has

considerable field experience in

the application, implementation

and maintenance of various

quality and HSE management

system standards within large international LSTK/EPC

projects such as petro-chemical, chemical, oil& gas plants,

pipeline projects and power plants. He started his career

at Deutsche Babcock as a Quality Assurance, Welding

and Project Engineer, moving to Mannesmann Demag

AG in 1981 where he stayed until the company merged

with Technip Germany in 1999 and he took up his current

responsibilities within Technip.

Safety DVD – possible updateThe HSE Committee is considering offering an updated

version of the DVD “Pipeline Construction Safety Instructors’

Tool” – a questionnaire has been sent out to gather

information on the usage of the first edition and to identify

if an updated version would be of value to our members. All

members are encouraged to give their feedback on this tool.

Visit: www.iploca.com/safetyinstructorstool

Singapore Convention News

IPLOCA’s 49th Annual Convention will take place from

5 to 9 October 2015 at the Fairmont Singapore. Please

save the dates in your calendars to join us for another

unforgettable event.

Registration brochures will be mailed out in May, and

online registration opens on 1 June.

Following enthusiastic feedback from the convention

questionnaire in Abu Dhabi (72% of respondents said

they would consider using a smartphone application),

a convention app will be in use in Singapore for the

first time.

Delegates will be able to consult, for instance, their

personalised schedule with real-time updates and time-

based reminders, an interactive convention brochure,

maps, speakers’ information and biographies.



Post-Convention

Questionnaire We would like to thank all the Abu Dhabi Convention

attendees who kindly took the time to respond to our

post-event questionnaire; approximately 20% of delegates

responded. Some key findings are shown below.

The number of first-time attendees is showing a tendency

to increase... and networking remains the most important

reason respondents gave for attending the convention.

Programme and organisation: 74% ranked the programme

as good and the hotel was very highly rated. Speakers:

66% of respondents ranked the speakers as good.

Future ConventionsLatin America Preferences

Q: In which location in Latin America would you

like to have an IPLOCA Convention?

Rio 44.40%

Buenos Aires 40.70%

Mexico City 10.20%

When asked about speaker presentations for the

Singapore convention, topics were ranked as follows:

1 Future large projects

2 Technologies

3 Shared experiences

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What the industry thinks safety is, and how safe

performance can be achieved are both questionable.

There are many definitions of safety, but most of them

are variations on the theme that safety can be measured

by the number of adverse outcomes and must be enforced

by using more of the same safety measures (e.g. more

procedures). IPLOCA’s HSE Committee has scheduled a

one day workshop in Geneva on Wednesday, 1 July 2015 to

engage HSE managers in this discussion.

Erik Hollnagel, Professor at the

University of Southern Denmark,

Chief Consultant at the Centre

for Quality Improvement, Region

of Southern Denmark, and

Professor Emeritus at the

Department of Computer and

Information Science (IDA) at

Linköping University (LIU),

Sweden will make a presentation

on the topic and act as the

facilitator of the workshop. Erik is an internationally

recognised specialist in the fields of resilience engineering,

system safety, human reliability analysis, cognitive systems

engineering, and intelligent man-machine systems.

The agenda will also include a presentation from

Michael Bigler, SHE/Regulatory Manager, ExxonMobil

Development.

Attendees will have the opportunity to look at six safety-

related assumptions, or safety myths, which can be found

across most industry practices. They will then discuss

how to reassess them in order to improve the efficiency

of the prevention of incidents in the pipeline industry.

Attendance at the workshop is a benefit of membership,

and as such it is free of charge. Registration is required.

More information at www.iploca.com/hseworkshop

We look forward to welcoming you in Geneva for a

productive session to discuss ways to continue preventing

incidents in our industry.

Safety Workshop: The Role of Safety Myths in the Prevention of Incidents Wednesday, 1 July, 2015, Geneva, Switzerland

Membership CentreNew Associate Member

Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Limited is the largest and

one of the fastest growing steel pipe manufacturers

in China with 22 sets of steel processing and pipe

manufacturing units.

After 35 years in the industry, the company employs

around 3,000 people and has an annual production capacity

exceeding 2,100,000 tons of steel pipes and tubes and

5,500,000 sq. meters of coating. It has established two

subsidiaries in Yili, Xingjiang Province and in Deyang,

Sichuan Province, connecting the country from east to west.

The company was listed on the Shanghai stock exchange

in November 2011 and has now developed into a welded

pipe production base, which mainly produces Helical

Submerged Arc Welded Pipe (SAWH), Longitudinal

Submerged Arc Welded Pipe (SAWL), High Frequency

Longitudinal Resistance Welded Pipe (HFW), Square and

Rectangular Steel Pipe and 3PE anticorrosive pipe.

Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Limited

15 Yulong Road, Yuqi Town

214183 Wuxi City

Jiangsu Province

China

T +86 510 8388 0043

F +86 510 8389 6109

[email protected]

www.yulongsteelpipe.com


Regional MeetingsLatin America in MexicoRegular Member ARENDAL kindly offered to organise a

meeting for Latin America in Mexico City on 5 February 2015,

hosted by IPLOCA Director for Latin America, Rubén Kuri.

Sixty-eight participants were in attendance to listen to

presentations made by ProMéxico, CFE, PEMEX and TAG

Pipelines. The PEMEX presentation on natural gas generated

two articles in local newspapers. Copies of the presentations

are available on the IPLOCA website.

Europe North-West in LondonRegular Member Land & Marine, and Associate

Members CRC-Evans and RSK are holding a regional

meeting for Europe North-West in London on 10

March 2015. IPLOCA Director for Europe North-West

Andrew Ball, IPLOCA Director-at-Large and Past President

Adam Wynne Hughes and IPLOCA Executive Secretary

Juan Arzuaga will be on hand to greet attendees and

answer their questions. The meeting will start with an

opening lunch followed by various presentations from local

speakers and an update on IPLOCA Initiatives. Participants

then have the opportunity to attend the Pipeline Industry

Guild National Dinner. Please contact Andrew Ball

([email protected])as soon as possible

if you are interested in attending.

DunkirkRegular Member SPIECAPAG, together with Dunkerque

Promotion and Pôle Mécanov, is organising a meeting

in Dunkirk, France on 28 May 2015. IPLOCA President and

Director for Europe Mediterranean, Jean-Claude Van de

Wiele and IPLOCA Director-at-Large, Bruno Maerten will

host this meeting along with IPLOCA Executive Secretary

Juan Arzuaga. The programme will include various

presentations in French from IPLOCA and local guest

speakers as well as a site visit of the Dunkirk multimodal

port and industrial platform.

Middle East & Africa in Abu DhabiRegular Members The C.A.T. Group and NPCC will be

organising a regional meeting for Middle East and Africa

on 21 April 2015. Hosted by IPLOCA Regional Directors

Georges Hage and Aqeel Madhiand. IPLOCA Executive

Secretary, Juan Arzuaga will be presenting an update on

IPLOCA Initiatives. They will also be on hand to discuss

the current status of the industry during round table

discussions. Save the date in your calendars to make sure

you attend this important event.

East & Far East in Kuala LumpurRegular Members Punj Lloyd Limited and McConnell Dowell

Corporation will be running a regional meeting in Malaysia

on 2 June 2015 at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala-Lumpur.

First Vice President, Atul Punj and Area Director, Jim Frith

will be hosting this event.

For more details on these meetings, visit www.iploca.com

THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER18

Novel Construction Spring Plenary Session The next plenary session of this successful initiative of the

New Technologies Committee is coming up and will be held

in Geneva on 25 and 26 March 2015 at the Crowne Plaza

Hotel. The agenda and registration links are available at

www.iploca.com/novelplenarysession.

These sessions also serve as an open forum to all companies

to present the newest developments of our industry. In case

you are interested in presenting anything new or innovative

please do not hesitate to contact [email protected] or

[email protected]. Do not miss this opportunity

to promote your recent developments!

A list of all committee members and workgroup members can be found on the IPLOCA website.

The ten workgroups and their leaders are as follows:

Workgroup Leader (Company) Email

Planning & Design Criss Shipman (G.I.E.) [email protected]

Earthworks & Crossings Paul Andrews (Fluor) [email protected]

Welding & NDT & Testing Jan Van Der Ent (Applus RTD) [email protected]

Future Trends & Innovation Zuhair Haddad (C.C.C.) [email protected]

Coatings David Jackson (PIH) [email protected]

Environment Sue Sljivic (RSK) [email protected]

Logistics Bruno Pomaré [email protected]

Pre-commissioning Vincenzo Calabria [email protected]

Bending Geert Dieperink [email protected]

HSE Alan Gauthiez [email protected]

If you have any questions about participation, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].

Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success As a reminder, The Road to Success is available

in the following formats:

To access/view the wiki version:

Go to wiki.iploca.com/dashboard.action and click

on the Road to Success tab at the top of the page

To access a version in page format:

Go to http://goo.gl/GoFZZ8

and http://goo.gl/pf525P

CDs are also available on request.

Upcoming ConferencesIPLOCA Board Meeting (Board Members only)

3-6 March 2015

IPLOCA Regional Meeting for Europe North-West

10 March 2015 - London, UK

PIG – Pipeline Industries Guild Dinner

10 March 2015 - London, UK

www.pipeguild.com

IPLOCA HSE Committee Meeting

(HSE Members only)

24 March 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

Pipeline Opportunities Conference

24 March, 2015 - Houston, Texas, USA

www.pipeline-opportunities.com

IPLOCA Novel Construction Initiative Spring Session

25-26 March 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

PLCAC – Pipeline Contractors Association

of Canada - 61st Annual Convention

13-17 April 2015 - Maui, Hawaii, USA

www.pipeline.ca

Hannover Messe

13-17 April 2015 - Hannover, Germany

www.hannovermesse.de

Offshore Upstream Development in Russia and CIS

22 May 2015 - Moscow, Russian Federation

www.rpi-conferences.com/en/upstream-development

IPLOCA Regional Meeting in France

28 May 2015 - Dunkirk, France

World Gas Conference

1-5 June 2015 - Paris, France

www.wgc2015.org

IPLOCA Board Meeting (Board Members only)

16-19 June 2015


(HSE Members only)

29-30 June 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

IPLOCA Workshop on “The Role of Safety

Myths in the Prevention of Incidents”

1 July 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

49th IPLOCA Annual Convention

5-9 October 2015

Singapore

www.iploca.com

APIA - Australian Pipeline Industry

Association - Convention

17-20 October 2015 - Broadbeach, Australia

www.apia.net.au


(HSE Members only)

4 November 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

IPLOCA Novel Construction Initiative Fall Session

4-5 November 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

Other Important IPLOCA Dates

Health & Safety Statistics - Environmental Statistics

6 March 2015 - Deadline for submissions

Member News for IPLOCA June Newsletter

15 April 2015 - Deadline for submissions

[email protected]

2015 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award

sponsored by Chevron

15 May 2015 - Deadline for submissions

2015 IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility

Award sponsored by Total


2015 IPLOCA New Technologies Award

sponsored by BP


IPLOCA Annual Convention

1 June 2015 - Registration opens

NUMBER 61 DECEMBER 2014 19


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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] WatkinsEuropean Sales RepresentativeE [email protected]

PALLADIAN PUBLICATIONSWorld Pipelines

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Rod HardyDirectorE [email protected] LethbridgeAdvertisement ManagerE [email protected] Corner EditorE elizabeth.corner@

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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 Scholarship ProgrammeIPLOCA is establishing a scholarship programme to assist

children and grandchildren of employees of Regular

and Associate Members, who plan to continue their

education in college, university or at a vocational school.

Up to 24 scholarships will be offered each year for full-

time study at an accredited institution of the student’s

choice. Scholarship recipients will be selected primarily

on the basis of academic performance, but other

factors such as participation in school and community

activities may be considered. This programme is

expected to be available in late 2015 or early 2016.The IPLOCA Yearbook is available as hardcopy and also available

on your mobile phone at mobile.iploca-yearbook.com

IPLOCA Awards to be presented in Singapore

This year three different IPLOCA Awards will be presented

during the Convention in Singapore. The deadlines for

submissions are coming up very soon, so don’t miss this

opportunity for visibility.

More information on these awards, such as guidelines,

entry forms and details on previous winning entries can be

found on our website: www.iploca.com.

2015 Health & Safety Award

sponsored by Chevron - Deadline 15 May

2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Award

sponsored by Total - Deadline 22 May

2015 New Technologies Award

sponsored by BP - Deadline 29 May

We look forward to hearing about your successful

initiatives. Please contact Sarah Junod,

[email protected], if you have any questions.


Date for your diariesIPLOCA 50th Anniversary Convention at the Hyatt

Regency Paris Etoile, from 12 to 16 September 2016

Can you name any of these delegates who attended the 1972 Convention in Istanbul?

As our 50th Anniversary approaches, we continue to

be on the lookout for old documents or photographs

relevant to IPLOCA’s earliest days, in particular from the

1960s or 1970s.

If you know any of these people or have any memorabilia,

please contact our Business Administrator, Caroline

Caravellas, [email protected] at the

Secretariat, as soon as possible.

In Memoriam

Jeff Shepherd of McConnell

Dowell and ex-IPLOCA

Director - East & Far East

passed away on 5 January.

It is with much sadness that

we inform you of the death of

Jeff Shepherd from McConnell

Dowell’s Pipeline Division.

According to “The Australian Pipeliner” in an article

on Jeff after his retirement in April 2007, Jeff Shepherd

was “truly one of the legends of the Australian Pipeline

Industry. Arguably the best pipeline construction

manager Australia has produced.“

“A colourful character, Jeff worked tirelessly introducing

and implementing new ideas to increase production whilst

retaining the loyalty and respect of his men.”

Jeff commenced his pipelining career in the UK in 1968,

working for Constructors John Brown (CJB). In 1974 he

went to Australia initially with an x-ray company, and joined

McConnell Dowell in 1977, remaining there for 28 years.

He was on the APIA board for a number of years and in

2002 he was elected to the IPLOCA board as the Director

for the East and Far East, completing a two year term.

“It was a wonderful experience meeting with like-minded

people from around the world all striving to be the best,”

Jeff recalls.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Maryann,

children and grandchildren.


OfficersJean-Claude Van de Wiele (Spiecapag)

President & Director, Europe Mediterranean

Atul Punj (Punj Lloyd)

1st Vice President & Director, East & Far East

Rubén Kuri (ARENDAL)

2nd Vice President & Director, Latin America

Harald Dresp (Max Streicher)

Treasurer & Director, Europe Central

Najib Khoury (CCC)

Immediate Past President

DirectorsHaldun Iyidil (LIMAK Construction

Industry and Trade)

Director, Europe Eastern

Iosif Panchak (Stroygazmontazh)

Director, Europe Eastern

Mesut Sahin (Technip)

Director, Europe Central

Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)

Director, Europe Mediterranean

Andrew Ball (Land and Marine)

Director, Europe North-West

Jan Koop (Bohlen-Doyen)*

Director, Europe North-West

Larry Bolander (Fluor)

Director, America North

John Tikkanen (ShawCor)

Director, America North

Ebbo Laenge (Conduto)

Director, Latin America

Georges Hage (The C.A.T. Group)

Director, Middle East & Africa

Aqeel A. Madhi (NPCC)

Director, Middle East & Africa

Jim Frith (McConnell Dowell)

Director, East & Far East

Gerald T. Grothe (Pipeline Machinery)

Director, Associate Members

Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)


Steve Sumner (Lincoln Electric)


Directors-at-largeDouglas Evans (GIE)

Wilhelm Maats (Maats Pipeline Equipment)

Bruno Maerten (Geocean)

Adam Wynne Hughes (PIH)

Ibrahim Zakhem (Zakhem)

Executive SecretaryJuan Arzuaga

*appointed by the Board of Directors

Left to right front row: Harald Dresp, Najib Khoury, Atul Punj, Jean-Claude Van de Wiele, Rubén Kuri, Juan Arzuaga. Second row: Iosif Panchak,

Aqeel Madhi, Georges Hage, Ibrahim Zakhem, Mesut Sahin, Roberto Castelli. Third row: Jan Koop, Bruno Maerten, Ebbo Laenge, Andrew

Ball, Gerry Grothe. Fourth row: Adam Wynne Hughes, Larry Bolander, Haldun Iyidil, John Tikkanen, Jim Frith. Fifth row: Marco Jannuzzi,

Steve Sumner, Doug Evans. Inset: Wilhelm Maats

IPLOCA Board of Directors 2014-2015

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