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54NUMBER
THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
Contents:Letter from the President page 4
News from Geneva page 5
Member News page 7
Health, Safety & the Environment page 11
Washington DC Convention Updatepage 14
MARCH 2013
WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS
Experience the Progress.global sales organisationBreukersweg 4, NL-7471, ST, Goor, the NetherlandsTel. +31 547 260 000, Fax +31 547 261 000www.maats.com
AATS
The Group
Liebherr-Werk Telfs GmbH Hans Liebherr-Str. 35A-6410 TelfsTel.: +43 50809 6-100Fax: +43 50809 6-7772www.liebherr.com
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Experience the Progress.global sales organisationBreukersweg 4, NL-7471, ST, Goor, the NetherlandsTel. +31 547 260 000, Fax +31 547 261 000www.maats.com
AATS
The Group
Liebherr-Werk Telfs GmbH Hans Liebherr-Str. 35A-6410 TelfsTel.: +43 50809 6-100Fax: +43 50809 6-7772www.liebherr.com
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IPLOCA Secretariat
International Pipe Line & Offshore
Contractors Association
Chemin des Papillons 4
1216 Cointrin / Geneva
Switzerland
Telephone +41 22 306 02 30
Fax +41 22 306 02 39
E-mail [email protected]
Website www.iploca.com
IPLOCA Newsletter
Editor
Elizabeth Spalding
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ContentsLetter from the President 4
News from Geneva 5
Board Meeting Update 5
Member News 7
Membership Centre 10
Health, Safety & the Environment 11
New Technologies 12
Special Thanks to Dodsal 13
Washington DC Convention Update 14
2013 IPLOCA Awards 15
In the Headlines 15
Upcoming Conferences 17
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
As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2013,
arrangements for our Washington DC Convention are
in full swing. In anticipation of the event and along with
members of the Secretariat staff, I visited Washington in
early February and some of the venues we intend to use
for various events during convention week.
You will find more details about the Convention on page 14
of this Newsletter. Be sure to start planning now to ensure
that you keep the week of Sunday 22nd September free.
Watch for the opening of registration on 1 May and sign up early.
The Health and Safety statistics are due right away - on 8 March. The submission form
is available at www.iploca.com. The submission of Environmental Statistics was a
new initiative introduced in 2011 and we strongly encourage everyone to submit those
statistics at the same time. Last year we received Health & Safety statistics from 97
percent of our member companies and we hope to achieve a similar result for the
Environmental statistics this year.
Along with the convention come this year’s awards. The winners of the IPLOCA Health &
Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron, the IPLOCA New Technologies Award, sponsored
by BP, and the IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award will be announced in
Washington in September. Further details and deadlines will be communicated via email
and award entry forms will also be posted on the website.
Our work in HSE, New Technologies and Training continues, and you will find more
information about it in this newsletter.
If you have questions, comments or ideas regarding IPLOCA, please get in touch at
Sincerely,
Doug Evans
NUMBER 54 MARCH 2013 5
Board Meeting Update Sorrento, Italy The 2012-2013 IPLOCA Board of Directors met in Sorrento
at the beginning of December. Following are highlights
from that meeting.
Health & SafetyThe H&S Statistics Submission Form has been modified
and now requests a paragraph description of any fatality
event. Ninety-seven percent of returns were received in
2012. See page 11 for more details.
Environmental Statistics Submission Form: 68 percent of
returns were received in 2012 (this is an optional return).
Environmental Report: A report will be produced in the
same format as the H&S Statistics Report.
Updated Guidelines for H&S and CSR Awards: Clarifications
are being made to the Health & Safety and Corporate
Social Responsibility awards to better define the objectives.
A sponsor for the CSR award is being sought.
Workshop: a workshop is planned for 11 July 2013 in
Geneva on Prevention Systems and Predictive Metrics for
Catastrophic Losses.
News from GenevaHealth & Safety Statistics are DueThe deadline for statistics submission is 8 March 2013.
Remember that submission by Regular Members is a
requirement of membership in the association. In 2011 the
Board of Directors determined that in future, Regular Members
whose company did not submit the Health & Safety statistics
would not be allowed to attend the convention.
Membership CertificatesIf you are the designated IPLOCA Key Representative
for your company and you have not yet received your
certificate please contact [email protected],
Accounting Manager. Certificates were mailed out
in January.
IPLOCA Yearbook The Yearbook has been distributed worldwide to the desks
and in the field of pipeline companies. Do not hesitate
to send us the addresses of the persons to whom you
wish us to send the IPLOCA Yearbook. Please send any
updates to [email protected] and be sure to
also send a copy to [email protected]. In this way
we will update our newsletter mailing lists and membership
database. Additional printed copies can be obtained on
request: www.iploca-yearbook.com
Mobile IPLOCA Yearbook?Pedemex, publishers of the IPLOCA
Yearbook, are planning to launch
a cross platform mobile version of
the Yearbook later this year. Basic
search for member information,
member contact data with
directional map and direct links
to member company websites
are a few of the planned
features. A beta version is likely
to be ready this summer and
will no doubt be a welcome
addition for those on
the move.
The Piazza Duomo is dominated by the 11th century St Andrew’s
Cathedral of Amalfi, Italy, some 47 kilometres southeast of Naples.
6 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
Training: A questionnaire has been developed to seek
feedback on the Safety DVD that was distributed at the
Istanbul Convention.
New TechnologiesNew Technologies Committee: The Fall Sessions of the
Novel Construction Initiative were held in London from
23-24 October 2012, with BP, Shell and Petrobras
represented at the meeting. The next meeting will be held
on Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 March in Rome.
Research: IPLOCA Research Collaboration with PRCI
continues co-funding on CNST-2-2 Lowering-in Stresses
and CNST-2-3 Route Selection Best Practice. PRCI is
managing the research. INGAA Foundation and IPLOCA are
represented, but PRCI is the major funding agency.
The draft minutes from the Istanbul Board Meeting were
reviewed and approved.
Treasurer’s ReportThe Treasurer’s Report presented the Forecast to Complete
2012, Convention Results and the Budget for 2013.
IPLOCA finances are strong, with funds set aside for
emergency situations such as unexpected cancellation of
the Convention, or dissolution of the Association. It was
noted that we expected to complete 2012 with a slight cost
overrun of CHF 8,828, as a result of the funding of research
and costs involved in the production of the Safety DVD.
The budget for 2013 showed costs and income both slightly
reduced and we are expecting some cost underrun in 2013.
The accounts and the budget for 2013 were approved by
the Board of Directors as stated.
MembershipMembership applications approved by the Board:
- Michels Corporation, U.S.A.
- JSW Steel (USA), Inc., U.S.A.
- Mathey Dearman, U.S.A.
- SCAIP Srl, Italy
Transfer of Membership:
Europipe GmbH, Germany to Berg Europipe U.S.A.
Name Changes:
- BS Coatings to AXSON Coatings, France
- Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd to Nippon Steel &
Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd, Japan
- Stopaq N.V. to Seal for Life Industries, the Netherlands
- Ghizzoni SpA to Ghizzoni S.p.A. in Amministrazione
Straordinaria, Italy
- Argus Pipeline Services to Stroytransgaz JSC, Russia
Resignations:
- JFE Engineering, Japan
- Logstor, Denmark
- Astec Underground, U.S.A.
- Borusan Makina, Turkey
- Berry Plastic Corrosion Protection Group, Belgium
- Petrofac, U.A.E.
Candidature for Honorary Member: The procedure for
consideration of candidature will be communicated to the
Board in Marrakech.
ConventionIstanbul Convention: Liz Spalding presented the results from
the Istanbul Convention Questionnaire which were generally
very positive. She also presented copies of the media coverage
by our Media Partners that resulted from the news release and
photographs sent immediately following the Convention.
Speakers for Washington DC 2013: Potential speakers for the
Washington DC Convention were discussed. It is expected
that a total of 6 or 7 speaking slots will be available.
2014 Convention: Juan Arzuaga made a presentation
regarding hotels that he and Caroline Green had visited in
Abu Dhabi and Dubai and the pros and cons of each. It was
recommended that the second week in October should be
the earliest date considered in that area, because of high
temperatures any earlier in the year.
Regional MeetingsThe following Regional Meetings are being planned for 2013:
London, U.K.: date TBD
Moscow, Russia: 3-4 June 2013 - Iosif Panchak
Cassis, France: 25 April 2013 - Bruno Maerten
Santiago, Chile: date TBD
Singapore or Malaysia: TBD
Wikipedia Visibility: Michael Rae noted that Novel
Construction now has a Wikipedia presence but asked that
a general page for the association be developed. He offered
to assist the Secretariat in improving our exposure.
Creation of a Committee to Investigate Engagement
of Owner/Operators: It was determined that IPLOCA
should consider trying to engage owner/operators in the
association, to facilitate mutual discussion and interaction.
Scholarship Fund: Doug Evans suggested IPLOCA investigate
the possibilities of a merit-based scholarship program for
family members of IPLOCA member company employees, with
the aim of keeping people in the industry and encouraging
new entrants into the pipeline construction business.
NUMBER 54 MARCH 2013 7
Member NewsWelcome Celebration Held at American Augers® FacilitiesThe Charles Machine Works, Inc. formally welcomed
American Augers’ employees into the CMW® family
of companies at a celebration held December 3, at the
West Salem, Ohio facilities. Rick Johnson, CMW’s Chief
Operating Officer, presented the opening remarks and
introduced Tiffany Sewell-Howard, CMW’s Chief Executive
Officer. It was announced that David Hammond, formerly
VP of Operations, would lead American Augers as General
Manager. CMW entered into a formal agreement with
Astec Industries Inc. to purchase American Augers and
certain Trencor® products for a cash purchase price of
USD 55 million.
McDermott & Allseas Team is Awarded Front-End Engineering Contract for Offshore Gas Pipeline and Subsea Infrastructure Project in Mozambique McDermott International, Inc. has announced that one of
its subsidiaries has teamed up with industry leader Allseas
to provide a robust project execution strategy for the
front-end engineering and design (“FEED”) of a subsea
natural gas pipeline system and subsea infrastructure
installation project for US independent Anadarko
Petroleum offshore Mozambique. The successful pair was
awarded a FEED contract by Anadarko in January 2013 for
its premier “Area 1” offshore field in the Rovuma basin.
Considered an essential milestone for Mozambique’s
energy infrastructure development, the project is expected
to transport natural gas from the Prosperidade offshore
development to a new greenfield liquefied natural gas
(“LNG”) facility.
Bechtel Awarded FEED Contract for New LNG Project in MozambiqueBechtel has been selected by Anadarko Moçambique Area
1, Limitada to perform a front end engineering and design
(FEED) for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in the
Republic of Mozambique. This is the first LNG project in
the country. The FEED is for the initial phase of the onshore
LNG facility that will be built in the Cabo Delgado province
in the northeast of the country. Bechtel will develop a
design for a multi-train liquefaction plant with a nominal
train capacity of five million metric tonnes per annum
(MMTPA) of LNG, and an overall LNG park plan that will
allow for future expansion of the facility to approximately
50 MMTPA. First commercial LNG sales from the facility
are planned for 2018.
Bilfinger Signs Agreement to Acquire American Water Technology Specialists Johnson ScreensEngineering and services group Bilfinger has signed an
agreement to acquire American water technology specialists
Johnson Screens. The company, which is based in New
Brighton, Minnesota, was founded in 1904 and generates an
annual output volume of about EURO 160 million with 1,200
employees and achieves attractive margins. The acquisition
allows Bilfinger to not only double its output volume in the
water and wastewater sector to over EURO 300 million, but
also to further increase the strong profitability in this sector.
At eleven locations around the world, Johnson Screens
produces mechanical components for the separation of
solids from liquids and gases and provides associated
services. The products are used for drinking water
extraction, in the oil and gas industry and in other industrial
sectors for wastewater treatment and resource reclamation.
The company’s most important markets are North America,
Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The two parties have
agreed not to disclose details of the purchase price. The
acquisition is subject to approval from the relevant antitrust
authorities. The management of Johnson Screens welcomes
the acquisition and will remain with the company.
Herrenknecht Opens Service Branch in Abu DhabiHerrenknecht AG responds to the high demand for
micromachines and comprehensive services in the Gulf
region by opening a full-service branch in Abu Dhabi in
November 2012. The new company, Herrenknecht Tunnelling
Systems LLC, offers top level machine overhauls, field
service and supply of spare parts. Herrenknecht Tunnelling
Systems LLC will mainly focus on overhaul micromachines
in the Abu Dhabi workshops. In addition, Herrenknecht
experts will provide for spare parts supply and service
on the jobsites. The Business Unit Utility Tunneling at
Herrenknecht offers machines for tunnel, shaft and pipeline
construction in the areas of water, sewage, electricity, oil
and gas. In addition, the Herrenknecht Group founded the
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company Commodore Cement Industries LLC (CCI) together
with Commodore Contracting Company of Abu Dhabi. This
means that Herrenknecht holds a participation in a concrete
component factory specialized in lining segments and
pipe segments for tunnel projects, which was built in Abu
Dhabi’s Al-Mafraq industrial zone in 2010.
Leighton–Boskalis Consortium Awarded Shell Bukom Single Point Mooring Pipeline Replacement Project
(Left to right) Tony Harvey, General Manager, BU4; Boyd Merrett,
Chief Executive Office, Leighton Offshore; Lee Tzu Yang, Chairman,
Shell Companies Singapore, Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd; Neil
Haworth, Regional Manager ASIA, Boskalis International B.V.
Leighton Offshore in consortium with Boskalis Offshore has
been awarded a Transportation, Installation and Dredging
contract by Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd to replace part
of the Single Point Mooring (SPM) 48” Subsea pipeline.
The project is located near Bukom Island, Singapore and is
part of Shell’s planned maintenance. Work will commence
immediately on engineering, planning and procurement.
The project scope includes cleaning of the existing SPM
Buoy, PLEM, Hoses and pipeline; transportation and
removal; dredging; and installation. The project will be
delivered while adhering to stringent safety standards and
environmental considerations.
PLM Board Names New PresidentThe Board of Directors of PipeLine
Machinery International (PLM) approved
the appointment of Tony Fernandez
as the President of PLM effective
January 1, 2013. Brad Tucker will remain
Chairman of the Board for PLM. The
Board offer their sincere congratulations to Fernandez and is
looking forward to his continued leadership in this successful
organization. Fernandez was instrumental in the early
discussions that resulted in a four-dealer partnership to form
PLM, the first Cat® dealer to focus on a particular industry on
a global basis. His pipeline experience was built during his
seventeen year history with Cat dealer (and PLM partner) Ring
Power Corporation as International Accounts Manager and
Pipeline Division Manager. Fernandez began his PLM career
at its inception in 2005 as Vice President Americas and in this
role took responsibility for all sales and equipment. He was
promoted to Executive Vice President and General Manager
in December 2010 where he continued to expand his role,
leading PLM towards increased international growth.
PLM Opens the Doors to New Parts FacilityPipeLine Machinery International President Tony Fernandez
along with PLM employees celebrated the opening of the new
Parts Facility located at PLM headquarters in Cypress, Texas.
The new building is just under 12,000 sq. ft and is located in the
open area between the service facility, which opened in 2011,
and the main headquarters office building that opened in 2012.
SNC-Lavalin Announces Changes to Senior Executive TeamEffective January 21, 2013, Neil Bruce, formerly Executive
Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of AMEC, will
assume the newly created role of President, Resources &
Environment, and will become a member of the Office of the
President. This newly formed group will include the Company’s
global business in hydrocarbons and chemicals (H&C), mining
and metallurgy (M&M), environment, and water. Resources
& Environment will be the largest and most diverse business
unit in the Company with activities in most of the 100 countries
where SNC-Lavalin is present. Mr. Bruce’s role will be to
oversee a global growth strategy for these sectors and will be
based in London, UK. Dale Clarke, Executive Vice-President
M&M and Ric Sorbo, Acting Executive Vice-President H&C,
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will report to Mr. Bruce. SNC-Lavalin has also created a Global
Operations group. Christian Jacqui, formerly Executive Vice-
President, Europe, has been assigned a new role as Executive
Vice-President, Global Operations. This role will oversee the
globalization of the Company’s operations to complement
the existing global operating structure by sector of activity.
This position will be based in London, UK. Michael Novak will
assume new responsibilities as Executive Vice-President for
Global Government, Aboriginal and Economic Affairs, based
in Montreal. This role recognizes the importance of these
subjects to our clients and the Company in successful project
delivery. This position is based in Montreal. Patrick Lamarre
has resigned as Executive Vice-President, Global Power,
effective immediately and will be replaced on an interim
basis by Scott Thon, the current president of the company’s
wholly-owned regulated subsidiary, AltaLink. Mr. Lamarre
has agreed to remain available until June 1, 2013, to ensure a
smooth transition. For regulatory reasons, the Transmission
& Distribution (T&D) division will report directly to Robert
Card, President, as long as Mr. Thon is the interim head of
Power. Since March 2012, the Company has initiated and
enacted various plans to restructure and reinforce areas such
as governance, ethics, compliance and operational excellence
while maintaining a strong and stable base from which
SNC-Lavalin can continue to serve its roster of top caliber
international clients.
Technip Awarded Offshore Contract for Martin Linge Project in NorwayTechnip, leader in a consortium with Samsung Heavy
Industries (SHI), was awarded by Total E&P Norge, a
contract for the Martin Linge development project located
approximately 180 kilometers west of Bergen, Norway,
in a water depth of 115 meters. The total contract is worth
approximately USD 1.25 billion, with a Technip share of
around USD 780 million. This contract covers the engineering,
procurement, fabrication, transportation, hook-up and
commissioning of the topsides of a fixed production platform.
The topsides will compose of utility, process and flare
modules, as well as a living quarter with 95 single-bed cabins.
The topsides, with an estimated operating weight of 25,000
tons, will be installed on an eight legged jacket. Technip’s
operating center in Paris, France will execute the contract, with
the support of the Chennai, India and Oslo, Norway centers.
SHI will be in charge of the construction of the process, utility
and flare modules and transportation from South Korea. The
living quarters will be fabricated in Europe. The topsides are
scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2016. The Martin
Linge development will consist on a production fixed platform,
a floating storage offloading vessel, 50MW AC electric power
from shore through a 160-kilometer subsea cable, a 24’’ gas
export pipeline and an offshore control center in Stavanger.
Technip Awarded FEED Contract by the Mosaic Company for Proposed New Ammonia Plant in LouisianaTechnip was awarded by The Mosaic Company (NYSE:
MOS) the front-end engineering and design (FEED)
contract, as well as preparation of the corresponding
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) proposal,
for a new ammonia plant under consideration by the global
crop nutrient company. Mosaic’s preference is to locate the
proposed plant adjacent to the company’s existing Faustina
fertilizer manufacturing operations in St. James Parish,
Louisiana. It would have a capacity of 2,200 metric tons
per day. Mosaic is the world’s largest producer of finished
phosphate products, with annual production capacity
greater than the next two largest producers combined.
The company’s plan is to backward integrate more fully
into ammonia production by expanding its present
capacity at Faustina. Ammonia is an essential ingredient
in the manufacture of phosphate-based crop nutrients.
Technip’s operating center in Houston, Texas will execute
the FEED contract in collaboration with its engineering
center in Rome, Italy. The development of the FEED and
corresponding EPC proposal began in November 2012; both
are targeted for completion by mid-2013.
Workshop Preventing Catastrophic LossesThursday, 11 JulyIPLOCA’s HSE Committee has scheduled a workshop
in Geneva, Switzerland, for Thursday, 11 July 2013, to
tackle the topic of how to prevent catastrophic losses.
The conventional wisdom that “recordables” are a sound
predictor of fatalities is really coming under assault
across the occupational safety and risk management
professions. We now have to re-wire how we approach
high consequence/low probability events (for example,
fatalities) versus low consequence/high probability safety
events (e.g. Total Recordable Injury Frequencies).
The committee’s goal is to engage the IPLOCA
membership in these discussions, invite speakers to
address the topic and provide thought leadership in
this area. The agenda is being developed, but will likely
include discussions on “Debunking the Injury Pyramid”
and “Preventive Systems & Predictive Metrics for
Catastrophic Losses” More information will be available
soon at www.iploca.com.
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Membership CentreWe welcome the following new Regular and Associate
Members to IPLOCA. The information below is also posted
at www.iploca.com under the Membership Centre.
New Regular Member
Michels Corporation is a diverse utility contractor and an
industry leader in pipeline construction and horizontal
directional drilling. Founded in 1959 as a gas pipeline
contractor, Michels specialises in building mainline cross-
country pipelines for oil and gas transmission systems, as
well as fabricating and constructing meter stations and
compressor stations, hydrostatic testing, and pipeline
rehabilitation, maintenance and repair. Michels is regarded as
one of the premier HDD contractors in the world, specializing
in drills ranging in diameter from 2 inches to 60 inches, and
up to 15,700 feet in length through any subsurface condition.
Michels Corporation
817 West Main Street, PO Box 128, U.S.A.
T +1 920 583 3132 F +1 920 583 3429
E [email protected] I www.michels.us
New Associate Members
JSW Steel (USA), Inc. produces both steel plate as well as
large diameter straight seam DSAW pipe. Their plate
products range in gauge from .3125° to 6.000° thick,
depending on steel grade and vary in width from 72° to
144°. Standard Lengths are 240° and 480°, however lengths
can be in excess of 600, based on customer needs. This is a
discrete plate mill which means that it is really capable of
providing any custom combination of width, thickness or
length that can be advantageous to the customer in terms
of maximizing part yields, optimizing construction
techniques, minimizing terms, etc. It is one of the widest
mills in North America. Grades produced include basic
construction grades, pressure vessel grades, API X-grades
for pipe products, API 2H for offshore applications,
weathering steel, etc. The LSAW Pipe Mill is capable of
manufacturing pipe in diameters from 24° to 48°, grades up
to API X-80 and length of 40 or 80 feet. Products are also
provided for structural and piling applicators. In either case
wall thicknesses are available from .375° to 1.250°. The mills
carry the necessary certifications, including ISO 9001-2008,
ABS, API-5L and 28, API 2H, Lloyds, EC (PED), depending on
the product, either plate or pipe.
JSW Steel, Inc (USA)
5200 East McKinney Road, Baytown, TX 77346, U.S.A.
T +1 281 383 5100 F +1 281 383 1803
E [email protected] I www.jswsteel.us
Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mathey Dearman has
been manufacturing pipe cutting, beveling and clamping
equipment for more than 70 years. The company prides
itself on being a leading authority on preparing pipe to be
joined together by welding. It has a strong distribution
network, made up of some of the most successful and
well-known distributors of welding, pipefitting, and
industrial equipment around the world. Its products are
used daily in the construction of oil and gas pipelines,
power plants, ships, refineries, LNG terminals,
petrochemical plants, bridges, and many more projects;
in short, wherever pipe is being installed.
Mathey Dearman, Inc
4344 S. Maybelle Ave., Tulsa, OK 74107, U.S.A.
T +1 918 447 1288 F +1 918 447 0188
E [email protected] I www.mathey.com
SCAIP was formed in the late 1950s when founder Franco
Grassi opened a small workshop. In the next few years this
evolved considerably thanks to some strategic
collaboration with pipeline market leaders. The company’s
experience in the field eventually resulted in the
engineering and manufacture of a completely new range of
specialized pipeline products under the SUPERIOR and
SCAIP brands. In recent years the company has made
significant investments in the expansion and the
modernization of the production facility, which now covers
an area of 17,600 sqm (of which 5,000 is indoors). The
company has a high-tech engineering department, a
specialized research and development area, a very
advanced assembly department, a quality control
department and a very large and efficient warehouse.
SCAIP S.r.l.
Via Roma, 18, 43216 S. Pancrazio (Parma), ITALY
T +39 521 671 288 F +39 521 670 717
E [email protected] I www.scaip-srl.it
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Health, Safety & the Environment Health & Safety Statistics Required from all Regular Members
As 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.
Please note that Main Construction and EPC Contractors
and EPCM Contractors should report all incidents, including
those related to their subcontractors. In case of integrated
JVs, the Technical Leader should report the totality of the
JV incidents. The accidents, incidents and near misses
taken into account are those that happen within the jobsite
perimeter, or when travelling from camp to jobsite or
during any other transportation. Travel accidents, incidents
and near misses from home or from any other private
location to the worksite must be included.
If you already have ISO, OHSAS or any other accreditations,
please advise us when you submit your return. Your return
is a confidential document and is not shown or passed to
any third party, other than the HSE Committee working
within the IPLOCA Office.
Environmental Statistics Strongly Encouraged
IPLOCA has recently established an Environmental
Statistics Return Form. Last year the return response rate
was 63 percent and this year we wish to improve upon this,
so please ensure we receive your fully completed form as
soon as possible.
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 so that the entire membership can
benefit from the aggregated 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.
Please note that reporting by main construction and EPC
contractors follows the requirements above for Health &
Safety statistics. Submissions will be used to determine
IPLOCA’s environmental aggregate statistics related to
onshore and offshore construction.
Health & Safety Statistics Return If you have not already done so, please be sure to
complete and submit your 2012 Health & Safety
Statistics Return as soon as possible.
The form, along with guidelines to help you complete
it, are available at www.iploca.com. Submission of the
Health & Safety Statistics Return is a prerequisite to a
Regular Member company being accepted to attend
the Convention.
Submission of environmental statistics is also very
strongly encouraged.
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New Technologies Spring Plenary SessionNovel Construction Initiative and Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success
The next plenary session is coming up and will be held in
Rome on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 March 2013. Objectives
to be discussed are the preparation of new content, the
promotion of New Technologies and the proposed research
projects for the tripartite group (PRCI, EPRG and APIA).
We welcome and encourage all participation in this
collaborative industry initiative as we prepare additional
content. The agenda for the meeting is posted at
www.iploca.com.
A total of approximately 290 pages of new content are
expected to be delivered this year.
- Earthworks & Crossings: approx. 100 pages
- Coatings: approx. 30-50 pages
- Welding and NDT: approx. 60 pages
- New Trends and Innovation: approx. 50 pages
- Logistics: approx. 30 pages
- Environment: 50 pages
Participants in the Novel Construction October Plenary Session
(London) took a tour of Cranfield University’s Welding Engineering
and Laser Processing Centre (WELP)
The current working groups are as follows:
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
Sean Haberer (Shawcor), [email protected]
Environment
Sue Sljivic (RSK), [email protected]
Logistics
Bruno Pomaré, [email protected]
If you have any questions about participation, please
contact [email protected].
Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success Second Edition
The Second Edition is now publicly available, without a
password, in two formats: To access/view the wiki version:
go to http://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/yk2tA and
http://goo.gl/WuPLV
ContentsIPLOCA Objectives - Executive Summary - Preface
1. Introduction
2. Development Phases of a Pipeline Project
3. The Baseline of a Construction Contract
4. Dealing with Risks in Pipeline Projects
5. Planning and Design
6. Earthworks
7. Crossings
8. Logistics
9. Welding (section to be developed)
10. Non-Destructive Tests (NDT)
11. Pipeline Protection Systems
12. Pipelines & the Environment (section to be developed)
13. New Trends and Innovation
Bibliography - Glossary
Novel Construction Plenary Session Coming Up The next plenary session is coming up and will be held
in Rome on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 March 2013:
Hilton Rome Airport Hotel
Via Arturo Ferrarin 2, Fiumicino, 00054 Rome, ITALY
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IPLOCA’s Special Thanks to DodsalSome of our readers may remember the first Dodsal
Welcome Party that was held in 2001, at the Salzburg
Convention. Now, after 12 exceptional events, Dodsal
have decided to step back and IPLOCA will offer another
company the opportunity to sponsor.
We are extremely grateful to all at Dodsal who have
contributed their time, expertise and extremely generous
sponsorship funding over so many years and repeatedly
made the first evening of convention week such a
memorable one for our attendees.
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Washington DC Convention UpdateThe Washington DC Convention – IPLOCA’s 47th – will take
place from Monday 23 to Friday 27 September 2013 at the
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC.
Registration brochures will be mailed out in April, and we
expect to open online registration on 1 May. The size of
the event will be limited, so if you plan to join us, please
register early.
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IPLOCA Awards Washington DC, 2013In preparation for the upcoming awards which will be
presented at September’s Washington DC Convention,
please note that details on the following awards will be
distributed in early April.
With this in mind, please begin now to consider which
of your company’s projects and initiatives might qualify
for an award. Submission forms, guidelines and further
information will be posted at www.iploca.com shortly. Any
questions may be addressed to [email protected]. Submission deadlinesIPLOCA New Technologies Award, sponsored by BP
17 May 2013
IPLOCA Health & Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron
24 May 2013
IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility Award
31 May 2013
In the HeadlinesOil Market Tightened in December, IEA Monthly Report Says Chinese demand increased while Saudi output eased, January Oil Market Report FindsThe global oil market tightened in December as Chinese
demand increased and Saudi output declined from 30-year
highs, according to the International Energy Agency’s
Oil Market Report for January. The report warned against
making hasty interpretations about the shifts in Saudi
production and Chinese demand. It noted that the dip in
Saudi supply seems driven less by price considerations
than by the weather. “A dip in [Saudi] air conditioning
demand – as well as reduced demand from refineries
undergoing seasonal maintenance – likely goes a long
way toward explaining reduced output,” the report said.
“Nothing for the global markets to worry about.” The report
also cautioned that although manufacturing has picked
up in recent months in China, elevated debt levels and
economic uncertainties could lead to swings in Chinese
demand, in both directions, throughout 2013. Amid the
shifts in Saudi production and Chinese demand, crude
prices built on their late-2012 gains to hit three-month
highs at the start of this year. While the Oil Market Report
noted that the rally looked overdone, it said that higher oil
prices are underpinned by the reduced risk of a recession
in the United States.
www.iea.org, 21 January 2013
Russia to Build Pipeline with CroatiaGazprom and Croatia’s Plinacro have agreed to build a
natural gas pipeline to ship Gazprom gas to European
markets. Gazprom and Plinacro signed an agreement in the
Croatian capital Zagreb to build a USD 79.9 million, 62 mile
long extension to Gazprom’s South Stream gas pipeline.
Both Gazprom and Plinacro are state-owned companies.The
project provides for creating a joint venture to contribute to
the construction of South Stream’s extension for delivering
Russian natural gas to Croatia by 2016. The pipeline’s annual
capacity is for 2.7 billion cubic meters of gas, Golos Rossii
news agency reported. As part of the agreement Gazprom
will also construct a power plant in Croatia to maintain its
domestic market for the fuel. The pipeline is tentatively
scheduled to come online by December 2016.
www.upi.com, 16 January 2013
Belgium Plans Artificial Island to Store Wind PowerBelgium is planning to build a doughnut-shaped island in
the North Sea that will store wind energy by pumping water
out of a hollow in the middle, as it looks for ways to lessen
its reliance on nuclear power. One of the biggest problems
with electricity is that it is difficult to store and the issue is
exaggerated in the case of renewable energy from wind or
sun because it is intermittent depending on the weather.
Excess energy would be used to pump water out of the
centre of the island, and then the water would be let back in
through turbines when demand outpaces supply.
Reuters.com, 17 January 2013
TransCanada Plans $5.1 Billion Pipeline to LNG TerminalTransCanada Corp., builder of the Keystone XL oil
pipeline, was selected to construct and operate a CAD 5
billion (USD 5.1 billion) natural-gas conduit to Petroliam
Nasional Bhd’s planned export terminal in British
Columbia. The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project
has a proposed initial capacity of 2 billion cubic feet a
day from the Montney region to the planned liquefied
natural gas terminal in Port Edward, British Columbia,
TransCanada said today in a statement. The pipeline
may begin operation in 2018, subject to government and
corporate approvals. Progress Energy Canada, purchased
by Petronas last month for CAD 5.2 billion, selected
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Calgary-based TransCanada to build the Prince Rupert
pipeline, which will be capable of expansion to 3.6 billion
cubic feet a day, according to the statement. The project
is TransCanada’s second proposed pipeline to an LNG
export terminal on the West Coast, following its previously
announced Coastal GasLink pipeline.
Bloomberg.com, 9 January 2013
Chevron Announces Two Discoveries Offshore Western AustraliaChevron Corporation has announced further drilling
success by its Australian subsidiary in the Exmouth
Plateau area of the Carnarvon Basin, a premier
hydrocarbon basin. The Pinhoe-1 exploration discovery
well encountered approximately 197 feet (60 meters)
of net gas pay in the Barrow and Mungaroo Sands.
Pinhoe-1 is located in the WA-383-P permit area, located
approximately 124 miles (200 kilometers) north of
Exmouth off the Western Australia coast. The well was
drilled in 3,048 feet (929 meters) of water to a total depth
of 13,396 feet (4,083 meters). The Arnhem-1 exploration
discovery well confirmed approximately 149 feet (45.5
meters) of net gas pay in the upper Mungaroo Sands.
Arnhem-1 is in the WA-364-P permit area, located
approximately 180 miles (290 kilometres) north of
Exmouth off the Western Australia coast. The well was
drilled in 3,963 feet (1,208 meters) of water to a total depth
of 9,557 feet (2,913 meters). Chevron has now announced
a total of 19 discoveries in Australia since mid-2009.
www.chevron.com, 27 December 2012
Norway Unveils USD 10 bln Arctic Gas ProjectsNorway’s energy industry shifted its focus further north
as oil and gas companies announced over USD 10 billion
worth of projects in the Arctic to extract and transport
offshore natural gas. Statoil unveiled plans to develop
its 47 billion cubic metre Aasta Hansteen gas field in the
Norwegian Sea for USD 5.7 billion, and a consortium of
10 firms agreed to spend a further USD 4.5 billion to build
the 480 kilometre Polarled pipeline to bring the gas to
an onshore processing plant. The investments are likely
to lead to further investment in the Arctic and have set
the stage for this summer’s licensing round, in which
Norway plans to sell 86 blocks, mostly in offshore Arctic
areas. Polarled, Norway’s biggest offshore gas pipeline
since Langeled started to deliver Norwegian gas to
Britain in 2007, will be finished by late 2016 and will also
collect gas from several smaller fields, including Royal
Dutch Shell’s Linnorm and RWE’s Zidane. It will bring
gas to the Shell-operated Nyhamna processing plant on
Norway’s western coast for export primarily to Britain,
while possible tie-ins to other pipelines could open other
export routes.
Reuters.com, 8 January 2013
Agreement on TAP Gas Pipeline to be Signed in FebruaryGreece, Italy and Albania will sign an intergovernmental
agreement on the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline
(TAP) on 13 February in Athens.This was announced
by Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos after
a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar
Mammadyarov on the sidelines of the Munich Security
Conference. It is planned to transport Azerbaijani gas to
Western Europe via TAP. The estimated capacity of the
pipeline will be from 10 to 20bn cubic meters a year. The
negotiations on the details of the agreement between
Greece, Italy and Albania are still pending, the Athens News
Agency reported, citing the Greek Foreign Ministry.
www.news.az, 4 February 2013
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PENNWELL PETROLEUM GROUPOffshore Magazine
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Mark PetersVice-President/Group PublisherE [email protected]
Upcoming ConferencesSubsea Tieback
5-7 March 2013 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
www.subseatiebackforum.com
DCA Convention
5-11 March 2013 - Miami Beach, FL, U.S.A.
www.dcaweb.org
Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) Dinner
12 March 2013 - London, U.K.
www.pipeguild.com
Pipeline Technology Conference
18-20 March 2013 - Hannover, Germany
www.pipeline-conference.com
IPLOCA Novel Construction Initiative Spring Session
21-22 March 2013 - Rome, Italy
www.iploca.com
Pipeline Opportunities Conference
26 March 2013 - Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
http://pipelineopportunities.com
Hannover Messe
8-12 April 2013 - Hannover, Germany
www.hannovermesse.de
LNG17
16-19 April 2013 - Houston, TX, U.S.A.
www.lng17.org
ISA Calgary Show
17-18 April 2013 - Calgary, AB, Canada
http://isacalgary.com
Pipeline Transport 2013: Inspection, Maintenance
and Reconstruction
19 April 2013 - Moscow, Russian Federation
www.rpi-conferences.com
Interpipe2013
23-25 April 2013 - Langfang City, China
www.chinaexhibition.com
IPLOCA French Regional Meeting
25 April 2013 - Marseilles, France
www.iploca.com
19th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research
29 April - 3 May 2013 - Sydney, Australia
OTC 2013 Offshore Technology Conference
6-9 May 2013 - Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
www.otcnet.org/2013
PLCAC 59th Annual Convention
12-16 May 2013 - Montréal, Canada
www.pipeline.ca
Offshore Upstream Development in Russia and CIS
24 May 2013 - Moscow, Russian Federation
www.rpi-conferences.com
CityPipe 2013
28-31 May 2013 - Moscow, Russian Federation
www.citypipe.ru
WasteTech
28-31 May 2013 - Moscow, Russian Federation
http://2013.sibico.com
IPLOCA Russian Regional Meeting
3-4 June 2013 - Moscow, Russian Federation
www.iploca.com
IPLOCA Workshop: Preventing Catastrophic Losses
11 July 2013 - Geneva, Switzerland
www.iploca.com
Tulsa Pipeline Expo
26-28 August 2013 - Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
www.tulsapipelineexpo.com/home
Offshore Europe 2013
3-6 September 2013 - Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.
www.offshore-europe.co.uk
47th IPLOCA Annual Convention
23-27 September 2013
Washington DC, U.S.A.
www.iploca.com
APIA Convention
12-15 October 2013 - Brisbane, Australia
www.apia.net.au/events/2013-convention-adelaide
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OfficersDoug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), President; Director, America
North; Chairman of the New Technologies Committee
Najib Khoury (CCC), 1st Vice President; Director, Middle East
& Africa
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher), Treasurer; Director, Europe Central
Osman Birgili (Tekfen), Immediate Past President; Director, Europe
Eastern
DirectorsIosif Panchak (Stroygazmontazh), Director, Europe Eastern
Kaan Dogan (Attila Dogan), Director, Europe Eastern
Jan Koop (Bohlen & Doyen), Director, Europe Central
Bruno Maerten (GEOCEAN), Director, Europe Mediterranean,
Chairman of the HSE Committee
Leonardo Gravina (Sicim S.p.A.), Director, Europe Mediterranean
Andy Ball (Land & Marine), Director, Europe North-West
Adam Wynne Hughes (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director, Europe
North-West
Scott Summers (ARB), Director, America North
Jésus Garcia-Pons (Arendal), Director, Latin America
Raúl Vilugrón (Montec), Director, Latin America
Ibrahim Zakhem (Zakhem), Director, Middle East & Africa
Andy Lukas (A.J. Lucas), Director, East & Far East
Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission), Director,
East & Far East
Greg Miller (Pipeline Inspection), Director, Associate Members
Michael Rae (Argus Limited), Director, Associate Members
Pierluigi Zanin (Goriziane Group S.p.A.), Director, Associate Members
Directors at LargeJerrit Coward (Willbros Group, Inc)
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Wilhelm Maats (Maats Pipeline Equipment)
Karl Trauner (HABAU), Chairman of the Training Committee
Jean-Claude Van de Wiele (Spiecapag)
Executive SecretaryJuan Arzuaga
Left to right, front row: Najib Khoury, Doug Evans, Osman Birgili, Harald Dresp, Juan Arzuaga (IPLOCA Executive Secretary).
Second row: Raúl Vilugrón, Greg Miller. Third row: Iosif Panchak, Karl Trauner, Kaan Dogan, Leonardo Gravina. Fourth row: Jésus Garcia
Pons, Jan Koop, Bruno Maerten, Ibrahim Zakhem, Marco Jannuzzi, Jean-Claude Van de Wiele. Fifth row: Adam Wynne Hughes,
Andy Ball, Pierluigi Zanin, Jerrit Coward. Sixth row: Michael Rae, Sandip Sharma, Scott Summers, Wilhelm Maats. Inset: Andy Lukas
IPLOCA Board of Directors 2012-2013
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