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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2010

Venice page 14 Convention update

CONTENTS: Letter from the President page 4 News from Geneva page 5 Member News page 11 Regional Meetings page 13 WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS

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The Group

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

Contents Letter from the President

4

News from Geneva

5

Board Meeting Update

5

Health & Safety Committee

6

IPLOCA Health & Safety Award

7

Training Committee

7

New Technologies Committee

8

IPLOCA Environmental Award

8

Membership Centre

9

Proposed Changes to IPLOCA By-Laws

10

Member News

11

Regional Meetings

13

Venice Convention Update

14

In the Headlines

16

Upcoming Conferences

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IPLOCA Secretariat

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Letter from the President We are fast approaching the highlight of IPLOCA’s year, our annual convention, to be held this year in Venice. I hope that those of you who wished to attend did indeed sign up early enough to secure your place – we were sold out by the beginning of August, due both to the consistent quality of the event year after year and, undoubtedly, to the popularity of Venice as a location.

The convention is a great opportunity to meet face to face with peers, competitors and suppliers and to do so in a relaxed and social environment.

We have engaged some excellent speakers for the Open General Meetings which, along with the Annual General Meeting, will take place just a short boat ride from the hotel at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on Thursday and Friday.

At the end of May we held a Board Meeting in St. Petersburg, kindly sponsored in part by our directors Vladilen Ermolin (PTPS) and Michael Rae (Argus Ltd). More details regarding the outcomes from this meeting are on page 5 and 6 of this newsletter. We also held Regional Meetings in Paris, Rio de Janeiro and in Moscow.

Following the call for submissions for the IPLOCA Health & Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron and the IPLOCA Environmental Award sponsored by Shell, we received multiple high quality submissions. More information on the awards is on page 7 and 8.

It has been a busy and fulfilling year and an honour and a privilege to serve as your President. On behalf of the 2009-2010 Board of Directors I thank you all for your support and involvement in IPLOCA and look forward to seeing you in Venice.

Adam Wynne Hughes

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News from Geneva Unwelcome Visitors at the Secretariat Arriving in the office at 8 am one Monday morning in late May, Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga was surprised to find a large hole low in the wall of our conference room.

Momentarily baffled, he quickly realised it was a man-sized hole, perfectly sized, relatively neat – and deliberately and carefully cut.

Sadly, we weren’t the only office in the building that was burgled that weekend. Tenants on the 1st and 4th floors of the Geneva Airpark also received some unexpected visitors who gained access in the same way, via the neighbouring –

thieves were looking for money, as the police assumed,

as yet unoccupied – offices on their floors.

they must have been quite disappointed.

A similar incident occurred in another building under

In more positive news, at the Secretariat the final

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

Convention details are now almost completed and we

electronic equipment was left untouched, including a new

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

projector. Locked cupboards were forced, but there was

preparing to pack the inevitable trunks for shipment of

little damage done and apparently nothing missing. If the

materials to Venice and brushing up our Italian skills.

The Board of Directors has directed the Secretariat to contact those companies which did not submit their Health & Safety Statistics. Regional Directors will be asked for their support as appropriate.

-- HSE content on the website is being reviewed and additional information will be added.

-- An article on the aggregate statistics was published in the June issue of the IPLOCA Newsletter.

-- Minor adjustments were made to the Shell-sponsored Environmental Award and the Chevron-sponsored Health & Safety Award Balanced Score Cards.

-- A successful communications seminar for Project Managers was held at Schiphol Airport during March.

St. Petersburg May Board Meeting Update The 2009-2010 IPLOCA Board of Directors met in May in St. Petersburg, Russia, with 16 board members in attendance. Our thanks to Michael Rae of Argus Ltd and Vladilen Ermolin of PTPS for their generous support of the meeting and for their language help provided as needed!

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

A newsletter article was published regarding the seminar and plans are in place to offer a slightly modified version of the seminar again in October or November.

-- Caterpillar is prepared to make its training available to IPLOCA members. Typical topics are safety, machine application and earthmoving fundamentals and also some certifications.

-- Training for Sideboom and Bending Machine operators

by Liebherr (Maats) is also being discussed.

-- Juan Arzuaga explained that Adam Wynne Hughes and he had held a meeting with BP in which they communicated the make-up and goals of the groups from the Novel Construction Initiative. Petrobras

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for possible IPLOCA participation.

-- The IPLOCA accounts had been audited and approved for 2009.

-- The Bylaws are being reviewed and amended for presentation to the Regular Members at the AGM in Venice.

-- The Board noted the increase in new memberships and thanked the Secretariat for its efforts.

-- Plans for the Venice Convention are proceeding smoothly, with excellent sponsorship commitments to date. The event is proving to be very popular.

-- Convention speakers were reviewed and approved.

A successful Regional Meeting was held on 17 March 2010 in Paris. A full report of the meeting is available explained why they are very committed to the initiative

at the IPLOCA website. Forty-seven people from 26

moving forward. ENI and TransCanada had also

companies attended.

confirmed their participation.

-- Feedback received on Onshore Pipelines: The Road

-- The Rio de Janeiro meeting scheduled for 6 April had to be cancelled at very short notice because of

to Success was discussed and work items were

severe flooding in the region. The meeting would be

redefined. A group work update will be provided

rescheduled for 5, 6 or 7 July.

in Venice.

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

-- It was reported that feedback had been given by the

during the Offshore Technology Conference.

Novel Construction participants to the questionnaire

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

from EPRG (the European Pipeline Research Group).

-- It was anticipated that no additional Regional Meetings

Research topics proposed by EPRG need to be evaluated

HSE Committee Health & Safety Statistics Response to the call for annual

would be held during 2010.

Adam Wynne Hughes (Chairman of the Committee) Land & Marine Project Engineering Ltd Managing Director Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA Executive Secretary Martin Coleman, SPIECAPAG Corporate Environmental Manager

Health & Safety Statistics resulted in submissions from all

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but 10 Regular Member companies who have been sent

Total Quality and HSE Management Representative

several reminder letters. This is a significant improvement

Paul Conway, C.A.T. Group

over previous years, but we are still looking for

Q.H.S.E. Manager

100% compliance.

Amir Tajik, Max Streicher GmbH & Co KG aA

HSE Website Content Review

Senior Safety Engineer Frank Green, Pipeline Induction Heat

The committee indicated it wanted to further promote the

Health, Safety & Environmental Manager

use of Environmental Indicators and to add statistics on

John Truhe, Chevron Pipe Line Co.

severity and road accidents to the web site. The revised

Manager of Construction, Environmental &

Mission and Guidelines should be posted on the website

Technical Services

once available.

Brad MacLean, Willbros USA, Inc. VP, Health, Safety and Environment

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We extend our thanks to those listed below for their

Peter Watton, Technip Group

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

Senior Vice President, Health Safety & Environment

Members were also involved in various HSE discussions at

Knud Petersen, Shell Global Solutions International BV,

the Board of Directors level.

Global Manager Pipelines & Offshore Technology

THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

IPLOCA Health & Safety Award to be Presented in Venice Sponsored by Chevron, the IPLOCA Health & Safety Award will be presented at the Convention, and is scheduled for the 2nd Open General Meeting on Friday, 1st of October.

Many thanks to the following companies for their submissions in support of Health & Safety:

-- Ghizzoni SpA: Mind Your Safety: The Importance of Knowledge in Building a Culture of Prevention -- HABAU: Building Today for Tomorrow -- J. Ray McDermott: HSES Intranet -- Larsen & Toubro: Barmer-Salaya Pipeline Project -- Max Streicher: Focussing on Our Employees -- Nacap: Working in Partnership -- PLM CAT: Pipelayer System by Cranesmart -- SNC-Lavalin: HSE Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan: 3 Month Look Ahead Tool -- SPAC: SPAC Safety Management -- Willbros: A Values-Driven Safety Performance Model

-- A. Hak Beheer: Direct Pipe Method -- C.C.C.: Learn, Educate and Make a Difference Awareness Campaign – Pipeline Projects

Once the winner and the three runners-up are announced all applications submitted will be available on our website

-- Caterpillar: Safety.CAT.com

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

-- GDK: Anchoring System for Hydraulic Excavators

efforts toward helping protect the health and safety of our

-- GEOCEAN: Employees HSE Personnel Project

pipeline employees.

Training Committee Communication Skills

SEMINAR

Our first custom-designed training seminar for pipeline

Communication Skills in an Intercultural Technical Environment

project managers was held at the Sheraton Hotel at

in cooperation with SNR Schouten International B.V.

Schiphol Airport in March.

The seminar received such positive feedback from the 18 participants that plans are now in place for a second offering. Cross-cultural interpersonal communication can be extremely difficult, and nowhere more so than in the technical context of pipeline construction.

Thursday-Friday, 4-5 November 2010 Sheraton Airport Amsterdam Hotel More information and registration details are available from elizabeth.spalding@iploca.com.

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

based training. There are trainings for operators, with

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

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

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

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

In other cultures people have been programmed to

application and earthmoving fundamentals and also some

communicate differently – relying strongly on context and

certifications. Similarly, training on Liebherr machines

being much more indirect. Put cultures like this together

will be made available through Maats Pipeline to IPLOCA

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

members. Come to the informational meeting to find out

communication challenges.”

more about how these training modules can be customised

S&N International instructor, Sylla Pahladsingh

for your machine operators.

Caterpillar and Liebherr Training for Sideboom and Machine Operators

Site Visit Initiative

On Tuesday, 26 October, in Geneva – the day prior to

site visits to exchange information about construction

the next Novel Construction meeting – an informational

processes and new techniques being applied to improve

meeting on training for machine operators will explain the

productivity either in summer or winter work. The Training

modules that Caterpillar and Liebherr have available and

Committee is committed to organising these type of

are willing to offer to IPLOCA members. CAT University,

visits with the collaboration of IPLOCA members. More

based in Geneva, offers both classroom and e-learning

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

During the Regional Meetings a number of our members expressed interest in participating in pipeline construction

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New Technologies Committee Collaboration with EPRG

-- Pipe Facing, Lining Up & Welding (FLUW): Frédéric Burgy, Serimax; Bernard Quereillahc, Volvo -- External Corrosion Protection System (ECPS): Sean Haberer, Bredero Shaw; Vlad Popovici, Shawcor -- Pipeline Earthworks: Paul Andrews, Fluor; Bruno Pomaré, Spiecapag

Research topics proposed by EPRG earlier in the year have

-- Lowering and Laying:

been evaluated for possible IPLOCA participation and

-- Marco Jannuzzi, Caterpillar; Bernard Quereillahc, Volvo

co-funding. Discussions are ongoing.

New Technologies Committee 2009-2010

Novel Construction: The Road to Success

-- Bruno de La Roussière (Chairman), Entrepose Contracting

With the first edition of Onshore Pipelines: The Road to

-- Roberto Castelli, Bonatti S.p.A.

Success now completed and all hard copies exhausted, it

-- Doug Evans, Gulf Interstate Engineering Company

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

-- Marco Jannuzzi, Caterpillar

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

-- Osman Birgili, Tekfen Construction

Various ideas are being discussed about the next phase and a Second Edition of the book and we welcome your participation and feedback at a discussion session during the Venice Convention. Thanks to the New Technologies

New President

Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI)

Committee for their contributions to the First Edition and especially to the technical group leaders and their companies, for their excellent ongoing work on this initiative.

The Board of Directors of Pipeline

-- Consultant:

Research Council International,

Daniel Gasquet -- Planning & Design: Criss Shipman, GIE; Michael King, BP -- Control:

Inc., (PRCI), has selected Clifford M. Johnson to be its next president. To learn more about PRCI, visit www.prci.org.

Zuhair Haddad, CCC; Mike Gloven, PetroIT

IPLOCA Environmental Award to be Presented in Venice

-- Hölscher Wasserbau: Groundwater Preservation Using DSI Infiltration -- J. Ray McDermott: Commitment to Environmental Stewardship -- Larsen & Toubro: Barmer-Salaya Pipeline Project -- Ledcor: Environmental Success on the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline Project -- Maats: Green Pipeline Equipment -- Max Streicher: In Cooperation with Nature

The IPLOCA Environmental Award, sponsored by Shell, is presented every two years at the IPLOCA Convention,

-- McConnell Dowell: Western Pipeline Alliance: Western Corridor Recycled Water Project

and is scheduled for the Open General Meeting on

-- NACAP: Carbon Footprint of Pipeline Projects

Thursday, 30 September.

-- Nippon Steel Engineering: Impact Assessment

We are pleased to have received submissions from

-- NPCC: Enclosed Blasting and Painting Facility

the following companies:

-- Stopaq: Non-Aging Corrosion Prevention Solution

and Public Consultation

-- Techint: Solid Waste Management -- Caterpillar: Caterpillar’s Eco Operator Training -- Dodsal: Dodsal’s Fujairah Phase 2 Water Transmission System for Transco in UAE

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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER

Thanks to all the participants for their efforts toward helping the environment.

Membership Centre

Stroygazconsulting LLC,

regions of the Russian Federation.

Russian Federation

Stroygazmontazh is the leader of

Stroygazconsulting LLC

SGM Group - an amalgamation of

(SGC) is one of the largest industrial

enterprises that build facilities for

holdings in the Russian Federation.

the energy sector and manufacture

The company was founded in 1996

related equipment. SGM Group

Petrofac, UAE

and today comprises more than 30

includes Krasnodargazstroy, Volgogaz,

Established in

enterprises with more than 25,000

Lengazspetsstroy, Spetsgazremstroy,

Tyler, Texas, in 1981, today Petrofac

employees. SGC is involved in

Volgogradneftemash, and others.

is a leading international provider

pipeline construction, construction

of facilities solutions to the oil & gas

of field facilities and roads, industrial

Stroygazmontazh LLC

production and processing industry,

and civil buildings, manufacture of

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with a diverse customer portfolio

construction materials and equipment.

119415 Moscow

including many of the world’s

The company’s projects - successfully

Russian Federation

leading integrated, independent

completed or underway - include more

T +7 495 782 0606

and national oil & gas companies.

than 2400 km of trunk pipelines with

F +7 495 782 0606

Petrofac is quoted on the London

pipe diameter from 40 to 56 inches.

E info@ooosgm.ru

Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC) and is

In the building sector SGC has one

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a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

of the best fleet of vehicles (cars,

The group delivers services through

heavy machinery & equipment, and

U.S. Pipeline Inc, USA

seven business units: Engineering

welding equipment) which comprises

Since its inception,

& Construction, Engineering &

over 7,000 vehicles and mechanisms

USPL has constructed

Construction Ventures, Engineering

by world-famous manufacturers.

over 2,000 miles of

Services, Offshore Engineering

Stroygazconsulting LLC owns 12

pipelines in the United States and

& Operations, Training Services,

CRC-Evans and Serimax automatic

managed significant construction

Production Solutions and Energy

welding systems, and during the

activities throughout the world. The

Developments.Through these

construction of pipelines the company

company’s management team has

businesses Petrofac designs and

regularly uses state-of-the-art

more than 200 years of combined

builds oil & gas facilities; operates,

technologies, significantly raising

experience in energy and related

maintains and manages facilities

labour productivity and weld quality.

industries working on projects that

New Members

and trains personnel; enhances

include the construction of large

production; and, where it can leverage

Stroygazconsulting LLC

diameter pipelines in virtually every

its service capability, develops and co-

Taras Shevchenko nab., 23A

kind of terrain and climate, services

invests in upstream and infrastructure

Moscow 121151

on pipelines of all sizes including

projects. Petrofac’s range of services

Russian Federation

rehabilitation and testing, and the

meets it customers’ needs across the

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construction of compressor stations,

full life cycle of oil & gas assets. With

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plant facilities and other energy

more than 12,000 employees, Petrofac

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related infrastructure. USPL’s project

operates out of five strategically

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management team possesses the

located operational centres, in

skills, resources, innovation and

Aberdeen, Sharjah, Woking, Chennai

Stroygazmontazh LLC,

commitment to support clients

and Mumbai and a further 19 offices

Russian Federation

through every state of planning,

Stroygazmontazh is

development, construction, testing

worldwide.

one of the leading companies in

and operations.

Petrofac

Russia engaged in oil and gas

Petrofac House, Al-Khan Road

construction. The primary directions

U.S. Pipeline, Inc.

P.O. Box 23467

of the company’s work are project

950 Echo Lane, Suite 100

Sharjah

management for construction of

Houston, TX 77024

United Arab Emirates

industrial objects and main pipelines,

U.S.A.

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development of oil and gas fields,

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building of gas processing and oil

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refining facilities, and extension

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of gas delivery systems for

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New Associate Member

nuclear, aeronautics & space, atomic

Ratnamani manufactures stainless

energy, shipbuilding, railway coaches,

steel tubes and pipes as follows:

Ratnamani Metals &

etc. At Ratnamani tubes and pipes

-- Stainless steel seamless tubes

Tubes Ltd., India

are supplied according to appropriate

Since its inception in

standards as well as customer

and pipes -- Stainless steel welded tubes

1985 Ratnamani has grown to become

specification in a large variety of steel

a multi-product, multi location

grade and dimensions. Ratnamani

public limited company providing

ensures a high degree of flexibility

Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.

total piping solutions to a diverse

in production and planning, making

404-B Sukh Sagar Building

range of industries. Ratnamani’s

possible economical manufacture

N.S. Patkar Marg

manufacturing facilities employ

especially of small and medium

Chowpaty

state-of-the-art technology to produce

sized production lots. In this manner

Mumbai 400007

a wide range of stainless steel welded

our customers enjoy appreciable

India

and seamless tubes & pipes and

economic advantages at an

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

carbon steel welded pipes.

unchanged level of quality. Ratnamani

F +91 79 2748 0999

manufactures carbon steel pipes as

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The company caters to the niche

follows:

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markets of almost all the emerging

-- High frequency induction welded

sectors such as cross country pipelines for the oil & gas and water sectors, petrochemicals, fertilizers, refinery, chemicals, power plants,

(HFIW) Pipes -- Submerged arc welded (SAW) pipes [H-SAW & L-SAW] -- External 3-layer polyethylene

and pipes

Name Change Requests ARB ARENDAL to ARENDAL

sugar, pumps, automobiles, food

coating & internal liquid epoxy

Resignations

& dairy, paper, pharmaceuticals,

coating

None to report

Proposed Changes to the IPLOCA By-Laws change. The proposed version would replace the Athens version printed in the 2009-2010 IPLOCA Yearbook and posted on the web site at www.iploca.com/bylaws.

A copy of the proposed version is available at www.iploca. com/bylaws. Hard copies were sent by postal mail to each designated Member Representative the week of 2 August and an email with link was sent the week of 16 August.

Following the vote recommendation by your Board and if approved at the AGM in Venice, the new version will take effect on 1 October 2010.

Regular Members The IPLOCA Board of Directors has identified a number of

Please review the proposed By-Laws such that you are well

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

informed about them and ready to vote at the AGM.

need to be changed. In particular, there has been concern about inconsistencies in language and definitions, and the

Associate Members

flow from one subject to the next.

While Associate Members are not entitled to vote at the AGM, we cordially invite you to review these By-Laws

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Also there is need for clarification of the rules for election

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

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

attend the meeting. The 2nd OGM will follow immediately

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

thereafter.

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Member News Stanley Black & Decker Acquires CRC-Evans

Bilfinger Berger wins major order Framework agreements worth over EUR 250 million strengthen leading market position in the North Sea oil and gas business.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) has announced it has acquired CRC-Evans International (“CRC-Evans”),

Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services has concluded new

a leading global supplier of specialized tools, equipment

framework agreements worth a total of EUR 250 million

and services for the construction of oil and natural gas

with the Norwegian energy group Statoil. The agreements

transmission pipelines, for USD 445 million in cash from

cover service packages comprising insulation, corrosion

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

protection and scaffolding work to be carried out for

Partners. CRC-Evans represents a significant step in the

the maintenance of offshore production platforms and

expansion of the Company’s Infrastructure Solutions

processing ships in the North Sea and of onshore plants in

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

Norway and Denmark. The contracts will run for four years

of approximately USD 250 million, CRC-Evans immediately

with renewal options for a further four years.

establishes a scalable, global growth vehicle for Stanley Black & Decker to capitalize on favorable end-market trends

Bilfinger Berger is responsible for the maintenance of

in the oil and gas infrastructure area. The acquisition

numerous offshore production and processing plants as

continues the Company’s long-stated goal of diversifying

well as refineries and gas liquefaction plants in Europe

its revenue base by developing its five strategic growth

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

platforms by leveraging its proven ability to drive

provision of industrial services for the North Sea oil and

operational efficiencies, innovation and profitable growth.

gas sector with an annual output volume of around EUR 250 million and clients including the major

CRC-Evans is notable for its comprehensive product

international oil and gas companies.

offerings and proprietary technologies as well as its strong and established management team. President and CEO of Stanley Black & Decker John F. Lundgren commented,

highly profitable growth-oriented company with

Gulf Interstate Engineering Welcomes Roy Meredith as Director of Business Development

outstanding value propositions and strong customer

Roy Meredith has joined Gulf Interstate Engineering (Gulf)

relationships. As we continue our strategy to diversify

as Director of Business Development. In this capacity,

outside of CDIY and Industrial tools, we see this acquisition

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

as an important step in building our Infrastructure

Managers, initiate and cultivate relationships with key

Solutions business through acquisitions. We have been

clients and prospects to identify potential long-term

impressed with this business since our initial discussions

business opportunities, and increase visibility in the market

began over a year ago and are very pleased that

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

CRC-Evans’ experienced and well-respected management

and gas industry, holding various senior level sales and

team will play a significant ongoing role as we bring to

marketing positions. An active member in the pipeline

bear the Company’s resources to support its future

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

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

Associate Members Committee and served on the board

based full-line supplier of specialized tools, equipment and

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

services used in the construction of large diameter oil and

the board of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of

natural gas transmission pipelines. The company sells and

America Foundation, and has participated in the Pipeliners

rents custom pipe handling and joint welding and coating

Association of Houston.

“This is a financially and strategically compelling transaction for Stanley Black & Decker. CRC-Evans is a

equipment used in the construction of large and small diameter pipelines. CRC-Evans has a strong position in onshore natural gas pipeline equipment and services, 65% of CRC-Evans’ 2009 revenues were international in

J. Ray McDermott Awarded Construction Contract by PEMEX for Wellhead Platform

nature with a strong presence in the emerging markets.

Houston-based J. Ray McDermott (J. Ray), a subsidiary of

Fiscal 2009 was the company’s peak year for revenues

McDermott International, Inc., has announced the award

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

of a contract by PEMEX Exploración y Producción for

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

completion engineering, procurement, construction, load-

which accounts for approximately 80% of revenues. Over

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

safely handle pipe in inclement weather and snow and ice

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

conditions. More information is available through PLM

Campeche, within the PEMEX Southwest Marine Region.

account managers or at www.plmcat.com.

J. Ray’s fabrication facility in Altamira, Mexico will undertake the construction of the approximately 4,000-tonne four-leg jacket, piles, and two-level deck, including heli-deck. The project is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2011.

ShawCor Announces Share Capital Investment in Socotherm, S.p.A. ShawCor Ltd. has announced that the Board of Directors of Socotherm S.p.A. has accepted an offer for a share capital

J. Ray McDermott is Awarded Single Point Mooring System Upgrade Work in Hazira

investment from an investor group consisting of ShawCor Ltd of Toronto, Canada and two private equity firms, 4D Global Energy Advisors of Paris, France and Sophia

J. Ray McDermott has announced it was recently awarded

Capital of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Completion of the

a contract to upgrade a Single Point Mooring system for

share capital investment will result in the investor group

Reliance Industries Limited off the coast of Hazira, India.

attaining a 95% ownership interest in Socotherm S.p.A., with ShawCor Ltd holding a 40% interest in the investor

The project involves replacing an existing mooring system

group. ShawCor’s investment will be approximately EUR

to provide mooring facilities for product tankers up to

30 million. The completion of the investment is subject to

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

a number of conditions, including approval of the Italian

the first quarter of 2011.

court supervising Socotherm S.p.A.’s restructuring process as well as the approval of Socotherm’s creditors.

Petrofac Limited Awarded Pipeline Project with Kuwait Oil Company

Headquartered in Vicenza, Italy, Socotherm S.p.A. is a global pipe-coating contractor primarily serving the oil and gas industry. Socotherm S.p.A. is a public company listed on the

Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service

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

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

million during its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

(approximately USD 400 million) contract by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The project, with an anticipated duration

ShawCor Ltd. is an energy services company specializing

of 23.5 months, is for engineering, procurement and

in products and services for the pipeline and pipe services

construction services for the installation of fuel gas and

and the petrochemical and industrial segments of the oil

gas oil pipelines.

and gas industry. The company operates through seven divisions with over seventy manufacturing and service

The development will include a fuel oil pumping station,

facilities located around the world.

metering systems, utilities systems and associated electrical, instrumentation and telecommunication works, for the pipelines from Mina Al Ahmadi to the Azzour and Shuaiba Power Stations in Kuwait.

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

PipeLine Machinery International Offers New Pipe Handling System

procurement, installation and construction (EPIC) contract

by Burullus Gas Company SAE for the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Phase VIII development project. The

PipeLine Machinery International (PLM), Caterpillar’s

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

global pipeline equipment dealer, has recently teamed with

consists in the expansion of the WDDM facilities, located

LaValley Industries and is the exclusive distributor of the

95 km offshore Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea.

DECKHAND™ Pipe Handling System, for use in pipeline and directional drilling construction.

Technip’s scope covers design, supply and installation of three production manifolds and three subsea distribution

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The DECKHAND system accomplishes precise pipe

assemblies (SDAs); engineering, welding and installation

handling and placement without requiring ground crew to

of approximately 67 km of rigid production flowlines;

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

engineering, fabrication and installation of approximately

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88 km of umbilicals, 12 kilometers of flexible flowlines

this contract with assistance from Genesis in London, UK,

and three flexible jumpers; connection of the flowlines

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

and umbilicals to the wellheads and subsea manifolds;

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

pre-commissioning of the entire system and support

UK, and the flexible pipes will be manufactured at the

to the client for commissioning and start-up activities.

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

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

scheduled to commence in the second quarter of 2011.

Regional Meetings

Rio de Janeiro

Moscow

The South American Regional Meeting scheduled for 6 April unfortunately had to be cancelled at very short notice because of severe flooding in the area.

Our Member Stroytransgaz kindly offered to host the first Russian Regional Meeting in Moscow on 28 July 2010.

The meeting was subsequently rescheduled and took place on 5 July, 2010, in Rio de Janeiro, kindly hosted by Ebbo

The meeting was organised by IPLOCA Director for

Laenge of Conduto and conducted partly in Portuguese and

Europe Eastern, Vladilen Ermolin from PTPS, and IPLOCA

partly in English. The meeting received strong support from

Executive Secretary, Juan Arzuaga, was also on hand to

Petrobras senior management who provided an update

greet attendees and answer their questions. The Executive

on their offshore and onshore pipeline projects currently

Director of the Russian Oil and Gas Contractors Union

under development. Many local representatives of IPLOCA

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

Regular Members and Associate Members attended

in recognition of the work done in their Association by

this important meeting along with invited Brazilian non-

IPLOCA Past President Alex Kudryavtsev. The meeting

member construction and operation companies who

was conducted partially in Russian and in English, with

expressed their strong interest in the IPLOCA initiatives.

approximately 30 attendees representing the Regular

At the end of the meeting all attendees were invited by

Members, the Associate Members and the Academic

IPLOCA to share lunch and continue the discussion topics

Members of IPLOCA.

of the meeting in a more relaxed atmosphere.

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Convention Update Meet and Greet: Special Request to all Venice Attendees At press time, the Venice Convention was completely sold out with more than 600 persons registered. For the organisers of such an event the logistical challenges are, of course, a little different from those in any “normal” city.

Thus we want to make sure that your journey from the airport to the hotel and back is as easy as possible.

If you have not yet informed us of your flight arrival and departure information, PLEASE do so immediately, by emailing convention@iploca.com.

Why?

Last Sponsorship Item Available Don’t miss the (shuttle) boat!

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

That’s right – don’t miss the boat. We have one last

service at Marco Polo airport that includes complimentary

sponsorship item remaining for the Convention – frequent

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

shuttle boats between the Molino Stucky and

sufficient number of taxis available for all our guests, and

St. Mark’s Square.

to have them available at the right times, we must have your flight information in advance. Please note that we

These (hopefully) sponsored boats are in addition to the

will be able to provide this service only during core travel

hourly shuttles provided by the hotel and are reserved

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

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

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

no tours or other organised activities. These additional

In order to establish those core hours in advance, we

shuttle boats are essential in Venice and will make a huge

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

difference for our 600 attendees who want to come and go

communicate this information is by email or fax, rather

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

than by amending your registration online. Thank you in

secure a sponsor for this item, we will provide visibility

advance for sending this information.

on the Registration Desk (with timetable), on the boats themselves (three boats) and in the Final Banquet video.

If your company would like to sponsor this important –

Arrival and Departure Information for Venice

and last remaining - item, please contact Caroline Green

Last Name

There is no time to lose.

(caroline.green@iploca.com) immediately.

First Name Number in Party Arrival Date

Restricted Space in the Ballroom

Arrival Time

Venice and the Molino Stucky hotel are such unique

Airline/Flight Number Departure Date Departure Time Airline/Flight Number

locations that we had to modify our space requirements and layout for the Ballroom in order to accommodate all our guests at the Dodsal Welcome Dinner, the CRC Luncheon and the Final Banquet.

We kindly ask for your understanding if, due to these space restrictions, you are not able to be seated where you would wish at any of the above mentioned events. The Secretariat

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Please send your information via email to convention@iploca.com no

will make every effort to accommodate delegates’ needs

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

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

+41 22 306 02 39. Thanks!

that everyone can be accommodated.

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PIH Golf Tournament

Thanks to all our Sponsors!

Who won a prize at the PLCAC Golf Tournament? IPLOCA President Adam Wynne Hughes and Doug Evans, among others.

Obviously they were getting in practice for the PIH Tournament in Venice…

The PIH Golf Tournament this year will be held at Circolo

anos

Golf Club Venezia, with transportation from the hotel to the golf club by water taxi. The logistics are a little complex because each water taxi can only accommodate 12

Pantone colour: 534C/541U

passengers and only two water taxis can enter the narrow channel to the golf club at any one time. Transferring of players will therefore have to happen in stages and could take a little longer than usual!

AATS

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

Worldwide Machinery Tennis Tournament

The tennis tournament will be held on the Lido in Venice, with lunch afterwards at the famous Harry’s Dolce, just a few hundred metres from the hotel. All levels of player will be accommodated and you can be prepared for a great day.

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

China. According to Yu, CNPC will further improve affiliated facilities for its pipelines, such as 100 million metric tons (tonnes) of crude oil and oil products storage capacity and 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas storage tanks.

Xinhua News Agency, 4 August, 2010

Enbridge Inc. has announced one of its U.S. subsidiaries is set to acquire a natural gas gathering and processing system in Texas and Oklahoma from Atlas Pipeline Partners for $682-million (U.S.). Enbridge Energy Partners L.P., 27 per

Coming soon: Dar-Mombasa gas pipeline

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

Canada’s Orca Exploration Group is planning to construct

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

a natural gas pipeline from Dar es Salaam to Mombasa

pipeline and three plants to its portfolio. Enbridge has been

— a project that should significantly reduce the cost of

trying to expand its pipeline business with projects like the

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

Southern Access Program that transports oil from the oil

The 600-kilometre pipeline from Dar es Salaam through

sands south of the border.

Tanga to Mombasa will carry natural gas from the Songo

Globe and Mail, 28 July 2010

Songo island and from the Mnazi Bay gas fields in southern Tanzania near the border with Mozambique.

Orca Exploration chairman and chief executive officer

CNPC’s oil and gas pipeline length to reach 100,000 km by 2015

David Lyons said last week that the group is currently carrying out a feasibility study at its own cost.

The East African, 2 August, 2010

BEIJING – The length of China’s top oil producer CNPC’s oil and gas pipelines would reach 100,000 kilometers by 2015, said Yu Baocai, vice general manager of CNPC. The target is

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

Natural gas pipeline project moves forward: TRANSCANADA: Company says multiple shippers met deadline

gas pipelines and 50 percent of oil products pipelines in

The proposed multibillion-dollar TransCanada gas pipeline

almost a double of CNPC’s current pipeline length of about 50,000 kilometers. By the year end of 2009, PetroChina

from the North Slope took a step forward with the announcement that potential shippers appear willing to

In Memoriam Joseph G. Fabick 1927-2010

pay to move gas to markets. “The Alaska Pipeline Project can report that we’ve received multiple bids from major industry players and others for significant volumes,” said Tony Palmer, a TransCanada Corp. vice president.

Anchorage Daily News, 1 August 2010

Joseph G. Fabick, of Elm Grove, Wisconsin, died at his home on 22 July 2010. He was 82.

Joe was the founder of FABCO Equipment Inc., the

Work on Sonora’s US$290mn Independencia pipeline to begin in October

Caterpillar dealer for Wisconsin and Upper Michigan,

Mexico’s Sonora state water commission CEA has

and served as its president and chief executive

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

officer from the company’s inception in 1982 until his

290 million) Independencia potable water pipeline for

retirement in 2002 when principal ownership of the

October 28. A tender to build the pipeline was launched

business was acquired by his son Jeré C. Fabick.

July 29. Bidders have until September 9 to register their

He married Gloria Hanke in 1949 and raised eight

interest via government procurement website Compranet,

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

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

McNeill, Francis Fabick, Maurice Fabick, Agnes Fabick

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

and Catherine Dinkins. Over the years Joe took an

The Independencia pipeline will transport water over

interest in countless humanitarian and community

150km from the El Novillo reservoir to state capital

causes and was recognised with many awards.

Hermosillo. Construction will take an estimated 20 months

He will be greatly missed.

to complete.

BNAmericas, 28 July 2010

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Upcoming Industry Conferences 2010 APIA Annual Convention & Exhibition

2nd Asia Pipeline Summit

11-14 September 2010

18-19 November 2010

Darwin, Australia

Beijing, China

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

www.asiapipelinesummit.com

World Energy Congress

Delivering Value in Marine Operations

12-16 September 2010

23-24 November 2010

Montréal, Canada

Dubai, UAE

www.wecmontreal2010.ca

www.imca-int.com/events/seminar

Gas Infrastructure Caspian 2010

DCA 50th Annual Convention

14-16 September 2010

1-6 March 2011

Baku, Azerbaijan

Fajardo, Puerto Rico

www.terrapinn.com/2010/gascaspian

www.dca-online.org

44th IPLOCA Annual Convention

Conexpo - CON/AGG

27 September - 1 October 2010

22-26 March 2011

Venice, Italy

Las Vegas, USA

www.iploca.com

www.conexpoconagg.com

Kuwait Pipetech

Hannover Messe

6-7 October 2010

4-8 April 2011

Kuwait

Hannover, Germany

www.kuwaitpipetech.com

www.hannovermesse.de

DCA-Europe 15th Annual Congress

6th Pipeline Technology Conference

13-15 October 2010

4-5 April 2011

The Hague, The Netherlands

Hannover, Germany

www.dca-europe.de

www.pipeline-conference.com

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

Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada

20-21 October 2010

57th Annual Convention

Beijing, China

11-15 April 2011

www.argusasiafsu.com

Maui, Hawaiï www.pipeline.ca

The 2nd South-East European IIW International Congress Welding – High-Tech Technology in the 21st century

Iran PipeTech 2011

21-24 October, 2010

3rd Iranian Pipe & Pipeline Conference

Sofia, Bulgaria 21st-24th 2010

24-25 May 2011

http://iiwcongress2010.com

Tehran, Iran www.iranpipetech.com/pipe2010

ADIPEC 2010 - The Total Oil & Gas Show 1-4 November 2010

Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition

Abu Dhabi, UAE

21-23 June 2011

www.adipec.com

Moscow, Russia www.mioge.com/2011

Oil and Gas Outlook - LatAm 2010 3-5 November 2010 Houston, TX, USA www.terrapinn.com/2010/latoil/index.stm

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IPLOCA 2009-2010 Board of Directors

Front row: Bruno de La Roussière (Immediate Past President); Karl Trauner (1st Vice President); Adam Wynne Hughes (President); Osman Birgili (2nd Vice President); Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary); Middle row: Harald Dresp, Marco Jannuzzi, Najib Khoury, H. Douglas Evans, Robert Deason, Sandip Sharma; Back row: Jacquelin de La Porte, Ebbo Laenge, Michael Rae, Vladilen Ermolin, Roberto Castelli, Andy Lukas; Not in photo: Phil Bond, Nasser Issa, Zeno Soave

Officers

Robert Deason (J.Ray McDermott)

Adam Wynne Hughes (Land & Marine)

Director, The Americas

President

Najib Khoury (CCC)

Karl Trauner (HABAU)

Director, Middle East & Africa

1st Vice President

Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)

Osman Birgili (Tekfen)

Director, East & Far East

2 Vice President

Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited)

Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)

Director, East & Far East

nd

Treasurer

Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)

Bruno de La Roussière (Entrepose Contracting)

Director, Associate Members

Immediate Past President

Directors

Michael Rae (Argus Ltd) Director, Associate Members

Vladilen Ermolin (PTPS JSC)

Directors at Large

Director, Europe Eastern

Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)

Jacquelin de La Porte (Spiecapag)

Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)

Director, Europe Mediterranean

Harald Dresp (Max Streicher)

Zeno Soave (Socotherm)

H. Douglas Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering)

Director, Europe Mediterranean

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

Ebbo Laenge (Conduto) Director, The Americas

Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga

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Firm Begins Building Ruby Pipeline The El Paso Corporation says it’s started building a controversial natural gas pipeline. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved El Paso’s request to proceed with construction of the Ruby Pipeline late last week.

We are

The El Paso Corporation is spending $3 billion to build the 680 mile pipeline to connect natural gas fields in Wyoming to a preexisting hub Malin, Oregon. The goal is to give producers access to markets in California, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest.

El Paso reached a deal last week with two environmental groups that had opposed the pipeline. opbnews.com, 3 August 2010

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