IPLOCA Newsletter 62

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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER MARCH 2015

Singapore Convention News page 14

Letter from the President page 4 News from Geneva page 5 Member News page 8 Regional Meetings page 17 WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS

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Contents Letter from the President

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News from Geneva

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Sister Associations 5 Board Meeting Update

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Member News 8 Health, Safety and the Environment 12 Singapore Convention News 14 Membership Centre 16 Safety Workshop 16 Regional Meetings 17 Novel Construction 18 Upcoming Conferences 19 IPLOCA Awards 20 IPLOCA 50th Anniversary 21

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Letter from the President Oil Price is down. We start 2015 with the oil barrel around USD 50, our clients reducing their investments, and seeing projects being delayed if not cancelled, large groups also reducing their workforce. Where are we going?

It is not the first time this happens. Remember July 2008 when the barrel was at more than USD 140 and then the fall started, “reinforced” by the Lehman Brothers turmoil, plummeting to a December 2008 barrel at USD 44. It took 16 months to get a barrel back to USD 90 and another 10 months to be over USD 115. If we believe the economists, it could take up to one or one and half years to see a barrel between USD 80 to 100. What can we do? Cuts in our costs and margin will put our companies in danger and will no longer serve our industry, but we should have a different approach. Our industry has also been going through a high increase in construction/development costs, which has deteriorated the relationship between clients and EPC contractors, EPC contractor and sub-contractors, and EPC contractors and suppliers.

But in these difficult times, all parties should be working in closer relationships, which has proven to be the key to success; recent achievements are good examples of that. How to reduce the total cost of the project? We face a lack of talent and productivity. Our experts are retiring and those who replace them are not able to ‘challenge’ specifications. Clients are ready to review their specifications, they are waiting for us. “How can I make it cheaper?” Innovation – new techniques, new processes, new developments, and new products – will be the way to progress, and continue building and preserving a close relationship with clients is essential. ECI (Early Contractor Involvement) at conceptual or FEED stages is needed to promote a fit-for-purpose installation. And, of course, standardisations; hence, not reinventing the wheel on each project. The above concepts are no more than what IPLOCA has been promoting for many years.

All this doesn’t change our association’s life. We had a full Board at our Munich meeting in December last year and we are progressing with the different committee initiatives. We remind our members of the deadline to return the Health and Safety Statistics and also the Environmental Statistics due on 6 March 2015. We are pleased to see the preparation of regional meetings: Mexico on 5 February, Abu Dhabi on 21 April, Dunkirk on 28 May and Kuala Lumpur early June. For those Member representatives in these areas, we invite you to participate actively in your regional meeting. On 24 March, we will hold our HSE Committee meeting. This will be followed by the Novel Construction meeting to be held on 25 and 26 March in Geneva, to which everyone is welcome. Juan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary, and Caroline Green, Membership & Convention Manager are working hard on preparations for our Singapore Convention which will take place from 5 to 9 October 2015. They reserve us some wonderful, surprising venues for the start of the year in which we celebrate our 50th Anniversary.

I remain available to discuss topics related to our association. Feel free to contact me by email at jean-claude.vandewiele@spiecapag.com with any feedback and suggestions.

Sincerely

Jean-Claude Van de Wiele IPLOCA President 2014-2015

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News from Geneva Membership Certificates

association, so if you have not yet submitted them, please do so right away.

Membership certificates were mailed out in January. If you

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

are the designated IPLOCA Key Representative for your

we have created an online fillable form which now contains

company and you have not yet received your certificate

certain data restrictions. The number of questions has also been

please email sarah.junod@iploca.com.

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

Health & Safety Statistics

Please note that, as determined by the Board of Directors, Regular Members whose companies do not submit the

The deadline for submission of statistics is 6 March 2015 and

Health & Safety Statistics will not be allowed to attend the

it is a requirement of regular membership in the

upcoming Convention.

New Business Administrator The new year brought a change in

of her life in the Geneva region, with 10 years spent in the UK. She is bilingual in English and French and speaks a little German. Much of her career has been spent in marketing communications in industry associations, in an NGO and

the IPLOCA Secretariat - in January

in a private bank. She recently worked as an independent

we welcomed Caroline Caravellas

consultant, organising major bi-annual forums and advising

as the new Business Administrator,

on communication strategies. She looks forward to meeting

replacing Ira Hajdamacha. Caroline

board members in New Delhi and all other members’

is of Irish origin and has lived most

representatives during the course of the year.

Sister Associations

Van de Wiele and Juan Arzuaga, IPLOCA’s Executive

February was a busy month for our sister associations

Secretary were in attendance, accompanied by their

in the USA:

wives, Martine and Alejandra.

DCA 54th Annual Convention

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

Carnival was very much in the air during the President’s dinner, to which guests arrived mysteriously masked.

PLCA’s 67th Annual Convention Keeping on the move, Jean-Claude Van de Wiele and Juan Arzuaga also attended the Pipe Line Contractors Association (PLCA)’s 67th Annual Convention from 24 to 28 February 2015 in Carlsbad, California.

The members of the World Federation of Pipe Line Industry Associations met to discuss subjects of common interest on 25 February.

The Distribution Contractors Association (DCA)’s Annual Convention took place from 7 to 12 February 2015 in

PLCAC’s 61st Annual Convention,

New Orleans, Louisiana, just before the Mardi Gras

will be taking place from 13 to 17 April in Maui, Hawaii.

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Board Meeting Update

number of members. The Board therefore urged all new

The full 2014-2015 IPLOCA Board of Directors attended

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

members to actively participate in the initiative. The next

the December meeting in Munich, Germany.

Also mentioned were the soon to be released reports coming from the following Research Studies: Mitigative Strategies for Lowering-in Stresses and Pipeline Route Selection Guidance. The next phase of research on Management of Construction Stresses starts in 2015.

New chapters to produce an updated version of the Road to Success will be printed and presented at the 50th Anniversary Convention in Paris in 2016.

The IPLOCA Excellence in Project Execution Award will be launched in 2016 and will be awarded every two years.

Scholarship Committee The first version of the electronic application is under The following are highlights from that meeting.

Client Engagement Committee

development. The goal is to distribute the first scholarships in the third trimester of 2015.

The Board agreed to create a new membership category for

Adam Wynne Hughes reminded the Board that the

clients defined as Corresponding Members. A presentation

scholarship programme that was presented at the AGM was

plus a membership application form have been developed

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

and a “Client Engagement Committee” page will be added to the IPLOCA website.

Convention Location Committee The findings from the Convention questionnaire regarding

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

future locations for this event were presented. The

Members.

following is the order of preference for where to hold the

HSE Committee

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

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

The following objectives for 2015 were defined as follows:

feedback from the Abu Dhabi Convention can be found on

-- Zero fatality

page 15 of this Newsletter.

-- TRIR < 3 -- Implement lessons learned

The decision on the convention location for 2017 will be

-- Hold a safety workshop in July

made at the June Board Meeting in Cartagena.

-- Include a safety chapter in “The Road to Success” The statistics return forms for 2014 will be done through

Treasurer’s Report In reviewing the forecast to complete 2014, Treasurer

an online fillable form. The Secretariat will send out a

Harald Dresp noted a projected operational result of

questionnaire on the use of the Safety DVD to evaluate the

approximately CHF 85,000.

interest in producing an update of this training tool.

The budget for 2015 was presented and unanimously Two new members have joined from Stroygazmontazh and

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

Technip Germany (see HSE Committee update on page 13

number of members and keeping expected sponsorship at

of this Newsletter) and the next HSE Committee meeting

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

will be held in Geneva on 24 March 2015.

savings on such projects as the Scholarship Programme and

New Technologies Committee

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the Research & Development co-funding.

An update of the ten working groups and their leaders was

Associate Member

presented to the Board. It was stressed that the activities

Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Limited was approved by the

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

board as an Associate Member.

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Name Changes

Aqeel Madhi and Ibrahim Zakhem will take place in Abu

-- KVV Pipeline Construction Company to OT Industries-

Dhabi on 21 April 2015.

KVV Contractor Co. Ltd., Hungary.

-- E.ON New Build & Technology GmbH to E.ON Technologies GmbH, Germany.

Resignations

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

by Jean-Claude Van de Wiele with the collaboration of Dunkerque Promotion and Pôle Mécanov.

A resignation has been received from Fronius International GmbH, Austria.

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

Information regarding the organisation of regional meetings is available at the Secretariat, and the organisers can be provided with a list of companies to invite.

specifically describing the functioning of the secretariat, one

Sister Associations

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

IPLOCA will attend the DCA Convention in New Orleans,

regional meetings.

LA (USA) from 6 to 13 February 2015, the PLCA Conference in Carlsbad, CA (USA) from 24 to 28 February 2015 and the

The Board agreed to have a detailed discussion on changes to some of the By-Law articles during the next Board Meeting.

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

Membership Benefits

Convention

After a discussion on how to improve the presentation

Juan Arzuaga updated the Board of Directors on the actions

and promotion of the benefits of IPLOCA membership

undertaken so far with regard to the Singapore Convention.

to potential members, all Board Members were asked

Juan Arzuaga and Caroline Green, Membership &

to send their ideas/proposals on membership benefits

Convention Manager, held a site inspection visit in January

to the Secretariat and to share their experiences of other

and met with different DMCs / ground agents.

associations.

A convention app will be in use in Singapore and will provide, amongst others, a personalised schedule

The cultural programme during the Board Meeting had

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

a Christmas theme, and included a visit to the nearby

interactive convention brochure, maps, speakers’

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

information and biographies.

opportunity to tour the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, with a guided visit of a porcelain manufactory.

The 50 Anniversary Convention is confirmed to take place th

in Paris from 12 to 16 September 2016.

Regional Meetings

Next Board meeting The dates for the March Board of Directors meeting in New Delhi are 3 to 6 March.

Mexico The regional meeting in Mexico will be held on 5 February 2015 at the InterContinental Presidente in Mexico City, organised by Rubén Kuri and will be open to all members, non-members and clients. The two invited speakers from Pemex and CFE (Federal Electricity Commission) presented in Spanish with an English interpreter.

London Tuesday, 10 March 2015 is confirmed as the date for the regional meeting in London, the day of the annual PIG (Pipeline Industries Guild) dinner. The organisers are Andy Ball and Adam Wynne Hughes.

Middle East & Africa

Dinner venue overlooking the Christmas market in the interior

The regional meeting to be organised by Georges Hage,

courtyard of the Munich Residenz

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Member News Allseas Giant « Pieter Schelte » Arrives in Rotterdam for Completion

Technip awarded two subsea contracts in the Gulf of Mexico by Stone Energy Corporation Technip has been awarded by Stone Energy Corporation both a flexible pipe supply contract and an installation contract for the Amethyst field, located on Mississippi Canyon 26, in the Gulf of Mexico.

The first contract includes the detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, assembly and testing of a 5-inch production static riser (almost 9 kilometers long) as well as all associated hardware. The second award covers the installation of the pipe as a tieback to the Pompano fixed platform, in approximately 395 meters of water depth.

Technip’s operating centre in Houston, Texas, USA, will manage the project which is scheduled to be completed during the second half of 2015.

The Group will leverage its unique vertical position in the subsea business. The flexible pipe will be manufactured

Aerial view of Pieter Schelte with second PLS bean installed

at the Group’s Asiaflex Products plant located in Tanjung Langsat, Malaysia. It will be installed using the Deep Blue,

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

Technip’s deepwater pipelay vessel. Deanna Goodwin,

January 2015, where her topsides lifting system beams

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

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

proud to bring its experience and to leverage its vertical

platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel

integration of product design and manufacture and

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

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

far the world’s largest vessel overall ever constructed in terms of its gross tonnage of 403,342 gt, as well as its

was done at Daewoo shipyard, Korea, starting from 2010

ShawCor Announces Second Contract to Provide Pipe Coating Services for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 Project

(although the ordering of long-lead items even began

ShawCor Ltd, announced that its Bredero Shaw pipe

breadth (123.75 m/406 ft), length (382 metres/1,253ft) and displacement (972,000 metric tons). The main construction

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

coating division has received a contract with a value of

when it was first designed by Allseas founder and chief

approximately USD 200 million from BP Exploration (Shah

executive Edward Heerema. Final completion is taking

Deniz) Limited for pipeline coating for the Shah Deniz Stage

place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with an inauguration

2 development project.

ceremony on 1 March.

The contract is scheduled to be executed at the Caspian Main diesel power comprises eight MAN 11.5 MW engines

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

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

involves the application of anti-corrosion and concrete

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

weight coatings, and upgrades to the CPC plant in Baku

5.5 MW thrusters. The vessel and its novel equipment was

to enable the facility to meet the project’s requirements

conceptually entirely designed by Allseas, as well as the

for anti-corrosion and concrete weight coating. Coating of

basic design; the detail design was done by the Finnish

pipe is expected to start in 2015 with completion planned

engineering company Deltamarin. With help from a slot at

for October 2015. Together with the previously awarded

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

contracts relating to the Shah Deniz Stage 2 and the

like ship will be used to install and remove decommissioned

related South Caucasus Pipeline projects, Bredero Shaw

topsides and jackets of large offshore oil and gas platforms

has now secured contracts totaling over USD 500 million

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

on these projects.

equipped for laying large pipelines with a capacity that

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will also make her the largest pipelay vessel. According to

ShawCor Ltd. is an energy services company specializing

Allseas, offshore operations are expected to commence on

in products and services for the pipeline and pipe services

the removal of the Talisman Yme platform this summer.

and the petrochemical and industrial segments of the oil

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and gas industry. The Company operates through nine

Salina Cruz, Minatitlan, Tula and Salamanca. ARENDAL

divisions with over ninety manufacturing and service

and Foster Wheeler were awarded a 700 million dollar

facilities located around the world.

project for the Salina Cruz Refinery that will generate 2,000 direct jobs.

EPCC-contract for Nawara Development Project in Tunisia

The project completion is scheduled for the end of 2017.

This association will look for future projects that will be part of the Salina Cruz expansion, being one of the main locations where PEMEX will invest on infrastructure for gas and fuel production and export.

Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) in consortium with Petrofac on Pipeline in Kuwait The consortium Petrofac and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), has received an award notification for the first phase of Kuwait Oil Company’s (KOC) Lower Fars heavy oil development programme, which is located in the north of the country.

With a total project value of about USD 4.2 billion, the scope of work covers greenfield and brownfield facilities Within the scope of the Nawara Development Project

and includes engineering, procurement, construction,

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

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

has been awarded 2 contracts. The Tunisian company

operations and maintenance work for the main central

Bouchamaoui A&R Industries is the joint venture partner.

processing facility (CPF) and associated infrastructure as

The EPCC contract comprises the construction of a Central

well as the production support complex. It also includes

Gas Processing Facility (CPF) in the NAWARA gasfield,

a pipeline of almost 162 kms to transport heavy crude oil

as well as the construction of gas pipelines and the

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

development of drilling sites.

EPC element of the project, is anticipated to be completed in approximately 52 months.

Furthermore, STREICHER carries out the laying of a 24“ pipeline with a length of 380 km, which connects the

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

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

will continue to provide an integrated team at the site

construction of the pipeline will be executed by the Italian

for a further eight months to undertake operations and

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

maintenance alongside KOC.When fully operational it is

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

expected that the initial phase of the Lower Fars heavy crude

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

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

transported to the CPF via a 100 km 6“ flowline. There, the gas will be collected and processed for transportation by a 380 km 24“ pipeline to Gabes, where further processing and distribution takes place.

Lincoln Electric Announces Promotion of Steven Hedlund to President of Global Automation.

On January 22, 2015, the Lincoln Electric Company, a

ARENDAL and Foster Wheeler association awarded contracts

subsidiary of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., announced the promotion of Steven B. Hedlund to Senior Vice President and President, Global Automation, effective immediately.

The association between ARENDAL-Foster Wheeler was

Mr. Hedlund previously served the Company as Senior

recently assigned a contract to design and build an Ultra

Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. The

Low Sulphur Diesel plant for PEMEX Refining. As part

new role expands executive leadership of Lincoln Electric’s

of an effort to lower emissions by producing cleaner

global automation initiative, which is a key growth

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

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

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

targeting accelerated growth in sales, profitability and

and modernizing 14 others in five refineries: Madero,

returns by 2020.

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Today, Lincoln Electric’s global automation offering

diameter – and associated pipeline facilities connecting

represents the industry’s broadest portfolio of automated

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

arc welding and cutting solutions. The initiative is

Curtis Island, off Gladstone, Queensland.

focused on achieving $500 million in revenue by 2020. As President, Mr. Hedlund will oversee the implementation

Mark Barrows, the MCJV Project Director, said that

of all strategic, operational and commercial aspects of the

McConnell Dowell and its partners are very excited to be

global automation organization.

short listed for the 2015 ACA award. “It is an honour to be recognised as one of the top six construction projects in

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

Australia amongst such tough competition. With the added complexity of stakeholder and environmental constraints, the project has raised the bar in industry standards in a number of key areas. Using a collaborative and creative management strategy, impacts and delays were mitigated

Van Oord and joint venture

and innovative construction methodology was developed

partner Boskalis have been

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

awarded a contract by PT Muara

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

Wisesa Samudra to design and

on-site visit from judges in March.

construct the artificial island for the Dredging and Land Development Works for Pluit City off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia. The contract carries a value of approximately EUR 350 million (Van Oord share

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

50%). The project involves reclaiming approximately 160 hectares of new land requiring in excess of 20 million cubic meters of dredged sand. Two jumbo trailing suction hopper dredgers will be deployed for the dredging and reclamation activities sourcing sand from local borrow areas. Soil improvement and rock revetment works also form part of the project. Work will commence immediately and the project is expected to be completed in 2018. When constructed the new island will be used for both residential and commercial purposes.

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McConnell Dowell and Consolidated Contracting Company Australia Joint Venture (MCJV) Makes ACA Award Shortlist for Work on Australia Pacific LNG Pipeline

The Contract for the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and

Australia Pacific LNG’s high pressure gas transmission

Construction) Work of Nasr Full Field Development Project

pipeline, constructed by the MCJV, has been announced

Package 1 between Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company

as one of six finalists for the 2015 Australian Contractors

(Adma-Opco) and National Petroleum Construction

Association Australian Construction Achievement Award

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

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

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

Association and is the Australian construction industry’s

1 entails EPC of seven wellhead towers, laying of infield

most prestigious annual accolade, which recognises

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

and rewards innovation and the highest standard of

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

work on major projects. MCJV was engaged by Origin

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

on behalf of Australia Pacific LNG to undertake an Early

of 2018 and final commissioning by second quarter of

Works Contract through the Front End Engineering and

2019. The Nasr Field Development is a strategic initiative

Design stage of the Australia Pacific LNG pipeline project.

of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and part

MCJV was subsequently engaged as the Engineering,

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

Procurement and Construction contractor, responsible

production from its new fields Umm Lulu, Nasr and Satah

for approximately 720km of large diameter high pressure

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

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

oil production.

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Odebrecht Awarded $ 5000 MM Contract for the Construction of Gasoducto Sur Peruano

for TANAP have been selected. The other two lots also

The Government of Peru signed a contract with

and Lot 2 to a consortium led by Sicim.

went to IPLOCA members: Lot 1 to Fernas Construction

consortium Gasoducto Sur Peruano, comprised of Infrastructure Investments of Transportation by Ducts (IITD) of Odebrecht Latinvest Peru Ductos S.A. (75 %) and Spanish company Enagás Internacional SLU (25 %)

Herrenknecht High-tech Boring Machine Sets New World Records

for the construction of a gas pipeline in the south of the country, with an investment of an estimated 5000 million dollars. The EPC Lump Sum Turn Key phase of the project was awarded by Gasoducto Sur Peruano to Construtora Norberto Odebrecht SA. The Project contemplates the construction and subsequent operation and maintenance of the over 600-mile-long gas pipeline, which stretches from the jungle area to the Peruvian coastline, and involves the reinforcing of the current natural gas and liquids transportation system, impacting directly on the development of the regions of Cusco, Arequipa, Moquegua, Puno, Apurímac and Tacna.

The project includes pipelines for 828 km of 32”, 204 km of 24” and 102 km of 14”. It also includes a Compression Plant of 92.000 hp, 3 city gates and 7 control stations. The

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

execution term is 45 months, with the project expected to

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

finish on March, 2018.

process, new world records were set: the high-tech boring machine (Ø 7.2 meter) had to withstand water pressure of

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

15 bar. The city draws its water from Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the country. But its water level is dropping, the existing water intakes are at risk. In order to tap the water deep down in the lake in future, for three years the tunnel

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

boring machine bored its way through extremely adverse

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

ground conditions.

The project scope includes detail engineering, partial procurement, construction, installation, testing, preand training the Client’s personnel. The TANAP will carry

Quanta Expands Canadian Mainline Pipeline Services

the natural gas from Shah Deniz - Stage 2 in Azerbaijan

Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) has acquired the

to Turkey and then onto the Greek border. All the

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

commissioning, providing commissioning assistance

companies to carry out the pipeline construction works

Canadian mainline pipeline construction and maintenance services contractor based in Nisku, Alberta. The acquisition strategically expands Quanta’s Canadian mainline pipeline services offering across Canada and provides Banister’s customer base with access to Quanta’s extensive energy infrastructure resources.

“We anticipate unprecedented levels of investment in pipeline and related infrastructure to occur in Canada over the next several years, driven by the development of the Canadian oil sands and unconventional shale formations.

Banister’s operations significantly enhance our ability to provide pipeline infrastructure solutions to our customers,” said Jim O’Neil, president and chief executive officer of Quanta Services.

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Stroygazmontazh’s Role in the South Corridor Trunk Gas Pipeline System

compressor stations. Once constructed, Russkaya CS will be

The South Corridor trunk gas pipeline system is being

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

constructed for the purpose of exporting Russian gas for

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

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

ensuring gas pipeline downstream pressure of up to 28.45

and the construction team is around 4000 people. The South

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

the largest station in the world with a total capacity reaching

Corridor project involves expansion of the gas transportation system within Russia LLC «Stroygazmontazh» is responsible Western and the Eastern routes, 65 km of which run across

NPCC Awarded Additional Gas Supply to Onshore & Flexibility Assurance at USSC Project (Adma-Opco)

for the construction of a 1577-km linear section within the paddy-fields, thus involving rehabilitation of the melioration

The Contract for the EPC Work for Additional Gas Supply

systems. There are many wide water obstacles to be crossed

to Onshore & Flexibility Assurance at Umm Shaif Super

along the gas pipeline route – notably the crossing over

Complex Project was awarded to National Petroleum

the Kuban River exceeding 1500 m. This crossing has been

Construction Company (NPCC) at an approximate value of

constructed by means of microtunneling. In the Black

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

Sea area the gas pipeline runs across mountains with an

Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning

elevation difference reaching 200 m, thus considerably

of new TAE Platform, brownfield works, topsides

complicating the construction process. Also the SGM Group

modifications, facilities upgrade, and other associated works.

of companies has been charged with the task of constructing

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

Russkaya, Korenovskaya, Shakhtinskaya and Kubanskaya

June 2016 and commissioning by November 2016.

Health, Safety & the Environment

an online fillable form which contains certain data restrictions. The number of questions has also been slightly reduced. Please complete and submit the 2014 Health & Safety Statistics Return online no later

The deadline to submit your 2014 Health & Safety

than 6th March 2015. Guidelines and translations in

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

French, Russian and Spanish are available to help

guidelines to help you complete it, are available at

you complete the form. Your return is a confidential

www.iploca.com.

document and is not shown or passed to any third party, other than the HSE Committee working within

NOTE: Submission of the Health & Safety Statistics Return is a prerequisite for representatives of

the IPLOCA Office.

Regular Member companies to be accepted to attend

Environmental Statistics: Strongly Encouraged

the Convention. Submission of Environmental Statistics

IPLOCA also established an Environmental Statistics

(see below) is also very strongly encouraged.

online form which we highly encourage you to submit.

Health & Safety Statistics Required of all Regular Members

The deadline for receipt is also 6 March 2015.The goal of this form is to respond to growing worldwide trends in environmental accountability. IPLOCA’s hope is that

As a condition of membership, Regular Members

this form will serve members who are already active

are required to submit their annual health & safety

in the environmental assessment domain, and serve

statistics to IPLOCA, such that aggregate statistics

as an example to those who have yet to undertake any

for the industry can be collected and monitored. We

such action.

welcome this information also from our Associate Members who have field construction activities.

We strongly encourage all Regular Members to provide this information and we welcome this information

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The returns should cover pipeline construction sites

also from our Associate Members who have field

or offshore operations and all infrastructure-related

construction activities. The returns should cover

projects. In order to improve the quality of the data

pipeline construction sites or offshore operations and

received the HSE Committee has decided to create

all infrastructure-related projects. Again, your return is

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Stroygazmontazh LLC’s role in the Bovanenkovo – Ukhta trunk gas pipeline System

occasionally dropping below 50 degrees C, combined with squally winds and heavy snowfalls, makes the construction

Stroygazmontazh LLC is responsible for the construction

process very challenging. The pipeline diameter is 1400 mm

of 197-km linear section and Intinskaya and Baidaratskaya

and the construction work is carried out by 720 people.

compressor stations of the Bovanenkovo-Ukhta trunk gas pipeline system in Russia, commissioned by Yamalgazinvest

natural gas from Bovanenkovo field to the central regions of

Zora Gas Field Development Project – EPC for Pipelines and Offshore Installation of Platform (Dana Gas Sharjah)

Russia and then to European customers

The offshore installation of the Wellhead Platform and laying

JSC. This trunk gas pipeline, the next generation of a gas transportation system (GTS), is being constructed to transport

During the construction of this route, which crosses

of offshore pipelines is scheduled for completion by January

the peninsula and runs to the Baydaratskaya bay,

2015 and end of February 2015 respectively. This EPC

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

contract was awarded by Dana Gas Sharjah Offshore Limited

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

to National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) in

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

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

Construction is carried out in the severe climatic conditions

The contract covers Engineering Procurement, Coating,

of the Far North with almost complete lack of infrastructure

Laying and Pre-commissioning of Offshore Pipelines and

and a significant distance from procurement bases. Sections

Offshore Installation of the Wellhead Platform at Zora Gas

of the trunk gas pipeline constructed by Stroygazmontazh

Field, located in 24 meters water depth, approximately 35

LLC cross the permafrost zone. The ambient temperature

Km from the Sharjah and Ajman coast line.

a confidential document and is not shown or passed to

Leo Maas, Vice President

any third party, other than the HSE Committee working

(reporting directly to the CEO)

within the IPLOCA office. Submissions will be used to

and Head of Quality Control and

determine IPLOCA’s environmental aggregate statistics

HSE-S and Risk Management

related to onshore and offshore construction.

at Technip, Germany. Leo has considerable field experience in

Newly elected Board Members have nominated HSE

the application, implementation

specialists from their own companies to join the HSE

and maintenance of various

Committee where they have been warmly welcomed as new members. They are:

quality and HSE management system standards within large international LSTK/EPC projects such as petro-chemical, chemical, oil& gas plants,

Liliya Limanskaya, Director

pipeline projects and power plants. He started his career

for Human Resources,

at Deutsche Babcock as a Quality Assurance, Welding

Stroygazmontazh LLC, Russia.

and Project Engineer, moving to Mannesmann Demag

Liliya is an expert in the field of

AG in 1981 where he stayed until the company merged

occupational safety. Trained in

with Technip Germany in 1999 and he took up his current

law and strategic management,

responsibilities within Technip.

while working in the State Labour Inspection of the Russian Federation, she was in charge

Safety DVD – possible update

of controlling the adherence of employers to the labour

The HSE Committee is considering offering an updated

legislation and participated in investigating workplace

version of the DVD “Pipeline Construction Safety Instructors’

accidents. She has been with Stroygazmontazh

Tool” – a questionnaire has been sent out to gather

since April 2012 where she is responsible for the

information on the usage of the first edition and to identify

maintenance and enforcement of correct labour relations

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

for the personnel, including initiatives to increase

members are encouraged to give their feedback on this tool.

their awareness in the field of health, security and environment protection.

Visit: www.iploca.com/safetyinstructorstool

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Singapore Convention News IPLOCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 49th Annual Convention will take place from 5 to 9 October 2015 at the Fairmont Singapore. Please save the dates in your calendars to join us for another unforgettable event.

Registration brochures will be mailed out in May, and online registration opens on 1 June.

Following enthusiastic feedback from the convention questionnaire in Abu Dhabi (72% of respondents said they would consider using a smartphone application), a convention app will be in use in Singapore for the first time.

Delegates will be able to consult, for instance, their personalised schedule with real-time updates and timebased reminders, an interactive convention brochure, maps, speakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; information and biographies.

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Post-Convention

Questionnaire

Future Conventions

We would like to thank all the Abu Dhabi Convention

Q: In which location in Latin America would you

attendees who kindly took the time to respond to our

like to have an IPLOCA Convention?

Latin America Preferences

post-event questionnaire; approximately 20% of delegates responded. Some key findings are shown below.

Rio

44.40%

Buenos Aires 40.70% The number of first-time attendees is showing a tendency

Mexico City 10.20%

2%

5% to increase... and networking remains the most important 5%

reason respondents gave for attending the convention.

When asked about speaker presentations for the

14%

Singapore convention, topics were ranked as follows:

30%

Programme and organisation: 74% ranked the programme Regular Member

1 Future large projects

Associate Members as good and the hotel was very highly rated.

Speakers: Guest

2 Technologies

3%

Spouse 66% of respondents ranked the speakers asAssociation good.

Sister

3 Shared experiences

Other Speaker

First Time42%Attendees

Purpose

% 2010-2014

Importance of each purpose of attending the convention

80

Number of Respondents

60 18% High Medium Low

14% 40 9%

20

5%

0%0

Location 2010

Networking 2011

Friends 2012

Meetings 2013

Number of Respondents

80

60

High Medium Low

40

20

0

Marketing 2014

Location

Networking

Organisation

Meetings

Marketing

Hotel 80%

80%

100%

60%

100%

40%

Good 75% Satisfactory Poor NA

20%

0%

Friends

Purpose

Purpose

Registration

Tours

Programme

50%

25%

60%

75% 40%

50% 20%

25% 0%

0%

0%

Registration

Tours

Hotel

Hotel

Speakers

Programme

Good Satisfactory Good Poor Satisfactory NA Poor Good NA Satisfactory Poor NA

Hotel Service

Hotel Service

11% Overall rating of speakers

11% 20%

Good Satisfactory Poor NA

20% 69%

Good Satisfactory Poor NA

69%

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Membership Centre New Associate Member

The company was listed on the Shanghai stock exchange in November 2011 and has now developed into a welded pipe production base, which mainly produces Helical Submerged Arc Welded Pipe (SAWH), Longitudinal Submerged Arc Welded Pipe (SAWL), High Frequency Longitudinal Resistance Welded Pipe (HFW), Square and

Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Limited is the largest and

Rectangular Steel Pipe and 3PE anticorrosive pipe.

one of the fastest growing steel pipe manufacturers in China with 22 sets of steel processing and pipe

Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Limited

manufacturing units.

15 Yulong Road, Yuqi Town 214183 Wuxi City

After 35 years in the industry, the company employs

Jiangsu Province

around 3,000 people and has an annual production capacity

China

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

T +86 510 8388 0043

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

F +86 510 8389 6109

subsidiaries in Yili, Xingjiang Province and in Deyang,

abbas@china-yulong.com

Sichuan Province, connecting the country from east to west.

www.yulongsteelpipe.com

Safety Workshop: The Role of Safety Myths in the Prevention of Incidents Wednesday, 1 July, 2015, Geneva, Switzerland What the industry thinks safety is, and how safe

facilitator of the workshop. Erik is an internationally

performance can be achieved are both questionable.

recognised specialist in the fields of resilience engineering, system safety, human reliability analysis, cognitive systems

There are many definitions of safety, but most of them

engineering, and intelligent man-machine systems.

are variations on the theme that safety can be measured by the number of adverse outcomes and must be enforced

The agenda will also include a presentation from

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

Michael Bigler, SHE/Regulatory Manager, ExxonMobil

procedures). IPLOCA’s HSE Committee has scheduled a

Development.

one day workshop in Geneva on Wednesday, 1 July 2015 to engage HSE managers in this discussion.

Attendees will have the opportunity to look at six safetyrelated assumptions, or safety myths, which can be found

Erik Hollnagel, Professor at the

across most industry practices. They will then discuss

University of Southern Denmark,

how to reassess them in order to improve the efficiency

Chief Consultant at the Centre

of the prevention of incidents in the pipeline industry.

for Quality Improvement, Region of Southern Denmark, and

Attendance at the workshop is a benefit of membership,

Professor Emeritus at the

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

Department of Computer and

More information at www.iploca.com/hseworkshop

Information Science (IDA) at

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Linköping University (LIU),

We look forward to welcoming you in Geneva for a

Sweden will make a presentation

productive session to discuss ways to continue preventing

on the topic and act as the

incidents in our industry.

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Regional Meetings Latin America in Mexico

Dunkirk

Regular Member ARENDAL kindly offered to organise a

Regular Member SPIECAPAG, together with Dunkerque

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

Promotion and Pôle Mécanov, is organising a meeting

hosted by IPLOCA Director for Latin America, Rubén Kuri.

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

Sixty-eight participants were in attendance to listen to

Director for Europe Mediterranean, Jean-Claude Van de

presentations made by ProMéxico, CFE, PEMEX and TAG

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

Pipelines. The PEMEX presentation on natural gas generated

host this meeting along with IPLOCA Executive Secretary

two articles in local newspapers. Copies of the presentations

Juan Arzuaga. The programme will include various

are available on the IPLOCA website.

presentations in French from IPLOCA and local guest speakers as well as a site visit of the Dunkirk multimodal port and industrial platform.

Middle East & Africa in Abu Dhabi Regular Members The C.A.T. Group and NPCC will be organising a regional meeting for Middle East and Africa on 21 April 2015, hosted by IPLOCA Regional Directors Georges Hage and Aqeel Madhi. IPLOCA Executive Secretary, Juan Arzuaga will be presenting an update on IPLOCA Initiatives. They will also be on hand to discuss the current status of the industry during round table discussions. Save the date in your calendars to make sure you attend this important event.

Europe North-West in London Regular Member Land & Marine, and Associate Members CRC-Evans and RSK are holding a regional meeting for Europe North-West in London on 10

East & Far East in Kuala Lumpur

March 2015. IPLOCA Director for Europe North-West

Regular Members Punj Lloyd Limited and McConnell Dowell

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

Corporation will be running a regional meeting in Malaysia

Adam Wynne Hughes and IPLOCA Executive Secretary

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

Juan Arzuaga will be on hand to greet attendees and

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

answer their questions. The meeting will start with an

will be hosting this event.

opening lunch followed by various presentations from local speakers and an update on IPLOCA Initiatives. Participants then have the opportunity to attend the Pipeline Industry Guild National Dinner. Please contact Andrew Ball (andrew.ball@landandmarine.com)as soon as possible if you are interested in attending.

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

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Novel Construction

Onshore Pipelines: The Road to Success

Spring Plenary Session

As a reminder, The Road to Success is available

The next plenary session of this successful initiative of the

in the following formats:

New Technologies Committee is coming up and will be held in Geneva on 25 and 26 March 2015 at the Crowne Plaza

To access/view the wiki version:

Hotel. The agenda and registration links are available at

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

www.iploca.com/novelplenarysession.

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

These sessions also serve as an open forum to all companies to present the newest developments of our industry. In case you are interested in presenting anything new or innovative please do not hesitate to contact novel@iploca.com or juan.arzuaga@iploca.com. Do not miss this opportunity to promote your recent developments!

To access a version in page format: Go to http://goo.gl/GoFZZ8 and http://goo.gl/pf525P CDs are also available on request.

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

The ten workgroups and their leaders are as follows: Workgroup

Leader (Company)

Email

Planning & Design

Criss Shipman (G.I.E.)

cshipman@gie.com

Earthworks & Crossings

Paul Andrews (Fluor)

paul.i.andrews@fluor.com

Welding & NDT & Testing

Jan Van Der Ent (Applus RTD)

jan.vanderent@applusrtd.com

Future Trends & Innovation

Zuhair Haddad (C.C.C.)

zuhair@ccc.gr

Coatings

David Jackson (PIH)

david.jackson@sbdinc.com

Environment

Sue Sljivic (RSK)

ssljivic@rsk.co.uk

Logistics

Bruno PomarĂŠ

bruno.pomare@spiecapag.com

Pre-commissioning

Vincenzo Calabria

v.calabria@sicim.eu

Bending

Geert Dieperink

dieperink@maats.com

HSE

Alan Gauthiez

alan.gauthiez@spiecapag.com

If you have any questions about participation, please contact novel@iploca.com or juan.arzuaga@iploca.com.

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Upcoming Conferences IPLOCA Board Meeting (Board Members only)

IPLOCA Workshop on “The Role of Safety

3-6 March 2015

Myths in the Prevention of Incidents” 1 July 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

IPLOCA Regional Meeting for Europe North-West 10 March 2015 - London, UK

49th IPLOCA Annual Convention 5-9 October 2015

PIG – Pipeline Industries Guild Dinner

Singapore

10 March 2015 - London, UK

www.iploca.com

www.pipeguild.com APIA - Australian Pipeline Industry IPLOCA HSE Committee Meeting

Association - Convention

(HSE Members only)

17-20 October 2015 - Broadbeach, Australia

24 March 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

www.apia.net.au

Pipeline Opportunities Conference

IPLOCA HSE Committee Meeting

24 March, 2015 - Houston, Texas, USA

(HSE Members only)

www.pipeline-opportunities.com

4 November 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

IPLOCA Novel Construction Initiative Spring Session

IPLOCA Novel Construction Initiative Fall Session

25-26 March 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

4-5 November 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

PLCAC – Pipeline Contractors Association of Canada - 61st Annual Convention 13-17 April 2015 - Maui, Hawaii, USA

Other Important IPLOCA Dates

www.pipeline.ca Health & Safety Statistics - Environmental Statistics Hannover Messe

6 March 2015 - Deadline for submissions

13-17 April 2015 - Hannover, Germany www.hannovermesse.de

Member News for IPLOCA June Newsletter 15 April 2015 - Deadline for submissions

Offshore Upstream Development in Russia and CIS

caroline.caravellas@iploca.com

22 May 2015 - Moscow, Russian Federation www.rpi-conferences.com/en/upstream-development

2015 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award sponsored by Chevron

IPLOCA Regional Meeting in France

15 May 2015 - Deadline for submissions

28 May 2015 - Dunkirk, France 2015 IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility World Gas Conference

Award sponsored by Total

1-5 June 2015 - Paris, France

22 May 2015 - Deadline for submissions

www.wgc2015.org 2015 IPLOCA New Technologies Award IPLOCA Board Meeting (Board Members only)

sponsored by BP

16-19 June 2015

29 May 2015 - Deadline for submissions

IPLOCA HSE Committee Meeting

IPLOCA Annual Convention

(HSE Members only)

1 June 2015 - Registration opens

29-30 June 2015 - Geneva, Switzerland

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IPLOCA Scholarship Programme IPLOCA is establishing a scholarship programme to assist children and grandchildren of employees of Regular and Associate Members, who plan to continue their education in college, university or at a vocational school.

Up to 24 scholarships will be offered each year for fulltime study at an accredited institution of the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. Scholarship recipients will be selected primarily on the basis of academic performance, but other factors such as participation in school and community activities may be considered. This programme is expected to be available in late 2015 or early 2016.

IPLOCA Awards

to be presented in Singapore

The IPLOCA Yearbook is available as hardcopy and also available on your mobile phone at mobile.iploca-yearbook.com

2015 Health & Safety Award sponsored by Chevron - Deadline 15 May 2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Award

This year three different IPLOCA Awards will be presented

sponsored by Total - Deadline 22 May

during the Convention in Singapore. The deadlines for submissions are coming up very soon, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss this

2015 New Technologies Award

opportunity for visibility.

sponsored by BP - Deadline 29 May

More information on these awards, such as guidelines,

We look forward to hearing about your successful

entry forms and details on previous winning entries can be

initiatives. Please contact Sarah Junod,

found on our website: www.iploca.com.

sarah.junod@iploca.com, if you have any questions.

IPLOCA Media Partners BENJAMIN MEDIA

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Trenchless Technology

15 South Street FARNHAM, GU9 7QU SURREY U.K. T +44 1252 718 999 F +44 1252 718 992 E mail@palladian-publications.com I www.worldpipelines.com

North American Oil & Gas Pipelines

Pipeline & Gas Journal

10050 Brecksville Road BRECKSVILLE, OHIO 44141 U.S.A. T +1 330 467 7588 F +1 330 468 2289 E info@benjaminmedia.com I www.trenchlessonline.com www.napipelines.com

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P.O. Box 941669 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77094-8669 U.S.A. T +1 281 558 6930 #212 F +1 281 558 7029 E oklinger@oildom.com I www.pgjonline.com

Rob Krzys President & Publisher E robk@benjaminmedia.com Bernard P. Krzys Chief Executive Officer & Publisher E bkrzys@benjaminmedia.com

Oliver Klinger President & Publisher E oklinger@oildom.com Catherine Watkins European Sales Representative E watkins@lyoninternational.com

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World Pipelines

PENNWELL PETROLEUM GROUP Offshore Magazine

1455 West Loop South, Suite 400 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027 U.S.A. T +1 713 963 6270 F +1 713 963 6228 I www.offshore-mag.com

Rod Hardy Director Mark Peters E rod.hardy@worldpipelines.com Vice-President/Group Publisher Chris Lethbridge E markp@PennWell.com Advertisement Manager E chris.lethbridge@worldpipelines.com Elizabeth Corner Editor E elizabeth.corner@ palladian-publications.com

In Memoriam Jeff Shepherd of McConnell

“A colourful character, Jeff worked tirelessly introducing and implementing new ideas to increase production whilst retaining the loyalty and respect of his men.”

Dowell and ex-IPLOCA Director - East & Far East

Jeff commenced his pipelining career in the UK in 1968,

passed away on 5 January.

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

It is with much sadness that

McConnell Dowell in 1977, remaining there for 28 years.

went to Australia initially with an x-ray company, and joined we inform you of the death of

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

Jeff Shepherd from McConnell

2002 he was elected to the IPLOCA board as the Director

Dowell’s Pipeline Division.

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

“It was a wonderful experience meeting with like-minded

According to “The Australian Pipeliner” in an article

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

on Jeff after his retirement in April 2007, Jeff Shepherd

Jeff recalls.

was “truly one of the legends of the Australian Pipeline Industry. Arguably the best pipeline construction

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Maryann,

manager Australia has produced.“

children and grandchildren.

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

As our 50th Anniversary approaches, we continue to be on the lookout for old documents or photographs relevant to IPLOCA’s earliest days, in particular from the 1960s or 1970s.

If you know any of these people or have any memorabilia, please contact our Business Administrator, Caroline Caravellas, caroline.caravellas@iploca.com at the Secretariat, as soon as possible.

Date for your diaries IPLOCA 50th Anniversary Convention at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile, from 12 to 16 September 2016

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IPLOCA Board of Directors

2014-2015

Left to right front row: Harald Dresp, Najib Khoury, Atul Punj, Jean-Claude Van de Wiele, Rubén Kuri, Juan Arzuaga. Second row: Iosif Panchak, Aqeel Madhi, Georges Hage, Ibrahim Zakhem, Mesut Sahin, Roberto Castelli. Third row: Jan Koop, Bruno Maerten, Ebbo Laenge, Andrew Ball, Gerry Grothe. Fourth row: Adam Wynne Hughes, Larry Bolander, Haldun Iyidil, John Tikkanen, Jim Frith. Fifth row: Marco Jannuzzi, Steve Sumner, Doug Evans. Inset: Wilhelm Maats

Officers Jean-Claude Van de Wiele (Spiecapag)

Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)

Gerald T. Grothe (Pipeline Machinery)

President & Director, Europe Mediterranean

Director, Europe Mediterranean

Director, Associate Members

Atul Punj (Punj Lloyd)

Andrew Ball (Land and Marine)

Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)

1st Vice President & Director, East & Far East

Director, Europe North-West

Director, Associate Members

Rubén Kuri (ARENDAL)

Jan Koop (Bohlen-Doyen)*

Steve Sumner (Lincoln Electric)

2nd Vice President & Director, Latin America

Director, Europe North-West

Director, Associate Members

Harald Dresp (Max Streicher)

Larry Bolander (Fluor)

Treasurer & Director, Europe Central

Director, America North

Directors-at-large

Najib Khoury (CCC)

John Tikkanen (ShawCor)

Douglas Evans (GIE)

Immediate Past President

Director, America North

Wilhelm Maats (Maats Pipeline Equipment)

Ebbo Laenge (Conduto)

Bruno Maerten (Geocean)

Director, Latin America

Adam Wynne Hughes (PIH)

Haldun Iyidil (LIMAK Construction

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

Ibrahim Zakhem (Zakhem)

Industry and Trade)

Director, Middle East & Africa

Director, Europe Eastern

Aqeel A. Madhi (NPCC)

Executive Secretary

Iosif Panchak (Stroygazmontazh)

Director, Middle East & Africa

Juan Arzuaga

Director, Europe Eastern

Jim Frith (McConnell Dowell)

Mesut Sahin (Technip)

Director, East & Far East

Directors

Director, Europe Central

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