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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2011
Beijing page 18
Convention update
Contents:
Letter from the President page 4
News from Geneva page 5
Member News page 9
Health, Safety & Environment page 14
WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS

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Contents
Letter from the President 4
News from Geneva 5
Board Meeting Update 6
Membership Centre 8
Member News 9
Training 12
Health, Safety & Environment 14
Regional Meetings 16
Elections to the IPLOCA Board of Directors 17
Beijing Convention Update 18
In the Headlines 20
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4 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
Letter from the President
Registration for the much anticipated 2011 Convention
in China (12-16 September in Beijing) opened at the
beginning of May.
This will be the first time IPLOCA has held a Convention
in China and we have a great week planned for our
attendees, including the possibility to participate in pre- or
post-convention tours to see the Terracotta Warriors (page
18 of this Newsletter).
Included with the Convention Registration Brochure recently mailed out, you will
find a brochure regarding InterPipe, the major pipeline exhibition taking place from
Saturday to Monday, 17 to 19 September, immediately following the Convention. The
event is hosted by China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau and is supported by IPLOCA. Be
sure to consider your attendance at this event as you plan your travel to the Far East.
As usual, awards will be presented at the upcoming Convention in Beijing. New this
year, as previously announced, will be the IPLOCA Corporate Social Responsibility
Award. More information is available on page 16 of this Newsletter.
On the committee front, we are delighted to welcome a new addition to our HSE
Committee. As you will read on page 15 of this Newsletter, Kevin Parker of Mears
Group has joined the committee. He has considerable experience in the field of HSE
and more than 25 years in the pipeline industry.
Finally, thanks to the generosity of Volvo and Renault Trucks in supplying a voucher
towards a car at the Convention, we will again have the opportunity to raise
significant funds for charity. Cristine and I have selected Hope 87: Hundreds of
Original Projects for Employment, an Austrian initiative in which young people in
Bangladesh are encouraged to show initiative and to develop local projects creating
training and employment for themselves and other young people.
As always I look forward to your questions, comments and ideas regarding IPLOCA.
Please feel free to contact me at karl.trauner@habau.at and I hope to see as many of
you as possible in Beijing in September.
Sincerely,
Karl Trauner

News from Geneva
and the UK
The Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) recently held their 54th National Dinner in London. PIG is a sister association of
IPLOCA and the event was attended by Juan Arzuaga,
Executive Secretary.
IPLOCA Immediate Past President Adam Wynne Hughes
was also a guest at the event as were current Board
Members Andy Lukas and Phil Bond. Europe NW Regular
Members Land & Marine, Murphy Pipelines and PIH were
all in attendance along with Associate Members Denso,
Rhead Group, and RSK. Europe Mediterranean Regular
Members Serimax and Spiecapag also attended, along
with their respective former IPLOCA Board Members
David Williams and Jean Claude Van de Wiele. Europe
Central Regular Member PPS attended together with a
range of clients and contractors who operate within the
UK and around the world. The event showed the charitable
side of our industry as it raised in excess of £15,000 for the
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
(NSPCC) to support and protect children from abuse.
The event included the presentation of various awards.
Juan and Adam had the opportunity to discuss the benefits
of membership of IPLOCA with potential new members
and were able to point to the significant number of
attendees mentioned above, who are members of both
IPLOCA and PIG.
Geneva Office Visitors
During March the staff of the Geneva Office had the
pleasure of a visit from 1st Vice President Osman Birgili
(Tekfen) on the occasion of the March Novel Construction
meeting, and later, from the members of the IPLOCA HSE
Committee who took advantage of our meeting facilities
and proximity to the Geneva International Airport.
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Changing Skyline
We also witnessed some changes to our local environment,
with the demolition of a nearby house that will make way
for additional airport-related parking.
Last vestiges of the countryside… The crash of the huge pine tree
hitting the ground was soon followed by fast and efficient demolition
of the house and the levelling of the ground in preparation for
a new parking area. The end of April also brought the extension of
the nearby tram line to the northwest border with France, allowing
a fast 20 minute trip from the centre of Geneva.
not always reliable because of problems with local postal
service. In view of this we recently offered a selection of
our readers a new e-mailing service to alert them
when the Newsletter is available on our
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Board Meeting Update
Montreux, March 2011
Because of potential political unrest in Morocco the
decision was taken on 21 February to relocate the meeting
to Montreux, Switzerland. Following are the highlights
from that meeting:
Health, Safety and Environment Committee:
2011 Health and Safety Award
It was noted that the award this year would be termed the
2011 award to avoid any confusion with the Health and
Safety statistics. Adjudication will take place in June.
Environmental Indicators
Environmental indicators are being defined and will be
discussed at the upcoming HSE Committee meeting in
Geneva. A separate submission form is being developed
for this purpose.
Road Traffic Accidents (RTA)
A white paper on three aspects of Road Traffic Accidents
has been developed. It includes IPLOCA Health and
Safety statistics, information from other organisations on
reducing RTAs and testimonials from IPLOCA members.
Training Committee:
Training for Operators
Minimum requirements are being defined for operators and
for a train the trainer certification. The idea of a “passport”
for operators was suggested. Input will be sought from
manufacturers and contractors. Once ideas are firm, additional
manufacturers will be invited to participate.
Following a demonstration by an expert (right photo), novice
hornblower and IPLOCA President Karl Trauner made a valiant
attempt. The hat obviously helped.
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Seminar in Communications Skills
This seminar will be offered a third time, but in a new
location, to foster attendance of a wide range of cultures
and ethnicities.
Master’s Degree in Pipelines
Research continued but few examples were able to
be identified. The idea is to inform the membership of
existing courses, such as the one in Rio de Janeiro. Sister
Associations had been contacted and Gubkin University
had developed a new course. Other universities were
being contacted and a final report will be given at the
Istanbul Board Meeting. The following were identified:
Gubkin University; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de
Rio; University of West Australia (UWA); and Singapore
University, which will be invited by UWA to develop the
same course; University of Aachen in Germany; Montan
University of Loeben; Herriot-Watt University in Edinburgh,
Scotland; and the Dutch University.
Site Visits
The objectives of planned site visits are as follows:
- Engage more clients and contractors
- Promote discussions about other working methods
- IPLOCA to act as moderator of discussions.
Interest has been shown by Petrobras and Brazilian
contractors (summer work) and by Chinese and Russian
contractors (for permafrost work).
HSE Training Program from PLCAC (Pipe Line Contractors
Association of Canada)
A proposal was received for IPLOCA to become a
distributor of such a program. It was noted that certain
parts of the information are applicable only to Canada. This
will be further discussed with PLCAC and information will
be provided at the upcoming Board Meeting in Istanbul.
New Technologies Committee:
Novel Construction/Road to Success
It was announced that the Spring Plenary Session would
be held in Geneva on 16 and 17 March. The use of a wiki
(a website that allows users to create and edit a number
of interlinked web pages via a browser for collaboration in
developing and editing material) had been suggested and
a demonstration had been provided to the Secretariat by
CCC. This would be further discussed at the March Novel
Construction meeting in Geneva.
Teleconferences with BP and Tripartite
Discussions are ongoing regarding the list of proposed
projects for IPLOCA involvement and funding.
A workshop was held in Atlanta on 9 March, attended by
Daniel Gasquet, IPLOCA consultant.

IPLOCA New Technologies Award
An adjudication committee for the New Technologies Award
sponsored by BP is being formed.
Review of Minutes of the Rio de Janeiro Meeting
The minutes and action items from Rio de Janeiro were
reviewed. Actions were complete and the minutes were
approved.
Treasurer’s Report:
The (as yet unaudited) Final Report for the year 2010
was distributed to the board members and reviewed.
Membership fee payment status was reviewed. The
majority of fees have been received.
Membership:
New Regular Members
ALSA Engineering & Construction Co. L.L.C. (UAE).
New Associate Members
- JPAC Technologies PVT Ltd (India)
- Industrial X-Ray and Allied Radiographers (I) Pvt. Ltd.
(IXAR) (India)
Name changes
Name changes were approved as follows, following
confirmation that core business and objectives remain
the same:
- J. Ray McDermott S.A. to McDermott International Inc.
- Offshore International FZC to L&T Sapura Shipping
Private Limited
- E.ON Engineering to E.ON New Build & Technology
GmbH
- Goriziane S.p.A. to Goriziane Group S.p.A.
- AB Rhead and Associates Ltd to Rhead Group Limited
- Tubacero, S.A. de C.V. to Tubacero, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Resignations
- Jotun Powder Coatings, UAE
- LMR Drilling, Germany
- AKTOR S.A., Greece
Arrangements for Beijing:
Pre- and post- tours are being suggested in addition to
regular tours, including a tour to see the famed Terracotta
Warriors. Post-convention tours will begin on Sunday
evening to allow delegates to attend the pipeline exhibition.
Regional Meetings:
Beirut – 17-18 February 2011
A successful meeting was held in Beirut with Nasser Issa,
Najib Khoury and several other board members in attendance.
(also see page 16)
Prisoners of Chillon: Even with the benefit of warm winter coats
in the month of March, it was easy to imagine the horror of being
chained and imprisoned year-round in the dungeons of the famous
Chateau de Chillon, as fabled in the famous poem by Lord Byron.
Written in 1816, the chilling tale of the “Prisoner of Chillon” chronicles
the imprisonment in the chateau just outside Montreux of
François Bonivard, a Geneva monk. Byron later inscribed his name
on one of the dungeon’s pillars - an early example of graffiti.
Media Partners and IPLOCA Visibility:
A production schedule is now in place following agreement
with our four Media Partners for publication of visibility
advertisements in their magazines. Several news releases
have also been published recently and space set aside in
the publications for IPLOCA news.
Board of Directors Elections 2011:
The call for nominations is now on the website at
www.iploca.com/elections.
Next Meeting:
The next Board of Directors meeting will take place in
Istanbul in May.
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Membership Centre
We welcome the following new Regular and Associate
Members to IPLOCA. Their profiles are also available at
www.iploca.com.
Regular Members
ALSA Engineering & Construction Co. LLC
Villa E4, Behind al-Hilal Bank
Khalidiya, Abu Dhabi
PO Box 54294, Abu Dhabi
UAE
T +971 2 6581551
F +971 2 6581550
E alsaeng@alsaeng.ae
I www.alsaeng.ae
ALSA Engineering & Construction Co LLC
(ALSA) was established in 2004 as a continuation
of the activities being carried out by ALSA
Technical Service for the preceding decade. ALSA
dedicates itself to multi-dimensional engineering
and construction projects in the UAE, focusing mostly on the
oil and gas sector and is a major approved EPC contractor
for the ADNOC operating companies. All activities are
performed to the highest standards by ALSA’s in-house team.
ALSA consists of individuals with more than two decades
of experience working with the ADNOC group of companies
in the UAE, and very familiar with ADNOC and international
requirements/standards. ALSA upholds the highest standards
in all aspects of health, safety, quality and environment.
Argus Pipeline Services CSJC
9 Skakovaya St.
Moscow, 125040
Russian Federation
T +7 495 741 48 17
F +7 495 741 48 18
E argcis@arguslimited.com
I www.pipelines.ru
Argus Pipeline Services was established
in 2004 and is now the largest member
of the Argus Group of Companies which
comprises more than 10 companies.
Since its establishment Argus Pipeline
Services has participated in the construction of virtually
all major pipeline construction projects in Russia and in
the countries of the former Soviet Union. Argus Pipeline
Services has eight branch offices in Russia and certificates
of permission for work on construction, rehabilitation and
overhaul of capital construction projects.
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DSMU-Gazstroy LLC
7A/2 Novatorov St.
Moscow, 119421
Russian Federation
T +7 495 995 0351 / + 7 495 660 28 60
F +7 495 660 28 62
E moscow@dsmu.com / mnm@ooo-flex.ru
I www.dsmu.com
DSMU-Gazstroy LLC is one of the
most diversified enterprises in the
construction industry of Russia. It has a
considerable experience in both onshore
and offshore construction, construction of compressor
stations, industrial, civil and road construction. Pipeline
engineering at all complexity levels is the key activity of
DSMU-Gazstroy. The work performed by the enterprise
features a highly professional approach, in compliance
with the standards and requirements of environmental
authorities, supported by certificates of conformity with
international standards in quality management systems,
occupational safety and health. The geographical reach of
DSMU-Gazstroy’s activities has expanded continuously
since the company’s foundation in 2001. Multiple
facilities which have already been commissioned provide
evidence of its production capabilities, work experience,
efficiency and success. Over the years the enterprise
has successfully achieved a leadership position due to
its services package, increase of product range, quality
control, and stable relations with regular partners and
clients.
Galfar Engineering & Contracting
Musaffah Industrial Area
Opposite Abu Dhabi Ship Building
P.O. Box 72218, Abu Dhabi
U.A.E
T +9712 5502515
F +9712 5502575
E ssnair@galfaremirates.com
I www.galfar.com
Established in the U.A.E. in 1993, Galfar
has experience and expertise in project
management, engineering, procurement
and construction in areas such as
plant, oil & gas pipelines water transmission, power
transmission, civil, electro-mechanical, roads and bridges
and environmental projects. Having executed many EPC/
Construction projects for oil and gas pipelines, in sizes
ranging from 8” to 60”, Galfar has many pipeline resources
including side-booms, pipe bending machines and major

earthmoving equipment for large cross country pipelines.
With a well established and recognized HSE and Quality
management system, the company is certified to OSHAS
18001:2007 standards and is currently preparing to
qualify for ISO 14001 standards. The company’s Quality
Management System is certified to ISO 9001:2008.
Associate Members
Industrial X-Ray & Allied Radiographers (I) Pvt. Ltd.
102, Faizab Apartment, 1st Floor
S.V. Road, Jogeshwari (West)
Mumbai 400102, Maharashtra
India
T +91 022 43 40 64 00
F +91 022 26 79 94 57
E info@ixar.in
I www.ixar.in
M/s Industrial X-Ray & Allied Radiographers (I) Pvt.
Ltd. (IXAR) was formed in 1969. IXAR has created new
dimensions to the field of NDT and has been a pioneer
in Non Destructive Testing & related activities for the last
Member News
Seven Year Contract Awarded to Attila Dogan
AD-SAS LLC has been awarded a seven year Off Plot
Delivery (ODC) contract for North Oman by Petroleum
Development Oman (PDO). AD-SAS is a LLC partnership
between Turkey’s Attila Dogan Construction and Oman’s
Seeh Al Saryah Companies. The seven year contract
involves engineering, construction and support services
for current and upcoming wells and interconnecting
pipelines in northern Oman. The total time frame of
this contract is 7+3 years. AD-SAS will operate in the
Northern PDO operated fields which currently produce
240,000 barrels per day. The nature of the contract is
service oriented and AD-SAS will be mobilized within
4 months in Qarn Alam, Fahud, Lekhwair and Yibal
Fields. The dispersed nature of job scope, AD-SAS
is in the process of establishing in Northern Oman
producing fields where other operators such as British
Petroleum, Petronas, PTT-EP, CNPC and Occidental
Petroleum are few large entities which also operates
in the same part of Oman. Established in 1967, Attila
Dogan Construction is an International EPC Contractor
in the Oil and Gas Sector with specialization in
pipelines and oil & gas facilities upstream midstream,
downstream and offshore projects.
four decades all over India & abroad.
The company has a base of more than
300 clients in India, including blue-chip
companies such as Larsen & Toubro, Punj
Lloyd, Gammon, Godrej and others. IXAR
is slowly expanding its presence globally and has its own
set up in Abu Dhabi and Oman. IXAR is ISO 9001-2008
Certified and has more than 600 dedicated, experienced
and well qualified staff and technicians. It is well-versed
with various NDT codes, specifications and procedures
practiced, helping customers to execute a project within
its scheduled time period. Financially sound, IXAR can
provide a cushion during crises faced at the time of
execution of a project. The company is specialized in
advanced technologies in the field of NDT services such as
AUT, Phased Array, IRIS etc. and has abundant availability
of well maintained & calibrated equipment. With offices
in India, Oman and Abu Dhabi with all amenities, IXAR
has the necessary licenses, permits and approvals in
India, Oman and Abu Dhabi. The majority of the Indian
technicians currently serving IXAR in the Middle East have
previously been associated with IXAR either as employees
or have undergone training through the company.
BASF Polyurethanes and STOPAQ Join Forces
BASF Polyurethanes and STOPAQ are joining forces in the
offshore industry. Together both companies will serve the
offshore operators and contractors with an innovative and
simple solution for protecting valuable assets against the
extreme elements. BASF is well known for the Nord Stream
Offshore Pipeline Project from Russia to Germany. STOPAQ
has built its reputation around anti-corrosion protection
of fieldjoints, risers, spools, land/sea pipes and j-tubes,
especially in the Middle East (Safaniyah, Manifa and Karan
projects). To better cater the needs of the offshore clients, the
two companies are forming a marketing alliance to offer a
one-stop shop for the entire corrosion prevention and thermal
insulation package. This will offer the clients a great source for
the protection of the valuable infrastructural assets.
Habau and KHE Group Announce Sale of
Pipeline Contractor Nacap
KHE Group B.V. (Koop Group) from the Netherlands and
Habau GmbH (Habau) from Austria have reached agreement
on a sale of 100 percent of the shares in the Nacap group
of companies, whereby all the activities of Nacap will be
combined with similar activities within the Habau Group.
Financial details of the transaction will not be announced.
The existing business plans of Nacap will serve as the
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asis for the further expansion of the pipeline business in
the Habau Group, and the combination will create a worldleading
pipeline business. In view of the strong reputational
and brand value, the activities of Nacap (3,000 people) will
be continued under the Nacap name operating out of the
current head office in Eelde, the Netherlands. The pipeline
activities of Habau in Europe (PPS) and South America
(Conduto) will, together with Nacap, be integrated in one
energy cluster thereby creating the best positioned global
leader in the pipeline contracting arena. The other business
of the Habau Group like Engineering, EPC and Tunnelling
will expand to the worldwide markets. The HDD and RAS
activities of Nacap becoming part of Habau Group will
create synergies in the area of horizontal directional drilling
and hydro testing.The Habau Group will employ over 6.500
people with more than EUR 1.4 billion annual sales and have
an extensive equipment fleet serving a range of reputable
clients with whom it has built long-term relationships.
McDermott forms Strategic Alliance with
SOCAR, Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company
McDermott International, Inc. has announced that one of its
subsidiaries, McDermott Caspian Contractors, Inc., and the
State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (“SOCAR”)
have formed a strategic alliance to implement a major pipelay
and diving services contract in the Caspian region. The
contract was recently awarded to McDermott in Azerbaijan
as part of further development of the Azeri, Chirag and
Deepwater Gunashli (“ACG”) field in the Azerbaijan sector
of the Caspian Sea. Under the agreement, McDermott will
perform the engineering, procurement, fabrication and
installation of pipelines, cables, umbilicals and subsea tie-ins
and subsea equipment. SOCAR and its subsidiaries will
perform various construction activities including fabrication
of subsea structures, subsea installation services, provision
of equipment and facilities, and will supply project-related
and diving personnel. McDermott has more than 20-years
of work experience across the Caspian region. Its worldwide
leadership in project management, engineering, construction,
fabrication and installation of pipelines and subsea facilities,
combined with SOCAR’s extensive Caspian knowledge and
unique long-term experience in the exploration of Azerbaijan’s
offshore oil and gas reserves bring unique strengths that will
benefit the successful development of the ACG field.
Petrofac Saudi Arabia Achieves Independent
Certification to ISO 9001
Petrofac, the international oil & gas services provider
has announced that its Saudi Arabian business, Petrofac
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Saudi Arabia, has achieved independent certification to
international quality standard ISO 9001. The standard is for
project management, engineering, design, procurement,
construction management, commissioning and training
and associated activities for oil & gas production and
processing facilities, petrochemical plants, refineries and
related utilities. Petrofac has successfully implemented
the quality management system for the business in Saudi
Arabia. This system is underpinned by a comprehensive set
of technical and business documentation, which has been
created in line with best practice. Now fully implemented,
the team has also demonstrated their approach to
maintaining and continually improving the system.
PRCI Holds Fifth Annual
Research Exchange Meeting
for Energy Pipeline Research
Pipeline Research Council
International (PRCI) hosted
its fifth annual Pipeline Program Research Exchange
Meeting on February 1 - 3, 2011 at the Georgia Tech Hotel
and Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting
provided PRCI members with updates on key completed
research and projects that have reached vital milestones.
This research is focused on improving pipeline safety and
integrity. The meeting was organized into four parallel
technical tracks:
- Corrosion (Committee Chair Albert van Roodselaar of
Chevron);
- Design, Materials and Construction (Committee Chair
Tom Zimmerman of Enbridge);
- Mechanical Damage (Operations and Integrity Committee
Chair, Mures Zaréa of GDF Suez) and,
- Operations and Integrity l(Committee Vice-Chair John
O’Brien of Chevron).
Presenters reported developments across the pipeline
technology spectrum, including:
- Design improvements for pipelines that transport CO2 with impurities responding to the increasing interest on
carbon sequestration and the use of CO for enhanced
2
oilfield recovery.
- Strain based design which is especially useful for
pipelines in arctic regions, offshore, and in areas of
geologic instability.
- Innovations in technologies for detecting and
characterizing mechanical damage and improved
analytical models for assessing the impacts after damage
occurs.
- Mechanical damage prevention using sensor-based

systems for in-ground and aerial application.
- Non destructive evaluation of pipeline condition, including
composite materials inspection and inspection through
coatings.
- Advanced technologies and data algorithms for leak
detection.
An important secondary aspect of the Research Exchange
Meeting was the discussion of ideas for future work. Some of
these ideas will be further developed and lead into the 2012
PRCI Research Program.
SNC-Lavalin Celebrates its 100th Anniversary
SNC-Lavalin launched its 100th anniversary celebrations
at Montreal’s Palais des Congrès. President and CEO
Pierre Duhaime chose the occasion of the company’s 2011
International Symposium to announce the commencement
of celebrations to the media and about 400 employees
from its offices around the world. Founded in Montreal in
1911, the Company started out as a one-man engineering
consulting office with one client. Today it has grown to be
one of the world’s largest engineering and construction
firms with 24,000 employees in offices across Canada and
in over 35 other countries around the world. At any given
time its employees are working on thousands of projects
in some 100 countries. In 2010, it earned revenues of $6.3
billion and a net income of $437 million.
SNC-Lavalin Awarded GES+ Contract in
Saudi Arabia
SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has been selected,
together with its local Saudi Arabian 50/50 joint venture
partner, The Zuhair Fayez Partnership, to perform general
engineering and project management services (GES+)
under a five-year reimbursable contract. Under the
contract, SNC-Lavalin and The Zuhair Fayez Partnership
will perform Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) and
select detailed engineering, as well as project management
services to support the execution of Saudi Aramco’s capital
program. These projects include oil and gas production and
processing facilities, both on and offshore, infrastructure
projects, refining and petrochemical facilities. This work will
be executed out of the Joint Venture offices in Al-Khobar,
Saudi Arabia.
Technip Awarded North Sea Contract by RWE Dea
Technip has been awarded a full EPIC contract by RWE
Dea, for the Clipper South gas field development in the
North Sea. The field is located 70 kilometers northeast of
the Bacton gas terminal in 25 meters of water. The contract
covers full project management, detailed pipeline design,
installation and tie-in of a 15.5 kilometer 12” production line
and 3” methanol piggyback line from the new Clipper South
platform to the existing LOGGS (Lincolnshire Offshore Gas
Gathering system) platform.The contract builds on past
experience with RWE: in 2008 Technip provided pipelay
and umbilical installation for the Topaz field development,
located in the Southern gas basin. Technip’s operating
center in Aberdeen (Scotland) will execute this contract,
which is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter
of 2011. Genesis – a Technip Group company providing
upstream oil and gas consultancy services – will also play
a part in executing the contract through the provision of
detailed pipeline design. Vessels from the Technip fleet will
be used for the offshore installation campaign.
Technip’s Board of Directors Expands
Technip’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held
on April 28, 2011, ratified the cooption of Marie-Ange
Debon(1), announced in 2010. In addition, the Annual
General Meeting approved the nomination of two new
female directors, C. Maury Devine(2) and Leticia Costa(3),
bringing the percentage of women on the company’s Board
of Directors to 27% (3 out of 11). These nominations satisfy
the legal objective for French companies of 20% by 2014.
They are also part of a wider aim to renew and diversify the
composition of the Board, which now includes American
and Brazilian members who have an in-depth understanding
of the Group’s major clients and markets such as North
America, the North Sea and Brazil.
1. Marie-Ange Debon is General Secretary of the Suez
Environnement Group and is a member of the College de
l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the French Financial
Market Authority). Prior to joining Suez Environnement in
2008, Ms. Debon served in various positions in both the
public and private sectors. Marie-Ange Debon is a graduate
of HEC, ENA and has a Master’s Degree in Law.
2. C. Maury Devine is a member of the Board of Directors of
FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) and John Bean Technologies
(NYSE: JBT). She serves on the Audit Committee and
Nominating and Governance Committee of both companies.
She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is
a member of the independent Nominating and Governance
Committee of Petroleum Geo Services. C. Maury Devine is a
graduate of Middlebury College, the University of Maryland
and Harvard University (Master’s of Public Administration).
3. Since 2010 Leticia Costa has been a partner in Prada
Assessoria and Coordinator for the Center of Strategy
Research at Insper. In January 2011, she became a Director
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of the Automotive Engineers Association in Brazil (AEA).
She currently serves as board member of FAMA, a private
equity fund in Brazil, of Localiza, the largest car rental
company also in Brazil and of Sadia, a food manufacturer.
Volvo CE Appoints Eberhard Wedekind Executive
VP of Sales and Marketing
Effective 1 May, Eberhard Wedekind,
has been appointed Executive Vice
President, Sales & Marketing at Volvo
CE. He will be based in the Volvo
CE HQ office in Brussels, Belgium.
He will succeed Scott Hall who has
announced will leave Volvo CE to
take up the position of President of
Volvo Rents in Shippensburg, North
America. Eberhard Wedekind has 16 years experience
in a number of senior roles within the company. He was
Vice President of Marketing & Sales within the Compact
Equipment Business Line, Senior Vice President of Global
Marketing and Senior Vice President of Processes and
Training Committee
In 2009 the IPLOCA Board of Directors sent a questionnaire
to the IPLOCA membership to try to identify the types of
training needed by member companies.
It was clear from the responses that training throughout
our professional life in the pipeline industry is a “must”;
we must maintain, upgrade and update our knowledge,
skills and competencies on an ongoing basis. While it is
normal practice within pipeline companies to educate
and train personnel especially in areas such as HSE, for
example, the pooling of this information about different
training activities undertaken by IPLOCA member
companies is very important and would clearly benefit
everyone within our profession.
IPLOCA Initiatives
IPLOCA has instigated some specific training initiatives,
including the following:
1. “Communication Skills in an Intercultural Environment”
for Project Managers. We offered this two-day training
seminar twice in 2010 and received very positive feedback
from the participants. Further information can be found at
the IPLOCA website.
2. Training for operators of pipeline equipment is being
discussed with Caterpillar, Liebherr and Volvo.
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Systems, both at Volvo CE HQ. Since 2005 he has been
President of Region Asia, based in Singapore, where he has
successfully led the region in a time of tremendous growth,
market share gain and increased profitability. He holds a
master’s degree in Computer Science and a doctorate in
Business Administration from Universities Bonn/MIT. Prior
to joining Volvo, he held senior roles in Arthur D. Little and
the Linde Group in Italy and Germany.
Welspun Confirms New Orders of Rs. 1,182 Crore
with Order Book Growing to Rs. 6,153 Crore
Welspun Corp Ltd., the flagship company of the
USD 3 billion Welspun Group and the 2nd largest line pipe
company in the world (Source: Financial Times, UK) has won
pipe orders worth Rs. 1,182 Crore (approx 155 KMT) largely
from international clients. These new orders are likely to
be executed over a period of one year. With the addition of
these orders, the current order book of the company stands
at Rs. 6,153 Crore @ Rs. 45.50/USD (approx 932 KMT for
pipes and external plate orders of 40 KMT) without excluding
the orders being executed in Q4 FY 2011.
3. An already existing safety training course used in
Canada could be of great help for our membership.
IPLOCA is investigating with representatives of the Pipe
Line Construction Association of Canada (PLCAC) the
possibility and practicality of making this course available
to all our members.
4. We are also looking into the possibilities, for those
who have been working for several years in the pipeline
industry, of postgraduate study and obtaining a bachelor’s
degree followed by a master’s degree in Pipeline
Engineering. Several universities are at present studying
the possibilities of establishing a program. While pipeline
engineering and/or subsea pipeline engineering can be
studied immediately on leaving high school, this course
would be offered primarily via distance learning, although
very few of the courses are offered in English. We have
approached the following institutions in this regard:
Australia
- University West-Australia (UWA)
Contact: Prof. Liang Cheng
Austria
- Montanuniversitaet, Loeben
Contact: Prof. W. Wegscheider
Brazil
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica do Rio de Janeiro
Contact: Ebbo Laenge

Germany
- IRO (Institute for Pipeline Construction) and Jade
Hochschule, Oldenburg
Contact: Prof. Thomas Wegener
- University of Munich
Contact: Prof. Wolfgang Melzer
- University of Aachen
Contact: Prof. Peer Nicolai Martens
Russia
- Gubkin Russian University Moscow
Contact: Prof. Gennady Vasiliev
Singapore
- University of Singapore
Contact: Prof. Andrew Palmer
The Netherlands
- AVANS Hogeschool (Breda)
Contact: Prof. Gerard Kruisman
United Kingdom
- IBC Global Academy
Contact: Chris Atwell, Director of Education and Training
- Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh
Contact: Prof. G. White
Pipeline-Related Training Offered
through Associations and Institutes
IPLOCA also began to look within existing associations
and institutes to see what is available on the market from a
training standpoint.
A list of available information can now be found on the
IPLOCA website; of course this is only a beginning, showing a
limited amount of information, but it might provide you some
ideas. We welcome additional information which we can share
with the IPLOCA membership.
1. Australian Pipeline Industry Association LTD
www.apia.asn.au Contact: Cheryl Cartwright
- Training: ITL Engineering – Oil & Gas, Marine, Industrial
www.itnz.co.nz, PIPEd/OSD – Pipeline Industry
Professional Education www.PIPEd.com.au,
www.osdpipelines.com
2. AACE International (U.S.A.)
www.aacei.org
- Training: Professional Practice Guides, like Contracts and
Claims/Cost Engineering/Planning and Scheduling etc.
3. American Association of Petroleum Geologists
www.aapg.org
- Training: Various courses, some online, in geology,
geophysics, engineering and operations.
4. Drilling Contractors Association (DCA-Europe)
www.dca-europe.org
- Courses for apprenticeship and advanced training of
personnel in the area of HDD
- Guidelines for better quality – booklet called “Quality
Assurance” in German and English
- Shaping recommendation of technical and legal
contracting conditions – a booklet entitled “Terms and
Conditions” in German, English and French
- Information and recommendations for the planning,
construction and documentation of HDD projects –
booklet entitled “Technical Guidelines of the DCA” in
German, English and French
5. International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)
www.imca-int.com
- Training guidance in diving/marine/offshore survey and
remote systems & ROV
6. The Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) United Kingdom
www.pipeguild.com Contact: Cheryl Burgess
7. IBC
www.ibcglobalacademy.com, contact: Chris Atwell
- Training by distance learning: www.informaglobalevents.
com/event/pipeline-engineering-distance- learning
- www.informaglobalevents.com/event/subsea
engineering-distance-learning
- www.informaglobalevents.com/event/marine-drillingdistance-learning-training-course
8. Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada
www.pipeline.ca
9. Ecole d’Application aux métiers des Travaux Publics (France)
www.eatp19.com - Important site for machine operators
10. Penspen Limited
www.penspenintegrity.com/downloads/training/coursesbrochure.pdf
11. Clarion Technical Conferences
www.clarion.org/catalog/coursesbrochure.pdf
If you are familiar with other useful courses and sites
providing information on pipeline education and
training please email sarah.junod@iploca.com and
we will add this information to the IPLOCA website.
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HSE Committee
The HSE Committee met in the Geneva offices on 24
March 2011. The committee had a very productive meeting
and agreed on a number of actions. In particular, they are
preparing to adjudicate the Health & Safety Award later
this year along with the new bi-annual Corporate Social
Responsibly Award which was announced recently.
This year’s IPLOCA Board of Directors, led by President Karl
Trauner, are keen to see these HSE awards presented in
Beijing and we hope there will be a good level of support
from the IPLOCA membership in terms of the number of
submissions received for these two awards. However, if
you missed the deadlines for 2011, next year will see the
return of the Environmental Award and it is not too early to
plan your 2012 submissions for that award.
Health & Safety Statistics and Road Traffic
Accidents
Our committee chairman, Adam Wynne Hughes, has noted
a particular area where he believes help from the wider
IPLOCA membership is needed. The submissions of Health
& Safety Statistics are up on previous years so far and have
consistently shown that Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) are a
very significant safety issue. The committee wants to help all
members reduce these accidents and save lives. In previous
meetings the committee has debated how they should
achieve this and it is felt that pointing members towards
good practices could help reduce the frequency and severity
of RTAs. This signposting is a cornerstone of the committee’s
work for the years ahead.
However, there is a great deal of good or best practice
already implemented by members across the world and
the committee wants to hear about it. We are requesting
testimonials from Regular and Associate Members on what
they are currently doing – or have done in the past – to
reduce the risk of RTA events. This may range from rules on
seat belt wearing to behaviour training for drivers, in-vehicle
monitoring systems (IVMS) or drug and alcohol testing. The
article in Newsletter 46 (March 2011) expanded on this topic
and is also available on the IPLOCA website. Adam Wynne
Hughes has asked all Regular Members to ensure they have
submitted their statistics and requests that all members
please provide their RTA testimonials so that together
we may have an opportunity to reduce RTA incidents
throughout our industry. He also wants to thank all those
who have consistently supported the statistics return - a key
factor in the membership requirements of IPLOCA. Although
the statistics returns had not yet been completely analysed
at this committee meeting it was clear that the number and
frequency of RTAs was higher than last year. This could
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be as a result of better reporting or it could signify more
incidents. The committee cannot stress enough that had
they received 100% of returns from the membership for the
previous years there would be a greater amount of reliable
data to be analysed.
As of the 30 th April, we have 105 statistics returns
submitted which is 83.8% of the Regular Members.
We hope to get to 100% with your help.
IPLOCA Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga is working with
the committee on a new initiative to produce an annual
report on HSE performance as seen from the point of view
of IPLOCA members. The committee has been studying
many such reports and will produce a draft format for
Board of Directors approval. It is hoped that this new
report format will provide a review of the trends seen over
the last 10 years and the types of subjects suitable for
submission for awards.
History of Statistics Returns
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
History of Road Traffic Accidents
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
90 91 66 82 86 91 103 105
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
556 539 587 604 1188 979 729 856
History of RTA frequency rate (per Million Man Hours)
2
1
0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
0.786 0.829 1.176 0.780 1.041 1.339 0.931 1.400

New Environmental Statistics Return
At its meeting the Committee also agreed the wording
for the new Environmental statistics return. IPLOCA is
committed to be a leader for our industry as regards
carbon footprints within pipeline construction.
It is felt that some simple questions should be asked now
about members’ policies and procedures with regard to
their effects on the environment. In the years to come,
the committee can help signpost best practices from
around the world. It is expected that the statistics forms
for both Health & Safety and the Environment will evolve,
particularly as we receive greater numbers of returns.
The committee reconvenes formally in June to adjudicate
the award submissions, complete the statistics analyses
and develop the Road Traffic Accident Reduction White
Paper but will need the continued support of all in order to
complete these tasks.
If you have any questions regarding the above,
please contact HSE Committee chairman, Adam Wynne
Hughes at adamwynnehughes@unispec.co.uk or
sarah.junod@iploca.com.
Mears Group’s Kevin
Parker Joins IPLOCA
HSE Committee
Kevin T. Parker, Vice President of
Safety, Training and Environment
for Mears Group, Inc. has joined
IPLOCA’s HSE Committee.
Kevin directs and facilitates corporate safety policies for
Mears’ activities in the United States, Canada, South
America and India and has personally worked on pipeline
maintenance projects in a number of countries including
Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina and Kuwait.
He is a member of the National Safety Council (NSC) and
the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and
serves on the Michigan Safety Conference Construction
subcommittee and NSC Construction subcommittee.
We are delighted to add Kevin’s considerable expertise to
that already existing on the committee and we welcome
him to this role at IPLOCA, where he will join IPLOCA
colleagues from C.A.T. Group, Chevron Pipe Line Co.,
CRC-Evans Inspection Group, Max Streicher GmbH,
Pipeline Induction Heat, Shell Products & Technology,
Spiecapag, Technip Group, Tekfen and Willbros USA, Inc.
2011 IPLOCA Health &
Safety Award
Sponsored by Chevron
The 2011 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award
sponsored by Chevron will be presented at the 2011
Convention in Beijing.
All IPLOCA Regular Members and Associate Members
were encouraged to apply for the Award with submissions
limited to the pipeline industry and related work. The
Award recognises 2010 initiatives aimed at improving
the health and safety of the pipeline industry, including
submissions such as:
- A unique innovation or initiative to avoid incidents.
- A new and well-defined system, procedure or practice
enhancing safety.
- Implementation of lessons learned.
The winning entries will be profiled on the IPLOCA website
and in communication materials. The company winning
the award will be presented with an engraved trophy and
will be given the opportunity to make a short presentation
describing the initiative at the IPLOCA Convention.
In addition, the winner and runners-up will receive a
certificate in recognition of their commitment to Health
& Safety. More information, as well as copies of previous
winning entries is available on our website. We look
forward to showcasing information on your recent Health
and Safety improvements.
2011 IPLOCA New
Technologies
Award
Sponsored by BP
This award is made every two years and was created by
the IPLOCA New Technologies Committee to recognise
innovation in the technology and processes required for
execution of pipeline projects.
The winning entry will be given publicity on the IPLOCA
website and acknowledgement in the IPLOCA December
Newsletter. The winner of the Award will receive a trophy
and a framed certificate. For more information about the
Award criteria and judging process as well as copies of the
previous winning entries please visit our website.
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Regional Meetings
New Delhi
IPLOCA Regular Member Kalpataru Power Transmission
hosted the first-ever Indian Regional Meeting in New Delhi
on 5 April 2011 at Kautilya Hall at the Hotel Samrat.
IPLOCA Regional Director for the East & Far-East, Sandip
Sharma, was on hand to greet attendees and answer their
questions. The meeting was attended by local members and
some senior officials from the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
and Gail (INDIA) Ltd. Following a general presentation on
IPLOCA, future scenarios and upcoming challenges for the
oil & gas industry were discussed by the following:
- R. Banerjee, Managing Director, J.P. Kenny
(Wood Group India)
- K.B.Singh, Director, Berry Plastics Corporation
- Asim Prasad, Chief Manager, Gail (India), Ltd.
- P.D.Didwania, Bhotika Trade & Services Pvt. Ltd.
It was noted that the emerging economy of India and its
growth is requiring more and more energy (oil and gas)
and that natural gas will play a major role in meeting India’s
increasing demand. HSE, Quality and New Technologies will
New Corporate Social Responsibility
Award to be Presented
IPLOCA is pleased to announce that a new IPLOCA
Corporate Social Responsibility Award will be
inaugurated at the 2011 Convention in Beijing.
All IPLOCA Regular Members and Associate Members
were encouraged to submit entries showing success
in voluntarily improving the quality of life of the local
community and society at large during a pipeline project:
- an initiative to address a specific need identified in the
local community
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assume a greater role in the times to come. The matter of
acquiring ROU (right of use) is governed by the Government
of India’s Petroleum and Mineral Pipeline Act 1962. This and
EPRS (the Emergency Pipeline Repair System) are critical
areas which need to be addressed. Training and HR related
issues were also discussed during the meeting.
Munich
Our Regular Members HABAU, PPS Pipeline Systems and
Max Streicher hosted the second Europe Central Regional
Meeting on 3 May, in Munich at the BMW Welt Event Forum.
The meeting was conducted partially in German and in
English and was followed by dinner at the Renaissance
Munich Hotel. IPLOCA President Karl Trauner of HABAU,
Max Streicher’s Managing Director Maximilian Hofmann,
and Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga officiated at the
meeting which was attended by representatives from
Anton Meyer, Bohlen & Doyen, Borealis, Denso GmbH,
Hölscher, ILF, Maats Pipeline Equipment, Nacap, PBG,
PPS Pipeline Systems, PSE, Max Streicher, Technip
Germany, Vietz, Volvo and Wild. Former President Walter
Zimmermann was also in attendance.
- a program or practice demonstrating the corporate
social responsibility of your company
- a creative initiative in which a large impact is made
with a small investment
- a long term project, intended to be continuously
supported by your company or another, once the
pipeline activity is complete.
The company winning the Award will be given the
opportunity to make a short presentation describing the
initiative at the IPLOCA Convention. More information
is available on the IPLOCA website and from
sarah.junod@iploca.com.

IN MEMORIAM
Necati Akçağlılar,
the co-founder of Tekfen
Holding, passed away on
Monday, 2 May 2011 at the
age of 87. A memorial
ceremony was attended by
his family, friends and many
business associates. He will
be greatly missed.
Born in Izmir on 22 May, 1924, Mr. Akçağlılar was the son
of Süleyman Akçağlılar, a well known cheese maker in
the city. Necati studied in the United States at the Civil
Engineering Department of the University of Illinois
and graduated in 1948. Upon his return to Turkey, for
five years during his military service, he worked on the
construction of NATO facilities. In his own words, he began
Elections to IPLOCA
Board of Directors
Elections to the IPLOCA Board take place every year at the
annual convention. Below is a list of board seats becoming
vacant in September 2011.
1 - Europe Eastern (outgoing Director Vladilen Ermolin)
1 - Europe Central (outgoing President Karl Trauner)
1 - Latin America (outgoing Director Ebbo Laenge)
2 - Europe Mediterranean (outgoing Directors Jacquelin de
La Porte and Zeno Soave)
1 - East & Far East (outgoing Director Sandip Sharma)
1 - Middle East & Africa (region now has 15 or more
Regular Members)
1 - Director for Associate Members (outgoing Director
Michael Rae)
If you are a Regular Member or an Associate Member and
you would like to run for a vacant seat on the Board of
Directors, please visit www.iploca.com/elections where you
will find the necessary documents to be completed and
returned to the IPLOCA Executive Secretary no later than
Friday, 15 July 2011.
If no-one from your company is able to attend the
convention, one vote per member company may be made
on a proxy form (also available via a link on the website)
and must be received by the Executive Secretary in the
IPLOCA office at the China World Hotel, Beijing no later
than Tuesday, 13 September 2011 in order to be counted.
by “emptying and filling tankers”, but by the end of his five
years, he had become an expert in the details related to
the design and construction of gas stations. This is how he
began working for the Ministry of Public Works where he
was soon promoted to the head of the division responsible
for the construction of airports and fuel pipelines for the
Airports and Fueling Services. Here he gained a wide range
of experience that would provide a foundation for his later
work in life. A friendship with Feyyaz Berker and Nihat
Gökyiğit that had begun at the Ministry of Public Works
continued outside the office. Necati Akçağlılar joined
them in their own business and thus began their 55 year
partnership together at Tekfen.
Mr. Akçağlılar, who was considered as one of the most
respected doyens of contracting in Turkey, served as
President of IPLOCA for 1976-77 and was elected as an
Honorary Member in 2002.
Geographical Areas
A list of member companies in each Geographical Area can
be found as follows:
- East & Far East: www.iploca.com/eastandfareast
- Europe Central: www.iploca.com/europecentral
- Europe Eastern: www.iploca.com/europeeastern
- Europe Mediterranean: www.iploca.com/europemediterranean
- Europe Northwest: www.iploca.com/europenorthwest
- Middle East & Africa: www.iploca.com/middleeastandafrica
- North America: www.iploca.com/northamerica
- Latin America: www.iploca.com/latinamerica
The deadline for the CALL FOR NOMINATIONS is 15 July
2011. Should you have any questions, please contact
juan.arzuaga@iploca.com.
Members of the Board of Directors were recognised for their
service to IPLOCA during the Final Banquet in Venice.
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Beijing Convention Update
Registration for the 45 th Annual Convention opened at the beginning
of May and 250 people have already registered!
Go to www.iploca.com today to register.
A Timeline to Help You Plan Your
Travel to Beijing…
When planning your travel to Beijing, please take note
of the following important dates:
Saturday/Sunday 10-11 September
Pre-Convention tours to see the famed Terracotta
Warriors (one or two days)
Terracotta Warrior pre- and post-convention tours are
being organised by our ground agent MCI at a very
reasonable cost. If you are interested, please contact
them directly for more details at IPLOCA2011@mcigroup.com
or at +86 1085216500 or visit the IPLOCA
website for further details.
Monday-Friday, 12-16 September
IPLOCA Convention
China World Hotel at China World Trade Center,
a Shangri-La Hotel (no. 1 Jianguomenwai
Avenue, Beijing), www.shangri-la.com
Saturday-Monday, 17-19 September
7th China International Pipeline Exhibition
(Interpipe 2011)
Interpipe 2011 is supported by IPLOCA, the China
National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China
National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and
China Petroleum & Chemical
Corporation (SINOPEC). The
sponsor is China Petroleum
Pipeline Bureau (CPP), a
Regular Member of IPLOCA.
More information is
available at
www.pipechina.com.cn.
Sunday-Monday,
18-19 September
Post-Convention tours to
Terracotta Warriors
(one or two days)
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Tour Descriptions
Tours 1 & 4 – The Great Wall and
Ming Tombs
Monday, 12 September 09.00 – 17.00
Tuesday, 13 September 09.00 – 17.00
(lunch included)
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Pre and Post Convention Tours
to Xi’an
MCI Beijing has put together one and two day tours to see the Terracotta Warriors at
Xi’an. If you are interested please contact:
MCI Beijing
Email: IPLOCA2011@mci-group.com
Tel: +86 10 8521 6500
If you have any other requirements for private touring, transportation or hospitality
services, please contact MCI Beijing, who will be pleased to assist with any
arrangements.
One Day Tour
Dates: Saturday, 10 September
Sunday, 11 September
Sunday, 18 September
Time: 07.15 – 21.00
(times TBC, duration of flights between Beijing and Xi’an is 1.5 hours)
Price: CNY 4,170.00 per person (approx. EUR 447)
Minimum number of participants: 10
Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum
World Heritage Site
This famous World Heritage Site was discovered
accidentally in 1974. The incredible army of soldiers,
archers, horses and chariots in full battle array
has guarded Emperor Qin’s tomb since 210 BC.
Archaeologists estimate the pits may contain as
many as 8,000 figures. Each figure is unique, and the
painstaking repair and excavation still continues in
three pits which are protected inside huge hangars.
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Beijing
Tours 2 & 9 – Forbidden City and
Tiananmen Square
Monday, 12 September 08.30 – 12.30
(morning)
Wednesday, 14 September 13.30 – 17.30
(afternoon)
There is a Chinese saying “One is not a
true man, unless he reaches the Great Wall”.
China’s Great Wall stretches from East to
West for more than 5,000 kilometres. Its
origins can be traced to the 7th century
BC, when independent kingdoms
This tour highlights the monumental
constructed separate walls to keep out political features of China’s fascinating
nomads. These were later linked by history.
China’s first emperors to become one of
Tiananmen Square is the geographical
the most impressive creations of mankind
centre of Beijing city. It is the largest
and one of the few that is visible from
public space in the world, able to
space. Badaling Great Wall is the best-
accommodate one million people.
preserved and most imposing section of
Witness to so many events that have
the Great Wall.
shaped China’s history, the square
On the way to the Great Wall,
features the Chinese Parliament (Hall of
participants will see some of the iconic the People), as well as the mausoleum of
constructions for the 2008 Olympic Chairman Mao.
Games, including the famous Bird’s Nest
Stadium and
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Formerly called Peking, Beiping, Dadu, Jingcheng, Yanjing and Khanbalik in
different periods of Chinese history, Beijing is the capital city of the People’s
Republic of China. It is also the nation’s political and cultural hub. Additionally,
it is the focal point for the country’s transportation, scientific and technological
development, education and communication. Its present-day population is over
11 million, making it the second largest city in China.
Beijing is universally acknowledged for its rich history and cultural development.
It has been the capital city of many dynasties in Chinese history. The city’s grid
pattern and original walls were first laid down in the 13th century when it was
called Khanbalik, the capital city of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). It was rebuilt and
named Beijing by the Han Chinese rulers of the subsequent Ming Dynasty (1368-
1644). It also served as capital city of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
12 - 16 September 2011 - China World Hotel Beijing
Beijing has a wealth of historical sites and enchanting natural scenery, making it a
compelling tourist destination. It offers a staggering array of attractions including
the resplendent Forbidden City; the majestic Tiananmen Square (the world’s largest
public square) and the grand meandering Great Wall.
Afternoon Excursion to the Ancient
City Wall
The first Emperor of the Ming
Dynasty (1368-1644) began to enlarge
the wall built initially during the old
Tang Dynasty (618 -907), creating
the modern Xi’an City Wall. Today,
it is the most complete wall to have
survived in China, as well as being
one of the largest ancient military
defense systems in the world.
The wall now stands 12 m (40 ft) tall,
12-14 m (40-46 ft) wide at the top and 15-18 m (50-60 ft) thick at the b
and its moat stretch 13.7 km (8.5 miles) around the city. Thriving tree
decorate the classical Chinese architecture of the wall, further adding
of the city of Xi’an.
Participants will take a late afternoon flight back to Beijing.
Tour 3 – The Silk Factory
and Pearl Store
Monday, 12 September 13.30 – 17.00
Beijing
Join us in unveiling the hidden secrets
of China’s silk culture. Participants
will discover the secrets of silk, from
the life cycle of the silk worm to the
weaving process and, of course, have the
opportunity to peruse the beautiful silk
products that are created here.
Pearls are synonymous with everything
rare, fine, admirable and valuable. China
is a major producer of pearls. Participants
will discover how fresh-water pearls are
cultivated and transfo
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Sponsorship Opportunities
A call for sponsorship of the Beijing Convention
has already met with significant response from our
generous membership, but there is still time to snag
some great opportunities for visibility.
For further information on any of the remaining
sponsorship items, please contact caroline.green@
iploca.com as soon as possible.
Special Functions:
The First Time Attendees Cocktails
Pipeline & Gas Journal and Vacuworx Int’l.
The Welcome Party
Dodsal Group
President’s Dinner
HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft
m.b.H.
Directors & Wives Dinner
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and Bonatti S.p.A.
Former Presidents’ Cocktails
Available
The CRC-Evans Luncheon
CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc. and
Applus RTD Group
The Caterpillar Evening
Caterpillar
Fireworks
Laurini Officine Meccaniche
The Spy Ladies Brunch
Pipeline Inspection
IPLOCA Membership Cocktails
Available
IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Menu
Bechtel
IPLOCA Membership Lunch - Wine
PWT S.p.A.
The John Fabick Cocktail Party
Pipeline Machinery International
Music for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”
Astec Underground and
American Augers
Open Bar for “Dancing ‘til Dawn”
Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc.
PIH Golf Tournament
Pipeline Induction Heat
WWM Tennis Tournament
Worldwide Machinery
Tour 1 - The Great Wall and
Ming Tombs
Salzgitter Mannesmann
International GmbH
Tour 2- Forbidden City and Tiananmen
Square
Lincoln Electric
Tour 3 – The Silk Factory and Pearl Store
Available
Tour 4 - The Great Wall and Ming Tombs
CPP China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau
Tour 5 - Exploring the Hutong
Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc.
Tour 6 - Urban Planning Museum and
Panda Visit
Jindal Saw
Tour 7 - Forbidden City and the Emperor’s
Palaces
Spiecapag
Tour 8 - Tai Chi at the Temple of Heaven
Max Streicher GmbH & Co.
Tour 9 - Forbidden City and Tiananmen
Square
Max Streicher GmbH & Co.
Convention / IPLOCA Functions:
Registration Desk
Herrenknecht
Welcome Drinks at Registration (Sat/Sun)
ROSEN Group
Internet Centre
Consolidated Contractors Company (C.C.C.)
Audio Visual for Thursday’s OGM
Available
Audio Visual for Friday’s OGM
Available
Coffee breaks at Open General Meetings
C.A.T. International Ltd.
Registration Bags for the Gentlemen
PWT S.p.A.
Registration Bags for the Ladies
DSMU Gazstroy LLC
Bottled mineral water for all tours
PWT S.p.A.
Wine at Final Banquet
Willbros Group, Inc.
Visa And Entry Requirements
IPLOCA recommends all delegates request a tourist
visa (Visa L) for China.
For questions on passport or visa regulations please
contact the Chinese embassy or consulate in your
country of residence.
Flowers at Final Banquet
Ledcor Pipeline Limited
Band at Final Banquet
Available
Entertainment at Final Banquet
ShawCor
Audio Visual at Final Banquet
Available
Car for Lottery
Volvo and Renault Trucks
Photographers at the Convention
Available
Convention Photo CD
PTPS
Printing of Pocket Programme
Goriziane Group S.p.A.
Printing of Final Banquet Menu
Goriziane Group S.p.A.
Printing of Attendance List
Pipeline & Gas Journal
Russian Simultaneous Translation
Argus Limited
Chinese Simultaneous Translation
CPP China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau
Shopping Shuttle
Available
Meet & Greet at the Airport
Available
Transfer Back to the Airport
Available
Convention Fund Contributions
Available
PWT S.p.A.
Gorizane Group S.p.A.
Gifts:
Gift
DENSO GmbH
Liebherr model
Liebherr
Insight Guide to Beijing
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NUMBER 47 JUNE 2011 19

In the Headlines
Enbridge Eases Restrictions on U.S.-bound Pipeline
The flow of Canadian oil south of the border will increase
next month as pipelines on the Enbridge Inc. system ease
volume restrictions, while Kinder Morgan tightens capacity
on its westbound line. The contrasting moves reflect
lower production coming out of Alberta’s oilsands and
strong demand for the resource from West Coast markets.
Enbridge, which ships the bulk of Canadian crude into the
United States, said Thursday it was increasing availability
on its pipeline system after months of reduced capacity.
Calgary Herald, 22 April 2011
Blast Hits Egypt-Israel Gas Pipeline, Forcing
Supply Halt, Ministry Says
Egypt suspended natural-gas exports to Israel and Jordan
for the second time this year after saboteurs blew up a
monitoring room in the pipeline network that transports
the fuel, the Oil Ministry said. “Unidentified attackers
bombed the station around dawn,” Hamdi Abdel Aziz, a
ministry spokesman, said by telephone today in Cairo,
IPLOCA Yearbook
new edition
Lising information
An email with login
information to make
changes in your
company’s listing will be
send out to all members.
Follow the instructions
in the e-mail and login
to your IPLOCA member
account to make online
changes in your listing
information.
Advertising
As always, advertising deadlines and rates are posted
at www.iploca-yearbook.com. Closing date for
advertisement reservations and sending in materials is
30 August 2011.
Photographs
Don’t forget to submit your project photographs
for inclusion in the picture spread. Please send
photographic materials to listing@iploca-yearbook.com.
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reading out a statement citing Magdi Tawfik, chairman of
Egyptian Natural Gas Co. “Exports to Israel and Jordan
were halted as were supplies to the local market.” Officials
didn’t say how soon Egypt might be able to resume
shipments. Abdel Wahab Mabrouk, the governor of
North Sinai province where the attack occurred, said the
necessary repairs “will take time,” offering no details.
Bloomberg, 27 April 2011
Transneft May Postpone Pacific Oil Pipeline Launch
Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft (TRNF_p.MM)
said on Friday it may postpone the commissioning of its
Pacific link by up to one year due to faulty pipeline valves
supplied by contractors. The completion of the East Siberia-
Pacific Ocean-2 pipeline has been scheduled for 2013-2014.
Transneft is planning to ship some 50 million tonnes of oil
per year to Asia by 2013, three times the current volume.
Reuters, 22 April 2011
Rolls-Royce Wins $65m Chinese Pipeline Deal
Rolls-Royce Group plc announced a contract valued at
$65m in an expansion of its Chinese pipeline activity. The
award is from PetroChina, the country’s largest oil and
gas producer, as part of the West-East Pipeline Project. Six
RB211 gas turbine compressor packages will be installed.
Rolls-Royce said the order would take the number of RB211
packages on the pipeline and associated feed and branch
lines to 45. It followed contract awards over the past
five years for other major gas pipelines in India, Europe,
Russia, Kazakhstan, North America and Algeria.
Stockmarketwire.com, 19 April 2011
Some European Companies Enthusiastic to
Invest in Iran’s Gas Industry
Several European companies have announced their
enthusiasm for making investment in the ninth line of Iran’s
national gas pipeline, Managing Director of the National
Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Mohammad Javad Oji said.
“Recently a European company offered a proposal to extract
gas from the field, construct the pipeline and even export
the gas for us,” Oji told Fars News Agency on Monday, April
18, adding, “We are now in negotiations with the company
to finalize the contract terms.” Elsewhere, Oji referred to
the talks held with Armenia on export of Iran’s gas to the
country, and said, “We have had some negotiations with the
Armenian officials to increase gas exports to the country.”
He mentioned that Iran exports less than one billion c/m of
gas to Armenia at present, and said Tehran intends to boost
gas supplies to the country by 600 percent.
PanArmenian.net, 18 April, 2011

Cleaning Up Oil Spills
A group of businessmen from Biella, in northwest Italy, plan to
use wool, which is good at repelling water and absorbing oil,
to soak up oil spills. Earlier this year Tecnomeccanica Biellese,
an engineering firm that makes machinery for the woolens
industry, found that coarse wool was able to absorb ten times
its own weight of heavy fuel oil, a refinery product similar to
crude oil. The oil could be squeezed out and the wool reused.
The Economist, 10 May 2011
US Investigates Pipeline Safety
A bill targeting oil and natural gas pipeline safety in the
United States adds a layer of protection from serious
accidents, a lawmaker said. The Senate Commerce, Science
and Transportation Committee moved a bill through that
increases fines for safety violations on the nation’s pipeline
infrastructure. The U.S. Transportation Department under the
new measure is called on to develop rules for shut-off valves
in the event of an accident.
UPI, 6 May 2011
Swiss-Italy Gas Pipeline Restarts with Bypass
Gas flow through the southern leg of the Swiss-Italian
Transitgas pipeline resumed on Monday, after it was stopped
for one week to integrate a new bypass, a spokesman said
on Tuesday. “The pipeline resumed service to include the
new bypass on May 2 at 0600 CET,” said Transitgas Technical
Director Paolo Beretta. The pipeline is a key route for
transporting north European gas through Switzerland into
Italy. Gas transport was interrupted for five months last year
after the pipeline was damaged by a rock fall. A temporary
part of the pipeline opened around Christmas and operator
Transitgas started building a bypass which avoided the most
dangerous areas prone to falling debris.
Reuters, 3 May 2011
EAC to Study Oil Product Pipeline Linking
Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
The East African Community is set to undertake a
feasibility study on the construction of an oil product
pipeline from Uganda to Rwanda, easing fuel supplies
in the landlocked countries of Rwanda and Burundi, the
EAC secretariat said late Tuesday. The regional body has
obtained a grant of at least USD 600,000 for the study
from the African Development Bank, which will look at the
viability of linking the two countries to a pipeline project
running from the Kenyan coast to Uganda, the EAC cited
Patrick Nyoike, the permanent secretary of Kenya’s Ministry
of Energy, as saying.
Nasdaq.com, 10 May 2011
Upcoming Conferences
MIOGE - Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition
21-23 June 2011 - Moscow, Russia
www.mioge.com
ASCE Pipelines 2011
23-27 July 2011 - Seattle, Washington, USA
http://content.asce.org/conferences/pipelines2011
Tulsa Pipeline Expo
29-31 August 2011 - Tulsa, OK, USA
www.tulsapipelineexpo.com
Offshore Europe 2011
6-8 September 2011 - Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
www.offshore-europe.co.uk
45 th IPLOCA Annual Convention
12-16 September 2011
Beijing, China
www.iploca.com
Offshore India and Unconventional Oil & Gas
India Conference & Exhibition
14-16 September 2011 - Bombay Exhibition Centre,
Mumbai, India
www.offshoreoilindia.com
7th China International Pipeline Exhibition 2011
17-19 September 2011 - Beijing, China
www.pipechina.com.cn/en
Trenchless Middle-East
10-11 October 2011 - Dubai, UAE
www.trenchlessmiddleeast.com
European Future Energy Forum
10-12 October 2011 - Geneva, Switzerland
www.europeanfutureenergyforum.com
2011 APIA Annual Convention & Conference
22-25 October 2011 - Sydney, Australia
www.apia.net.au/events/2011-convention-sydney
DCA 51 st Annual Convention
3-8 February 2012 - Hawaï, USA
www.dca-online.org
PLCA 64 th Annual Conference
21-25 February 2012 - Carslbad, CA, USA
www.plca.org
PLCAC 58 th Annual Convention
3-7 June 2012 - Whistler, Canada
www.plcac.ca
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IPLOCA Board of Directors
2010-2011
Front row (left to right): Harald Dresp (Treasurer), Osman Birgili (1st Vice President), Karl Trauner (President), Doug Evans (2nd Vice President),
Adam Wynne Hughes (Immediate Past President), Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary). 2nd row from front: Marco Jannuzzi, Phil Bond,
Gerry Grothe. 2nd row from back: Vladilen Ermolin, Ebbo Laenge, Najib Khoury, Zeno Soave, Nasser Issa. Back row: Sandip Sharma,
Andy Lukas, Michael Rae, Jacquelin de La Porte, Roberto Castelli. Inset picture: Zhao Yujian
Officers
Karl Trauner (HABAU), President, Director, Europe Central,
Chairman of the Training Committee
Osman Birgili (Tekfen), 1st Vice President, Director, Europe
Eastern, Chairman of the New Technologies Committee
Doug Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering), 2nd Vice
President, Director, North America
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher), Treasurer, Director at Large
Adam Wynne Hughes Immediate Past President, Chairman
of the HSE Committee
Directors
Vladilen Ermolin (PTPS JSC), Director, Europe Eastern
Jacquelin de La Porte (Spiecapag), Director, Europe
Mediterranean
Zeno Soave (Socotherm), Director, Europe Mediterranean
Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat), Director,
Europe North-West
Ebbo Länge (Conduto), Director, Latin America
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Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd), Director,
Middle East & Africa
Zhao Yujian (CPP), Director, East & Far East
Sandip Sharma (Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd),
Director, East & Far East
Gerry Grothe (Pipeline Machinery Intl.), Director,
Associate Members
Michael Rae (Argus Ltd), Director, Associate Members
Directors at Large
Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)
Harald Dresp (Max Streicher)
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Najib Khoury (CCC)
Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)
Executive Secretary
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