51 NUMBER THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER Contents: Letter from the President page 4 News from Geneva page 5 Member News page 8 New Technologies page 11 Istanbul Convention Update page 14 JUNE 2012 WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS
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51NUMBER
ThE iploca NEWSlETTER
contents:letter from the president page 4
News from Geneva page 5
Member News page 8
New Technologies page 11
istanbul convention Updatepage 14
JUNE 2012
WiTh NEWS FRoM: ThE iNDUSTRY, MEMBERShip, alliED & SiSTER aSSociaTioNS
10 - 14 September 2012 - Hilton Istanbul
46th Annual ConventionIPLOCA
REGISTRATION BROCHURE
ISTANBUL 2012
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4 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
letter from the president
Spring has finally arrived after a lengthy and harsh winter,
something which we Istanbulians have not been used to
in the last few years. We are so much happier now that
the Judas trees are blossoming all along the Bosphorus,
sprinkling hints of pink between Europe and Asia. Indeed,
Istanbul shows itself in many different lights and colours
each season. I hope you will experience some of this
yourself as registration for the Istanbul Convention is now
well under way.
Materials were mailed out at the end of April and are
available electronically via the IPLOCA website. Do be
sure to register early, as we expect demand for places at
this convention to be very high. What better opportunity to visit Istanbul, than to join your
colleagues and IPLOCA friends at the Hilton Istanbul from 10 to 14 September 2012?
Pre-convention and post-convention tours are also available, for those who wish to extend
their stay and visit more of the famous sites of Turkey.
Two industry awards will be presented in Istanbul during the Open General Meetings. The
deadlines for submission have now passed, and submissions are being analysed. We will be
announcing the winners of the IPLOCA 2012 Health and Safety Award, sponsored by Chevron,
and the IPLOCA 2012 Environmental Award, sponsored by Shell on Thursday and Friday, 13 and
14 September.
I am pleased to report that the Novel Construction Initiative is making good progress, as new
and expanded sections are under development. We had an excellent meeting in London during
March, attended by more than 54 participants from 38 companies.
The IPLOCA Safety Instructors Tool is moving ahead and we hope to make this available to our
members prior to the Convention. We are also holding a workshop on 26 June to address the
important topic of Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs). More information is on page 16.
My thanks to the organisers of the Northwest Europe Regional Meeting, Wilhelm Maats and
Paul Waanders of Maats Pipeline Equipment and to Daslav Brkic, Leonardo Gravina and Marco
Jannuzzi for the Italian meeting held in Milan on 15 May.
I look forward to seeing you in Istanbul.
Sincerely,
Osman Birgili
NUMBER 51 JUNE 2012 5
Board Meeting UpdateThe 2011-2012 IPLOCA Board of Directors met in London
at the end of March. During the meeting the following
was announced:
hSE committeeHSE Work group to meet on 27 and 28 March, 2012 in
Geneva to:
- Review the IPLOCA Pipeline Construction Safety
Instructors Tool
- Analyse the Health & Safety statistics received
- Analyse the Environmental statistics received
- Discuss the content of the future IPLOCA Health &
Safety Report
- Define the organisation of the Road Traffic Accident
(RTA) Workshop (26 June)
- Discuss requesting H&S statistics from the Associate
Members
- Review the website and communications
A subsequent meeting, to adjudicate the entries for the
2012 IPLOCA Health & Safety Award sponsored by Chevron,
and the 2012 IPLOCA Environmental Award sponsored by
Shell, will be held in June.
Training committee A teleconference was held on 3 February during which the
following were discussed:
- Costs and timing for the IPLOCA Safety Instructors Tool
- Draft to be reviewed by the HSE Committee and the
Board of Directors
- Six hundred copies of the DVD to be produced and
copies distributed to the members by mail before the
Convention in Istanbul.
Caterpillar has appointed Ruud Kronenburg (the Dean of
Caterpillar University) to the committee and we would
welcome additional support.
An e-learning program for sideboom operators will be
discussed at the upcoming Training Committee Meeting in
Malaga (17-18 May).
New Technologies committeeBoard member John Tikkanen has suggested that
contract commercial terms be collected and discussed
under the New Technologies umbrella, perhaps via
a subcommittee, to look at some of the subordinate
clauses regarding bonding, insurance and other
commercial Terms and Conditions.
The committee will gather examples of contracts currently
existing in the industry and draw comparisons between
those contracts.
The Spring Session of the Novel Construction Initiative will
be held at the Sofitel Heathrow Airport on 21-22
March 2012.
IPLOCA will co-fund two research projects led by PRCI
to create:
- A Guidance Document for Onshore Pipeline Route
Selection and Associated Data Gathering
- Guidelines for Determination of Pipeline Lowering-in
Stresses and Mitigative Strategies for Construction.
News from GenevaDuring March the Secretariat was pleased to welcome
IPLOCA director Wilhelm Maats to its Geneva offices.
While the Secretariat does host a few meetings each year in
its conference room, we do not receive a lot of visitors and
it is always a pleasure to share a coffee – or some Swiss
chocolate – and to show off our facilities.
istanbul convention Arrangements are well under way. Online registration
opened on 1 May, and we encourage everyone to go to
www.iploca.com to 1) secure their hotel room and
2) register for the convention as soon as possible. We are
experiencing a lot of interest already and expect another
sold-out event.
Juan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary (left) and Wilhelm Maats at the
Geneva Secretariat.
6 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
IPLOCA President Osman
Birgili is greeted by one
of the Yeoman Warders
(otherwise known as
Beefeaters) at the Tower
of London. The Warder
is wearing his ‘undress’
(or more casual) uniform
of dark blue with red
trimmings.
When the sovereign
visits the tower, or the
warders are on duty
for a state occasion,
they wear red and gold
uniforms similar to
those of the Yeomen of
the Guard.
Regaled with amusing,
but often grisly stories,
members of the Board of
Directors and their spouses
enjoyed a tour by one of
the Tower of London’s se-
nior Yeomen Warders.
Ravens are said to have been
living in the Tower of London
since at least the time of King
Charles II. Legend maintains
that should these ravens
ever leave the tower, the
tower and the monarchy
will fall. The flight feathers
of these enormous birds
are trimmed so that they
cannot easily leave the
tower grounds. They are
cared for by a Tower
Raven Master.
Minutes of the cape Town Board MeetingThe minutes of the Cape Town meeting were reviewed
and approved.
Treasurer’s ReportHarald Dresp, IPLOCA Treasurer, presented the unaudited
Annual Report for 2011. Some losses (paper losses only)
were reflected on the balance sheet because of fluctuations
in the exchange rate. IPLOCA tries to balance income and
expenditure per currency (CHF, EUR and USD).
Beijing convention ReportThe Secretariat costs involved in the Convention will be
allocated and information provided to the Board at the
meeting in Washington DC to better reflect the financial
results of the Convention.
The Banque Cantonale de Genève (BGCE) has been
proposed for a second bank account for the association,
in order to split IPLOCA’s deposits for additional safety.
This was agreed and will be instigated.
MembershipRegular Member and Associate Member payment status
was reviewed. Should members fail to pay their fees, the
Accounting Manager will contact the appropriate director
for assistance.
The 2011 Membership Summary was presented to the Board,
showing a total of 126 Regular Members, 129 Associate
Members, four Academic Members and two Honorary
Members at the close of 2011 (total membership 261). ApplicationsCompleted Applications for Membership have been
received and accepted from:
- American Augers (USA)
- Hannibal Pipes S.A. (Spain) – effective June 2012
Resignations - Corinth Pipeworks S.A. (Greece)
- Edilsider SpA (Italy) – effective January 2013
Evolution of MembershipLiz Spalding showed a chart and world map demonstrating
the evolution of membership since 1994. Most notable were
the increases in membership in the East & Far East region,
from nine Regular Members in 1994 to 21 in 2011, and in
Europe Eastern, with seven Regular Members in 1994 and
28 in 2011.
convention Arrangements for Istanbul are proceeding well, with
Executive Secretary Juan Arzuaga and Membership and
Convention Manager Caroline Green having recently
spent some time in Istanbul with President Osman
Birgili to make site visits and meet with the ground
agent, Visitur.
Speakers and Presentation TopicsSuggested topics and speakers were discussed.
NUMBER 51 JUNE 2012 7
Board Meeting and convention locationsFollowing discussion it was proposed that the Presidential
rotation should stay as is through 2015, and then begin with
a new system which would allow the Convention and the
Presidency to coincide.
Changes beyond 2016 will be suggested by the Secretariat
to the Board in Washington for final decision.
Regional Meetings More than 50 people have registered for the Europe
Northwest Regional Meeting to be held in Enschede
on 15 March 2012. A number of IPLOCA directors will
also attend.
Meetings will also be held in Milan (15 May 2012) and in
Colombia on 19 June 2012.
Google analyticsThere was a short presentation on Google Analytics,
which Guy Henley of the Secretariat staff has instigated
with our website host to better track the number of visits to
www.iploca.com. A report will be presented at the Board
meeting in Washington DC.
Sponsorship/Support/attendance at industry conferences The Secretariat will continue to list in the newsletter and
on the website upcoming conferences that are of interest
to our membership, but will not enter into any form of
cooperation nor any sponsorship agreements.
Upcoming Elections to the iploca Board of Directors Elections to the IPLOCA Board of Directors take place every
year at the annual convention. Geographical areas with 5 to
14 Regular Members may elect one director; those with 15
or more elect two.
Board seats becoming vacant in September 2012:
- Europe Eastern – 1 seat
vacated by Osman Birgili
who becomes Immediate Past President
- Middle East & Africa – 1 seat
outgoing Director Nasser Issa
- Europe North West – 1 seat
outgoing Director Adam Wynne Hughes
- Director for Associate Members – 1 seat
outgoing Director Gerry Grothe
If you represent a Regular Member or an Associate Member
and you would like to run for one of the vacant seats 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, 13 July 2012.
VotingAll Regular Member companies are entitled to one
vote. If no-one from your company is able to attend
the convention, where voting takes place, 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 Hilton Istanbul no later than Tuesday, 11 September
2012 in order to be counted.
Geographical AreasA 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 North West: www.iploca.com/europenorthwest
Middle East & Africa: www.iploca.com/middleeastandafrica
America North: www.iploca.com/americanorth
Latin America: www.iploca.com/latinamerica
If you have any questions regarding the election process,
SLECC Wins Supervision Contract for Shen-Wei Coal Slurry PipelineShengli Engineering & Consulting Co. Ltd (SLECC) was
awarded the Construction Supervision Contract at a value
of over CNY 9 million for Segment 3 of Shen-Wei Coal
Slurry Pipeline Project in late March 2012. Shen-Wei Coal
Slurry Pipeline, as the first pipeline project in China for coal
slurry delivery, is regarded as the priority project for the
Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2011 through 2015) by the Provincial
Government of Shaaxi, China. Shen-Wei Coal Slurry Pipeline
runs a total 727km length with 6 pump stations to be
installed along the route, at a design throughput capacity
of100 thousand metric tons per year of coal delivery at the
slurry of -50mm pulverized particle sizes with less than 15%
ash. The Segment 3, Shen-Wei Coal Slurry Pipeline, covers
the scope of construction supervision work of 350km length
pipeline sizing 610mm at 12MPa design pressure and 2
pump stations. The supervision activities will start in early
April 2012 and be completed in late August 2013.
Technip Awarded Subsea Contract for the Lucius field in the Gulf of MexicoTechnip has been awarded a lump sum contract by
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the development of
the Lucius field, located in the Keathley Canyon area of the
Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of approximately 7,000 feet
(2,130 meters). The contract covers installation of a flexible
flowline; multiple flexible gas lift jumpers; main gas lift and
infield umbilicals; subsea distribution units; electrical, fiber
optic and hydraulic flying leads; design and fabrication
of the flexible flowline end termination; fabrication and
installation of rigid jumpers; burial of flowlines; flooding
and hydro-testing of the flowline system. Technip’s
operating center in Houston, Texas, will perform the overall
project management. This contract constitutes a significant
milestone in Technip’s recent acquisition of Global
Industries as it will utilize a number of Global Industries
key assets along with the Deep Blue, one of Technip’s
deepwater pipelay vessels, during the offshore installation
phases in 2013 and 2014.
NUMBER 51 JUNE 2012 11
Technip Awarded a Large Subsea Installation Contract for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Australia. Technip has been awarded a subsea contract by Chevron
Australia Pty Ltd for the Wheatstone Project, one of
Australia’s largest resource projects. The contract, valued
at approximately EUR 245 million, covers the development
of the Wheatstone and Iago fields, located in the Carnarvon
Basin, offshore North Western Australia. This contract includes
project management, design, fabrication and installation of
subsea isolation valve, production tee protection structures,
spools and jumpers; transport and installation of manifold,
foundation structures and pipeline termination structures;
supply and installation of 41 kilometres of umbilicals.
Technip’s operating center in Perth, Australia will manage the
overall project, with engineering to commence immediately.
Vessels from the Technip fleet will be used for the offshore
campaign, including the Deep Orient and Global 1201, with
completion scheduled in 2015.The contract is expected to
create a significant number of West Australian jobs, including
in the Pilbara region.The Chevron-operated Wheatstone
Project is located at Ashburton North, 12 kilometres west of
Onslow in Western Australia. It is a joint venture between the
Australian subsidiaries of Chevron, Apache, Kuwait Foreign
Petroleum Exploration Company, Shell and Kyushu Electric
Power Company. The initial phase of the project will consist of
two liquefied natural gas trains with a combined capacity of
8.9 million tonne per annum and a domestic gas plant.
New TechnologiesOn 21 and 22 March IPLOCA hosted a Novel Construction
Initiative meeting at the Sofitel London Heathrow with
54 attendees from 38 companies.
During the meeting the six working groups met and
provided the group with a status report and action plan
for their continuing work. Documents resulting from
this meeting are posted on wiki.iploca.com for ease of
collaboration. Registration and password information is
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Directors at LargeRoberto Castelli (Bonatti)
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
John Tikkanen (Bredero Shaw)
Jerrit Coward (Willbros)
Wilhelm Maats (Maats Pipeline Equipment)
Executive SecretaryJuan Arzuaga
Left to right, front row: Harald Dresp (Treasurer), Doug Evans (1st Vice President), Osman Birgili (President), Najib Khoury (2nd Vice President),
Karl Trauner (Immediate Past President), Juan Arzuaga (Executive Secretary). 2nd row: Marco Jannuzzi, Leonardo Gravina, Adam Wynne
Hughes, Andy Lukas, Iosif Panchak, Nasser Issa, Gerry Grothe. Back row: Roberto Castelli, Daniel Fernandez, Pierluigi Zanin, Wilhelm Maats,
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IPLOCA Board of Directors 2011-2012
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