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THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER 38
NUMBER
Letter from the President page 3
News from Geneva page 4
Member News page 6
Health & Safety Statistics page 8
CONTENTS:
WITH NEWS FROM: THE INDUSTRY, MEMBERSHIP, ALLIED & SISTER ASSOCIATIONS
MARCH 2009
San Francisco page 14Convention update
2 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
CONTENTSLetter from the President 3
News from Geneva 4
Board Meeting Update 4
Novel Construction 5
The Membership Page 6
Health & Safety Statistics 8
Predicting Pipeline Damage 11
Chevrons Safety Messengers 12
French Regional Meeting 12
Cindy Dirkx, Pipeliner by Coincidence 13
Convention Update 14
Press on the Press… 16
Upcoming Conferences 17
IPLOCA Board of Directors 19
The following is the IPLOCA Mission for 2009 and beyond:To provide value to members through a forum for sharing ideas, engaging the industry and its stakeholders, facilitating business opportunities and promoting the highest standards in the pipeline industry.
IPLOCA Secretariat
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IPLOCA Newsletter
Editor Elizabeth Spalding
Lay-out Peter Schoonenberg
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IPLOCA © 2009
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Letter from the President
Time is passing quickly and spring will be here before we
know it. We are already well ahead with plans for the
San Francisco Convention and expect to be able to open
registration during April.
The Convention is earlier this year, so please mark your
calendars now for the week beginning Monday, 14 September,
remembering that it is important to register early to avoid
disappointment.
In February we held a Regional Meeting, hosted by Entrepose in Paris, followed, just as
we go to press, by our Board Meeting in Versailles. We are also finalizing arrangements
for the next Novel Construction Plenary Session (scheduled for mid-March in Geneva –
see page 5) which will be an important step in moving toward the deliverables we will
produce at the meeting during the Convention.
Our committees continue to work hard. The Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
Committee will meet in Geneva the day prior to the Novel Construction meeting, and
the Training Committee has significant plans under development and meets again in
Versailles.
I hope that 2009 is going well for you in spite of the significant downturn in the
worldwide economy and that you are having a successful year both at personal and
Company levels.
Bruno de La RoussièreBruno.delaroussiè[email protected]
NUMBER 38 MARCH 2009 3
BOARD MEETING UPDATE Rome, December 2008The Board of Directors met in Rome at the beginning of
December, with 12 board members in attendance.
Concurrent meetings on New Technologies, Training, HSE
and Strategic Development were held during the first
morning and the board members then regrouped for the
regular meeting format.
By-LawsThese are being examined by the Strategic Development
Committee to see whether they still meet the needs of
IPLOCA. Following a complete analysis any suggested
changes will be put to the Membership for approval at
the Annual Meeting at the San Francisco Convention
in September.
Regional MeetingsPossible locations for this year include the UK, USA,
Germany and China. Dates and locations will be confirmed
at the upcoming Board Meeting in Versailles.
Speakers for San FranciscoThe slate of speakers was discussed and is in development.
Members are encouraged to submit suggested speakers no
later than the end of March.
For New Technologies (Novel Construction) and Training
Committee see page 5.
Board Member Orientation PackageNew and existing board members now have access
to a password-protected section of the website where
orientation materials and other documents are housed to
assist them in becoming familiar with the association.
Next Board MeetingThe next Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for
May 19-21 in Beijing, China.
Gilberte and Bruno de La Roussière visit the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
4 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
NEWS FROM GENEVAJuan Arzuaga, Executive Secretary, has settled into his
new position and is surviving his first and colder-than-
usual winter in Geneva.
Juan has, in fact, suffered through three consecutive
winters because of moving from the north to the southern
hemisphere and back again. He’s looking forward to
experiencing a summer, for a change.
Juan’s email address, should you need to contact him, is:
The lease on our Secretariat offices will soon be up for
renewal and we plan to request an extension to allow us to
continue to operate from this convenient location close to
the airport. An extension of the nearby tram line to the city
is also in progress, which will be an added benefit for us.
NUMBER 38 MARCH 2009 5
NOVEL CONSTRUCTION Plenary Session in Geneva The Novel Construction Initiative will hold a Plenary
Session in Geneva on 19 and 20 March at the Ramada
Park Hotel, a short distance from Geneva Airport.
At press time 26 participants had registered to attend the
meeting which is an especially important one as steering
group leaders and work group participants prepare to
finalise deliverables due at the September meeting in
San Francisco.
For those still unfamiliar with the Initiative, its mission is
to stimulate innovation in the technology and processes
required for execution of onshore pipeline projects by
engaging all contributors to the pipeline construction
supply chain. This will be achieved through the provision
of leadership and direction to the pipeline industry by
IPLOCA to enable development and delivery of improved
technology, equipment and supporting processes.
The six working groups within the Initiative are as follows:
- Contract Negotiating & Risk Sharing
- Planning, Design & Data Collection
- Pipe Facing, Lining Up & Welding (FLUW)
- External Corrosion Protection System (ECPS)
- Pipeline Earthworks
- Lowering and Laying
Should you be interested in participating, please contact
2009 NEW TECHNOLOGIES AWARD
sponsored by BPWe will soon be calling for submissions for the
2009 New Technologies Award, for a significant
contribution to innovation by an IPLOCA
Member or Associate Member related to cross-country
onshore pipeline construction.
This New Technologies Award, sponsored by BP, is
presented every alternate year during the annual
Convention of the International Pipeline & Offshore
Contractors Association to an IPLOCA Member or
Associate Member who, in the opinion of the adjudication
committee and BP, has made a significant contribution to
innovation in pipeline construction.
This award is in recognition of a significant contribution to
innovation in the engineering of, the provision of equipment
for, and the construction of pipelines by virtue of:
- a technological or engineering breakthrough
- a new piece of equipment, tool or construction supply
- a new or revised construction practice
- a new type of permanent material
- other
Supporting documentation is required showing proof that
it has been successfully used on a major project, in the
field or is of such significant merit in its development stage
to warrant a joint industry award.
TRAINING COMMITTEETraining Committee members Leonid Bokhanovskiy,
Phil Bond, Bob Deason, Jesus Garcia Pons, Karl Trauner and
Liu Weimin have been developing a questionnaire to be
circulated to the membership.
Two versions (one short, and one longer) are currently in
preparation for discussion at the upcoming board meeting.
The committee is also making progress on educational
systems research and is in communication with various
experts. They are interested in developing a Training Award
and anticipate that once the criteria are finalised and
publicised, that this will be ready to be presented in 2
or 3 years. The Committee will meet again in February
(Versailles) and in May (Beijing).
Membership InvoicesMembership invoices were sent in November, with a
payment due date of 5 January.
These were delivered both by postal mail and email to
the key representative and/or the accounting contact
for each company. At press time, almost 90 percent of
membership fees had been received. Reminder letters
were sent on 16 January and on 16 February, both by
email and postal mail. Please note that payment for
2009 fees is now overdue. Remaining payments must
be made in Swiss Francs immediately to assure the
inclusion of your company listing in the Yearbook and
your eligibility to attend the San Francisco Convention.
6 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
THE MEMBERSHIP PAGE Welcome Newest Members and Associate Members
GEOCEANCreated in 1984, GEOCEAN has become
an EPC contractor specialised in shallow
water pipeline projects. For the last 15 years,
GEOCEAN has engineered and installed all sorts and sizes
of pipelines from the shore to water depths of typically 50
m. GEOCEAN expertise covers from survey activities to
pre commissioning, including engineering, installation,
trenching and post trenching. GEOCEAN is established
in France and in Indonesia, and operations cover mainly
Mediterranean, West Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Offshore International FZC Offshore International FZC is a new JV company formed
by the leading engineering company, M/s.Larsen & Toubro
Limited (L&T) of India, and a leading regional offshore
Oil & Gas services provider, M/s.SapuraCrest Sdn Bhd,
Malaysia (SapuraCrest) to provide offshore construction
services for platforms and pipelines. The company is
registered in the Hamriyah Free Zone of Sharjah, UAE.
The company is in the process of constructing a heavy lift
pipelay vessel (HLPV) through renowned shipyard, M/s.
ASL Marine Pte Ltd., Singapore.
Shareholding Structure
The company has two shareholders namely, M/s.Larsen
& Toubro International FZE (a wholly owned subsidiary
of L&T) and M./s.Petro Plus Sdn Bhd, Malaysia (a wholly
owned subsidiary of SapuraCrest). The company’s
equity is held in the ratio 60:40 by L&T and SapuraCrest
respectively.
Geographical Areas of Operation
The areas in which the vessel is intended to operate
are India, Middle East comprising of UAE, Oman,
South East Asia, Australia and Sakhalin Island. The vessel
can accommodate about 290 crew members. The Main
Particulars of the vessel are as follows:
- LOA: 161.5 mtrs
- Beam: 37.8 mtrs
- Depth: 15 mtrs
- Propulsion: 2 each L drive initially (provision for future
conversion to DP has been made)
- Crane capacity: - Lift capacity: 3,000 ST (fully revolving)
- Pipelay capacity: Pipes OD 6” to 60” in S lay method.
UP HoldingsUP Holdings is the parent company of two of the world’s
leading providers of project management, engineering,
procurement and construction management services to the
energy industry.
Universal Ensco, with 1800 employees, is one
of the world’s largest pipeline engineering
companies. In addition to pipeline design,
the company provides facilities engineering,
survey and mapping, state-of-the-art geographic
information systems, right of way acquisition, pipeline
integrity services and inspection services.
Pegasus International, with over 600
employees, provide professional services to the
world’s offshore and subsea markets including
offshore pipelines, subsea facilities, platforms
and topsides, risers, tie-ins and well control systems.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, UP maintains offices
throughout the United States (Fort Worth, Salt Lake City,
Monroe, Lafayette, Tulsa, South Bend, and Kansas City).
In addition, UP Holdings have full service international
offices in Calgary, Canada; London, Aberdeen UK and
Ankara, Turkey. Through affiliations with other companies,
the company also has representative offices in Columbia,
Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Nigeria. UP has
During 2008 the following new Members and Associate
Members joined IPLOCA.
Members Aktor S.A., Greece, Europe Mediterranean
Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd., India, East & Far East
Ledcor Pipeline Ltd, Canada, The Americas
J&P Avax, Greece, Europe Mediterranean
UP Holdings, USA, The Americas
Offshore International FZC, India, East & Far East
Archirodon, Greece, Europe Mediterranean
Geocean, France, Europe Mediterranean
Associate MembersTrikausch India PVT Ltd., India, East & Far East
Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc., Canada, The Americas
Petro IT, India, East & Far East
Saygili PDC Ltd, Turkey, Europe Eastern
TT Technologies, USA, The Americas
WASCO Energy Ltd, Malaysia, East & Far East
Vermeer, USA, The Americas
Stopaq Europe BV, Netherlands, Europe Northwest
Lastechniek Europa PB, Netherlands, Europe Northwest
NUMBER 38 MARCH 2009 7
experience with some of the world’s largest and most
complex projects. Current examples include full EPCM
services on TransCanada’s $12.5 billion Keystone projects,
BP’s Taurt Field Subsea System project offshore Egypt and
Anadarko’s Independence Hub project, which includes 195
miles of deepwater subsea pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.
UP provides a full range of services from feasibility study
through full EPCM and has partnered with construction
contractors to provide EPC services.
Stopaq Europe B.V.STOPAQ EUROPE B.V. is a producer
of innovative products based on viscous-elastic technology.
The solutions are crucial for the long term protection
against the damage caused by water infiltration and
corrosion. The patented STOPAQ products offer optimum
corrosion protection and improvement of the entire
cathodic protection system. STOPAQ products are certified
according to KIWA BRL K911 and NSF/ANSI 61 for drinking
water. Industry sectors using STOPAQ products are:
- Oil and Gas
- Water and waste water
- Chemical and petrochemical
- Utilities and their contractors and installers
- Telecommunications
- Cable
- Marine
Philosophy
STOPAQ EUROPE introduces with the development,
production and sales of viscous-elastic products a new
philosophy in the field of corrosion prevention and sealing.
During the development of STOPAQ, the application
conditions were taken into account and special attention
was paid to a good, efficient and simple application.
Moreover, special and extra attention was paid to safety
and environmental aspects during and after application.
The results are high class corrosion prevention and sealing
system.
R&D
STOPAQ EUROPE B.V. invests highly in Research and
Development to maintain its technological lead and
develop new applications. Testing and research is carried
out in the laboratory at Stadskanaal. The high quality of the
products is continuously monitored according to sound
quality procedures, from concept to application. STOPAQ
EUROPE B.V. operates according tot NEN-EN ISO 9001.
Coating Warranty
Underground pipelines coated with STOPAQ CZH are
guaranteed against external corrosion of the substrate to
the original purchaser for 30 years.
Member News
China on the MapThe China Natural Gas Map version 1.3 records over
1,500 geographic locations for around 500 LNG plants,
terminals as well as natural gas pipeline projects in
this nation. The map is a publication of ARA research
and publication Inc., which can be accessed via www.
chinagasmap.com or [email protected].
Su Shifeng (left), President of China Petroleum Pipeline
Bureau, meets with Luc Heriod, IPLOCA Senior Advisor in
October 2008.
A Familiar Face Leaves EuropipeWe have just learned that our friend and a familiar face
from Europipe, Lauri Malkki, will leave the company at
the end of July this year. Lauri is well known to many,
and not only because of his presence at the Convention
representing Europipe and its generous support of the car
lottery for so many years.
Lauri states, “I look back with
satisfaction and pride at my time
with the company. In my time of
service as the Managing Director/
Global Sales the company broke
all the records, today being the
world’s largest and most profitable
large diameter line pipe supplier. I
will now firstly concentrate on an
oil and gas supply chain study, starting on a European
basis. “I would like to thank you all for your support and
cooperation during the last five years. I wish you luck,
success and health for the time ahead and hope to see you
soon again.”
Lauri can be reached via email at [email protected].
8 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
An email was sent on 20 January and a first reminder
on 17 February, but if you have not yet acted upon it,
your 2008 Health & Safety Statistics Return is due to
the IPLOCA Secretariat no later than 13th March 2009.
Please send it to the attention of Juan Arzuaga, Executive
Secretary. Both the Return Form and guidelines to help you
complete it are available at www. iploca.com.
As a condition of membership, companies agree to submit
their annual safety statistics to IPLOCA, such that aggregate
statistics for the industry can be monitored and published.
The IPLOCA HSE Committee has revised the form to better
detail the number of man-hours worked by subcontractors
and to provide more information on road incidents. This
information must be part of your input. The formula for
establishing the tabulated results will be the number of
accidents giving rise to absence x 1,000,000, divided by
the total man-hours worked (or in the case of offshore,
exposure hours).
The statistics include four different categories:
- Onshore I: for onshore contractors with more than
1’500’000 man-hours,
- Onshore II: for onshore contractors with less than
1’500’000 man-hours,
- Offshore Contractors
- Field Services
The returns should cover pipeline construction sites or
offshore operations and all infrastructure-related projects.
Please note that Main Construction, EPC Contractors and
EPCM Contractors should report all incidents, including
those related to their subcontractors. In the case of
integrated JVs, the Technical Leader should report the
totality of the JV incidents.
The accidents, incidents and near misses taken into
account are those that happen within the jobsite perimeter,
or when travelling from camp to jobsite or during any
other transportation. Travel accidents, incidents and near
misses from home or from any other private location to the
worksite must be included. If your company has already
earned ISO, OHSAS or any other accreditations, please
advise us when you submit your return.
The statistics will also be taken into account when
analyzing entries for the 2008 Health and Safety Award.
(Submissions for this award will be requested by the
end of May 2009). Please be assured that your return is a
confidential document used only for the purposes outlined
above and is not shown or passed to any third party, other
than the Board’s Safety Committee working within the
IPLOCA office.
Guidelines for Health and Safety Systems Structure Where health and safety are concerned everyone is to
a degree responsible, health and safety is of utmost
importance and must be fully integrated into all aspects of
operations. We must all strive to make the consideration of
health and safety issues paramount throughout all phases
HEALTH & SAFETY STATISTICS RETURNS ARE DUE
History of Statistics Returns
History of Man Hours
Accident breakdown
0102030405060708090
100
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Submissions 90 91 66 82 86
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
0
200
400
600
800
1'000
1'200
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mill
ions
Man Hours 724'382'2406 50'132'559 4 99'169'602 7 73'954'572 1 '141'168'919
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2006 2007
41%
18%
14%
9%
3%1%
14%Road traffic accidents
Involving fall
Construction equipment
Hand tool
Vehicle accidents
Earth collapse
Others
53%
5%1%1%1%1%
38%
NUMBER 38 MARCH 2009 9
of work from conception to completion. The development,
implementation and constant improvement of an effective
health and safety management system results in many
measurable returns inclusive of:
- Increased client confidence
- Enhanced employee morale
- Reduced production costs
- Improved productivity
In order that IPLOCA members may fully understand the level
of implementation suggested, the following elements should
form the basis of all health and safety management systems:
Management Commitment - Management should indicate a clear commitment
with regard to provision of adequate resources to
ensure achievement of objectives and maximise the
effectiveness of the health and safety system. Resources
should include a comprehensive departmental structure
and all necessary equipment, materials and information
needed by said department.
- Management should be directly involved in the
implementation, maintenance and the continual
improvement of the system.
- Management should endorse and fully support a clearly
defined, documented, health and safety policy, which
indicates a high level of commitment.
- Management should ensure that a system of setting,
monitoring and continually resetting objectives is
implemented at relevant levels. Objectives should be
measurable, time-framed and realistic.
- Regular management reviews of the system should be
conducted to ensure the improvement cycle.
- Management should lead by example therefore
promoting a proactive approach.
- Management should ensure a high level of adherence,
involvement and commitment of all personnel to the
health and safety management system.
PlanningThe importance of planning with health and safety in mind
cannot be overstressed. Every activity should be carefully
evaluated and appropriate health and safety measures
introduced to ensure optimum performance.
Some elements of planning include;
- The implementation of a health and safety programme,
which should define actions to be taken, time-frames,
required resources and responsibilities and
- Formulation, control, distribution and where required
revision of documented procedures, methodologies and
instructions
- Hazard and risk assessment
- Emergency preparedness plan
- Provision of first aid / medical coverage
- Evaluation and planning of welfare needs
- Identification of requirements
- The setting and monitoring of clear positive objectives/
goals/targets.
Implementation and ApplicationThe system should be documented, approved, initiated
and communicated to all levels of staff and should cover all
perceivable activities. Some key elements to be considered
may include;
Competency
Competency requirements for specific tasks should be
identified. Where required, additional training should be
proposed and conducted to ensure personnel are capable
of performing in accordance with requirements.
Training
Training should be planned, adequate resources should
be made available, and training should be evaluated for
effectiveness.
Monitoring
- Permanent health and safety surveillance/inspections
- Regular planned audits and feedback
- Implementation of a preventive/corrective action
process
- Incident and accident reporting
- Identification of non-conformance
- Health checks
- Performance indicators
Action
Action can be defined as both immediate action and action
which is proposed during periodic analysis process.
Some immediate action would include;
- Action to correct non-conformance
- Preventive and corrective actions
- Actions recommended in audit results
- Action proposed by incident investigation
- Action taken to meet changes in requirements
Analysis
Only through a comprehensive system of data gathering
and analysis can the prime objective of continually
improving the system be achieved. Data analysis is
a key indicator of the maturity and efficiency of any
system. Therefore, a high level of importance should
be emphasized with regard to the analysis, results and
recommended action.
10 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
Communication
The importance of communication cannot be overstated.
It is not enough to merely develop and distribute rules,
regulations, etc. It should be clearly indicated within the
system that management will ensure that all relevant
information is communicated to all levels of personnel.
Care must be taken to confirm the levels of understanding
due to specific difficulties encountered in employing
a multinational workforce. An efficient system of
communication includes many elements and is supported
by follow-up and confirmation activities. Some media
useful in communicating health and safety issues would
include;
- Orientation
- Periodic publications
- Posters
- Safety lines
- Toolbox talks
- Meetings
- Job safety analyses
- HAZOP, HAZID
- Stop card
- MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)
- Internet
- Subscription systems within the company
System Review
System review includes such elements as;
- Regular, periodic management review
- Process review
- Operational reviews
- Audit results
- Review of previous action
Reviews will be comprehensive and, where possible,
conducted by teams formed from all relevant levels. They
shall be documented, and all proposed and agreed actions
communicated to all levels. The objectives of system
reviews are to ensure that the system complies with and
addresses constantly changing requirements both external
and internal.
Improvement Initiatives
The overall objective must be to constantly monitor
and improve the management system. Therefore, every
effort should be made to solicit ideas/suggestions for
improvement, involve and motivate personnel at all levels
and reward efforts.
Due to the diversified nature of projects/clients/locations
specific operational/activity related controls have not
been addressed. However these controls are recognized
as being of importance in the overall health and safety
management system. Operational and/or specific activity
related documentation, procedures/instructions should be
formulated, distributed and enforced to assist in achieving
optimum performance.
IPLOCA Health and Safety Policy
This document is that to which every
IPLOCA Member and Associate Member
subscribes and to which every applicant for membership
of this Association has to agree as one of the conditions
of acceptance as a Member or Associate Member.
IPLOCA is totally committed to the promotion of health
and safety in all areas of its influence and subscribes to the
philosophy that all accidents are preventable. Therefore
IPLOCA will encourage all member organizations to
implement the most efficient health and safety measures
applicable to their activities. Measures should take into
account client requirements, local and international
laws and regulations, which should be supplemented by
additional activity related controls resulting in a proactive
management system monitored, evaluated and improved
on a continual basis. IPLOCA promotes to its members a
zero incident/accident philosophy based on the adoption
of a clear documented health and safety management
system. This system should have as its basis the
following elements:
- Management commitment
- Planning
- Implementation and application
- Monitoring
- Analysis
- Actions
- System review
- Improvement initiatives
IPLOCA shall promote the highest level of health and
safety to all its members, require all members to
designate a safety manager, encourage members to
implement effective health and safety initiatives, and
require its members to submit annual safety statistics.
IPLOCA shall in addition encourage the communication
of a “lessons learned” system between its member
organisations in order to promote improvements
multilaterally.
NUMBER 38 MARCH 2009 11
Some activities which may require specific controls include;
- Lifting operations
- Excavations
- Confined spaces
- Working at height
- Scaffolding
- Welding operations
- Working over water
- Diving operations
- Plant and equipment
- Use of explosives
- Radiography
- Night working
- Traffic safety
- Work permits
- Signs, signals, barricades
- Fire prevention
- Control of hazardous substances
- Drug and alcohol control
- Electrical works
- Tools
The above is not intended as a complete list. Different
circumstances will require different measures, therefore,
a comprehensive evaluation of project scope should be
undertaken to ensure all aspects are addressed.
In addition, the production, distribution and
implementation of a management system should not ever
be deemed as complete. The management system should
be viewed as dynamic and subject to revision to address
ever changing situations.
PREDICTING PIPELINE DAMAGE
IPLOCA members were recently asked to participate in a
web-based survey being administered as part of a doctoral
research project at Newcastle University in the UK.
Student Rowland Adewumi’s research into GIS-Based
Prediction of Third-Party Damage Using Hybrid Multivariate
Statistical Methods is sponsored by the Petroleum
Technology Development Fund (Nigeria) and led by
Dr. Julia Race and Professor Richard Birmingham. The study
area of the research project is the Niger Delta oil producing
region of Nigeria. We are grateful to those members who
took the time to respond. In reported pipeline failures
worldwide, third-party activities have been recognised as
a dominant failure mechanism in the oil and gas industry,
although there has been limited research in this area. The
aim of this research project therefore, is to determine and
explore correlations and relationship between land use,
population density, pipeline intrinsic properties (e.g. depth,
thickness, and size), and environmental, socioeconomic and
socio-political factors using hybrid multivariate statistical
methods by designing a prediction model with Geographic
Information System (GIS) to predict where third party
interference will occur in a pipeline alignment.
Pipeline third-party damage has been classified into two
categories: intentional and unintentional damage. The main
objectives of this research project are to:
1. Examine and analyse implementation schemes of various
prevention and detection tools for third-party damage in various
agencies by conducting a survey questionnaire to secure
the participation of the oil and gas companies, government
agencies, professional bodies and the civil society. This is to
study evolving difficulties of third-party interference, capabilities
and complexities of various applications methods that have
been implemented in the industry.
2. Develop a statistical prediction and analysis model with
Generalised Linear Models (GLM) for unintentional third-party
damage by modelling the direct relationship between land use
type, pipeline geometry and counts of third party damages to
reveal determinants of failure frequency of pipelines.
3. Analyse intentional third-party damage with hybrid
multivariate statistical analysis using a combination of
socio-economic, socio-political and pipeline variables
to identify and predict vulnerable pipeline segments.
The model predicts regions (pipeline segments) within a
network where pipeline damage will likely occur or will
likely not occur.
For more information, please contact Dr Julia Race
([email protected]) or Prof. Richard Birmingham
12 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
CHEVRON’S SAFETY MESSENGERS Chevron Pipe Line Company’s (CPL) Fernando
Granda, Manager, Engineering Scoping (now
retired) and John Truhe, Manager, Construction, attended
the International Pipe Line & Offshore Contractors
Association (IPLOCA) Annual Meeting held in Athens,
Greece in September 2008.
There is perhaps no better way to communicate a message
than to put an award to it. To that end, CPL sponsored
IPLOCA’s annual safety award, which was presented to
contractors who met criteria including:
- Outstanding safety performance resulting from pro-
active programmes
- Unique innovation or initiative to avoid accidents
- New and well-defined systems, procedures or practices
enhancing safety
- Implementation of lessons learned
The winner was Bonatti S.P.A, for their work on a 48”
gas pipe line in Sicily, where they demonstrated unique
innovation and construction procedures for improved job
safety. “By sponsoring the award and presenting our safety
requirements, it gives contractors a better vision of our
safety philosophy,” said Truhe. “We want our contractors to
have the same safety mindset that we have – that everyone
goes home incident and injury free everyday.”
IPLOCA’s membership consists of contractors,
manufacturers, and engineering firms. The group has more
than 100 Member companies and 110 Associate Members
representing companies in the East & Far East, and Central,
Eastern, Mediterranean, North-West Europe, along with
the Middle East & Africa and the Americas. More than 400
people attended the annual meeting.
Prior to presenting the award, Truhe gave the attendees
an overview of CPL‘s Contractor Safety Programme,
including Chevron’s Tenets of Operation. Since many of
the international contractors in IPLOCA aren’t completely
familiar with CPL, the meeting was successful in
communicating the company’s expectations of contractors.
Being able to showcase safety operations will assist the
contractors in doing business with the company. “One of
our strategies is to give CPL international exposure and an
avenue to meet contractors throughout the world,” noted
Granda. “Our overall impression was very positive. This
has created an opportunity for us to get to know these
contractors and let them get to know us and our Chevron
safety values.”
FRENCH REGIONAL MEETING On 4 February 2009 Entrepose Contracting hosted an
IPLOCA Regional Meeting at their offices in Colombes,
near Paris.
The meeting was very well attended, with 36 persons
participating. Among the guests were representatives of
pipeline operators such as Total, GRT Gaz, Fluxys and Trapil.
Total and GRT Gaz made a presentation on their projects to
a large number of onshore and offshore main contractors
and various suppliers of line pipe, equipment and services.
Bruno de La Roussière, President of IPLOCA and Executive
Vice President of Entrepose Mergers and Acquisitions
made a presentation to introduce IPLOCA and detail the
association’s development objectives.
Luc Henriod spoke on the Novel Construction Initiative
and our key objective of producing deliverables in time
for the San Francisco Convention in September. Executive
Secretary Juan Arzuaga was on hand from the Geneva
Secretariat and a number of past IPLOCA directors (Jean
Claude Van de Wiele, Hans Ringers and Daniel Gasquet)
were also in attendance.
The presentations were followed by lively discussions on
subjects of interest to the pipeline community in France,
Belgium and around the world. Finally the participants had
the opportunity to participate in smaller group discussions
during a buffet dinner. The general consensus was that the
meeting was very beneficial and similar meetings should
be held at least once a year.
Sylvain Hendricks of GRT Gaz shows various investment
alternatives on the Gas Grid at the Entrepose-hosted IPLOCA
Regional Meeting in Colombes on 4 February 2009.
NUMBER 38 MARCH 2009 13
CINDY DIRKX Pipeliner by Coincidence“Since I was in my mid-teens I knew I wanted to study
Economics”, said Cindy Dirkx, 33, of Nacap in Holland. She
did study it, at the University of Groningen, and along the
way she also worked on her languages, becoming fluent in
four (her native Dutch, English, German, French). She also
has good Italian skills, and some basic Finnish.
Looking for a job relevant to her qualifications via an
agency in Holland, she was referred to Koop Holding b.v.
where, in 1997, she began working on prequalification
documents and public relations activities.
“I liked what I was doing but after a year or so I wasn’t
feeling challenged any more. Because I liked the company
and the activities, I proposed to continue to the next step
towards a project: the tendering process.”
She moved on to a position doing estimates for
international pipeline projects with Nacap, but after a while
again became restless, with an increasing feeling that she
wanted to get some real practical knowledge to help her
in her work. “I really wanted to know and understand the
process of pipeline construction in detail, and to be able to
define each main activity, from the way a bending machine
works to defining the minimum number of personnel
needed for a certain activity” she said.
NACAP supported her need for the hands-on knowledge
and in 2002 sent her to a project site in France where she
gained some practical insights into the construction of a 57
km 28” gas pipeline and found herself faced every day with
new challenges.
Coordination of personnel, equipment, suppliers and
subcontractors, progress control, purchase of materials…
there was much to do. “It was a great feeling to work in a
team and actually build something. To see people working
on the pipeline, so focused in their specialty and skills; the
pipeline is their life!”
For the next few years, she worked in the estimating
department, and executed a project in Finland and Holland.
“After the 3rd project I realised that I would need to
improve my technical expertise to enable further growth.”
She eventually enrolled in a multidisciplinary master’s
degree programme in Pipeline Technology, developed
by the Dutch Pipeline Industry Guild and the Pipeliner
Foundation.
Off duty: Cindy Dirkx and friends, relaxing on a backpacking tour of
Argentina near Ushuaia, the most southern city in the world
“The first year was mainly focused on technical knowledge
– mechanics, making stress calculations, defining execution
methods and maintenance of the system. As an economist
I found it quite difficult. The second year of the course is
more general, covering items like governmental policies
towards pipelines, legislation and endurance of a system.”
During the second year of the programme Cindy acquired
a much wider view, seeing firsthand what is involved in
construction, in designing a pipeline and understanding
how it impacts the public interest. She saw different
approaches to rights of way, and discussed governmental
legislation, and safety was a hugely important topic.
“Many young engineers have a certain arrogance and
expect to be promoted really quickly and be behind a desk
managing projects after as little as three years. But there’s
so much responsibility when you’re dealing with, say, a
20 million Euro project based on a 6-8 month execution
period. First it’s necessary to go out into the field and
really understand how we work on something like this.”
Working in progressively responsible positions combined
with studying, she doesn’t have much free time. Still she
did take some time off to backpack around Argentina early
this year. “I’m pretty typical of my generation and my
personal life is very important to me.”
NACAP has a very loyal employee base. Many of Cindy’s
colleagues have been with the company for more than
10-15 years.
NACAP supports and encourages cross-training,
recognising that when someone works hard and likes the
company, it’s important to encourage and channel that
enthusiasm to keep them as an employee.
14 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
CONVENTION UPDATE Fairmont San Francisco, 14-18 September
“The more San Francisco changes, the more she stays
the same. The past is not dead; it is alive and well on the
windy crest of California Street, where a man can stand
and look down into the innards of an indisputably modern
city, yet catch a hint of the wild, free optimism that may
have been the essence of the American Dream.”
(T.H. Watkins, conservationist and historian)
Everyone, it seems, loves (or loved) San Francisco. From
distant voices of the past – Rudyard Kipling, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde – to much more recent visitors,
all have an opinion to share.
Take this special opportunity to form your own view,
spending a week in this famous city, at one of its foremost
hotels. The Convention format, as usual, will include a
number of tours to allow you to visit the most famous
sights of both the city and the surrounding areas in the
company of friends and colleagues, peers and competitors.
Convention Manager, Caroline Green, is developing a list
of excellent tours and expects online registration to be
available in April. Meanwhile Juan Arzuaga, Executive
Secretary, along with the Board of Directors, is developing
a slate of speakers and technical sessions to ensure that
the Convention meets your business needs.
Caroline is in the process of contacting potential sponsors.
If you haven’t heard from her and would like to gain
some visibility for your company among this international
group by sponsoring a tour or an event, or if you have any
questions about sponsorship, please get in touch with her
as soon as possible: [email protected].
Likely locations for tours this year include the California
wine country, Muir Woods and Sausalito, Fisherman’s
Wharf, the Legion of Honor, the de Young museums,
the Golden Gate Bridge, a walking tour of Chinatown…
the list goes on. And let’s not forget, of course, Alcatraz.
If there’s someone you’d like to leave there, it could
probably be arranged… Above all, this is your opportunity
to meet your colleagues from all over the world and to
introduce yourself, follow up, or brainstorm together.
“San Francisco has only one drawback. ‘Tis hard to leave,”
said Rudyard Kipling. (And he wasn’t referring to the
prison island …)
“It’s an odd thing, but anyone who disappears is said to
be seen in San Francisco. It must be a delightful city and
possess all the attractions of the next world.” (Oscar Wilde)
“It’s simply a very romantic place. Just one look at any
of those streets, and you couldn’t be anywhere else - it’s
so beautiful, and there’s that location, and the sense of
the free spirit. Who couldn’t become ravenous in such a
place?” (Julia Child, Chef)
“We’re crazy about this city. First time we came here,
we walked the streets all day, all over town and nobody
hassled us. People smiled, friendly-like, and we knew we
could live here. We’d like to keep our place in Greenwich
Village and have an apartment here, God and the
Immigration Service willing. Los Angeles? That’s just a big
parking lot where you buy a hamburger for the trip to San
Francisco.” (John Lennon and Yoko Ono)
NUMBER 38 MARCH 2009 15
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONThanks from the UN Foundation to Europipe and IPLOCA
In January we received a letter of thanks from the UN
Foundation on behalf of its Nothing But Nets campaign.
As you will no doubt remember, it was the Nothing But
Nets charity that John and Deidre Reed chose to be the
recipient of the Europipe Lottery funds at the Athens
Convention. Tim Wirth, UN Foundation President USA,
wrote to IPLOCA:
“On behalf of our Chairman, Ted Turner, and our Board
of Directors, I would like to thank you for your generous
contribution. This gift has been distributed entirely to the
United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign.
It is possible to prevent and control malaria through simple
and effective tools including long-lasting insecticide-
treated bed nets. Since 2001, the UN Foundation’s malaria
efforts have helped increase the distribution of these
lifesaving bed nets in African countries during country-
wide measles vaccination campaigns. Your support will
help expand distribution to additional African countries
where measles campaigns are being conducted. We
appreciate your vote of confidence in our work and hope
you will consider continuing your support in the future.
Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those
who need us most.”
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Beginning January 12,
2009, all nationals and
citizens of Visa Waiver
Program (VWP) countries will be required by law to
obtain a travel authorization prior to initiating travel
to the United States under the VWP.
This authorization is similar to the programme
established by the Australian government. Visas may
be obtained online through the Electronic System
for Travel Authorization (ESTA™), a free Internet
application administered by the Department of
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Web site. DHS does not charge VWP travelers a fee for
completion of an ESTA™ application.
Eligible visitors seeking to travel to the United States
under the VWP may apply for travel authorization via
the ESTA™ Web site at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.
VWP travelers should be aware that unauthorized
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These businesses and Web sites are not endorsed by,
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United States Government. The ESTA™ application Web
site is available in 16 languages and includes a help
section that provides additional information for VWP
travelers to guide them through the application process.
Additional information about ESTA™ may be found at
http://www.cbp.gov/esta.
16 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
PRESS ON THE PRESS…Oildom Publishing Celebrates 100th AnniversaryBy Ollie Klinger
I will never know precisely what was on my grandfather’s
mind that day in 1908 when he decided it was time for
a career change. Oliver C. Klinger Sr., the 30-year-old
engineer for Standard Oil Company (forerunner to Exxon)
had already written several energy-related articles. He
recognized a need for a special journal to focus on the
rapidly growing petroleum industry. This was only eight
years after the discovery of Spindletop changed the face of
the industry forever.
It has been 100 years since he created Oildom Publishing
Company in the landmark Woolworth building in New York
City. During that century, two constants have marked this
unique company’s history. The first is a continuing
tradition of publishing excellence; the second is that an
Oliver C. Klinger is still the president and publisher.
Let’s go back to those early years and revisit my
grandfather. His first venture was Oildom, a monthly
magazine that covered a variety of petroleum-related
issues. As World War I ended, he built a printing plant in
Bayonne, NJ which was Oildom’s headquarters for more
than 50 years.
Klinger Sr. gradually added different publications including
Oildom Daily Service and The Oildom Marketer. In 1928 he
began publishing Pipeline News monthly in order to track
construction jobs. We still publish Pipeline News.
Perhaps a bit ahead of his time, my grandfather started
a natural gas magazine in the early years of the Great
Depression, but the industry was still in its infancy and
the magazine didn’t quite take off until years later.
Today, Pipeline & Gas Journal, known as P&GJ, is one of
the world’s largest, oldest and most-respected magazines
that covers the natural gas and oil products pipeline
businesses.
During the 1930s, my grandfather was joined by his son
(my father), Oliver Jr., a journalism graduate of Columbia
University, and they began publishing Fuel Oil News to
cover the heating oil market. That publication was well-
received by dealers throughout the Northeast.
In 1949, Oildom acquired Pipeliner, now published as
Underground Construction, a leader in that sector of the
industry. That purchase also gave the company a significant
foothold in Houston, which was becoming the world’s
oil capital. As the pipeline business continued to boom,
Oildom added several petroleum-related directories and
books to its mix.
The publishing patriarch died in 1954 and ownership
of the business passed to his three sons. In 1956, John
Klinger sold his interest to Oliver Jr. and Curtis Klinger.
They divided the business until Oliver Jr. assumed
control in the early 1970s. I, Oliver III, joined the company
in 1971 after graduating with a marketing degree from
Lehigh University. We soon sold the printing plant and
consolidated the company in Houston.
By 1991, my father had semi-retired and I was running
the company. That year we completed the most important
deal in the company’s history by acquiring P&GJ, which
traces its history to a Wall Street newsletter first published
in 1859. Oildom Publishing Co of Texas, Inc. was now the
world’s largest publisher of pipeline magazines.
In addition to magazines, Oildom sponsors two successful
industry conferences. Our Pipeline Opportunities
Conference has become a premiere event for the industry
since its inception in 2005. The company’s Underground
Construction Technology conference began in 1995 and is
the largest trade show and conference for that market.
Very few privately held companies make it to this
milestone, and it would not have been possible without the
incredible people we have had helping us over the years.
UPCOMING CONFERENCESGas Asia 200917-18 March 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia www.theenergyexchange.co.uk/ga1overview.html
2009 Global Oil & Gas Pipeline Congress 18-20 March 2009Beijing, China www.globalpipelinecongress.com
Asian Biofuels Roundtable 2009 24-25 March 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiawww.wraconferences.com/assets/2/4/33/167/ Asian_Biofuels_1st_Programme.pdf
Atyrau Oil & Gas Exhibition 20097-9 April 2009Atyrau, Kazakhstan www.atyrauoilgas.com/2009
OilTech Kazakhstan 20097-9 April 2009Atyrau, Kazakhstan www.oiltech-kazakhstan.com
Hannover Messe 2009 20-24 April 2009Hannover, Germany www.hannovermesse.de
4th Pipeline Technology Conference22-23 April 2009Part of HANNOVER MESSEHannover, Germanywww.ptc2009.com
Base Oils and Lubricants in Russia and the CIS - 2nd Annual Meeting21-23 April 2009 Moscow, Russia www.wraconferences.com/2/4/articles/43.php?
Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada26-30 April 2009Victoria B.C., Canadawww.pipeline.ca
2009 Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Middle East - 9th Annual Meeting 4-6 May 2009 Abu Dhabi, UAEwww.theenergyexchange.co.uk/3/13/articles/46.php
Iran Pipe Tech 20092nd Iranian Pipe & Pipeline Conference24-25 May 2009Teheran, Iran www.iranpipetech.com/pipe2009/en-index.php
17th Biennial EPRG-PRCI-APIA Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research11-15 May, 2009Milan, Italywww.eprg.net
The 9th Annual CIS Oil & Gas Summit 2009 27-29 May 2009Paris, France www.theenergyexchange.co.uk/3/13/articles/52.php
10th Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition and 7th Russian Petroleum & Gas Congress23-26 June 2009Moscow, Russiawww.mioge.com/2009
16th India Oil & Gas Review Submit 10-11 September 2009Mumbai, India www.oilasia.com/IORS/about_IORS.html
43rd Annual IPLOCA Convention14-18 September 2009San Francisco, USAwww.iploca.com
24th World Gas Conference (WGC2009) 5-9 October 2009Buenos Aires, Argentina www.wgc2009.com
Pipeline Technology 2009 12-15 October 2009Ostend, Belgium www.ti.kviv.be/conf/pipeline2009/
Australian Pipeline Industry Association Convention 17-20 October 2009Cairns, Australiawww.apia.net.au
NUMBER 38 MARCH 2009 17
18 THE IPLOCA NEWSLETTER
IN THE HEADLINESGazprom Delays Gas Pipeline to Europe on Investment Decline Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Gazprom plans to delay natural-
gas deliveries to Europe through its South Stream pipeline
as Russia’s largest energy producer cuts investment amid
slowing global economic growth and declining energy
demand. Gazprom, which originally said it would start
shipping gas through South Stream in 2013, expects a start
date at the end of 2014 or 2015, according to a presentation
to investors today in Moscow. Gazprom spokesman Sergei
Kupriyanov couldn’t be reached for comment.
Bloomberg.com, 6 February 2009
Military repels attack on gas plant in NigeriaLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Assailants attacked a natural gas
production plant in southern Nigeria on Saturday, but
the military said its forces repelled the onslaught and
killed three gunmen. The region’s main militant group, the
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, claimed
responsibility for the attack, launched one week after it
called off a months-long cease-fire. But the group denied
any deaths among its fighters.
Associated Press, 6 February 2009
China starts work on east end of giant gas pipeline BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China has started work on the
eastern section of a natural gas pipeline to bring cleaner
fuel from central Asia and China’s remote northwest to
the energy-hungry, polluted southeast, the official Xinhua
agency said.The massive project will have the capacity
to carry 30 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas a year, cost
around 142 billion yuan (S$31.4 billion) and is expected to
come online at the end of 2011, the report said.
Asiaone.com, 8 February 2009
Obama says Alaska gas pipeline is ‘project with potential’WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Wednesday
called Alaska’s proposed natural gas pipeline “promising”
as a national energy resource and pledged to discuss it with
Canadian leaders during his Feb. 19 trip to Ottawa.
“It’s a project of great potential and something I’m very
interested in,” Obama said Wednesday during an interview
in the White House with the Anchorage Daily News and 15
other regional newspapers.
Miami Herald, 12 February 2009
6 January, 2009
In MemoriamIt is with great sadness that we
announce Vance Arthur McNeil
passed away on January 5, 2009
after a brief but valiant battle
with cancer.
“We will not only miss Vance’s expertise, but also his
humor, his loyalty and his friendship,” said PipeLine
Machinery International (PLM) President Mel Ternan.
“He was so well known and respected in the community,
the equipment industry and increasingly over the past
four years – in the pipeline industry, his passing
affects many.”
After graduating from Texas A & M University in
1963, Vance began his Caterpillar career when he was
hired by Frank Tucker and joined Mustang Tractor and
Equipment Company on July 8, 1964. He was initially
trained in earth moving machine sales by Mr. “Polo”
Claverie. Through the years, Vance worked in New
Prime Product Sales, Parts and Service Sales, Used
Equipment Management, and Rental/Used Equipment
Sales.
When Mustang and three other Cat dealers
(Fabick, Finning, Ring Power) partnered to start a new,
international industry-specific pipeline dealership in
May 2005, Vance was one of the early recruits to the
PLM team. His expertise with equipment mobilization
and operation was invaluable to a fast-growing
dealership, in a fast-moving industry.
Vance is fondly remembered at Mustang for his
extraordinary knowledge of equipment and his
willingness to share his knowledge with others.
His co- workers at PLM in Houston and around the
world will hold him close in their hearts.
Vance is survived by his wife of 45 years, Georgana
Faye Dettman (McNeil), his children Keith Dettman
McNeil (Allison) of Lantana, TX, Vanessa McNeil
Rocchio (Michael) of Birmingham, AL, and
grandchildren, Julianna Marie McNeil, Matthew Thomas
Rocchio and Emma Elizabeth McNeil.
A celebration of Vance’s life was held on Friday,
January 9 in Houston, Texas.
NUMBER 38 MARCH 2009 19
Left to right, front row: Karl Trauner, John Reed, Adam Wynne Hughes, Bruno de La Roussière, George Demetriou, Phil Bond, Juan Arzuaga
Middle row: Greg Miller, Weimin Liu, Marco Jannuzzi, Doug Evans, Kaan Dogan, Roberto Castelli Back row: Luc Henriod, Andy Lukas,
Jesus Garcia Pons, Najib Khoury, Bob Deason, Leonid Bokhanovskiy Inset Nasser Issa
IPLOCA 2008-2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OfficersBruno de La Roussière (Entrepose Contracting)
President
Adam Wynne Hughes (Land & Marine)
1st Vice President
Karl Trauner (HABAU)
2nd Vice President
Phil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)
Treasurer
John Reed (Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland BV)
Immediate Past President
DirectorsLeonid Bokhanovskiy (Stroytransgaz)
Director, Europe Eastern
George Demetriou (J&P)
Director, Europe Mediterranean
Kaan Dogan (Attila Dogan Construction & Inst. Co. Inc)
Director, Europe Eastern
H. Douglas Evans (Gulf Interstate Engineering)
Director, The Americas
Jesus Garcia Pons (ARB Arendal)
Director, The Americas
Nasser Issa (C.A.T. International Ltd)
Director, Middle East & Africa
Marco Jannuzzi (Caterpillar)
Director, Associate Members
Najib Khoury (CCC)
Director, Middle East & Africa
Andy Lukas (AJ Lucas)
Director, East & Far East
Weimin Liu (China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau)
Director East & Far East
Greg Miller (Pipeline Inspection Company Ltd)
Director, Associate Members
Directors at LargePhil Bond (Pipeline Induction Heat)
Roberto Castelli (Bonatti)
Bob Deason (J.Ray McDermott)
Executive SecretaryJuan Arzuaga
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