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VOLUME 15 | NUMBER 8 | AUGUST 2015
Worldwide Machinery Pipeline Division provided SUPERIOR SPD-350 padding machines
and a SUPERIOR SPD-450 padding machine for Strike Construction out of Spring, Texas
and Pumpco, Inc. out of Giddings, Texas. The Sunoco project, which consisted of 279
miles of 24 in. pipeline and 59 miles of 20 in.pipeline, was completed in 2015.
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AUTOMATION & CONTROL
98.
Overcoming automation hurdles
Will Leonard, ABB Limited, UK.
105.
An appetite for energy
Steven Robinson, EMEA Oil & Gas Industry Leader, Rockwell Automation, UK.
PIPELINE INTEGRITY FOCUS: PHMSA
109.
Know the rules
Jeff Foote, Director Pipeline Integrity Technology, T.D. Williamson, USA.
PIPELINE INTEGRITY
113.
A growing concern
Norman J. Moriber, P.E., Mears Group, Inc., USA.
WELD TESTING
121.
Advanced inspection
André Lamarre and Andréanne Potvin, Olympus, USA.
NATURAL GAS PIPELINES
127.
Taking out black powder
Roger Simonson, Black Powder Solutions, Canada.
COATINGS TECHNOLOGIES
132.
The strongest link
Fred Allen and Steve Drew, Axalta Coating Systems.
141.
The offshore coating technique
Renato Sanchez, Engineering Manager, and Caroline A. Fisher, Technical
Writer, CRTS, Inc., USA.
145.
A comparison of composites
Garrett Brustkern, Clock Spring, USA.
HDD
149.
Tunnelling under the River Elbe
Sipko Dotinga, A.Hak Drillcon, the Netherlands.
EQUIPMENT SAFETY
154.
Combating onsite hazards
Jason Holland, HSE Manager, Continental Pipeline and Facility Ltd, Canada.
161.
Staying safe on slopes
Peter Kinsey, Pipeline Construction HAZID specialist.
PRECOMMISSIONING
168.
The line to completion
Mark Lacey, Operations Director, HTC Ltd, UK.
03.
Editor's comment
Agency and urgency.
05.
Pipeline news
IP pipeline update; news on Turkish Stream; potential 'Arctic Gateway' pipeline;
and more.
REGIONAL REVIEW
12.
Gas woes in Europe
Political and economic issues are complicating the development of new gas
pipelines to serve Europe, as Gordon Cope explains.
18.
Nord Stream: four years on
Ruurd Hoekstra, Maintenance Director at Nord Stream AG.
25.
The role of the Southern Gas Corridor
Dr. Stefan Buerkle and Charlotte Huebner, ILF Consulting Engineers, Germany.
IPLOCA MEMBER CONTRIBUTION
29.
The principles of workplace prosperity
Jim Frith, Director of McConnell Dowell and IPLOCA Director, East & Far East.
Featuring: AB Kauno Dujotiekio Statyba (KDS), Arc Energy Resources,
Arendal, Baker Hughes Process and Pipeline Services (PPS), Consolidated
Contractors Company (CCC), Continental Fabrication Services, CRC-Evans,
CRTS, DENSO GmbH, Denys, Dhatec, Erciyas Steel Pipe Co., Essar Projects,
Gulf Interstate Engineering Company, Hoelscher Wasserbau GmbH,
J. Murphy & Sons Limited, Land & Marine Engineering Limited, LCS Cable
Cranes, Mears Group, Inc., OT Industries-KVV Contracting Company Ltd,
Punj Lloyd Group, S.A.L.P. S.p.A, Seal For Life Industries, Serimax, Sicilsaldo
S.p.A. and Nuova Ghizzoni S.p.A., SICIM S.p.A., STATS Group, Techint
Engineering & Construction, Tesmec, and Winn & Coales International.
contractors’
directory
contractors’
directory
ONSHOREPIPELINES -OFFSHOREPIPELINES -TURNKEYCONSTRUCTION -HORIZONTALDIRECTIONALDRILLING -COMPRESSORSTATIONS -WELDING -FINANCE,STRATEGY&ANALYSIS -FEASIBILITYSTUDIES -TERMINALS -RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT -MAINTENANCE -REHAB
ONSHOREPIPELINES -OFFSHOREPIPELINES -TURNKEYCONSTRUCTION -HORIZONTALDIRECTIONALDRILLING -COMPRESSORSTATIONS -WELDING -FINANCE,STRATEGY&ANALYSIS -FEASIBILITYSTUDIES -TERMINALS -RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT -MAINTENANCE -REHAB
Welcome to the
2015 edition of
the Contractors’
Directory: our
annual report
on the major oil
and gas pipeline
conatractors.
Each company
entry offers
a glimpse into
their recent
activities, with
project updates,
upcoming work
schedules and
capabilities
guides.
ONSHOREPIPELINES -OFFSHOREPIPELINES -TURNKEYCONSTRUCTION -HORIZONTALDIRECTIONALDRILLING -COMPRESSORSTATIONS -WELDING -FINANCE,STRATEGY&ANALYSIS -FEASIBILITYSTUDIES -TERMINALS -RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT -MAINTENANCE -REHAB
ONSHOREPIPELINES -OFFSHOREPIPELINES -TURNKEYCONSTRUCTION -HORIZONTALDIRECTIONALDRILLING -COMPRESSORSTATIONS -WELDING -FINANCE,STRATEGY&ANALYSIS -FEASIBILITYSTUDIES -TERMINALS -RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT -MAINTENANCE -REHAB
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