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2011 International Plant Maintenance & Reliability Conference
Event Date :Nov 13-15 2011
Venue : Burj Khalifa Armani Hotel, Dubai, U.A.E.
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2011 Global Pipeline Construction, Integrity & Maintenance Conference
Event Date :Nov 13-15 2011
Venue : Burj Khalifa Armani Hotel, Dubai, U.A.E.

2011 Global Pipeline Construction, Integrity & Maintenance Conference

Day 1

08:00 - 09:00 Welcome Coffee & Registration

09:00 - 09:10 Opening Speech

09:10 - 09:15 Key Note Address Abdulwahab Al Qahtani Saudi Aramco

Session 1 :

Extending the Boundaries – Major Projects

Session Chair: Mr. Khalfan al Muhairi BOROUGE, Dr. Gerhardus H. Koch DNV

09:15 – 09:45 Ruurd Hoekstra Deputy Project Director Construction, Nord Stream A.G “Nord Stream: A Major European Infrastructure Project Well Underway”
Meticulous compliance & permitting
State-of-the-art technical solutions
Thorough construction process
Safe and reliable operations
09:50 – 10:25 Dr. Svein Birger Thaule Executive Vice President, Gassco “Shaping and managing the world’s largest subsea gas transport system”
10:30 – 11:00 Networking Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Mr. Jan van der Ent Technical Authority, Applus RTD “Automated Ultrasonic Inspection of Pipeline Girth welds during offshore pipe lay; present status and future developments”
11:30 – 12:00 Mr. Paolo Bergamaschi Technical Advisor, Galsi The setting up the deepest international offshore gas pipeline project” Management and permitting challenges Environmental challenges: subsea depth and subsea route selection Technical challenges
12:00: 13:30 Networking Lunch Mediterranean Restaurant, Armani Hotel

13:00 – 13:00 Mr. Marcos Tuite Operations Director, MEDGAZ “Implementation of an Assets Integrity Program – Medgaz Strategy”
13:30 – 14:00 Mr. Yaser Al Gahtani Pipeline Integrity Engineer, Saudi Aramco “Saudi Aramco’s experience towards managing pipeline integrity”
14:00 – 14:30 Mr. Vit Tuma, Operational and Technical Director, MERO “Practical experiences with implementation of PIMS (Pipeline Integrity Management System) in MERO"
14:30 – 15:00 TBC
15::00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Knowledge Expansion Round Table Discussion Group 16: 30 – 16:35 – Closing Remarks 19:30 – 21:30 Cocktail Reception Armani Pavilion

09:05 – 09:35 Dr. Gerhardus H. Koch Senior Principal Engineer ,DNV “Risk Based Pipeline Integrity Management” Risk Identification Risk Analysis Risk Evaluation Risk Treatment Risk Communication Risk Monitoring
09:35 – 10:05 Dr. Mike Kirkwood Director Pipeline Integrity Solutions Eastern Hemisphere, TD Williamson “The use of multi-data set in-line inspection technology in a progressive pipeline integrity management program”
10:05 – 10:35 Dr. Khaled Al Hajeri Technical Marketing Manager Metals SBU, SABIC “Steel for Oil and Gas pipeline Industries”
10:35 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Dr. Mohammed Al-Rabie Lead Scientist, Metal Analytical Labs, SABIC “Overview of chloride induced stress corrosion cracking in stainless steels”

11:30 – 12:00 Mr. Khaled Malallah Al Awadi Gas Operations Manager, EMARAT “The United Arab Emirates Gas Pipeline Networks Integration (GPNI) leads to GCC gas pipeline network integration”
12:00 – 13:30 Networking Lunch Mediterranean Restaurant, Armani Hotel
13:30 – 14:00 Dr. Robert van der Geest Principal Consultant, KEMA “Network optimization” Detecting bottlenecks in gas networks and define mitigating measures Route planner for control room operators to determine the most efficient operation of the network and its compressor stations.
14:00 – 14:30 Mr. Yury Lisin First Vice President, Transneft "Transneft’s experience in the sphere of construction and exploitation of the pipeline infrastructure of Russia”
14:30 – 15:00 Mr. Srinivasan Mahalingam Director Oil and Gas Chemicals TEBODIN “Design challenges in Pipelines and pipeline Networks”
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16: 30 Knowledge Expansion Round Table Discussion 16:30 – 16: 35 Closing Remarks 19:30 – 21:30 Gala Dinner

09:05 – 09:35 Mr. Wael Al-Ghalayini Senior Project Manager PCPD, Saudi Aramco “THE ‘IMPACT’ OF BLACK POWDER”
09:35 – 10:05 Mr. Jan Spiekhout Msc Senior Consultant Pipeline Construction, KEMA “Elements in license-to-operate” Support in implementing a Pipeline Integrity Management System to assist in maintenance & make integrity & safety traceable Special surveys e.g. in the presence of straw currents, to check for coating damage, corrosion and leakage MIC probe to verify if there is a potential problem with Microbiological Induced Corrosion Quantitative Risk Assessment to determine the risk levels around the pipeline
10:05 – 10:35 Mr. Patrick Viltart Vice President Engineering, TRAPIL “Integrity preservation of liquid hydrocarbons pipelines, Network Le Havre Paris (France)”
10:35 – 11:00 – Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 Mr.Jan van der Ent Technical Authority, Applus RTD “Pipeline Technologies for Timely Maintenance Response”
11:30 – 12:00 TBC
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Mediterranean Restaurant, Armani Hotel

13:30 – 14:00 Dr. Aleksey Turbin Director Exeternal Relations, Omega LLC Russia “Innovative Response to Technologic and Anthropogenic Challenges”
14:00 – 14:30 Mr. Gert-Jan Heerens BDM Instrumentation Oil & Gas Industry, TNO “The latest development using ultrasonic guide wave technology to inspect & to monitor corrosion of pipelines and piping for non accessible and remote locations”
14:30 – 15:00 TBC
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:10 – 15: 30 Certificate and Speaker Gifts Distribution
15:30 – 15: 40 – Closing Remarks