Track Chair: Rod Trefanenko, GE, Oil & Gas,
PII Pipeline Solutions
Track Co-chair: Art Harms, Colt Engineering
Track Co-chair: Michal Mensik, CLH
Track Sponsor: TRC

Pipeline Projects and aspects of Cost, Schedule
and Quality associated with them.

2. Design & Construction

Track Chair: Job van de Panne, Keyera Energy
Track Co-chair: Edmund Seiders, Willbros Engineers, Inc.
Track Sponsor: Alliance Pipeline

System Planning (Hydraulics), Design, Survey, Logistics, Construction, Geotechnical, Quality Control and Quality Assurance, Testing, Commissioning, Pipelines, Coatings, Compressor and Pump Stations, Terminals, Pigging Facilities, Valves, Piping Stress Analysis, Change of Service, Abandonment

3. Environmental Issues

Track Chair: Jon Schmidt, ENSR
Track Sponsor: ENSR International

Socio-Economics, Community Involvement, Permitting Strategies, Reclamation, Mitigation, Abandonment, Land Issues, Emissions/Hydrotesting Fluids, Remediation, EIA, Cumulative Effects Assessment, Route Selection, Monitoring, Water Crossings

4. GIS/Database Development

Track Chair: David Parker, WorleyParsons Geomatics
Track Co-chair: Brent Murray, Alliance Pipeline Ltd.
Track Sponsor: Colt Geomatics

Records Management, Case Studies, Database Design, Implementation, Satellite Imaging and Remote Sensing, Geomatics, Coordinate Systems, GPS Applications, Field and Inspection Data Management

5. Facilities Integrity – New Track

Track Chair: Darren Skibinsky, Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Track Co-chair: Bruce Dupuis, Imperial Oil Ltd.
Track Sponsor: Enbridge

Tanks, Pumps, Compressor Stations, Yard Piping, Station Piping—This new session is all about managing the integrity of assets inside a fence and not on a pipeline right of way. Historically these assets have not been subject to the same type of scrutiny as pipeline assets but requirements are changing.

6. Pipeline Integrity Management

Track Chair: Clive Ward, Advantica Ltd.
Track Co-chair: Richard Kania, TransCanada PipeLines
Track Co-chair: Shaun Dawe, Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Track Sponsor: Lamontagne Pipeline Assessment Corp.

Cathodic Protection, Stress Corrosion Cracking, Mitigation, Defect Detection and Assessment, Repair, Risk Assessment, Materials Science, External and Internal Coatings, Internal Corrosion Control, Inhibitors, Managing Integrity, Engineering Critical Assessment, Mitigation, Direct Assessment, Inspection Tools (Internal and External) for Transmission and Production Pipelines, Assessment Technologies, Telluric Currents

7. Materials & Joining

Track Chair: David Horsley, BP Exploration and Production Technology
Track Co-chair: Samer Adeeb, University of Alberta
Track Sponsor: TD Williamson Canada

Materials Design, Manufacture of Steel and Pipe, Alternative Materials, High Strength Pipe, Welding, Hot Tapping, Mechanical Joining, Non-Destructive Examination, Quality Control and Assurance, High Pressure Operations, Fracture Control, Properties of and Evaluation of Welds

8. Operations & Maintenance

Track Chair: Bruce Jamer, Kinder Morgan Canada
Track Co-chair: Brian Buck, Enbridge Energy
Track Sponsor: Energy Resources Conservation Board of Alberta

Applications of Technology, Operating Experience, Preventative-Maintenance Techniques, Life-Cycle Engineering, Operating Equipment Optimization, Useful Life Extensions, Operating Cost Reductions, Vendor Alliances

9. Pipeline Automation & Measurement

Track Chair: Don Scott, Enbridge
Track Co-chair: Renan Martins Baptista, PETROBRAS R & D Centre
Track Sponsor: Energy Solutions International, Inc.

SCADA, Communications, Automation, Control Devices, Instrumentation, Sensor Technology, Measurement and Metering, Hydraulic Simulations, Leak Detection, Operations, Simulation and Trainers

10. Pipelining in Northern and Offshore Environments

Track Chair: Mark Marley, DNV
Track Sponsor: SNC Lavalin

Emerging Technologies, Working in Permafrost, Construction Techniques, Logistics, Engineering in Cold Regions, Environmental Factors, Rapid Lake Drainage, Offshore Pipelines, Flexible Pipelines, Intra-Field Pipelines, Risers, Effects of Climate Change on Northern Pipelines

11. Strain-Based Design – New Track

Track Chair: Joe Zhou, TransCanada PipeLines
Track Co-chair: David Horsley, BP Exploration and Production Technology
Track Sponsor: Stress Engineering Services

Strain-Based Design, Limit States Design, Reliability-Based Design, Strain Demands, Geo-Hazard Assessment and Characterization, Stability of Frozen Slopes, Frost Heave, Thaw Settlement, Thermal Modeling, Ice Scour, High Deformation Pipe, Tensile Strain Limits, Compressive Strain Limits

12. Risk & Reliability

Track Chair: Maher Nessim, C-FER Technologies
Track Co-chair: Richard Espiner, BP Exploration
Track Sponsor: National Energy Board & U.S. Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Risk Assessment, Risk-Based Maintenance Planning, Failure Data Analysis and Failure Rate Estimation, Failure Consequence Modeling, Risk Tolerance Criteria, Pipeline Security

13. Standards & Regulations

Track Chair: Robert Smith, U.S. DOT/PHMSA
Track Sponsor: National Energy Board & U.S. Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Compliance, Code of Practice, Safety, Environment, Management Systems, Comparison of Standards, Abandonment Issues, Quality Assurance, Survey, Material Identification Systems, Regulatory Styles, Goal Based vs. Prescriptive Regulations

For more information email info@InternationalPipelineConference.com

Revised: June 4/08