Program

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DAY 1, January 31st 2013 (Thursday)

07:30-08:00

Delegate Registration

Breakfast Sponsored by Nitrogen Technologies of Canada

08:00-08:10

CHAIR'S WELCOME ADDRESS

Jeannie Stell
Former Editor, Midstream Business Magazine (Ret.)




08:10-08:45

KEYNOTE

The INGAA's Integrity Management Continuous Improvement Initiative

Working Towards an Industry that has Zero Incidents

  • Reviewing the ongoing challenges facing pipeline operators
  • Walking through the IMCI action plan to create and maintain a perfect record of safety and reliability for the national pipeline system
  • Highlighting examples where new tools and procedures are already revolutionizing the capabilities of integrity management planning
  • Discussing the next steps for the Initiative and how operators can help further drive industry safety performance

J Andrew Drake
Vice President, Asset Integrity
Spectra Energy Group



08:45-09:20

CASE STUDY

Building an ISO 9001 Pipeline System: TransCanada's Gulf Coast Project

  • Reviewing the current progress of Keystone's Gulf Coast segment
  • How have ISO 9001 requirements impacted pipeline design, construction, and delivery?
  • Overcoming the challenges associated with bringing new processes into large diameter pipeline projects built by third-party contractors
  • Right the first time - Highlighting best practices that have seen safety, quality and environmental stewardship improve while remaining on time and on budget
  • Discussing how ISO 9001 quality management systems aid in managing expectations when engaging and educating stakeholders

Tom Hamilton
Manager, Quality and Compliance, Keystone Oil Pipeline
TransCanada



09:20-11:05

Pre-Arranged One to One Meetings and Networking Break

11:05-11:40

PRCI Report

Collaborative Research and Development Driving Innovation in the Pipeline Industry
  • Highlighting new and upcoming tools, tactics, and technologies that will change the way pipelines are built, maintained, and monitored
  • Illustrating the benefits of cooperation and collaboration between partner organizations in the search for better solutions to universal challenges
  • Translating technical progress into a further means to obtain community buy-in for current and future pipeline projects

Cliff Johnson
President
Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI)



11:40-12:15

Operations

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP: HSE-Driven Project Management 

“Experience shows that the more thoroughly a job is planned, the more likely it will be completed successfully – on schedule, on budget, and without incident”

  • Principles of management control commonly applied to costs, schedules, quality, and productivity are applicable to safety.
  • Applying Project Management controls will lead to an enhanced safety performance and growth of a pro-active culture throughout the workforce.
  • Describing JSSP (Job Site Safety Plan): A pro-active planning tool that targets known hazards, outlines the scope of work, and defines materials/consumables and any third-party vendors that may be needed to control scheduling, budgeting, and hazard mitigation

 

Justin Dunlap
HSE Manager
3S Services




Tegatha Hughes
General Manager
3S Services



Sponsored by: 3S Services

Integrity and Compliance

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP:  Risk-Based Selection Optimization of Inspection Services
  • How to combine cost-benefit and risk assessment methods to select inspection technologies?
  • Integrative approach to find the right tool or process for the challenges ahead
  • What can we extract from old inspection records?
  • What can we expect from the latest inspection technologies?

Thomas Beuker
Manager Corporate Marketing Pipelines
ROSEN USA



Sponsored by: ROSEN USA

12:15-13:15

Networking Lunch

13:15-13:50

OPERATIONS

Updates and Trends in the Natural Gas Marketplace

  • How is shale gas production continuing to change to US energy picture?
  • Reviewing the current state of gas transmission and storage capacity
  • Highlighting infrastructure projects that will make a major impact 
  • Discussing the future of American LNG exports

Jeff C. Wright
Director, Office of Energy Projects (OEP), Infrastructure Policy Group
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)



Integrity and Compliance

CASE STUDY:  Cultural and Training Challenges for the Next Generation of Pipeline Operators
  • Understanding the different viewpoints of generations within the workforce
  • Developing and maintaining a proactive approach to the challenges of knowledge transfer/succession planning at the field operations level
  • Illustrating successful approaches where mentoring, team-building, and cross-training drive talent development and knowledge retention
  • Discussing the impact of technology changes in developing new strategies for safety and technical training

Byron Smith
Director, Safety Environmental and Technical Training, Gas Operations
CenterPoint Energy



13:50-14:25

Operations

 INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP: Unveiling a New Generation Fiber-Optic TPI and Leak Detection System for Pipelines
  • Understanding how distributed sensing technology contribute cost-effective operational benefits to integrity management programs
  • Reviewing some of the challenges first generation technologies faced when monitoring third party interference (TPI) events
  • Illustrating the enhanced capabilities including early leak detection capabilities along the entire length of a pipeline-- of the new generation fiber-optic system based upon two operational pipeline installation case studies

Edward Tapanes
President, CEO and Chief Technical Officer
Fiber SenSys



Sponsored by: Fiber SenSys

Integrity and Compliance

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP: An Alternative to Fabricated Pig Launcher and Receiver Barrels
  • Reviewing applications
  • Discussing the advantages and benefits of different features
  • Understanding limitations
  • Making cost comparisons

Rick Fairman
Manager, Sales and Marketing
Argus Machine Co.



Sponsored by: Argus Machine Co.

14:25-15:45

Pre-Arranged One to One Meetings and Networking Coffee Break

15:45-16:20

TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY

Analyzing Field Test Results for Emerging Pipeline Leak Detection Technologies
  • Reviewing the capabilities and limitations of current tools
  • Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of ground monitoring and remote sensing
  • Comparing and contrasting the sensitivity and reliability of laser and GFCR detection technologies

Adrian Banica
CEO
SYNODON Inc.



Sponsored by: SYNODON Inc.

16:20-16:55

PANEL DISCUSSION

Practicing What You Preach
Making Your Corporate Culture Reflect Your Corporate Philosophy

  • Setting the right tone at the top: What does your mission statement look like? How can senior management permeate the spirit of that declaration throughout an organization?
  • Encouraging open communication and transparency between different levels and responsibilities within your organization
  • Highlighting the contributions training, mentoring, and public recognition of best practices in action can play in overcoming resistance to change
  • Offering ways to transform new initiatives and pilot programs into company-wide standard operating procedures

Byron Smith
Director, Safety Environmental and Technical Training, Gas Operations
CenterPoint Energy




Charles Schwager
VP, Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel
Kinder Morgan




Jeannie Stell
Former Editor, Midstream Business Magazine (Ret.)




16:55-17:05

CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS

Jeannie Stell
Former Editor, Midstream Business Magazine (Ret.)




17:05-18:05

Close of Day One - Networking Cocktail Reception


DAY 2, February 1st 2013 (Friday)

07:30-08:00

Delegate Registration

08:00-08:10

CHAIR'S WELCOME ADDRESS

Jeannie Stell
Former Editor, Midstream Business Magazine (Ret.)




08:10-08:45

KEYNOTE

Asset Management for Aging and Legacy Infrastructure
  • Separating facts from assumptions when dealing with older pipelines
  • Integrating historical and current pipeline data to better understand your assets
  • Using field test and maintenance initiatives as an opportunity to learn and revise documentation
  • Customizing the schedule for monitoring and inspection efforts based on segment prioritization

Bob Purgason
Chief Operating Officer
Access Midstream Partners



08:45-09:20

PANEL DISCUSSION

Risk-Based Integrity Management in Action

 
  • Comparing and contrasting different models to prioritize your inspection efforts
  • Offering strategies to avoid common pitfalls during roll out and implementation of integrity management efforts
  • Filling your toolbox: Which resources do you need to get the job done?

Gustavo León
Vice President, Project Management & Technical Services
Husky Energy




Jeannie Stell
Former Editor, Midstream Business Magazine (Ret.)





John Erickson
Chief Operating Officer
APGA Security and Integrity Foundation (SIF)




Mark Slaughter
Global Product Line Manager for Inline Inspection
Weatherford



09:20-09:55

Operations

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP: Right of Way Routing Studies Using Advanced Geoprocessing with Internet Tools and Automated Cost Analysis Programming
  • This presentation focuses on the use of GIS integrated with land information systems in efficient cost effective planning and estimating for right of way costs and constraints for pipeline projects. 

Joel Sewell
EVP & COO
Paragon Partners Ltd.



Sponsored by: Paragon Partners

Integrity and Compliance

ECDA & ICDA, Are They the Correct Assessment Methods?

  • Tool selection and results compared to the expectations as provided in the preassessment
  • Actual direct assessment results
  • Improving the results of direct assessment

Gregory W. Alexander
Integrity Management Department Manager
BGL Asset Services



Sponsored by: BGL Asset Services

09:55-10:55

Networking and Refreshment Break

10:55-11:30

Operations

CASE STUDY: Copano's $1-Billion Investment in the Eagle Ford Shale Play

  • Reviewing the forces shaping Copano's infrastructure decision-making 
  • Discussing how Copano's operations team is controlling and coordinating the growth of these projects 
  • Encouraging communication and collaboration between teams to share best practices 
  • Offering lessons learned so far in the journey to creating over 1 Bcf/d of pipeline and processing capacity

Jim Doss
Vice President Operations
Copano Energy



Integrity and Compliance

Producing and Running a Distribution Integrity Management Program

  • The SHRIMP (Simple, Handy Risk-Based Integrity Management Plan) approach to DIMP
  • Modifying procedures, policies, and recordkeeping to implement DIMP effectively
  • Customizing DIMP programs to meet the challenges of individual conditions
  • Using your system data and data from outside sources to inform decision making
  • Maintaining your DIMP as a living document that incorporates new ideas, adapts to changing circumstances, and learns lessons from past experiences

John Erickson
Chief Operating Officer
APGA Security and Integrity Foundation (SIF)



11:30-12:05

Operations

CASE STUDY: Dominion's Cove Point LNG Export Project

  • Offering an overview of one of the largest LNG facilities in the United States
  • Making the business case for equipping an import terminal with export capabilities
  • Describing the Dominion Cove Point Liquefaction Project
  • Highlighting the policies and best practices that maintain US LNG terminals' exemplary safety record

Bill Allen
Manager, Gas Business Development
Dominion Energy



Integrity and Compliance

Navigating the New Regulatory Landscape 
  • Discussing how recent changes to inspection and enforcement practices have impacted the industry
  • Understanding the regulators mindset: What do inspectors want and how can you exceed their expectations?
  • Staying ahead of the curve: What should the industry be doing voluntarily today in anticipation of tomorrow's standard operating procedures?

John A. Jacobi, P.E., J.D.
Vice President, Pipeline Systems Compliance and Operations Services
G2 Partners LLC

Former CATS Manager Southwest Region
PHMSA

12:05-12:40

REGULATOR'S PERSPECTIVE

Understanding Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Permitting Requirements for Pipelines

  • Discussing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ perspective on current issues facing the pipeline industry
  • Offering insights into the permitting process for pipeline infrastructure projects
  • Illustrating management strategies to work with federal regulators to streamline the evaluation of project planning
  • Highlighting best practices to anticipate and avoid stumbling blocks in your organization’s project planning before they negatively impact your timeline and bottom line

Kristi N. McMillan
Leader, Central Evaluation Unit
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers



12:40-13:55

THEMED NETWORKING LUNCHEON #1

Tracking Triple 000
Daily Pro-Active HSE Practices Are Key in Staying On-Target for This Yearly Goal
“Focus on the DAY”

Sponsored by: 3S SERVICES

THEMED NETWORKING LUNCHEON #2

Pigging Valves an Alternative to Conventional Pigging Equipment

Sponsored by: ARGUS MACHINE CO. LTD.

THEMED NETWORKING LUNCHEON #3

Improving Safety and Productivity of Weld Repairs and Transition Beveling in Pipeline Construction

Sponsored by: BARRACUDA CUTTING SYSTEMS / HPERTHERM

THEMED NETWORKING LUNCHEON #4

Addressing Your Corrosion with Cathodic Protection and Coatings-Related Solutions

Sponsored by: BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

THEMED NETWORKING LUNCHEON #5

Safety Cultures in the Pipeline Construction Industry

Sponsored by: WELDED CONSTRUCTION LP

THEMED NETWORKING LUNCHEON #6

The LWS Pipeline Project Management System

Sponsored by: LW SURVEY COMPANY

THEMED NETWORKING LUNCHEON #7

Pipeline Internal Corrosion Monitoring - Who, What, Where, When, Why and How?

Sponsored by: RYSCO CORROSION SERVICES INC.

THEMED NETWORKING LUNCHEON #8

 

Key Components of Project Safety

Sponsored by: STS CONSULTING SERVICES

13:55-14:30

COMMUNICATION

Managing the People Side of Pipeline Service Support

  • Understanding acquisition and damage settlement strategies
  • Offering best practices when conducting a survey
  • Navigating environmental and non-environmental permitting
  • Using technology to facilitate inter-discipline flow of communication

Alan Wurtz
President
Percheron Field Services, LLC




Trent Oglesby
President
Percheron, LLC



Sponsored by: Percheron, LLC

14:30-15:15

CASE STUDY

Pipeline Routing in a Densely Populated Area

  • Discussing environmental licensing issues in Brazilian Legislation
  • Understanding and complying with Pipeline Technical Regulation
  • Highlighting best practices to stay ahead of the compliance curve 

Marcelo Rennó
Natural Gas Director of Transpetro
Petrobras Transporte S/A



15:15-15:25

CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS

Jeannie Stell
Former Editor, Midstream Business Magazine (Ret.)