Program

TUESDAY
May 30, 2023

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL

  • 10:00 – 17:00
    Application and registration of participants Partner Programme Information

    (Hotel Lobby)

  • 8:00 – 10:00
    Technical Exhibition Set Up

    (Rome)

  • 10:00 – 17:00
    Technical Exhibition

    (Rome)

  • 12:00 – 12:30
    Light lunch inc. Partners

    (Foyer London/Rome)

    • COMMISSION 1

  • 14:00 – 17:30
    New Working Groups
    Convener: Angelika Becker

    (London I)

    • COMMISSION 2

  • 12:30 – 14:00
    WG G – Casing
    Convener: Ricardo Gutiérrez, Exolum, Spain

    (London II)

  • 14:00 – 15:30
    WG J – Overline Pipeline Survey
    Convener: Frances Bradfield, Ramboll, Denmark

    (London II)

  • 15:30 – 16:00
    Coffee, Teas, Snacks

    (Foyer London/Rome)

  • 16:00 – 17:30
    WG L – Environmental Convener: Sarah Leeds, DCVG, United Kingdom /online/

    (London II)

  • 18:00 – …
    Cocktail for non-Board members

    (Terrace or Foyer London/Rome)

  • 17:45 – 19:00
    Meeting Board of Directors

    (Vienna)

  • 19:30 – …
    Dinner Board of Directors

    (Hotel Restaurant)

WEDNESDAY
May 31, 2023

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL

  • 08:00 – 17:00
    Application and registration of participants 


    (Hotel Lobby)

  • 08:00 – 17:00
    Technical Exhibition

    (Rome)

  • 08:40 – 08:55
    Welcome speech
    by Rastislav Ňukovič, President of Slovak Gas and Oil Association

    (London I, II)

  • 08:55 – 09:05
    Opening speech
    by Marcus Buechler, President of CEOCOR

    (London I, II)

  • 09:05 – 09:10
    Introduction
    by Ricardo Gutiérrez, President of Commission 2, Exolum, Spain

    (London I, II)

  • 09:10 – 10:10
    Keynote Lecture ‘Shining Light on Localised Corrosion
    by Alison Davenport, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    (London I, II)

  • 10:10 – 10:40
    Coffee break

    (Foyer London/Rome)

  • 10:40 – 11:00
    Complex Impedance Measurements on a pipeline section to localise corrosion sites by Lucio Di Biase, Consultant, Italy – Edoardo Proverbio, University of Messina, Italy – Osvaldo Fumei, SOLARIA, France

    (London I, II)

  • 11:00 – 11:20
    Introducing CMI – a new remote field inspection technique for buried unpiggable pipelines
    by Mark Glinka, EMPIT, Germany

    (London I, II)

  • 11:20 – 11:40
    Slovakia – the gas crossroad of Europe by Richard Kvasňovský, Slovak Gas and Oil Association, Slovak Republic

    (London I, II)

  • 12:00 – 12:00
    Summary and discussion

    (London I, II)

  • 12:00 – 13:00
    Buffet Lunch inc. Partners

    (Hotel Restaurant)

  • 13:00 – 13:10
    Introduction
    by Angelika Becker, 
President of Commission 1 


    (London I, II)

  • 13:10 – 13:40
    ILI features & ILI verification dig findings – A case study on DESFA pipelines
    by Nick Kioupis, DESFA S.A., Greece

    (London I, II)

  • 13:40 – 14:00
    CP measurements by coupons – Terèga’s feedback
    by François Castillon, TEREGA, France

    (London I, II)

  • 14:00 – 14:20
    In-situ photometric reflectance measurements of passive film on carbon steel in alkaline electrolyte
    by Federico Martinelli Orlando and Ueli Angst, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

    (London I, II)

  • 14:20 – 14:40
    Evaluating the Performance of Stress Concentration Tomography for Detecting Defects in Underground Pipelines by Chau Vo and Bach Vu, Speirhunter, United Kingdom /online/

    (London I, II)

  • 14:40 – 15:00
    Overline pipeline 
inspection in 5 parallel 
gas transmission pipelines by Peter Soukup, eustream, a.s., Slovak Republic

    (London I, II)

  • 15:00 – 15:30
    Coffee break

    (Foyer London/Rome)

  • 15:30 – 15:50
    Influence of overprotection on AC corrosion – Analysis of a real case by Ivano Magnifico, AUTOMA S.r.l., Italy

    (London I, II)

  • 15:50 – 16:10
    Remote synchronized CP off-potential measurements of test-posts by Paul Mignot, Withthegrid, The Netherlands

    (London I, II)

  • 16:10 – 16:30
    Corrosion of steel in soil: A discussion of relevant influencing factors
    by Markus Buechler, SGK, Switzerland

    (London I, II)

  • 16:30 – 16:50
    Summary and discussion

    (London I, II)

  • 19:00 – 23:00
    Congress Dinner incl. Accompanying Persons and Sponsors at winery ELESKO

    (Winery ELESKO)

THURSDAY
June 1, 2023

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL

  • 08:00 – 17:00
    Application and registration of participants Partner Program Information and Departure
  • 08:00 – 17:00
    Technical Exhibition

    (Rome)

  • 08:20 – 08:30
    Introduction by Ricardo Gutiérrez, President of Commission 2, Exolum, Spain


    (London I, II)

  • 08:30 – 08:50
    Degradation of grounding conductors for ac mitigation: influence of backfill composition and ac current leve by Julien Duboscq, Nada Marzouq, Keltouma Zmoug, Ahmed Fakhry, Romuald Bouaffre, GRT Gas, France

    (London I, II)

  • 08:50 – 09:10
    Stray current corrosion of pipelines: An assessment of critical conditions by David Joos, Markus Büchler and Michael Gerhard, SGK, Switzerland 


    (London I, II)

  • 09:10 – 09:30
    AC Mitigation System After Ten Years of Operation by Jerzy Sibila, Jerzy Mossakowski, Maciej Mleczko, Corrstop Co Ltd, Poland

    (London I, II)

  • 09:30 – 09:50
    A practical guide to EN ISO 21857 (Prevention of corrosion on pipeline systems influenced by stray currents). by Ken Lax, Corroconsult, Telford, United Kingdom

    (London I, II)

  • 09:50 – 10:20
    Coffee break

    (Foyer London/Rome)

  • 10:20 – 10:40
    Effects of electrical interference on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) by S. Jansen, J. Gerritse (Deltares), G.H. Horstink (Gasunie), The Netherlands

    (London I, II)

  • 10:40 – 11:00
    Influence of changing the water-related corrosion conditions on existing drinking water distribution systems by Timo Jentzsch and Angelika Becker, IWW Forschungs GmbH, Germany

    (London I, II)

  • 11:00 – 11:20
    Onshore HVDC – Consideration of interference situations and assessment by Ashokanand Vimalanandan, Open Grid Europe GmbH, Germany

    (London I, II)

  • 11:20 – 11:40
    Effectiveness of cathodic protection under disbonded coatings : redefining shielding properties by Thomas Löffler, DENSO GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany

    (London I, II)

  • 11:40 – 12:00
    Summary and discussion

    (London I, II)

  • 12:00 – 13:00
    Buffet Lunch 


    (Hotel Restaurant)

  • 13:00 – 13:00
    Introduction by Angelika Becker, President of Commission 1

    (London I, II)

  • 13:05 – 13:35
    Best Management Practices To Transfer Knowledge And How It Can Help Young Engineers And Their Companies by Izabela Gajewska, Intertek Production & Integrity Assurance, United Kingdom

    (London I, II)

  • 13:35 – 13:35
    Consumption Rate of Zinc Sacrificial Anodes Under the Combined Effects of DC and AC by Neil Webb and Ambrose Diale, Isinyithi Cathodic Protection, South Africa

    (London I, II)

  • 13:35 – 13:35
    Cathodic protection shielding of buried pipeline coatings – Review by Abdelkader Meroufel, Andrew Gordon, Dominique Thierry, RISE, Sweden 


    (London I, II)

  • 13:35 – 13:35
    Summary and discussion

    (London I, II)

  • 13:35 – 15:05
    Coffee break

    (Foyer London/Rome)

  • 15:05 – 15:20
    Closing Speech by Markus Buechler, President of CEOCOR

    (London I, II)

  • 15:20 – 16:00
    General Assembly 


    (London I, II)

  • 18:00 – 21:00
    Cocktail Party 
at Bratislava Castle

    (Bratislava Castle)

FRIDAY
June 2, 2023
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL

    COMMISSION 2

  • 08:00 – 09:30
    WG N – Internal linings for steel pipelines carrying raw or potable water
    Convener: Neil Webb, 
Isinyithi Cathodic Protection, South Africa

    (London I)

  • 09:30 – 10:00
    Coffee, Teas, Snacks

    (Foyer London/ Rome)

  • 10:00 – 11:30
    WG M – CP in conjunction with External Coatings
    Convener: Ashokanand Vimalanandan, Open Grid Europe GmbH, Germany

    (London I)

  • 11:30 – 12:30
    WG K – Overpolarization
    Convener: Markus Buechler, SGK, Switzerland

    (London I)

  • 12:30 – 13:30
    Lunch

    (Hotel Restaurant)