The last Fall Novel Construction Session took place at the DoubleTree by Hilton – Fontana Park hotel, Lisbon, Portugal from Wednesday to Thursday, 23-24 October 2024. It was conjointly organised with an HSE Workshop held on Tuesday 22 October.

Agenda
The format of the Novel session again focused on new technologies, energy transition and sustainable development. The session was splited into two days with some technical presentations on Wednesday morning. A workshop was then held during the afternoon and the audience was divided into small working groups for brainstorming.

On Thursday technical presentations continued and the conclusions and results from the workshop were presented.

Click HERE to review the agenda of the meeting.

Wednesday

Introduction & Objectives of Fall Session
Somaieh Salehpour – IPLOCA Innovation Chair Committee, Seal for Life
Update from the Energy Transition Committee
Andy Ball – Energy Transition Committee Chair, Murphy
Insight into Digital Trenchless Crossings
Sagar Sheth, Ramboll
End-to-End Geological Survey and Trenching: A Case Study by Tesmec
Flavio Villa & Angela Latronico, Tesmec S.p.A
Energy Transition Resource Planning
Chris Beech, Worley
Innovative Coating Solutions that Play by the Rules
Somaieh Salehpour, Seal for Life
How to Prevent and Resolve Disputes
Virginie Colaiuta, LMS Legal
Improving Pipeline Hydrotesting with IoT
Alejandro Aguirre, Techint
The Implications of Digitalization, Automation and AI in Pipeline Engineering and
Construction in Light of the Energy Transition
Abhay Chand, Petro IT
Efficient Modulated Power Generation – A Smart Solution for Off-Grid Power Supply
Jason LaValley, LaValley Industries

Thursday

Net Zero AGI Design & Construction
Zakir Amin, Murphy
Potential of Decarbonization of Pipeline Construction Job Sites
Boris Böhm, Max Streicher GmbH
AI-Powered – Construction Progress Tracking
Pierre-Yves Hanson, Denys & Dariusz Ciesla, Al Clearing
Hydrogen Pipeline – A FEED study journey
Geoff Cox, Bechtel
Achieving ‘Right First Time’ Welding for Hydrogen & CCUS Pipelines
Murdo MacAngus, Serimax
Next Gen – IPLOCA new initiative 
Andy Ball & Zakir Amin, Murphy

Group Presentations

Group 1 – AI Transformation
Mustafa Abusalah, CCC
Group 2 – Skill & Resources
Jason LaValley, LaValley Industries
Group 3 – Standard & Regulatory Material
Virginie Colaiuta, LMS Legal
Group 4 – Energy Transition
Ana Cecilia Soares, Petrobras
Group 5 – Net Zero Construction
Travis Cotterill, PipeSak